**Breaking News** Formula 1 names Austin as host city in U.S.

[IrishTex]

Formula One returns to the United States

Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited (together, the F1 Commercial Rights Holder) and Full Throttle Productions, LP, promoter of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™, announce that a historic agreement has been reached for Austin, Texas to serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ for years 2012 through 2021.

“We are extremely honoured and proud to reach an agreement with the F1 Commercial Rights Holder. We have been diligently working together for several years to bring this great event to Austin, the State of Texas and back to the United States. All parties involved have a great amount of trust and confidence in each other and are committed to establishing the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ in Austin, Texas as a prestigious global event,” stated Tavo Hellmund, Managing Partner of Full Throttle Productions, LP.



Source (http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/5/10824.html)

Austin’s National Recognition
- Known as “The Live Music Capital of the World”
- Voted “Greenest City in America” (MSN)
- Voted “Least Stressful Large Metro” in the United States (Forbes)
- Voted Top Two “Best Cities” in the United States (Money Magazine)
- Voted Top Three “Hippest Cities” in the United States (Forbes)
- Voted Top Five “Safest Cities” in the United States (Forbes)
- Voted Top Ten “Sports & Fitness Cities” in the USA (Sports Business Journal)

[slingshot]

...they must not have have driven in on I-35 during daylight hours :rolleyes:. They could have added another accolade--worst traffic jam in the freakin' universe.

[Pick6]

Originally posted by slingshot
...they must not have have driven in on I-35 during daylight hours :rolleyes:. They could have added another accolade--worst traffic jam in the freakin' universe.

You're numbers are mixed up, it's 45 that has the worst traffic.

[IrishTex]

Originally posted by Pick6
You're numbers are mixed up, it's 45 that has the worst traffic.

That may be, but at least I-45 just ends up in the gulf...not a lot of aliens end up there...:D

I keed

[Blackcat1954]

Two days of driving on I 35 at the state track meet was enough for a year.

I keep off 59 going to Houston as much as I can past Sugar Land.