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Listen on iTUNES         We join Erin Hogan from ESPN Austin's The Big Show.  Austin is waking up and even the football guys want to know what all the noise about a racetrack in east Austin is all about. Erin Hogan has been a fixture on the Austin airwaves and its sports conversation since 1996. With his raw and insightful commentary, unbiased perspective, and conversational approach, Erin has become one of the most respected and listened to sports voices in the Capital City. Great conversation and really good questions from Erin.

Listen on iTUNES           Today’s show - Opening ceremony at Circuit of the Americas last Sunday - Interview with Mario Andretti - Lots of other Circuit of the Americas  & Austin car & motorcycle news - Lt. Governor Dewhurst watches a car go 220mph on a Texas highway. - Formula 1 update, MotoGP, and other racing news Opening Ceremony at COTA raw sound clips Opening ceremony part 1 Bobby Epstein, Red McCombs Opening ceremony part 2 Bob Varsha introducing Mayor and other VIPs Formula 1 Driver Education Series: Narain Karthikeyan http://www.narainracing.com/ http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/805/ V8 Supercars Sound clip from Tony Cochrane Austin/COTA News Formula Run at COTA next Saturday  LINK  (comments from JM & LK on training) Intro SH130 85mph story.  Jon knows much about this. Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V turbo goes 220mph on a Texas highway.  LINK  VIDEO Corner Marshall workers needed at COTA.  LINK MotorTrend page 18, two articles on Austin!  (sh130 & pirelli) LOCAL Car/Motorcycle stuff Every Tuesday night @ 7pm. Horsepower Farm’s Bike night at Doc’s Motorworks S.Congress1st Sunday of the month Cars & Coffee 2nd Saturday Cruise in at Races2U Local watch parties Cool River.

Listen on iTUNES       . 10-24-2012  SPEEDCAST Today’s show - We interviewed Mario Andretti at the COTA ribbon cutting this past weekend - Opening ceremonies at COTA including a trip around the track - Hear how many people COTA is predicting for 2013 - Updates on F1, MotoGP, ALMS, V8 Supercars  and more racing news - Local motorcycle and car events Austin/COTA News Tickets started arriving!  Les almost kissed the FedEx lady! 25 days days until the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas! Mass Gathering Permit applications include attendance estimates for 2013 races at COTA.   LINK Experience Austin and Austin Fan Fest are being combined by organizers to cut down on the number of   downtown block closures. LINK  LINK2 PLANES trains and fast cars LINK Four iconic fighter aircraft will fly over Circuit of The Americas track pre-race on Formula 1 race day. http://bit.ly/QT8S3v Formula 1 TRS system invests $200M into F1  LINK  LINK V8 Supercars V8SC results from the GC600   LINK MotoGP Last Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix. LINK Jorge Lorenzo almost lost it and had both feet down on what turned out to be the last lap. LINK ALMS Update from the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta. Patrick Dempsey racing info. LOCAL Car/Motorcycle stuff *Thunder Hill raceway loses its contract. LINK after 14 yrs.  The facility will be renamed the Kyle Music and Events Center. Les went to Doc’s for the Horsepower Farm meet-up Horsepower Farm & Doc's Motorworks put on a great bike night every Tuesday night that starts at 7. Last weekends Harvest Classic http://www.harvestclassic.org/ was a great success and the bike show had over 200 entrants, besides the trials crowd that were out in full force.  We really need to get out there next year. Other car/Motorcycle stuff SEMA going on next weekend http://www.semashow.com/

Listen on iTUNES         Austin/COTA News 29 days days until the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas!  More than 110,000 tickets have been sold circuit organizers said Friday. Ribbon cutting at Circuit of the Americas Sunday.  LINK COTA announces onsite bands onF1 Weekend. Collective Soul, Clay Walker, local bands.  LINK COTA announces additions to FanFest free concert series LINK Hotel rooms filling up way outside Austin.  LINK Circuit of the Americas USGP tickets to be mailed this week. Tennis at COTA? LINK Nicholas Frankl CEO My Yacht Group website Lamborghini announcing a new car and bringing to Austin? 3,000 press people coming to Ausitn! Formula 1 Formula 1 Driver Education Series, Brought to you by Formula GP Experience 3 seater race car rides, is Philippe Massa Philipe Massa Bio F1 page: LINK New Jersey race postponed until 2014  LINK V8 Supercars Shortened circuit for V8 Supercars  LINK Gold Coast 600  this weekend. LINK Driver Pairings  LINK ALMS Petit LeMans race from Road Atlanta.  LINK  We have a local connection, COTA host committee member Henri Richard is behind the wheel in this race.  They are also replaying highlights on ABC on Sunday at noon, local KVUE 24. ALSO...racing in this same race is Patrick Dempsey.  The actor/race driver that will be at COTA on Sunday. Also racing... Dario Franchitti Marino Franchitti Ryan Hunter-Reay

Listen on iTUNES         10-17-2012  SPEEDCAST Austin/COTA News Tire compound choices made for USGP. LINK MotoGP and V8SC tickets on sale.  Pricing LINK COTA announces on-site entertainment for F1 Weekend. Collective Soul, Clay Walker LINK COTA announces additions to FanFest free concert series LINK Hotel rooms filling up way outside Austin.  LINK Black eye for Austin, Lance Armstrong steps down.LINK Formula 1 Massa re-signs with Ferrari  LINK Circuit of the Americas Formula 1 tickets to be mailed on October 22nd! Is the NBC deal better for the sport in the USA or not? V8 Supercars Driver pairings for Gold Coast 600  LINK MotoGP Malaysia this weekend - will get standings and Gossip Standings LINK World Superbikes Testing in Aragon - Biaggi will he wont he quit NASCAR CHASE STANDINGS LINK LOCAL Car/Motorcycle stuff Harvest Classic this weekend in Luckenbach   LINK

Listen on iTUNES         Austin/COTA News 36 days days until the U.S. F1 Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas! LINK David Hobbs was giving great compliments about having a GP near Austin . Big news, F1 and Speed TV splitting after this season. LINK Good for the sport Bigger national audience It looks like NBC Sports will end up with the broadcast rights.  Not confirmed yet. Formula 1 Teams Assoc (FOTA) Austin forum a chance for fans to engage with current, former F1 personnel LINK 50 million expansion to Bergstrom planned to accommodate and encourage direct international flts LINK Austin City to annexe Elroy and COTA as part of Austin City to gain sales tax revenue LINK Edgar Ferrara’s comments at SXSW Eco  - F1 innovations trickle down to everyday vehicles, official says LINK 60+ private plane operators file permits to land at Austin Airport during Formula One week LINK Paint going down on the track!? LINK COTA reverses decision and allows all camera sizes.  LINK Formula 1 Japanese GP Qualifying RECAP LINK Lewis Hamilton tweets: Mark Webber quit following me (LH) Thought we were team mates! Oh nevermind, MW never followed me (LH) Formula1 weekly driver education series “Brought to you by the Formula GP Experience, 3 seater race car ride”.  This week is Kimi Raikkonen. Links for Kimi : KimiRaikkonen.com LINK Formula1.com - Kimi LINK MOTOGP Lorenzo romps to stunning Motegi pole It was Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo who romped to pole position for the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan tomorrow in a hard-fought and incident-packed qualifying session at the Twin Ring Motegi ahead of Dani Pedrosa and Cal Crutchlow. World Superbikes Now Managed by Dorna - Ramifications  LOCAL Car/Motorcycle stuff Annual Mustang Owners Club of Austin show in Great Hills this morning.    As always a great turnout of all things Ford & Shelby.  It benefited Safe Place Next weekend is Oct 19/20 is the Harvest Classic in Luckenbach, Texas. All Vintage European motorcycle event and both Ducati Austin & Horsepower Farm are sponsors and will be presenting some beautiful examples. The following weekend, Oct 27th,  is a cook off for the businesses in the shopping center w/ Ducati Austin.   Ya’ll come participate and compete for prizes from any of the merchants in that center.  Horse & tack, Tools, Motorcycles....

Listen on iTUNES         Today’s show - Property owners around COTA starting to wake up and consider selling - Lots of other COTA news - Formula 1 in Korea 39 days days until the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas! Austin now has the most diverse field of race series in the country! David Hobb’s on wind tunnel pick your uncle Brian Redman as one of his top 5 most respected race drivers of all time. Our ESPN show will be after the Texas_OU game coverage, likely 4:30 or 5:00 Austin/COTA News Owner (Haywood) wants $8 million for site near F1 LINK  Other properties LINK City Council to take up annexing Circuit of the Americas this week LINK 60+ private plane operators file permits to land at Austin Airport during Formula One week LINK Did you see the paint going down on the track!? LINK COTA reverses decision and allows all camera sizes.  LINK This is how the 2013 Circuit of the Americas calendar is shaping up: Rolex Grand-Am -  March MotoGP  - April V8 Super Cars  -  May ALMS/World Endurance Championship  -  September (Double-header) Formula 1     -   November (essentially the same weekend as 2012) The two official dates announced this week were big ones. V8 Supercars is officially May 17-19th MotoGP is officially April 19th - 21st   Motorcycle News AMA Superbike finish, what the heck, Tyler O’Hara grabs Michael Barnes arm and PULLS himself ahead at the finish line!  O’Hara was DQ’d and Barne won. LINK    LINK2 NASCAR Did Roman Grosjean race NASCAR last weekend at Talladega??  Tony Stewart playing the part of Roman Grosjean LOCAL Car/Motorcycle stuff Karting GP on Lockhart streets? (same weekend as Grand Am) March 2 & 3  LINK     LINK2

Listen on iTUNES         Today’s topics: - MotoGP Expert -VP of Motorsports Operations at COTA Chuck Aksland calling in. - Want to rent your house F1 week for big $$, Jon Gray VP North America of HomeAway in studio to answer your questions. - Jonathan Green calling in from the Magny Cours racetrack in France - Les Kiser calling in from NY City on the New Jersey F1 progress - Announcing 1st winner of a ticket to the F1 race - Also call in with a question for a chance to win a race car ride during F1 week - The 2013 calendar for COTA is officially filling up, details in today’s show 43 days days until the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas! Over 100,000 tickets sold for the F1 race! Circuit of The Americas 2013 calendar so far! Five major weekends of racing. Rolex Grand-Am         March MotoGP                           April V8 Super Cars         May ALMS/World Endurance Championship September (Double-header) September Formula 1 November (essentially the same weekend as 2012) Not to mention all the music events and other possible events. The two official dates announced this week were big ones. V8 Supercars is officially May 17-19th MotoGP on April 19th - 21st Circuit of the Americas officials release more details on their plan to move 120,000 people to track  Great story in the Statesman LINK   Formula 1 This weeks F1 race is the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Formula1 weekly driver education series “Brought to you by the Formula GP Experience, 3 seater race car ride”.  This week is Sergio Perez. Links for Sergio: SergioPerezF1.com LINK Formula1.com - Sergio LINK Can Sebastian Vettel be the first back-to-back winner?   Interview with Jon Gray from HomeAway Average weekly home rental rate for Formula week is $10,000! Links to the HomeAway websites we discussed www.homeaway.com/austinevents http://community.homeaway.com              

Listen on iTUNES           Today’s show - New races at COTA (MotoGP in March,Grand Am in April, ALMS September) - Huge news in the F1 silly season - Stay tuned to hear about our contest to give away free tickets  to the race F1 & rides in a real F1 car! - Anne and Andy Fish in studio - Introduce new sponsor Horsepower Farm LINK Anne and Andy Fish with Formula-Austin.com in studio LINK Formula 1 This weekends race is in Japan. LINK Hamilton to Mercedes Perez to McLaren Grand-Am March 2nd Grand Am Sports Car series LINK  Last race of the season is this weekend at Lime Rock Connecticut on Speed. LE MANS: 2013 WEC Schedule Released calendar, Austin (Sept 22) replaces Sebring as U.S. round in FIA World Endurance Championship for 2013     6 hour race    LINK The 2013 list grows Rolex grand am        March (MotoGP)        April V8SC            May ALMS            Sept Formula 1     Nov LOCAL THIS Friday & Saturday are the DAYS OF THE DRAG RACES LINK put on by the Kontinental Club. Same group that puts on the Lone Star Round Up in April LINK 

Listen on iTUNES         Today’s show - Several big news stories at COTA this week - Huge news in the F1 silly season - Host committee reports back from their trip to Singapore - Hear from Colin Edwards - Stay tuned to hear about our contest to give away free tickets to the race! Jon is in Las Vegas and headed to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Smith’s 350 tonight. Quick check in with Jon this morning he stopped by Las Vegas Motor Speedway last night and will give his impressions of the track. Austin/COTA News Charlie Whiting give his approval of COTA! - Said last official inspection take place Monday 11/13 right before the race March 2nd Grand Am Sports Car series LINK Last race of the season is this weekend at Lime Rock Connecticut on Speed. LE MANS: 2013 WEC Schedule Released calendar, Austin (Sept 22) replaces Sebring as U.S. round in FIA World Endurance Championship for 2013 6 hour race LINK The list grows F1 Nov Historics Nov Rolex grand am March (MotoGP) April V8SC May ALMS Sept

Listen on iTUNES               Speedcast 27  09-26-12 Austin/COTA News Charlie Whiting give his approval of COTA!  LINK-full-audio Grand Prix of America in serious doubt LINK F1  2013 Provisional calendar revealed.  New Jersey June16, COTA November 17  LINK FM 812, a main artery to get to COTA being repaved. LINK Local car/motorcycle stuff Texas Warrior Classic Car & Hot Rod Show Start Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 Benefiting the "WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT  (WWP) Location: Hooters 425 W, Riverside Austin TX. Time: 11:30AM-4:00PM Free to the public All donations will go to the WWP. $20 entry fee for each car. All cars must be 1969 or older. Contact Eric to enter the show at mr.merc73@yahoo.com Start Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 Special guest: Gene Winfield Website http://www.mercurycharlie.com Formula 1 Singapore analysis LINK LINK2 Melbourne seek to reduce deal Schumacher handed 10-place grid penalty for Japan LINK Did you see the picture floating around twitter of the sign with the eye chart for Schumacher? LINK Ouch - Webber loses point after post-race penalty LINK A career-best fourth place went to Paul di Resta in his Force India. V8 Supercars Cochrane stands down http://www.crash.net/v8+supercars/news/184419/1/supercars_chief_tony_cochrane_standing_down.html MotoGP Pre Aragon Maganeti Morelli - to supply ECU for all teams http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/184413/1/magneti_marelli_in_four-year_ecu_deal.html REA ARAGON http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/184386/1/re-signed_rea_heads_for_aragon.html World Superbikes http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/184334/1/biaggi_closes_in_on_second_wsbk_title.html McCormick top five http://www.crash.net/world_superbikes

Listen on iTUNES         ESPN Show 09-22-12 Today’s show - Details on the events at COTA from Paul Thornton, President of TAG Events - Jonathan Green reports from Portugal - Clip from Jonathan’s interview with MotoGP commentator Dennis Noyes - Formula 1 in Singapore - F1 driver education series this week is Jenson Button - Interview with Brett Mccormick  Canadian World Superbike rider - Major news in V8 Supercars that will affect Austin - NASCAR Chase is on - Indycar season wrap - Interview with NHRA funny car racer Alexis DeJoria. Austin/COTA News Paul Thornton with TAG Events  in Studio Kickoff event with Ron Howard Fanfest officially announced for race week.  LINK Fanfest has some construction challenges. LINK COTAs official after party.  Tickets on sale now. The formal inspection by FIA Formula One Race Director Charlie Whiting is scheduled for Sept. 25. Formula 1 F1 Driver education series.  This week - Jenson Button WIKIPEDIA LINK Highlights: - Born in England and currently signed to McLaren. - 2009 Formula One World Champion, driving for Brawn GP - Currently 6th with 102 points FULL STANDINGS - In 2012 won 2 races, Australian &Belgian GP’s and podium twice more with a 2nd’s in Germany & China McLaren-Mercedes 3 wins in a row. F1 STANDINGS This Sunday from the streets of Singapore, this Sunday LIVE at 7am on SpeedTV. Night race, spectacular setting with the lit up skyline and brightly lit track.  Awesome change of pace for Formula 1.LINK Possibly one of the toughest circuits drivers will face in F1  LINK Vettel dominates day one in Singapore - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets as at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Friday.  LINK Sauber struggling on Friday, Perez 15, Kobayashi 16.  “Are you sure there is nothing wrong with the car?” - Sergio Perez LINK V8 Supercars First Nissan and now Mercedes is coming to V8 Supercars!  In addition to Holden and Ford.   Chrysler is rumoured to join as well.  LINK MotoGP Provisional 2013 MotoGP calendar confirmed by FIA LINK Austin in April?? World Superbikes Portugal LINK   This is the 2nd to the last race wrapping in France next month LINK Interview with Brett Mccormick  Canadian World Superbike rider NHRA in Dallas this weekend. Les went to Dallas yesterday to the NHRA AAA Nationals drag racing.  He was in the pits to check it out and got to interview Alexis Dejoria. Local car stuff Texas Warrior Classic Car & Hot Rod Show Start Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 Texas Warrior Classic Car & Hot Rod Show Benefiting the "WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT  (WWP) Location: Hooters 425 W, Riverside Austin TX. Time: 11:30AM-4:00PM Free to the public  All donations will go to the WWP. $20 entry fee for each car. All cars must be 1969 or older. Contact Eric to enter the show at mr.merc73@yahoo.com More Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/346828488697996/ Mercury Charlie's Hot Rods and Honeys Start Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 Website http://www.mercurycharlie.com More Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mercury-Charli...

Listen on iTUNES         Today’s show - Lots of details on the events happening during race week. - Formula 1 in Singapore - Major news in V8 Supercars that will affect Austin - NASCAR - Indycar season wrap - Jonathan Green reports on his way to Portugal - NHRA in Dallas this weekend. Austin/COTA News Fanfest officially announced for race week. It will have interactive exhibits and games, including displays by a number of F1 teams, music and food and three major concerts downtown.  LINK Steven Tyler buys worlds fastest convertible.  Hennessey Venom GT Spyder COTAs official after party is announced.  Tickets on sale now. COTA parking passes still available. LINK Formula 1 NEXT RACE, this Sunday the Singapore Grand Prix.   LINK It is a night race. Singapore has a reputation for being the toughest and longest on the calendar, with high ambient and track temperatures and humidity, even though it’s a night race. Singapore track is the third and final true street circuit of the year, following on from Monaco and Valencia, and runs in an anti-clockwise direction. Late-race tire wear will likely be a factor again with high temperatures. Traction is critical here, with the second-highest number of corners (23) seen all year. The asphalt is bumpy and slippery, and grip is further compromised by manhole covers and painted white lines. One factor that could certainly come into play is safety cars: during every single Singapore Grand Prix that has been held so far since 2008 the safety car has come out at some point. At Red Bull there will be anxiety over alternator performance. Sebastian Vettel and Lotus' similarly Renault-powered Romain Grosjean were halted at Valencia earlier this year, and the problem returned on Vettel's Red Bull at Monza.  LINK Hamilton remains surrounded by speculation about his future, whether he will re-sign for McLaren or switch to Mercedes. Jenson Button's retirement from Monza was caused by a fuel pump issue. LINK V8 Supercars First Nissan and now Mercedes is coming to V8 Supercars!  In addition to Holden and Ford.   Chrysler is rumoured to join as well.  LINK World Superbikes The 2012 eni FIM Superbike World Championship title battle is virtually whittled down to three names heading into Portugal. Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri, two of the most famous riders in world motorcycle racing, will be fighting it out on Sunday together with the revelation of the year, the 26-year-old Tom Sykes from the UK.  LINK NASCAR Chase standings  LINK Alexis Dejoria Alexis DeJoria and the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrόn Toyota Camry Funny Car team compete this weekend at the 27th Annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, September 21st-23rd. Funny Car qualifying begins at 3PM on Friday.

Listen on iTUNES          John Paul DeJoria stops by our show at the Kruse auction in downtown Austin. Live from the Krause classic car auction, hear from Tiffany Kruse. Next up in our F1 driver education series is Lewis Hamilton Guest from The Host committee - Philip Berber, member of the COTA host committee Latest from F1, V8SC, Nascar, MotoGP, WorldSBK’s, Indycar and more Austin/COTA News COTA track construction poised for strong finish. Jonathan talks about his visit and this link has good info: LINK Investors see opportunity in land near racetrack.  LINK F1 track now fully funded LINK   Circuit of the Americas host committee member Philp Berber. Bio: - Philip Berber is an entrepreneur, investor and social entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas. After a 20-year entrepreneurial journey of joining and founding a series of start-ups, Philip sold his Internet brokerage company CyBerCorp to Charles Schwab in 2000. That same year, Philip and his wife Donna formed and funded A Glimmer of Hope, a high impact social venture and NGO that helps lift women and children out of extreme poverty in Ethiopia. He is also engaged in mentoring and coaching emerging social entrepreneurs. He particularly enjoys running, cars, driving, F1, travel, boating, meditation and taking time with family and friends. Lewis Hamilton bio: Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, (27 yrs old, born 7 January 1985) is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He is the 2008 Formula One World Champion.  FULL BIO LINK MotorCycles Jonathan Green gives updates on both MotoGP and World Superbikes! NASCAR JM - NASCAR’s 10 week run to the championship begins this weekend.  The 10-race “Chase” with 12 drivers is the 10 drivers with the highest "regular season" points, plus the two drivers ranked between 11th and 20th in regular season points who have the most race wins - while still racing in the standard field of 43 cars. The driver with the most points after the final 10 races is declared the champion. IndyCar JG- Wraps up the season Saturday night at 6:30 Austin time. Will Power and Ryan Hunter-Rea in a battle for the season championship.17 points diff w/ Will leading. LINK If Ryan get the pole and leads the most laps - and wins the race and therefore gets 53 points - Power needs to finish second - If he just wins the race with no bonus points Power needs to finish 3rd - If Ryan finishes 2nd Will power can finish as low as 8th and till win the championship  

Listen on iTUNES         Click here to buy tickets to see Ron Howard at the “THE STARTING GRID” kickoff luncheon! Ron Howard  AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 11, 2012) – Circuit of The Americas and the Circuit Events Host Committee today announced that two-time Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ron Howard (2013’s Rush) will be the special celebrity guest at The Starting Grid, the official kick-off luncheon for festivities leading up to the FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX™. The luncheon is set for Thursday, Nov. 1, at the downtown Hilton Hotel, located at 500 East 4th Street in Austin. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. CST. Circuit of The Americas, announced that two of its corporate partners, Stadium People and Sodexo Corporate Services, will conduct job fairs during the week of Sept. 10 to recruit seasonal workers for the 2012 F1 race as well as other events scheduled at the facility in 2013. Rick Perry the Italian GP Formula 1 VEttel v alonso move at monza LINK Alonso & Vettel have a passing battle and Alonso leave the track, but eventually passes Vettel. (Replay of last year when Vettel did the same but passed Alonso after going off track. Red Bull Alternator failure  : LINK Perez ruled out of Ferrari. LINK Perez At Monza ‘Best Drive Of 2012 Season,’ Says Lauda LINK Lots of mechanical failures that some contribute to the newly paved surface. Fernando Alonzo starts 10th but is in 7th by end of lap one. And yet increases his season lead due to all the others changing places. Neither of the Red Bulls finish race. McLaren’s 2nd  1st place finish since the summer break. Sergio makes a great pass on Alonso to take 3rd. Hamilton leads all the way.