Formula 1 (F1) Race @ Circuit of Americas in Austin Tx
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Description
2(two) general admission tickets to the F1 Race in Austin Tx October 25th.
Circuit Of the Americas is a 20-turn, counterclockwise circuit takes advantage of the naturally undulating landscape, including an intimidating 133-foot hill at Turn 1 that must seen in person to believe. It is home to the only Formula 1 race in America — The UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX. During the race cars average 130MPH on the 3.41 mile long course.
On Sunday October 25th, there will be a Elton John concert for race spectutars after the race for those who are in the general admisson infield across from turn #9
Special Instructions
The cars used in F1 championships are quite different from usual cars.
- Approximate 80,000 components come together to make an F1 car.
- F1 car engines complete their life in about two hours of racing. Just compare this with normal engines which go on serving us faithfully for decent 20 years.
- When an F1 driver puts brakes on his car he experiences huge retardation or deceleration. It could be compared to a regular car driving through a brick wall at the speed of 300kmph.
- An F1 engine usually revs up to 18000 rpm. This means that the piston travels up and down 300 times a second. Road car engines rev up to 6000 rpm at max.
- An F1 car can accelerate from 0 to 160 kph(99mph) and decelerate back to 0 in just four seconds.
- The cars can be refueled at 12 liters per second. The rig used would take just 4 seconds to fill the tank of an average road car.
- Pit stop crews take only 3 seconds to refuel and change tires