Austin 400 Explained
The Austin 400[1] was a motor racing event for V8 Supercars that took place at the Circuit of the Americas in Travis County near Austin, Texas, United States of America in 2013.[2]
History
Its inaugural running took place between 17 and 19 May 2013, as the fifth round of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship.[3] The race marked the category's first event in the United States, and featured four races of 100km (100miles).[4]
Demise
The race was not held in 2014 due to the track hosting the X Games; regarding the scheduling conflict, V8 Supercar chief executive James Warburton stated, "The timing of COTA securing the X Games next year led to the mutual agreement of a gap-year before consolidating, planning and returning to Texas in 2015."[5]
On 28 August 2014, it was announced that V8 Supercars and the Circuit of the Americas had agreed to terminate the current contract.[6] It is unlikely that V8 Supercars will return to the US for the foreseeable future.
See also
Notes and References
- News: V8 Supercars confirms Texas event details. Stefan. Bartholomaeus. Speedcafe.com. 20 March 2013. 20 March 2013. 23 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130323004856/http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/03/20/v8-supercars-confirms-texas-event-details/. dead.
- News: Official: V8 Supercars Coming to Austin in 2013. autoblog.com. AOL Autos. 30 June 2011. 30 June 2011.
- News: Eastern Creek dropped from calendar. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 15 October 2012. 15 October 2012.
- News: V8 Supercars endurance line-ups take shape. Stefan. Bartholomaeus. Speedcafe.com. 5 March 2013. 5 March 2013. The Texas event will feature four 100 km races, with both the soft and hard tyres expected to be used..
- Web site: V8 Supercars Texas race off 2014 calendar due to scheduling conflict, New Zealand only overseas race. ABC Online. 23 September 2013. 2 June 2014.
- Web site: V8 Supercars and Circuit of the Americas agree to end current contract.
