Las Vegas GP from 2023
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It's official, a Saturday night race along the famous strip in November from 2023 onwards, meaning 3 US races...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.formula1.com/en/l...
Fascinated to find out how they go about this logistically, apparently all the big casinos are on board but even so I imagine they have a limited amount of time with that section of the strip fully closed.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.formula1.com/en/l...
Fascinated to find out how they go about this logistically, apparently all the big casinos are on board but even so I imagine they have a limited amount of time with that section of the strip fully closed.
Full 30 minute announcement video https://youtu.be/fHd79zyJfEs
Wow, *that* is how you do a street race!
This will be Monaco on steroids, fair play to them for doing it properly and racing on the city streets, rather than a car park.
Presumably not a lot of support races, to minimise the time needed to close the roads, and a lot of temporary footbridges and contra-flows in place to keep people moving between the casinos.
Will be on boxing match time zone for the European market though, 4am in the UK?
This will be Monaco on steroids, fair play to them for doing it properly and racing on the city streets, rather than a car park.
Presumably not a lot of support races, to minimise the time needed to close the roads, and a lot of temporary footbridges and contra-flows in place to keep people moving between the casinos.
Will be on boxing match time zone for the European market though, 4am in the UK?
TheDeuce said:
Kudos for doing it properly this time. I can't believe they're shutting down Vegas and racing down the strip 
Too early to guess how good the actual racing will be, but I've no doubt the spectacle will be epic.
Will this replace COTA?
They probably don't have to shut the casinos. You can pretty much go from one casino to the next without having to walk across a road, they are either interconnected or there are footbridges.Too early to guess how good the actual racing will be, but I've no doubt the spectacle will be epic.
Will this replace COTA?
RedWhiteMonkey said:
TheDeuce said:
Kudos for doing it properly this time. I can't believe they're shutting down Vegas and racing down the strip
Too early to guess how good the actual racing will be, but I've no doubt the spectacle will be epic.
Will this replace COTA?
They probably don't have to shut the casinos. You can pretty much go from one casino to the next without having to walk across a road, they are either interconnected or there are footbridges.Too early to guess how good the actual racing will be, but I've no doubt the spectacle will be epic.
Will this replace COTA?
RedWhiteMonkey said:
TheDeuce said:
Kudos for doing it properly this time. I can't believe they're shutting down Vegas and racing down the strip
Too early to guess how good the actual racing will be, but I've no doubt the spectacle will be epic.
Will this replace COTA?
They probably don't have to shut the casinos. You can pretty much go from one casino to the next without having to walk across a road, they are either interconnected or there are footbridges.Too early to guess how good the actual racing will be, but I've no doubt the spectacle will be epic.
Will this replace COTA?
Vegas really is a weekend place, we arrived at the weekend and it was packed but on a Monday evening it's almost like a ghost town. Should be a spectacle but looks like another fast street circuit.
TheDeuce said:
Lol, I meant shutting down the roads - the casinos will most certainly be open and packed!
To be fair there pretty good re closing down the roads, we went for New Years and the Strip was closed 3 blocks either side of Las Vegas Boulevard. I’d really like to attend but we’re due (celebrating a big anniversary) to be there around the 6th Nov 23 and it sounds like this will run at thanksgiving.
Sandpit Steve said:
Wow, *that* is how you do a street race!
This will be Monaco on steroids, fair play to them for doing it properly and racing on the city streets, rather than a car park.
Presumably not a lot of support races, to minimise the time needed to close the roads, and a lot of temporary footbridges and contra-flows in place to keep people moving between the casinos.
Will be on boxing match time zone for the European market though, 4am in the UK?
HeheheheheThis will be Monaco on steroids, fair play to them for doing it properly and racing on the city streets, rather than a car park.
Presumably not a lot of support races, to minimise the time needed to close the roads, and a lot of temporary footbridges and contra-flows in place to keep people moving between the casinos.
Will be on boxing match time zone for the European market though, 4am in the UK?
This is good news
Do we have dates yet ?
Edited by nikaiyo2 on Thursday 31st March 09:10
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