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Australian V8 Supercars Series officials have agreed to a five-year deal to hold races at a racetrack under construction southeast of Austin beginning in 2013, circuit officials along with Gov. Rick Perry said today.
Under the deal, Circuit of the Americas will hold two 124-mile races each year, which will be televised live in North and South America on the Speed cable network, officials said.
The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the governing body for motor sports, recently sanctioned it as an international series. Races were held in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain last year, and events in India and Singapore are expected to be announced in the next year, the Herald Sun newspaper in Australia said. An Austin race would be the series’ first in North America, officials said.
Series officials claim that it’s the among fastest growing motorsports in the world.
V8 Supercars are based on production road cars, specifically the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore, and use 5.0-liter V8 engines that produce 620 to 650 horsepower. Holden is the Australian subsidiary of General Motors.
“Our entrance into the United States marks a new day for the series and we’re excited for Americans to experience what has made V8 Supercars so popular in many places around the world,” Tony Cochrane, Chairman of V8 Supercars, said in a statement.
“While Texas has established itself as the nation’s place for business, it’s quickly becoming the nation’s place for big sporting events, as well,” Perry said. “This is more good news for the Lone Star State, and will provide a significant boost to the economy of Central Texas.”
Anna Bligh, the premier of Queensland, a state in the northeast of Australia, was also on-hand for the announcement.