# MotoGP Ten-year deal signed for new Circuit of the Americas **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 12, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motogp-ten-year-deal-signed-for-new-circuit-of-the-americas/257860 "2011-04-12T18:03:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motogp-ten-year-deal-signed-for-new-circuit-of-the-americas/257860/1 "2011-04-12T18:03:24Z")
That circuit got some crazy sections…:lol Checkout the circuit here: [http://www.shift518.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=23718](http://www.shift518.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=23718) > MOTOGP: Texas Bound In 2013 > The MotoGP World Championship will visit the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas starting in 2013. > SPEED Staff | Posted April 12, 2011 Austin, TX > > The freshly dubbed ‘Circuit of the Americas’ has officially netted itself a second major international event as confirmation came this afternoon that the MotoGP World Championship will be headed to Austin, TX in 2013. > > The announcement of the 10-year-agreement is a major coup for the brand-new venue as MotoGP is widely considered the second biggest international motorsports series trailing only F1. Landing both championships right off the bat lends considerable legitimacy to the project. > > The Circuit of the Americas is set to become only the fourth venue in the United States to ever host a Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship round, joining Daytona International Speedway, Laguna Seca, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. > > The United States currently hosts two MotoGP rounds. > > The championship has visited Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca uninterrupted since 2005, the year it replaced World Superbike at the spectacular circuit, ending a ten-year drought during which the Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship did not race in the States. > > Indianapolis Motor Speedway joined the tour in 2008, marking the first motorcycle race at the fabled venue since its first month of operation one hundred years earlier. > > Whether or not Austin is set to replace of one these two events (Indy being considered the likely target) or move the USA closer to equal terms with MotoGP-mad Spain, which will host four rounds this season, has not yet been made clear. > > While the race in 2013 will be a first for Texas, the state already boasts an impressive MotoGP lineage. 1993 500GP World Champion Kevin Schwantz, one of the sport’s all-time most popular riders, hails from Houston, Texas. In addition, two current MotoGP aces, ‘The Texas Tornado’ Colin Edwards and ‘The Texas Terror’ Ben Spies, are locals. > > While 37-year-old Edwards is nearing the end of a decorated career that includes two Superbike World Championship crowns, the highly touted Spies, at 26-year-old and entering his second MotoGP season, is just beginning to tap into his potential. Already a three-time AMA Superbike champ, one-and-done World Superbike king, and the 2010 MotoGP Rookie of the Year, Spies is expected to be positioned as a legitimate title contender in 2013 when the series first visits his home state. source: SpeedTV ---
**Author:** ![HiSpeed48](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hispeed48/32/6688_2.png) [@HiSpeed48](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HiSpeed48)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motogp-ten-year-deal-signed-for-new-circuit-of-the-americas/257860/2 "2011-04-12T20:41:22Z")
sweet. the track is only 4 hours from my parent’s home in dallas. hopefully they will allow trackdays and CMRA races there. ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motogp-ten-year-deal-signed-for-new-circuit-of-the-americas/257860/3 "2011-04-13T15:15:59Z")
> [@HiSpeed48"](#): > > sweet. the track is only 4 hours from my parent’s home in dallas. hopefully they will allow trackdays and CMRA races there. Pretty sure they will be open for trackdays. My aunt lives in Planos…:excited:lol