I for one am very excited to hear this. Texas has been working for a while now to finish their newest racetrack called "Circuit of the Americas" and they've been doing a lot of hard work to keep it going at a good pace. Initially, there were rumors of getting MotoGP to race there this year even, however, there just wasn't a sure enough completion time and it couldn't be arranged. Now, on the other hand, the track is progressing wonderfully and an agreement has been reached. Therefore, these great states of America will now have a total of 3 events of the worlds most elite motorcycle racers in the world. This is exciting for the fact of popularity of motorcycles in America.
The "Circuit of the Americas" has pushed the excitement of World Class Racing since they started building their dream with a large focus on F1 Racing and MotoGP. It's a great recipe really. Why build an amazing racetrack without setting your targets on the worlds best and most popular racing events? That being said, I would like to know how they're going to regulate the every day riders/drivers that are interested in taking to this new offering of adrenaline creating road circuit courses. Is it going to be over regulated like Laguna Seca? Not that the majority of us couldn't get their tires heated at Laguna Seca but the neighbors of our World Class California racetrack have complained/whined about the noise so if you want to take your baby onto the track your going to need stock exhaust or other exhaust (in some cases stock isn't quiet enough) that will meet the sound limit requirements.
Well, for now I believe their focus is rightly on the Worlds best but I sure hope that the surrounding areas don't have a lot of people that have a lack of understanding that there are thousands of people that can and will enjoy the track and respect the fact that at times you can have a little discomfort in order to provide the thrill to those seeking it.
Thanks for reading my thoughts.
~James
