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In December 2012, Red Bull contacted the FIA to say the track would be available to host a round of the Formula One World Championship in 2013, after a slot became available following the postponement of the proposed New York metropolitan area Grand Prix of America, [14] and by July 2013, Red Bull announced that the Austrian Grand Prix would ...
Official record lap times are only set during the race. The unofficial lap record is 1:32.029 set by Valtteri Bottas in a Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+ during qualifying at the 2019 United States Grand Prix. As of November 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit of the Americas are listed as:
A victory lap (also lap of honor) is a term used in motorsports to describe an extra lap of the race track after the conclusion of a race. This lap, driven at reduced speed, allows the winning driver to celebrate their victory and gives the spectators an opportunity to congratulate and honor the competitors.
The McMurtry Speirling, an electric supercar with active ground effects, was more than 6 seconds faster than the Czinger C21 or Koenigsegg Jesko Attack.
Since then, the record has been lowered a handful of times by runners from all over the world. In 2014, the inaugural Beer Mile World Championship was held in Austin, Texas. The men's race was won by Canadian Corey Gallagher with a time of 5:00.23. [8] In the women's race, American Beth Herndon set a new world record with a time of 6:17.8. [9]
Lap Counter; Speed Equalizer: allowed the customer to balance speed performance between cars by setting a slider. Was a good way to evenly match cars of different generations, and detune a car that was too fast compared to the other car.
Texas Motor Speedway (formerly known as Texas International Raceway from September to December 1996) is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It has hosted various major races since its inaugural season of racing in 1997, including NASCAR and IndyCar races.