FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX

www.circuitoftheamericas.com Formula One Grand Prix A little background

• Highest class of single seater auto racing • Race at speeds of up to 220 mph • Up to 5g of lateral acceleration • 2.4 liter V8 engines, car weight of 1,411 lbs • Vehicles use standard petrol for fuel • 20 circuits throughout the world • A Formula 1 season is viewed worldwide by an estimated 600 million people in 187 countries.

U.S. Formula One Grand Prix Projected Attendance (November 16-18)  300,000 fans are expected to attend the race over three days ◦ 80,000 fans on Friday ◦ 100,000 fans on Saturday ◦ 120,000 fans on Sunday ʘ 42,000 (35% of total fans) will arrive via international flights  Approximately 200,000 hotel room nights sold, the majority of which will be in Austin  $4.6 million direct and indirect local revenues generated because of the event ◦ $1.7 million in sales taxes (General Fund) ◦ $2.6 million in hotel occupancy taxes (restricted use) ◦ $250,000 in mixed beverage taxes (General Fund) ◦ $50,000 in car rental taxes (restricted use)

Source: July 2011 Report on Major Event Trust Fund Gain from U.S. Formula One Grand Prix 3 Circuit of the Americas (COTA)

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Circuit of the Americas Conceptual Rendering

Amphitheater

Media Center

3.4 mile circuit track with 20 turns and an elevation change of 133 feet

Source: circuitoftheamericas.com 6 U.S. Formula One Grand Prix Calendar

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16 Nov 17 Veterans F1 Race Most Practice 1 Practice 3 Day Teams Fans 10am to 10am to Holiday Arrive Arrive 11:30am 11am

Practice 2 Qualifying 2pm to Race 3:30pm 1:00pm Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Nov 18 Nov 19 Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 23 Nov 24 Grand Prix Race Thanks- UT vs TCU 1:00pm Teams giving In Austin Depart and Most Fans Depart

7 Getting Ready Transportation and Traffic Management  Elements of the plan ◦ Communications and ◦ Directional signage to public relations taxi lots, on-site ◦ Internal signage parking lots, etc. ◦ On-site parking ◦ Park-and-ride locations ◦ Off-site parking ◦ Bus shuttle routes ◦ Parking permits ◦ Temporary street ◦ Limousine parking closures ◦ ◦ Charter buses Contra-flow lanes ◦ ◦ Bicycle access Airport operations ◦ ◦ Cash parking lots Helicopter operations ◦ ◦ Hotel shuttles Command centers ◦ Roadway improvements

8 Formula One Traffic Analysis

 Race Day Attendance – 120,000 spectators (300,000 over three days)

Shuttle Service arrivals 72,500 spectators arrive by bus - 2 shuttle lots (Travis County Expo Center & Downtown near Waterloo Park - 45 people per shuttle - 80 minute round trip for each shuttle (each shuttle will make 3 trips) - 538 total shuttles (stacked end to end is 5 miles long) - 36,250 off site parking spots with (2 people per parked car)

Spectators arriving by vehicle 42,500 spectators arrive by vehicle - 2.5 passengers per car - 17,000 parking spaces

Other modes - 6 helicopter pads - accommodations for charter busses to park on site - bicycles from downtown to Richard Moya Park then shuttle in from there.

Formula One Submitted Traffic Analysis

• 3.14 hours of delay - Contra-flow lanes on 4 roads FM 812 Kellum Lane Pearce Lane McAngus Road - Efficient routing of traffic (no conflict points) - Well thought out parking plan - Use of shuttles and other modes of transportation - Connect Kellum Lane from Elroy Road to Pearce Lane and contra-flow all three lanes.

Roadway improvements surrounding COTA

Extend road to Pearce and widen to 3 lanes by 2012 race

Level-up and patch for 2102 race, possible widening for 2013 race

In place recycling/reconstruction with cement stabilization by 2012 race

Shoulder stabilization, repave and restripe for better accommodation for contra-flow operations. TxDOT to complete before 2012 race Other events at COTA in 2013 ◦ Moto GP ◦ GRAND-AM ◦ April 19-21, 2013 ◦ March 2, 2013

◦ American LeMans Series ◦ Spring, 2013

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Travis County Milestones

 September, 2010 – Formula One representatives came to the County and started the process of Site Plan approval  November, 2010 – Travis County, COA and TxDOT reps attended the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR races at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth  December, 2010 – Kimley Horne submits the first traffic control plan  June 5, 2012 – COTA presents their applications for a Mass Gathering Permit and the permit is approved by Travis County  October 8, 2012 – CAMPO approves Maha Loop Road revision into the financially constrained arterials.

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