U.S. Grand Prix

Reports emerging from Austin, Texas, future home of the U.S. Grand Prix, are looking good for Stateside F1 fans. According to a local newspaper, actual digging and earthworks will be able to begin soon once a $900,000 permit is approved. The permit fee has already been paid, and is apparently required to ensure the site could be restored to its prior condition if the Federal Emergency Management Agency ends up rejecting final construction plans. There remain a few hurdles to the whole project even once the earthworks start, however, including $6 million in public road improvements required...