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All over the local news they are saying that you should use mass transit to get to fan fest but I haven't been able to find out places to actually park to get to mass transit.

I'm staying in Kyle, so I think I have to drive no matter what to get downtown.

Any advice or tips would be much appreciated.

I'm getting really excited.

I'll take a cot in a shed, if you've got it.

After reading through the other thread regarding meetup planning, this seems to be the events and meetups that have been suggested. Please make suggestions here, or pm me if you'd like something added

WEDNESDAY:

3:00PM (Untill 5:30) - Easy Tiger Beer Garden. Meetup before Fan Forum. 709 East Sixth (About 3 blocks from the Hilton)

THURSDAY:

9:00PM - The Driskill Hotel, at the bar, downtown Austin, 7th and Brazos. It's proposed that those attending the documentary meet here for a drink afterwards

10:00PM GT Academy Meetup (Related thread here)

FRIDAY:

11:30AM in GA area between turn 6 and 9. Unless you're part of the paddock club, there isn't much going on between FP1 and FP2. There are two concession areas near here and a good bit of open space

8:00PM Will Buxton's Big Bash at Fado downtown Austin 4th and Colorado. Signup here: http://www.theaustingrandprix.com/nov16

SATURDAY:

10:00AM - Circuit of the Americas Grand Plaza. The afternoon today is fairly full and the last activity at the track is around 4.

7:00PM - Someone suggest a place, and I'll fill in the details here. I was thinking West 6th, but downtown is likely to be a madhouse with so many folks in from out of town.

Drop a line if you're going.

I wrote this up to send to a group of my friends who are coming (or live here) for the F1 race in a few days. I figure that it might be useful for the people here in /r/f1meetup

Teams in Austin: Most of the F1 teams got to Austin at the weekend. A number of teams stayed at Abu Dhabi after the last race for a young driver program testing event, so a lot of them flew directly from Abu Dhabi to the US. Most of the crew have today off. The roadies are out at the track today (Monday) delivering the cargo, and the rest of the crew will have their first working day tomorrow setting up their garages.

Weather: The weather in Austin looks promising. It's actually quite cold here right now (there is a freeze warning for tonight!), but the forecast for the weekend is 50F low to 70F high (50 Fahrenheit = 10 Celsius, 70 Fahrenheit = 21 Celsius). There is also a ~10% chance of rain. The wind levels will probably be low.

If you're packing for Austin, you should plan for cold evenings and the possibility of rain. I'd suggest having lots of layers so that you can add/remove for comfort, and at least a hat or two. It can turn sunny and hot here at short notice too, so bring sun block and sunglasses.

Moving the race from it's original scheduled data in mid June to mid November was definitely the right choice. Spending the weekend outdoors in Austin in June can be brutal, especially if you're not used to our weather.

Traffic: I still think that traffic is going to be a DISASTER. Someone told me that the track is expecting 3 hours to get in or out, but I suspect that they are being a bit optimistic.

Here's a news article about traffic: F1 traffic plans will be more effective than at weekend footrace, officials say The authorities claim that they have learned from the 5k run on Nov 3, but if all they are going to do is post a few more cops at intersections, it's not going to get a lot better. :-(

Here's another article including lots of info on routes: How to navigate in and around Formula 1. If you are driving to Austin for the race, and particularly if you are coming from the East (i.e. Houston), then you probably need to take a look at it to plan your approach. Maybe also go to the official source here (here or here) and make sure that there aren't any changes.

The city of Austin has created a web site for this event, it's not great, but here you go: AustinTexas.gov The site does have some information on traffic routes and the shuttle services to/from the track.

The track's web site is OK, not great: Circuit of the Americas Here's their page on transportation to/from the track. I think that their maps page is actually pretty good, I suspect that they will be giving these maps out at the event, but I'm going to print a copy or two just in case.

Lotus preview of the race: Worth checking out, especially if you are a Kimi fan link. Apparently Kimi got a bunch of these shirts made for the Lotus crew and factory after the last race.

Concessions at the track: Someone posted this picture of a menu at the track. $8-10 for a sandwich, $4 for a water, and $8-11 for a beer. Not cheap, but not as bad as I feared. Perhaps I won't have to smuggle food into the track after all. Nah, I'm only kidding, I will definitely be trying to smuggle in as much as I can.

So I have arrived in Austin. Currently drinking at a joint South of the river called upper deck. Will attempt to migrate to 6th St over the course of the night

Where is everyone meeting at the track!

Basically in plain English. If we don't have a parking pass are we expected to find a place near a bus stop and then take the Bus to COTA? I'll be staying around 20-30 minutes from circuit and want to get this stuff figured out. Any info would be great.

I haven't been able to find consistent rules on what COTA will and won't allow as far as cameras. I know they originally weren't going to allow SLRs, but now will, some have said there will be limits on lenses, others have said there won't. I'm planning on bringing my Nikon SLR, and one of my lenses is somewhat large, so I'm just worried they won't let me in.