Austin might be known as the Live Music Capital of the World, but another great activity, motor racing, is quickly making its mark on our fair city by drawing hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic fans from around the globe to a new state of the art venue. It was just under one year ago when the Circuit of the Americas race track made its debut in Elroy, Texas, a sleepy little town just on the outskirts of southeast Austin. Naysayers wondered why it was logical to spend millions of dollars building a special race track for an event which would take place once a year. Organizers said there would be more possibilities to take advantage of during the other 11 months of the year, and they were right.
The Circuit of the Americas track was originally built as THE track for the United States Formula One Grand Prix auto race. COTA hosted its first Formula 1 race in November 2012. Since then COTA has hosted several auto, motorcycle, and bicycle racing events, the latest of which occurred over the weekend of Oct 24 - 27, 2013, as the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association brought their inaugural U.S. Vintage Racing National Championship to Austin.
This race featured 13 different race groups with various race cars dating back to the early 1900s through modern-day prototypes. Here is just a glimpse at the events of the weekend.
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