Cars arriving at the circuit of the Americas

"OkCars- 22k Crossroads" (okcars)
11/07/2013 at 16:58 • Filed to: Formula 1

Safety Cars are here

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DISCUSSION (37)

EL_ULY > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/07/2013 at 17:00

crap, its been a month and my tickets haven't arrived in thew mail :(

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > EL_ULY
11/07/2013 at 17:13

Its unacceptable. I've been reading the facebook comments on their page, and there are MANY people that haven't got them yet. Some people were traveling a week earlier, and they didn't get their tickets, i feel bad for them.

ttyymmnn > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/07/2013 at 17:20

Looks like a trip to AUS is in order to spot some heavy iron. Maybe tomorrow.

EL_ULY > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/07/2013 at 17:24

i have family from Mexico DF coming with their own ticket issues. They bought the ticket insurance and plane tickets. They haven't got anything either. Time is ticking very quickly. I didn't know there was that many others with the same issue

His Stigness > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/07/2013 at 21:34

Whoa! So do all the teams ship out their stuff from their factories or does the FIA handle everything?

amlb146 > EL_ULY
11/07/2013 at 23:45

Don't be worried.
My dad and I attended the British GP this year (general admission tickets ftw!) as part of a two week vacation across Europe that we both saved together for over five years. Anyways, it was about a week and a half til race weekend, and our tickets hadn't arrived yet, so we were starting to worry about them, as we had ordered them back in March (this was mid June). Well, the day before we left on our trip, our tickets arrived! Talk about good timing or what?
Either way, just take a deep breath and relax. Call the customer support if you really want to, but don't expect much help from them.
I hope you enjoy the race, and take plenty of videos and pictures! =D

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > His Stigness
11/08/2013 at 00:04

I think the teams do it separately.

EL_ULY > amlb146
11/08/2013 at 00:46

will do sir, my dad is going as well. Yeah when its like 4 days til race day then i'll give them a quick call :]

Kerberos824 > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/08/2013 at 10:05

This is so cool! I've always wondered how they do this. I wonder how many sensitive bits are taken off the car before shipping. Cool stuff. Wish to hell I was in Austin next weekend. Praying for New Jersey GP. Fingers crossed.

rad_mike > EL_ULY
11/08/2013 at 12:36

Man, I thought I was the only one. Still waiting on my damn tickets to arrive...why is it so hard?

EL_ULY > rad_mike
11/08/2013 at 13:00

i'll give them til Monday before I call. Got family for outside 'Merica flying over for this.

rad_mike > EL_ULY
11/08/2013 at 13:13

I got an email saying that "the tickets have been printed and are being sent via US Mail!", which equates to either a bunch of shit or the world's slowest printer. It also frustrates me to no end that I had to pay $15 for what comes down to 1 month delivery via US Mail.

EL_ULY > rad_mike
11/08/2013 at 14:10

exactly, i read the same thing. The 14 days (im guessing business day but none the less) have long past.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > Kerberos824
11/08/2013 at 15:16

Yeah I always wonder how where the cars shipped.
New Jersey is closer to you huh?

Kerberos824 > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/08/2013 at 15:27

I'm about two hours from the proposed course. I'm really hoping it happens this year. But I'm not going to hold my breath.

Bump > His Stigness
11/08/2013 at 16:12

The teams handle all their own transportation when the race is in Europe, but for the "fly-away" races such as at COTA or Japan, they load everything into special cargo boxes and take it to either the London or Munich airports where 6 FOM jumbo jets take over and deliver it to the track.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/22/spo…

TopGearNJ > Kerberos824
11/08/2013 at 16:34

I live 45 minutes from the proposed site and if it ever does happen, I will shit my pants with delight, put on another pair of pants, and shit those too.

His Stigness > Bump
11/08/2013 at 20:40

I wonder who pays for all the normal freight? It sounds like the teams do which is kind of dumb considering they don't have any say over the schedule, and they use Bernie's freight company so that means even more money for him, because we all know he needs more money.

Jeremy > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/08/2013 at 23:23

Kinja'd!!!

anyone know what "F.O.M." is?

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > Jeremy
11/08/2013 at 23:28

i guessed, formula one Merchandise. It stands for

Kinja'd!!!

Jeremy > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/08/2013 at 23:38

thank you. I should've just googled it but I'm lazy. I thought it was kind of interesting that the management company actually has to transport the cars rather than the teams.

Clown Shoe Pilot > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/09/2013 at 21:30

you're obviously on-site. whatcha doing?

I work there year round as a network/IT nerd.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > Clown Shoe Pilot
11/09/2013 at 23:05

I wish i were there, i took this pictures out of the Circuit of the americas Facebook page to share them with Oppo.

Matt Pearson > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/09/2013 at 23:05

I went to the race last year and it was great! Can't go this year unfortunately but it still will be cool to watch on TV.

Clown Shoe Pilot > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/09/2013 at 23:34

oh, right. i never look at our facebook page :)

TheKingOfBirds > Kerberos824
11/10/2013 at 10:38

Caterham has some cool videos on youtube that show some of the process. I found them while looking for info about the mobile team buildings they use.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/those-insane-t…

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Converse > Jeremy
11/11/2013 at 11:06

It's a contract that FOM has with DHL for the series. IIRC, the transport of the cars and xx tons of equipment (by air) to each fly away Grand Prix and fly away official test is included in the annual fee paid by each team to FOM.

MJAB > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/11/2013 at 13:20

Kinja'd!!!

This is a Sauber C32

MJAB > MJAB
11/11/2013 at 13:23

Kinja'd!!!

gravit8 > Jeremy
11/11/2013 at 16:19

FOM handles all the logistics for materials and equipment. It's actually much better for them to do it - imagine if all the teams had to finagle forklift operators, customs passage, and freight for their own cars and gear...it'd be an unholy mess, and there would exist a certain grey area wherein teams could find a way to prevent their competitors from getting their stuff. Anecdotal evidence and stories exist that this exact sort of shadyness was a regular occurrence before FOM got involved and may have manipulated the results of many GP and constructor battles once upon a time.

At any rate, FOM needs a reason to exist and this gives them a solid presence.

Corduroy Club. > Kerberos824
11/11/2013 at 22:00

I'm about 20 away, as much as I'd love to see it happen the area seems so non-F1 for Bernie to give the thumbs up. Houses, apartment blocks, manholes, and a water treatment plant! Imo they should really gun for a race actually in NY, as many parades and festivals there are already it can't really be that much bigger of a deal (considering revenue brought from F1 vs zeppole stands.) Brooklyn or Queens if Manhattan is to troublesome.. I'm from NJ and could never live with the "New Jersey Grand Prix". Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Monaco, New Jersey..
What?

Nick George > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/12/2013 at 00:26

Kinja'd!!!

C63 AMG Estate? On US soil? Someone steal it before the race starts.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > Nick George
11/12/2013 at 01:24

Dude, i heard that fucker on the track last year, Sounds exactly the same as the SLS. Deep mother V8 gruntle sounds crazy.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Jeremy
11/12/2013 at 12:08

You found it easier to ask a question and receive an answer on Jalopnik than on Google?

This is strong evidence indeed that the Kinja coders have come a long way.

Kinex Rupert > Kerberos824
11/12/2013 at 14:40

Also sucks because if it doesn't happen this year, you'll never get to see 24 V8 F1's roaring around a track.

peter.blais > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/12/2013 at 15:25

Bernie Eccelstone & Co. essentially.

Jeremy > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username
11/12/2013 at 16:00

Google is just so cold and impersonal