The Circuit of the Americas Has a Stupid-Tall Tower

"Money Hustard" (moneyhustard) 10/20/2014 at 14:30 • Filed to: None

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It's 251 feet of pure stupid, and somehow this is the first I'm seeing of it. Boasting a 360 panorama view, glass floors, glass railing and many other vertigo-inducing things, this tower holds up to 70 people at a time. Those weird red pipey things not only act as a roof for the tower, but for the amphitheater behind it.

Apparently SVRA just had a race there, and Heacock Classic posted !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . The owner of Heacock Classic founded the SVRA and does a lot of racing himself. It's a well-established that tracking a car is crazy, both financially and time commitment-wise, imagine what it's like to track a vintage racecar!

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What's you favorite vintage race car of all time?

ncasolowork2 > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 14:35

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How are you just hearing about it? Every broadcast of every event showcases it.

crowmolly > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 14:35

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1.) That tower looks like a water slide named The Evisceratior or something along those lines.

2.) Any one of the Sunoco Camaros

Money Hustard > ncasolowork2 10/20/2014 at 14:36

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It's only a few years old, I have a toddler, been in a parent coma since he was born.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 14:37

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It's amazing how much it looks like an arm and sock puppet.

Money Hustard > crowmolly 10/20/2014 at 14:37

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Very nice!

OneFastPuertoRican > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 14:50

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I prefer to call it the Mullet Tower . Bit the bullet and went to the top during the TUSC/WEC race weekend. I totally saw my house from the observation deck!

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 14:54

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Per Crowmolly, this is now a Trans Am thread:

EL_ULY > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 14:55

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love seeing the tower from afar knowing i'm close to some world class racing!

Money Hustard > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 10/20/2014 at 14:55

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Fine by me!

ncasolowork2 > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 15:12

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I have a 2 year old... :)

ttyymmnn > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 15:21

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I took this last summer when I played with the ASO for the 4th of July concert. It's usually held downtown, but this year it was at COTA due to construction on Town Lake. Yeah, it's pretty damned tall. Got to meet Clown Shoe Pilot, too.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > Money Hustard 10/20/2014 at 16:48

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I like that term, "Parent Coma". I'm going to have to use that one.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 10/21/2014 at 13:05

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Nice shot!

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/21/2014 at 14:08

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Thanks! It was one of those things where you're walking along, look up and say, "Wow! That would make a good photo!" And it did!