COTA (Circuit Of The Americas)
The Circuit of the Americas, better known as "COTA", is a relatively new 5.514 kilometer (3.426 mile) motor racing track located in Austin, Texas in the United States. It is the first circuit in the USA designed specifically for Formula One. It was conceived by promoter Tavo Hellmund and 1993 Motorcycle World Champion Kevin Schwantz and designed with the assistance of well-known race circuit architect Hermann Tilke.
The circuit features COTA's signature corner at Turn One, a tight hairpin at the crest of a 41m (133 ft) rise followed by a rapid descent into a series of fast, sweeping corners leading to another hairpin. In addition to the state-of-the art circuit, pit and garage facilities, COTA also features an impressive 77 m (251 ft) tall observation tower.
Besides being the home to the F1 United States Grand Prix since 2012, the circuit hosts and hosted a great variety of other motorsports like NASCAR's Texas Grand Prix, the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (as part of MotoGP), the Australian V8 Supercars, the Americas Rallycross Championship, the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IndyCar Classic.
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