![]() The first tasks were building the silt fences, taking core samples, and shredding existing vegetation. Following a stop-work order in December 2011, the completion date was revised to August. Construction began on December 31, 2010, and was due to be complete by June 2012. and Tilke Engineers & Architects designed the track, and Austin Commercial, a subsidiary of Austin Industries, was the general contractor. The circuit homologation design was submitted to the FIA in Geneva for approval on December 17, 2010. In the same news conference, Hellmund also revealed that Texas billionaire Red McCombs was the project's largest investor. ![]() The majority of the site had been planned to be developed into a residential subdivision called "Wandering Creek". In a news conference on July 27, 2010, Tavo Hellmund announced plans to build the track on about 890 acres (3.6 km 2) of undeveloped land in southeastern Travis County. The layout was conceived by promoter Tavo Hellmund and 1993 Motorcycle World Champion Kevin Schwantz with the assistance of German architect and circuit designer Hermann Tilke, who has also designed the Sepang, Shanghai, Yas Marina, Istanbul, Bahrain, Yeongam, and Buddh circuits, as well as the reprofiling of the Hockenheimring and Fuji Speedway. The circuit was the first in the United States to be purpose-built for Formula One. The circuit and Grand Prix were first proposed in the middle of 2010. It previously hosted the Australian V8 Supercars, the Americas Rallycross Championship, the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Ind圜ar Classic. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, NASCAR's Texas Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round in MotoGP. ![]()
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