Circuit of the americas Archives

Ben Spies and Nicky Hayden at COTA for Ducati Panigale R launch

14 April, 2020

Ducati’s Nicky Hayden and Pramac’s Ben Spies were at the Circuit of the America’s for the manufacturer’s US launch of the 1199 Panigale R, the extreme racing version of the Italian company’s Superbike with its four levels of adjustable swingarm…

Dorna issues statement regarding Schwantz vs COTA

12 April, 2020

The reason Kevin Schwantz filed his lawsuit against the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is that he is claiming that his 3four Texas MGP company holds the 10-year contract to promote MotoGP at the Austin circuit and not COTA, and…

Kevin Schwantz posts evidence of his involvement with bringing MotoGP to Texas

25 March, 2020

Kevin Schwantz’statement that he was banned from COTA during the private MotoGP tests earlier this month in Austin, despite being invited by Attack Performance and LCR Honda, provoked a response from COTA about a week later, who released their own…

Getting to know the Circuit of the Americas – teaser video

19 March, 2020

Less than 24 hours after the announcement that Austin, Texas, will be hosting 10 years of MotoGP racing, you now get the first pumping promo video of the new track called the ‘Circuit of the Americas.’We expect to see even…

Indianapolis Speedway tries to appease Dorna and GP riders

16 March, 2020

Every since it became a venue for MotoGP racing, the Indianapolis Speedway has been openly criticized by the riders and the Safety Commission for the number of different surfaces and the varying amount of grip that the asphalt tended to…

Kevin Schwantz explains that he was banned from COTA

15 March, 2020

The legal battle between Kevin Schwantz and the Circuit of the Americas regarding the alleged rights to the 10-year contract to promote MotoGP went up a couple of notches during the recent MotoGP tests at the Austin circuit, when the…

Texas GP is a now official

14 March, 2020

The Texas/Austin GP has been finally confirmed for the 2013 season. The event will be held at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) and will be held on April 21st, 2013 and it will be the third round of the…

FIM and Dorna request minor tweaks to the Circuit of the Americas

13 March, 2020

In his new role as Grand Prix Safety Officer for the FIM (he used to be Dorna Safety advisor in MotoGP) Franco Uncini accompanied by Dorna’s Managing Event Director Javier Alonso visited the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas…