u/jorgerr96

Saw this on the cards sub. That is the only one I have seen so far.

The overall GP organization was way too hectic and it made it hard to enjoy the paddock on Friday and Saturday but things got better today. Sadly Zandvoort is just too small compared to other places so coming from a giant paddock in Silvo to here was weird.

Zandvoort, Miami, and Abu Dhabi had probably the smaller paddocks with Vegas and Silverstone being like huge paddocks, and Shanghai was 100% closed. If they use the usual support paddock space that COTA has then expect a big one the size of Vegas.

I think F1A is getting way more popular year after year they will def need to try get those bigger spaces again because I feel the crowd control this weekend took them by surprise as well.

Coming up next is another Navarra test and rookie test so no test at COTA like in 2023.

I did ask nearly everyone what track they were looking forward to the most, and only 2 said Las Vegas lol, rest of the grid is excited for Austin since COTA is a proper track.

it took me 30+ mins to enter the paddock when they opened it for the second time. I didn’t wake up in time today but apparently the signings wristbands had a queue since 8 am

The paddock is way too small compared to Silverstone and Vegas and with the series being more popular its very chaotic when theres nothing on track

https://www.f1academy.com/Latest/4FYkWkYuPJNbCr6qZLhxYq/f1-academy-to-welcome-7-000-local-students-to-landmark-extra-day-in-austin

"For $20, fans will receive access to the F1 ACADEMY paddock, Fan Villages and COTA's brand-new amusement park, COTALAND – all of which is free for the 7,000 participating students."

"The additional day will form the largest ever activation of Discover Your Drive, which will see students aged 11-12 from Austin and Central Texas school districts invited to the track on Thursday, October 22.

They will receive the exciting opportunity to tour the F1 ACADEMY paddock, hear from inspiring figures from across the sport, and watch Free Practice and Qualifying from the grandstands."

Was browsing the bay for my usual hobby search and found some F1A items listed that appear to have been race used/worn:

Bianca Bustamante visor https://www.ebay.com/itm/318582804378?_skw=f1+academy&itmmeta=01KXNX7PVZ8W81NSARVN0492RG&hash=item4a2d03cf9a:g:Je0AAeSwjF1qVp3g&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xDU7CBjnph4rTsiL32k%2FvvH5sqoaS%2BsuYDpMjiwyNkXLduDb77pqWoN3RSw%2BZhI%2BlG50fS9gmN92Npe2BjNR1ysQaeNScWXGrLsgv45yl8atfsp3H2FOJ7cD3mDB2xLIKgih3%2FEYRCnmUk%2BUZ1%2FuB6KslnFFt2ZGRU4eOQuaV5br--Zh674YJJyFnu5WAeXkYUTktOcLyt%2BzJE%2B%2FkEscBZJi6Ouz0Y9BwZvupUYCE4Jw7v5r0%2FAqdoKx8ewh2j199Q%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5zunr3tZw

Mercedes nose cone from the F1A car from Silverstone (autographs may be from Prema mechanics, im unfamiliar with Payton's autograph so I am unsure if its there)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/298494618328?_skw=f1+academy&itmmeta=01KXNX7PW0RVR49N00GQPHXE5S&hash=item457faa6ad8:g:d2wAAeSw-4NqUCP8&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xBsckcRwSGCERVZbga5B08jlO4YHwFjmd%2FVrZaZlyv%2BWqdVVPBUc2Sj9ZYBof3nCovtVkAUc0bK3znsB9XIboROoh4UK24v%2Bse1s9Vt2NwFwiN37HhOt8V7Ou6anz%2BId%2FMXiJM74RElzTxTt3Xff39zSUOFkFpZZbxMap78pcTrGevv56z9JHOCHpkXmWqO7uBceWdRS4jMz0ZN0LHDzv2gX197faXE2V%2FgBdiysXp4dpfHhdJDc%2Bt04MmZKJmcNVA%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6Lunr3tZw

these are not my listing so i hope it doesn't comes off as self promoting but if its feel like it please delete

It’s been “offline” for a week and a half but it will go back up in 3 days. Figured I’d post as Alamo hasn’t been great at communicating this on socials or an e-mail blast.

Here at S Lamar and see these signs, appears they were added this morning. I asked front desk and said to ignore it for today and that they are negotiating to see if they can work out a validation system.

Here’s hoping nobody gets a ticket lol

Last week was chaotic at Frightmare. I had VIP so that helped get Tobin but as I came back home on Sunday I only had Saturday to get him to sign my stuff. I went to HHN Cinci last september so I got photo ops there. My main goal was to get my Trick Or Treat Studios doll signed as I wouldn’t take it on a plane.

Tobin’s line was full of VIP in the morning so I came back to try get his auto after 3. Turns out when he left for lunch at around 1:30 PM he had a Q&A at 3 pm as well, so he started signing again at around 4:25 PM but left at around 5:00 PM to do photo ops. Show stops letting VIPs use their line skips 2 hours before it closes so I decided to just stay in line. Tobin came back at around 6:10 PM and finally got him on 3 items (1 vinyl not pictured). The VIP really helped, there were many with GA that didn’t get a virtual line ticket and I highly doubt he got through the line as the show was closing at 7

He doesn’t go to many of these so if you see him at one I recommend a photo op to guarantee a quick meet, but if you want the autograph then either get VIP or get there VERY early before his line gets capped