AustinF1 Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Jason Dial, president & CEO of Circuit of the Americas, is out Move comes on the heels of 'disastrous' Formula One race at COTA On the heels of a disastrous Formula One race affected by foul weather -- followed by an even worse storm that flooded parts of the track and caused additional damage -- several sources are reporting that Jason Dial, president and CEO of Circuit of the Americas, is leaving that position, apparently the latest in a long list of track executives to have come and gone. Dial was hired two years ago from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he was the marketing director, to be the track president, assisting CEO Steve Sexton. A month later, Sexton was out, and Dial assumed the CEO title. FORMULA ONE United States Grand Prix F1 race 'financially devastating' for organizerLewis Hamilton, who won the U.S. Grand Prix and his third F1 World Championship, left Austin with his childhood dream achieved, but for the race organizers, it was a horror. "It was a tough ... Dial said in an interview just after the Austin F1 race that heavy rain, coupled with the debut of the Mexico Grand Prix this past Sunday, affected ticket sales for his race. “Inclement weather is never good,” Dial told Sports Business Daily. “You maybe can sell a little bit more hot cocoa, but generally speaking your per caps are higher on sunny days.” Jason Rittenberry, the track’s newest executive, could not be reached for comment, but the current chief strategy officer, who formerly ran the International Hot Rod Association and engineered that organization’s attempted purchase of the track, is Dial’s likely successor. By Steven Cole Smith Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/exclusive-jason-dial-president-and-ceo-circuit-americas-out#ixzz3qSidjCJa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinF1 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I think we could all see the writing on the wall when Epstein hired Rittenberry to be the "Chief Strategy Officer", whatever that is ... just like when he brought Dial in with Sexton still here, and like when he brought Sexton in with Hellmund still here. The revolving door continues to spin away at COTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSRSONETWO Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 if only this type info could be out on the 5 o clock news maybe more people would realize why i would never attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 And now I read that COTA is trying to get Tavo and the Mexican Grand Prix to "partner" with them next year.... yeah, right. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Karmas a bitch!!!!!!.....LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Even the previous COTA events with no rain couldn't hold a candle to the show in Mexico.....With the rush job to get Mexico finished I was concerned about the track breaking up not having a chance to completely seal and get weathered in.....Kudos to their paver!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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