Is the Formula one race in Austin going to be another failure?

I read a super condescending blog about F1 coming to the US and about how it was too sophisticated for American NASCAR fans.

I don't watch either, but what's the "sophistication" difference? Road courses with left and right turns versus just left turns on NASCAR tracks?

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I certainly hope not. As a casual fan I certainly hope it brings more attention to the states.

I grew up watching Prost, Senna, Mansell and Shumacher...I would love to see more coverage on ESPN and so forth.

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I'm more then a casual fan, and I sincerely hope it works out in Austin. If it fails in Austin, the FOM might drop their plans for the NJ / NY race scheduled for 2014.

The idea of having an F1 race within an hour drive is, IMO, the coolest thing I could have ever hoped for.

* For those who don't know, there's supposed to be an F1 race in Northern NJ, with NYC as a backdrop.