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Want to Run on the Circuit of the Americas Track?

KUT 90.5 | By Laura Rice
Published October 23, 2012 at 8:44 AM CDT
Circuit of the Americas

Travis County Commissioners are holding a public hearing this morning over granting a mass gathering permit to the Circuit of Americas and RunTex for a race at the track. But it wouldn’t be a Formula 1 race, or even a race involving vehicles.

RunTex wants to put on a 5k that would allow participants to runon the Circuit of the Americas track. The track course is 3.4-miles long, slightly longer than a 5k.

The event, planned for Saturday, Nov. 3, would also serve as a sort of open house and would allow attendees explore part of the COTA facility.

The mass gathering permit application requests use of the track area from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event may also feature live music.

The public hearing is scheduled to start today at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom.

The Formula 1 Grand Prix is scheduled for Nov. 16-18.
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Laura Rice
Laura first joined the KUT team in April 2012. She now works for the statewide program Texas Standard as a reporter and producer. Laura came to KUT from the world of television news. She has worn many different hats as an anchor, reporter and producer at TV stations in Austin, Amarillo and Toledo, OH. Laura is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, a triathlete and enjoys travel, film and a good beer. She enjoys spending time with her husband and pets.
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