In this episode, Forbes host Jabari Young travels down to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, the home of the United States Grand Prix. He chats with COTA owner Bobby Epstein about how Epstein found himself at the center of F1’s return to the United States in 2012 and how he’s developing the land around the racetrack to make it one of the most exciting venues in the country.
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00:00 Introducing Bobby Epstein
06:12 Circuit Of The Americas And The Explosion Of F1 In America
17:19 The Legal And Operational Realities Of Running A Mega-Venue
22:00 Epstein’s Career Path To COTA
25:48 Turning 600 Acres Into An F1 Racetrack
38:45 Business Lessons And The Future Of COTA
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