According to event planner and former driver, Tavo Hellmund, the decision was a no-brainer.
“Our facility is going to be within miles of the airport, the hotels, great highway infrastructure,” he said. “It is actually completely logical.”
Geography and technology also topped the list.
“Nothing can compliment [Austin] better than the most technologically advanced sport on the planet,” Hellmund said.
He also cited how the city’s proximity to Houston, Dallas and San Antonio could help attract up to 21 million fans. Proximity to Canada, Central and South America, he said, could bring in even more. read more














