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Originally Posted by wolfhound
From reading about FP1 there seems to be a lot of bumps and tarmac break up at COTA. That seems a bit strange for a relatively new track or was it built on a lake like Interlagos.
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They have this clay in central and east Texas that absorbs water like a sponge. I'm not well traveled but the ground can expand and contract like nothing I've ever seen. I've seen 4ft (120ish cm) of compacted soil and gravel dropping from under an existing 4 story office building over 1 year! Those guys and gals over there are used to it and have a pretty good handle on the engineering, but there's not much you can do about roads.
Of course, I'm not sure of this is the cause, but that's what I think is going on.