Template:Did you know nominations/Grand Prix of America

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The result was: promoted by Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 13:31, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Grand Prix of America, Port Imperial Street Circuit, 2013 Formula One season

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... that veteran NASCAR promoter Humpy Wheeler is an advisor to the Grand Prix of America, a Formula One race to be run in New Jersey (planned track layout pictured) starting in 2013?

Comment: Alternatively, a pic of Humpy from his page could be used.

Created/expanded by Lustigson (talk), Prisonermonkeys (talk), Krawunsel (talk) and Editadam (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 21:28, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

2013 Formula One season appears to fall short of the 1500-character limit (DYKcheck is telling me it's at 1270). Is it normal to allow the articles to fall short of the limit a little bit if several are being nominating for a given hook? I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 05:29, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

No - but DYKcheck is not counting the "Calendar Changes" section, because it's bulleted. If that is counted (which it should be, IMHO) it's at 2603 characters. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:29, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Length checks out, then. Looking at the content of each article, I'm satisfied with the sourcing and writing in the Grand Prix of America article and the 2013 Formula One season. However, I'm seeing some factual inconsistencies with the Port Imperial Street Circuit article and its sources. For instance, the article reads:

Although the circuit passes residential areas, there are no homes within it, so residents will not be cut off from their homes.

But this article in citations reads the following:

Turner said that the road will only be closed at certain times during the racing days, not before...There are seven homes at the top of the track with some conflict, Hindery said, but the course will move in a way that will allow residents access in case of an emergency.

Based on that, I think the phrasing in the article will need to change somewhat, perhaps along the lines of "while some residential homes conflict with the track, generally speaking, most residents will have access during the race. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 07:25, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Ahhh, that got missed when the new ref was added. I've revised the wording, how is it now? - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:15, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Looks good to me! I think the hook does a great job of integrating the three articles. Truthfully, I would prefer the photo of Humpy (what a bizzare/awesome nickname for the front page), but I'm not sure if that's proper considering that it's not in any of the three DYK articles. I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 08:25, 18 November 2011 (UTC)