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Red Bull Racing takes on New York
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12:10 PM EDT, Thu August 22, 2013
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Red Bull in the big city —
New Jersey was originally scheduled to stage Formula One's inaugural Grand Prix of America in June 2013, and Red Bull took its RB7 car over to the state of New York one year early to test drive the streets.
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Going off road —
Former F1 driver David Coulthard was behind the wheel for the 2012 visit, causing a stir as he sped through Liberty State Park.
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Tunnel vision —
Last-minutes checks were made before the RB7 sped through the Lincoln Tunnel, which connects Weehawken, New Jersey and Manhattan.
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The beast below —
While the Hudson River flowed above, Coulthard tore through the tunnel below at speeds of up to 190 miles per hour.
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Lady Liberty —
Coulthard burns rubber, while the Statue of Liberty can be seen poking through the thick cloud of smoke.
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Free-wheeling in Weehawken —
The grand prix, which will not be held in 2014 either due to funding problems, was supposed to run through the New Jersey township of Weehawken.