From AutoWeek.com
" The new U.S. F1 Team and the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile said on Thursday that the FIA completed a second round of visits to the team's headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday and that it was pleased with what it saw."
"I personally visited the U.S. F1 Team in August as well as this week, and I am impressed with the progress made by the organization since the Concorde Agreement was signed in late July," said Nick Craw, the FIA's deputy president for sport. "It has all come together very quickly for the team, and we welcome them into Formula One competition in 2010."
Note the picture: The U.S. F1 complex in Charlotte, N.C., includes an autoclave to create carbon-fiber parts
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091008/F1/910089995
“The Next American Formula One Champion,” says the header on the Web site JonathanSummerton.com. Ambitious? You bet--the last American F1 champion was Mario Andretti, in 1978.
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091008/F1/910089990