City may offer tours to F1 fans — for a price

Buda city officials are looking to attract Formula One fans to their city with a free concert during race weekend. The Buda City Council could authorize a concert for Nov. 15 in Buda City Park during a council meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. in council chambers, 121 Main Street.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds are the proposed headliners for the concert, called the Buda Fan Jam, with two to three opening artists, according to the agenda packet. City officials have planned for other attractions, including group tours, during race weekend that could make the city up to $15,000 if the attractions reach full capacity.

The first possible event is a culinary tour of Texas dishes and spirits at Tavern on Main that follows a tour of Cabela’s on Nov. 13 from 2 to 8 p.m. The proposed tour, called the Spirit of Texas, includes dinner and transportation.

The second tour, Ranch Life, would include a guided tour of the Dear Run Land & Cattle Company where participants can feed and take pictures with Texas longhorns. A chuck wagon style lunch would also be provided. Both tours as planned would cost $175 per person.

City officials are also considering offering a shuttle service for $25 per person round-trip from various locations in the city to the track.

To view the meeting’s agenda, go to www.ci.buda. tx.us.