Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Panguva iyi, Watkins Glen yakanga yatanga kuparara. Vatyairi vakatanga kunyunyuta pamusoro penzvimbo ine makomba yenzira, uye zvikwata namapepanhau zvainetseka pamusoro pezvivako, mwero wokudzivirira usina kunaka uye vateveri vane mheremhere. Vapindi vemakwikwi vakatanga kuenda kunonzi "Bog", iri mukati meBoot, kunopisa zvinhu uye kuita zvimwe zvinhu zvinoparadza; mota uye kunyange bhazi reGreyhound muna 1974 rakapiswa ipapo. Kunyange zvazvo Mugwenga racho rakaitwa nzvimbo yokupaka motokari muna 1975, zvinhu hazvina kunatsiridzwa zvakakwana mumakore ose aya. Muna 1978, European motorsports governing body, FISA, yakada kuti varidzi venzira vaite zvigadziro zvekuchengetedza munzira, izvo zvakaitwa; uye ipapo chiitiko chacho chakanga chichifanira kubviswa nokuda kwemwaka wa1980, asi chakapiwa ruregerero neFISA mushure mekuvimbisa kuvandudza zvivako munguva yechando. Pashure pokutanga kupiwa musi waApril 13 pakarenda, mujaho wacho wakachinjirwa kuna October 5. Pakupedzisira varongi vakakwanisa kuwana mari yokuvandudza gungano racho mukupera kwaAugust, uye nhandare yacho yakavakwazve. Asi vakanga vachiri kuda chikwereti chemadhora 750 000 kubva kuFormula One Constructors Association (FOCA) kuti vabhadhare mari yemubairo nezvimwe zvinoshandiswa. Alan Jones akakunda mujaho wa1980
nokuda kwaWilliams pashure pokunge aenda pakona yokutanga parutivi rwokutanga ndokupinda munhandare munzvimbo yechipiri kubva panhamba yechi17, uye akapedzisira atora mureza une makadhi pashure pokunge mutsigiri wetsvimbo Bruno Giacomelli arega nokuda kwezvinetso zvemagetsi pedyo neParachute. Reutemann aizoita kuti ive Williams 1<unk>2, ichiteverwa nomuFrance Didier Pironi muLigier. Asi uyu waizova mubayiro mukuru wokupedzisira weUnited States paGlen. Pakutanga yakabatanidzwa pakarenda ya1981, asi yakabviswa pashure pokunge zvikwereti zvisingakwanisi kubhadharwa uye zvikwereti zvehurumende zvakarambwa.