ZR1343

I know what you mean about the loss of run off area. I believe I was flagging station 8 when #381 spun and hit the tires there. Most drivers hated to see the loss of run off area. The best move now is not to fight to make the turn if in trouble, just go straight towards station 9 and let the grass and hill slow you down.

TheSkunkWorks

Now you surely know that the old "red mist" syndrome keeps very many drivers from ever admitting defeat and giving up a corner. "I've got it. I've got it. Thud! I don't got it..."

2000BSME

on all these types of polls, I always see Road Atlanta at the top of most peoples lists. I live close enough, I guess I'll have to make a visit.

I have to admit, I'm a big fan of Infineon and Laguna Seca on my Playstation 2.

Joy of 6

Play station is a 2 on a 1 to 10 scale for really being on both tracks. Take a road trip

Vetracr

What are your top three tracks you have driven or raced on?

1.Laguna Seca
2.Thunderhill
3. Buttonwillow

and what 3 tracks would you LOVE to drive on, and Take Your Car to that track? Track and distance North America only please.

1. Sebring 200 miles
2. Road Atlanta 800 Miles
3. Watkins Glen 1500 miles

xsiveone

One of the things that all the racing sims have gotten wrong on Road America and what surprised me the most was the elevation drop heading into turn 5. The rest of the track seemed "deja vu" familiar after seeing several races on tv and playing several sims, but that elevation drop surprised me. It's not like I was afraid of the elevation drop, but it just seemed so different to me from a driver's perspective.

I can't imagine what the corkscrew is like at Laguna Seca. It looks steep on tv and in the game sims.

ghoffman

What are your top three tracks you have driven or raced on?

1. WGI 420 miles
2. Sebring, (fly to and drove someone else's car!)
3. NHIS, now NHMS, 35 miles away
other
4. LRP (not a favorite, but
and what 3 tracks would you LOVE to drive on, and Take Your Car to that track? Track and distance North America only please.

1. Laguna Seca, 2500 miles
2. Road America 1100 miles
3. VIR 750 miles

varkwso

I did not realize the cockpit recorder had been released from my tap at Barber....

heavychevy

Forza 2 is almost dead on for Raod Atlanta.

Gary2KC5

Favorite tracks...

1. Road America -- 475 miles (7.5 hours)
Long straights, history, people, 165mph

2. Barber Park -- 550 Miles (8.5 hours)
a very close 2nd to RA, the best race facility in NA, quick high skill level driver's track

3. Heartland Park, Topeka -- 350 miles (5.5 hours)
home of SCCA & runoffs, 2.5 mile track with decent straight away, relatively close to home


Tracks I would like to run...

1. Road Atlanta
2. VIR
3. GM test track with a 3 mile straight

OzCop

Tracks I have run on:

Texas Motor Speedway Roval
MotorSports Ranch, Cresson, TX
Mid Ohio
Putnam Park


Tracks I would like to run on:

Road Atlanta-250 miles
Road America-700 miles
Eagle Canyon-Decatur, TX (new) 1000 miles

OzCop

Oops! Forgot to mention VIR!

zaphodbebullbrox

Well i've only been to two tracks so far.

1. Putnam Park
2. Putnam Park
3. South Carolina Motorsport Park

Look Forward to?

1. Road America
2. Laguna Seca
3. Nurenburgh Ring

drivinhard

What are your top three tracks you have driven or raced on?

1. Watkins Glen
2. Road Atlanta
3. Limerock (dunno why, but I just love that track)


and what 3 tracks would you LOVE to drive on, and Take Your Car to that track? Track and distance North America only please.

1. Road America - 1000 miles
2. VIR - 300 mile
3. Laguna Seca - 2600 mile

I did drive, in '04, from Atlanta to CA in my 92 SHO and ran an HPDE at our national SHO club meet at Thunderhill (great track). Hauled 4 R tires/wheels in the trunk/back seat, even had room for the wife and her 600 lbs of luggage. Did 6400 miles in 13 days, taking a little time off in CO on the way back. Good fun. My SHO had 215,000 miles then to, on the original yamaha motor.

Road Atlanta is in my backyard (literally). 3 miles from the track...great being that close to a great track, and one reason I bought the land I did. lol.

kermooni

O.K. I am disappointed that there was not even one mention of BIR (Brainard International Raceway).

So:
1. BIR
2. TBD
3. TBD

and for wish to drive:
1. Nurburgring's Nordschleife (ouch)
2. Road Amrica (6 hrs)
3. Laguna Seca (26 hrs)

Thanks for the post Golden Tom.

AU N EGL

StArrow68

Well, as noted far back, I don't quite understand the facination with
Laguna Seca so the best I can hope for is that whenever there is an
all Corvette event there it just happens to match up with a Sears Point
/ Infineon date so some of the crowd can get a double dose. About the
only groups that now run Sears Point are NASA and TrackMasters.
Randy

G.J. Dixon

Tracks I've Driven or Raced on:

1: Bridgehampton - 3 Hrs
2: Leguna Seca- 3000 Miles- Flew in
3: Wakins Glen ( Full Course )- 5 Hrs

4: Lime Rock ( With Chicane ) 1.5 hrs
5: Homestead Miami ( 2.2 Mile IMSA Course ) 20 hrs Flew in
6: Summit Point ( Main Course and Jefferson Circuit ) 6 Hrs
7: Pocono ( Full Infield, South, East, North ) 2 Hrs

Tracks in the US, that I'd love to do:

1: Mid-Ohio - 10 Hrs
2: Road America not sure distance
3: Road Atlanta - 15 hrs

4: VIR - 5 Hrs
5: Barber Motorsports Park - not sure distance
6: Beaver Run - 5 Hrs
7: Thunderbolt Raceway, if it opens next year 2.5 hrs

Miaugi

So Tom, have you compiled all this valuable info into a graph or spreadsheet yet?

OzCop

Hey G.J. Good to see you checking in...hope you are enjoying that new ride! You may want to add Eagles Canyon and MSR-Cresson to your list...Both in Texas within 60 miles of DFW Metroplex.