silver74vette

I am not a member of the ECCC but I did participate in the NCCAR track day last year and had a great time. I know there were several CF members there and would like to raise some awareness about this event.

Sign-up sheets are available on the ECCC website and this years event is scheduled for August 2nd.

The course is just over two miles and has a half mile straight. There are no gator strips and no curbs. There were a couple of spins last year but no damage to the vehicles, overall a very safe track to run on.

Look forward to seeing who will run this year!

s'noJob

I'm planning on going! Here's my video from last year:



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LFZ

I'll be there

oh1vette

I'm in!

el es tu

LFZ

Bump for this....just around the corner.

PMD C6

Yup, I'm planning on doing this. Trying to get a couple of my friends to sign up as well. Maybe I will remember to mail in the check when I get home this evening.

LFZ

Is it August yet??

PMD C6

Sent in a check last week. What else do I need to bring/prepare for this besides a helmet? Is the tech inspection performed at the track? Will there be food available?

LFZ

Inspection at the track and there's a food van there for hotdogs, burgers, chips, all that stuff. I'd definitely recommend bringing a cooler with some Gatorade and water because I don't know what it is about NCCAR but that track is always hot as hell.

PMD C6

Cool. Yeah, i was planning on bringing a cooler with plenty of water. Now.....off to buy that helmet.

LFZ

oh1vette

Could be that its August

(sorry couldn't resist)

LFZ

Yea that's true.. Could be that it's North Carolina! See you out there in a few weeks buddy

andoneward

My brother called me today to tell me about this since he saw an ad in the paper. This is perfect since I'll be visiting NC over that weekend!
I signed up the two of us so say hi when you see a laguna blue C7 visit the fun!

dba4life

Anyone know if there will be helmets available there to use?

And can anyone advise on a good place to buy a helmet locally that would would be certified at the local tracks and be reasonable in cost?

Thanks

LFZ

There are no helmets available to use...I'd recommend finding a friend with one, find a raceshop, or get one on the interwebs with fast shipping.

*i know Doug Herbert's shop here in Concord sells helmets.

jcsperson

Try OG Racing or Saferacer. I've ordered from both of these outfits. If you order today you'll get it in time.

I just have the Bell Sport SA2010.



I'd also consider a couple skull caps to keep the sweat down. There's not much that's more gross than putting on a wet, stinky helmet. After use I just soak them in water, wring them out and they dry pretty quickly.

jcsperson

I was looking through YT to find some good NCCAR track videos because I've never run there and I wanted to see the track layout. This is one I found. I wasn't expecting this:



I can't say I've ever seen anything like that.

LFZ

This event runs the track clockwise... I couldn't imagine running this track counterclockwise and have face the hairpin as turn 1 (like in the video above with windshield cracking). That makes a good last turn before the straight as you can drift through that turn then floor it and get up to 130-140mph before your deep into the brakes again.