Loess

It looks like a great track but coming from Alberta, I'm not sure it's practical. It's a 9 hour drive or a 1 hour flight but then you are leaving your car out there. It looks like they sold some "charter" memberships as well. Are they really only taking 300 members? Unfortunately it looks like both planned tracks in southern Alberta are facing big uphill battles.

MaxLTV

Congrats! Are you planning to keep it at one of the local tracks or ship around to race? I'm very intrigued by the car, but cannot commit to a racing season at this time (work & kids), so that's stopping me.

Whoopsy

Yes about 8-9 hours drive from Alberta, but the island track is another 6-7 hours away imagine THAT drive.

We still have quite a number of members coming from Alberta and they are the hardcore ones and don't mind the drive.

300 is pretty much the practical limit, don't want to get the track over crowded and the track doesn't really need extra money.

Whoopsy

Right now I am gonna keep it at Area 27 as my track toy, but I don't rule out trying for a race season next year, my GT4CS came with the SRO package from the factory so it is already legal to race in the GT4 class and the GT3 Cup.

Porsche Canada did asked that if I get a car from them I will need to commit to a race series so I went directly to PMNA and got my car with no strings attached.

MaxLTV

Offtopic, but I spotted a nordic gold GT2 in North Van today. Was it yours? I'd be very surprised if there is more than one in the neighbourhood. Cool car!

CanadaRS

hopefully not, since I am on travels out of town and mine is to be sleeping at my garage, only know of 1 other GT2 in Vancouver and it is Basalt Black. Also my nordic was the only ever sold that colour in N/A, only have reports of another one/two that colour in Holland and Dubai.

MaxLTV

Haha, could have been a turbo with a bumper mod and a wing - I've seen it only from the rear.

kyrocks

Track and location look great! If I still lived in Edmonton I'd make it happen. However, the location is not near a major city and I hope it works out in the long run.

Jamie140

One more reason NOT to retire in Ontari-owe!

robbiedickson

Here is some video clips from my time on Area 27 in a McLaren 675 LT Spyder

Rxpert

Wow, just wow! What a track and car!!! I can't believe how beautiful that new blacktop looks! You guys out west are very lucky. I tip my hat to the Area 27 guys for pulling this off.

Conekilr

much better track video

Whoopsy

Compared to this, is there any reason to go on the the Island track?



Full disclosure: It was Richard Spenard driving my 918 on the track. He didn't push it as he didn't want to wreck my car, short shifting and all.

Richard has never driven a 918 before, let alone on a track. The video is of his first 3 laps ever in the 918. He did drove the track for just about 3 weeks straight.

Me as a amateur, cleared 200km/hr on the 3 straights when we were doing the short course, which has the turn off halfway through the main straight. On the full course I cleared 250km/hr on the main straight, which means it will be much higher in an experienced hand.

On the flying lap above, Richard set the current production car record at 2:16:62, Trevor Seibert, an ex-racer, did a 2:23 with a McLaren 675 a week earlier.

The lap times will come down once the track is rubbered in.

Richard did the lap after the end of his driving academy which I attended earlier, I just throw him the keys to my car and said go for it.

woshimihei

This month they are available for members only. I'll wait for guest invitation next year.

Conekilr

I had the pleasure of driving this track on Monday, October 3rd. What a fantastic and fun track !!

My best time was 2:28 in my 650S spider on P Zeros street tires.

A new production car track record was set by Chris Greene, a Porsche Canada GT3 Cup car driver in a 675LT at 2:11.8.

Can't wait to go back next year with some proper track tires !!