A View From Summit Point
10-17-2018, 04:43 PM
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I remember at Car Guys a LONG time ago, early 1990's, when a C-level exec for Golden Corral, a local restaurant chain, was riding right seat in a 1980's 911 at Summit Point in the fall.
Going down into T1, the spot where one of the videos posted was exactly, a large buck crossed left-to-right between cars (at vMax).
The right side pillar of the car Larry was in split the animal in half, the hind half coming inside the car. The workers said that there was so much blood, it was hard to tell what was what.
In those days, many of us wore open faced helmets, and in this case, Larry suffered pretty severe maxillofacial injuries with glass and animal parts inflicting most of it. He was transported to Duke Hospital close to home and we looked in on him fairly often during his recovery.
After, he still rode right seat periodically, but that image has always stayed with me.
I do race an open car at Summit, but it's been a while since I did it in the fall.
Going down into T1, the spot where one of the videos posted was exactly, a large buck crossed left-to-right between cars (at vMax).
The right side pillar of the car Larry was in split the animal in half, the hind half coming inside the car. The workers said that there was so much blood, it was hard to tell what was what.
In those days, many of us wore open faced helmets, and in this case, Larry suffered pretty severe maxillofacial injuries with glass and animal parts inflicting most of it. He was transported to Duke Hospital close to home and we looked in on him fairly often during his recovery.
After, he still rode right seat periodically, but that image has always stayed with me.
I do race an open car at Summit, but it's been a while since I did it in the fall.
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10-17-2018, 04:58 PM
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I hit a deer on the front straight. Same day, someone else hit a deer in the braking zone of T1 and his car was totaled. I've also hit a groundhog in the braking zone of T1 at about 140 mph, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Totally unacceptable situation, which can be solved if the owners have the will and spend some money (they have plenty of money). Fencing would work, and it doesn't have to enclose the perimeter of the track to greatly reduce the chance of a deer strike. Never seen an animal on track at any other track.
10-17-2018, 05:58 PM
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I hit a deer on the front straight. Same day, someone else hit a deer in the braking zone of T1 and his car was totaled. I've also hit a groundhog in the braking zone of T1 at about 140 mph, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Totally unacceptable situation, which can be solved if the owners have the will and spend some money (they have plenty of money). Fencing would work, and it doesn't have to enclose the perimeter of the track to greatly reduce the chance of a deer strike. Never seen an animal on track at any other track.
10-17-2018, 06:17 PM
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I have almost 200 days at various tracks. Let's jog animal sightings from memory:
1) WGI (track I go to most often) = 1 groundhog.
2) VIR (numerous visits) = 1 groundhog.
3) NJMP (TBolt and Lightning) = 0.
4) Mid-Ohio = 0.
5) PittRace = 0.
6) Palmar = 0.
7) Mosport = 0.
8) Pocono = 0.
9) Road Atlanta = 0.
10) Road America = 0.
11) Summit (Main and Shenandoah) = at least 3 deer and 1 groundhog on track that I witnessed personally. Numerous deer and groundhog impacts with participants at the events I've attended. Numerous videos online. Forget the videos, just look at my personal accounts compared to other tracks. And as I mentioned above, I haven't even been to SP all that many times.
On the flip side, I'll concur with above that SP is a very fun track and the new surface is great (though there are patches already at Turn 6).
10-17-2018, 06:34 PM
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That's really an unfair thing to say.
I have almost 200 days at various tracks. Let's jog animal sightings from memory:
1) WGI (track I go to most often) = 1 groundhog.
2) VIR (numerous visits) = 1 groundhog.
3) NJMP (TBolt and Lightning) = 0.
4) Mid-Ohio = 0.
5) PittRace = 0.
6) Palmar = 0.
7) Mosport = 0.
8) Pocono = 0.
9) Road Atlanta = 0.
10) Road America = 0.
11) Summit (Main and Shenandoah) = at least 3 deer and 1 groundhog on track that I witnessed personally. Numerous deer and groundhog impacts with participants at the events I've attended. Numerous videos online. Forget the videos, just look at my personal accounts compared to other tracks. And as I mentioned above, I haven't even been to SP all that many times.
On the flip side, I'll concur with above that SP is a very fun track and the new surface is great (though there are patches already at Turn 6).
I have almost 200 days at various tracks. Let's jog animal sightings from memory:
1) WGI (track I go to most often) = 1 groundhog.
2) VIR (numerous visits) = 1 groundhog.
3) NJMP (TBolt and Lightning) = 0.
4) Mid-Ohio = 0.
5) PittRace = 0.
6) Palmar = 0.
7) Mosport = 0.
8) Pocono = 0.
9) Road Atlanta = 0.
10) Road America = 0.
11) Summit (Main and Shenandoah) = at least 3 deer and 1 groundhog on track that I witnessed personally. Numerous deer and groundhog impacts with participants at the events I've attended. Numerous videos online. Forget the videos, just look at my personal accounts compared to other tracks. And as I mentioned above, I haven't even been to SP all that many times.
On the flip side, I'll concur with above that SP is a very fun track and the new surface is great (though there are patches already at Turn 6).
10-17-2018, 06:59 PM
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MMC: Foxes
WGI: Groundhog
Limerock: Big *** turtles (the live kind)
VIR: the guy in the Radical I banged wheels with. He was an animal.
Oh and one time at Sebring there was a hooker wandering the paddock. Does that count?
10-17-2018, 07:04 PM
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10-17-2018, 07:07 PM
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10-17-2018, 07:16 PM
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10-17-2018, 07:28 PM
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I was at the Glen in August during the big rain (something like 9 inches in 2 days
) and I saw pairs of animals on the back straight....
And then an ark on the front straight
Gary
......all that water, and yet, no Phish.....
) and I saw pairs of animals on the back straight....And then an ark on the front straight
Gary
......all that water, and yet, no Phish.....
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10-17-2018, 09:54 PM
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Just hoping I don't see any reindeer on track next Tues at Mosport......unless they're pulling a sleigh with a fat guy in it 
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10-17-2018, 10:28 PM
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10-18-2018, 04:42 AM
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