Ring of the Rockies 8 mile track (Colorado)
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I agree about rain....but I was thinking more SNOW... maybe its just me but the idea of a snow plow as a pace car...just doesn't sound fun to me
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This is what it looked like towing to the track Friday afternoon... (and this was by far one of the better spots during that blizzard)
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When we got to the track, there were crews brushing the snow off of it. Saturday was rain, then Sunday was warm and sunny...
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Also, NASA does allow anti-freeze in race cars when the temperature could drop below freezing overnight, and I would expect that the other sanctioning bodies here are also reasonable about that.
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This track looks nice, but Denver has more of a grass-roots type of motorsports market. Look at the history of High Plains raceway. a) This looks like a very expensive complex and b) for it to survive, it'll have to be funded and supported from outside Denver and attract people/races from all over.
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Colorado gets more days of sunshine than any other state so it makes sense to build a track here in that regard.
Well see how this goes, seems like they have pretty high ambitions. I wonder if it will even be available to club racers or if its going to be more of a private thing.
Well see how this goes, seems like they have pretty high ambitions. I wonder if it will even be available to club racers or if its going to be more of a private thing.
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I think Arizona will fight you for that one. ![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
However while we have perfect winters our summers are brutal. If this thig is Mid East funded I am sure they are looking for a place to play when it is too hot back home.
Still that will take ALOT of $$$$$$$$$$ to make it happen. From a club racer perspective I can't get too excited due to the "country club" nature of it. If the open it up to club guys then maybe, but I wonder if the denver area is getting saturated for club racing tracks. More is better for the racers, but that means that each org like SCCA or NASA will visit less and if the track is not rented every weekend during the racing season can it survive.
Now the really cool thing if I had wadds of cash us that it is 8 or 9 miles long and can run as 4 seperate tracks. 2-3 miles of pavement wil get boring if it is the only one you have, but 9 miles of it over many different layouts brings new challenges and keeps it fresh.
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However while we have perfect winters our summers are brutal. If this thig is Mid East funded I am sure they are looking for a place to play when it is too hot back home.
Still that will take ALOT of $$$$$$$$$$ to make it happen. From a club racer perspective I can't get too excited due to the "country club" nature of it. If the open it up to club guys then maybe, but I wonder if the denver area is getting saturated for club racing tracks. More is better for the racers, but that means that each org like SCCA or NASA will visit less and if the track is not rented every weekend during the racing season can it survive.
Now the really cool thing if I had wadds of cash us that it is 8 or 9 miles long and can run as 4 seperate tracks. 2-3 miles of pavement wil get boring if it is the only one you have, but 9 miles of it over many different layouts brings new challenges and keeps it fresh.