View Poll Results: How many different tracks have you ever driven?
Just 1
3
1.52%
2 - 10
116
58.88%
11 - 20
65
32.99%
21 - 30
7
3.55%
31 - 40
3
1.52%
41 - 50
0
0%
> 50
3
1.52%
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How Many Tracks Have You Ever Driven?
11-03-2012, 09:45 PM
#31
Three Wheelin'
Let's see,
Putnam
Barber Moorsports
Nelson Ledges
Autobahn South
Summit Point
Gingerman
Moroso
Dubai Autodrome
And I get to try New Orleans next month. I need to get to the Glen, VIR and Road America this year.
Putnam
Barber Moorsports
Nelson Ledges
Autobahn South
Summit Point
Gingerman
Moroso
Dubai Autodrome
And I get to try New Orleans next month. I need to get to the Glen, VIR and Road America this year.
11-03-2012, 11:31 PM
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11-03-2012, 11:48 PM
#34
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In order....
Nurburgring Nordschleife
Firebird east (Phoenix)
Firebird west(Phoenix)
PIR
Arroyo Seco (New Mexico)
Spring Mt. (full course)
Putnam Park (home track)
Mid Ohio (various config)
Chuckwalla (CA
Nurburgring Nordschleife
Firebird east (Phoenix)
Firebird west(Phoenix)
PIR
Arroyo Seco (New Mexico)
Spring Mt. (full course)
Putnam Park (home track)
Mid Ohio (various config)
Chuckwalla (CA
11-04-2012, 02:43 AM
#35
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In no particular order (and listed by location v. corporate bought name in some cases):
Thunderhill (both ways, original short course, then later full and bypass)
Sears Point
Laguna Seca (neutered and non-neutered configs)
Buttonwillow (both ways, East and West, and numerous full course configs)
Willow Springs
Riverside (as it was run in the mid-'80s)
Jack Murphy Stadium (ought to call it a race course for what really went on at some of those events)
Carlsbad
Holtville
Firebird (the original course, with both configs of the front straight chicane, and without)
PIR (Phoenix, road course and oval)
U-Haul test facility (Tempe, AZ, a neat one mile oval with some skidpad area that allowed something of a road course to run)
Eloy, AZ (was at one time the only street course in the world other than Monaco)
Reno (the original short ~45-50 sec. course, when it had the boulders just off line)
Seattle/Kent/Pacific
PIR (Portland)
VIR
Arizona Motorsports Park
And Bridgehampton (just toodling along in the rental car on what's left of the front straight/pavement that makes up the access road to the golf course)
I'll say that my limited experience in stage rally predating getting on track helps in reading a new course, as well as corner working to allow lots of up close observation.
Thunderhill (both ways, original short course, then later full and bypass)
Sears Point
Laguna Seca (neutered and non-neutered configs)
Buttonwillow (both ways, East and West, and numerous full course configs)
Willow Springs
Riverside (as it was run in the mid-'80s)
Jack Murphy Stadium (ought to call it a race course for what really went on at some of those events)
Carlsbad
Holtville
Firebird (the original course, with both configs of the front straight chicane, and without)
PIR (Phoenix, road course and oval)
U-Haul test facility (Tempe, AZ, a neat one mile oval with some skidpad area that allowed something of a road course to run)
Eloy, AZ (was at one time the only street course in the world other than Monaco)
Reno (the original short ~45-50 sec. course, when it had the boulders just off line)
Seattle/Kent/Pacific
PIR (Portland)
VIR
Arizona Motorsports Park
And Bridgehampton (just toodling along in the rental car on what's left of the front straight/pavement that makes up the access road to the golf course)
I'll say that my limited experience in stage rally predating getting on track helps in reading a new course, as well as corner working to allow lots of up close observation.
11-04-2012, 06:35 AM
#36
Cool thread!
- Dubai Autodrome (all configs)
- Yas Marina circuit (all configs)
- Spa Francorchamps
- Zolder
- Nurburgring Nordschleife + GP
Driving new tracks makes you better at your home track. Often, at your home track you "settle" into a rhythm and possibly make mistakes over and over, but then when you go to a new track you are forced to re-learn stuff and then when you go back home you suddenly find yourself attacking specific corners differently. For example, after racing at Spa the "high speed" corners at my home tracks which used to make me nervous suddenly felt much more manageable and I was more confident to attack. Likewise after the 'Ring, I suddenly had a new definition of "tight" and "crest" and "dip" and "blind corner" and my perspective at home changed a lot.
- Dubai Autodrome (all configs)
- Yas Marina circuit (all configs)
- Spa Francorchamps
- Zolder
- Nurburgring Nordschleife + GP
Driving new tracks makes you better at your home track. Often, at your home track you "settle" into a rhythm and possibly make mistakes over and over, but then when you go to a new track you are forced to re-learn stuff and then when you go back home you suddenly find yourself attacking specific corners differently. For example, after racing at Spa the "high speed" corners at my home tracks which used to make me nervous suddenly felt much more manageable and I was more confident to attack. Likewise after the 'Ring, I suddenly had a new definition of "tight" and "crest" and "dip" and "blind corner" and my perspective at home changed a lot.
11-04-2012, 08:37 AM
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Roebling
CMP (short, long old, long new)
Road Atl (old w/ dip, new)
Daytona
Sebring (short, long)
Homestead
VIR
Rockingham
Charlotte
Washington DC (ALMS street course)
Barber
Putnam
Texas World
Cresson
No Problem
Mid Ohio (pro, club)
Watkins Glen (nascar short, long)
Lime Rock (old chicane, full)
Road America
Indianapolis (current sports car road course)
Mont Tremblant
Pheonix (roval)
Laguna
California speedway
Portland
Mexico City
Yas Marina (F1 config)
Dubai Autodrome (24hr, short course)
Should be adding COTA and Kansas next year. Maybe Jersey as well. NOLA in December
CMP (short, long old, long new)
Road Atl (old w/ dip, new)
Daytona
Sebring (short, long)
Homestead
VIR
Rockingham
Charlotte
Washington DC (ALMS street course)
Barber
Putnam
Texas World
Cresson
No Problem
Mid Ohio (pro, club)
Watkins Glen (nascar short, long)
Lime Rock (old chicane, full)
Road America
Indianapolis (current sports car road course)
Mont Tremblant
Pheonix (roval)
Laguna
California speedway
Portland
Mexico City
Yas Marina (F1 config)
Dubai Autodrome (24hr, short course)
Should be adding COTA and Kansas next year. Maybe Jersey as well. NOLA in December
Last edited by coryf; 11-04-2012 at 08:57 AM.
11-04-2012, 12:29 PM
#38
Three Wheelin'
From west to east:
Laguna Seca (old configuration)
Las Vegas Speedway
NJMP Thunderbolt
Monticello (various configurations)
Lime Rock
VIR
Goodwood
Brands Hatch (both configurations)
Bedford
Silverstone (various configurations)
The 'ring (Nordschleife)
Spa
Circuit du Var
Florida tracks are next.
Laguna Seca (old configuration)
Las Vegas Speedway
NJMP Thunderbolt
Monticello (various configurations)
Lime Rock
VIR
Goodwood
Brands Hatch (both configurations)
Bedford
Silverstone (various configurations)
The 'ring (Nordschleife)
Spa
Circuit du Var
Florida tracks are next.
11-04-2012, 07:16 PM
#40
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- Road Atlanta
- BMW performance center
- VIR (full, south)
- Summit Point
- Jefferson
- NJMP Lightning
- NJMP Thunderbolt
- Watkins Glen
- Pocono North
- Monticello
- Nurburgring Nordschleife (Germany)
- Nurburgring Grand Prix (Germany)
- L'Alpe d'Huez Ice track (France)
FM
- BMW performance center
- VIR (full, south)
- Summit Point
- Jefferson
- NJMP Lightning
- NJMP Thunderbolt
- Watkins Glen
- Pocono North
- Monticello
- Nurburgring Nordschleife (Germany)
- Nurburgring Grand Prix (Germany)
- L'Alpe d'Huez Ice track (France)
FM
11-04-2012, 08:27 PM
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11-04-2012, 09:10 PM
#43
Nordschleife Master
Barber
CMP
Mid-Ohio
Memphis International
Nashville Super Speedway
Road Atlanta
Roebling Road
Sebring
Taladega Grand Prix
VIR - Full
VIR - North
CMP
Mid-Ohio
Memphis International
Nashville Super Speedway
Road Atlanta
Roebling Road
Sebring
Taladega Grand Prix
VIR - Full
VIR - North
11-04-2012, 09:38 PM
#44
Cool thread:
Mid Ohio
Putnam
Nelson's Ledges
Beaverun
Watkin's Glen
Mosport
Limerock
Summit Point
NJMSP--Thunderbolt
VIR
Roebling Road
Atlanta Motospeedway roval
Daytona
Sebring
Moroso
Nurburgring
On the bucket list: Road Atlanta, Road America, Laguna Seca, Spa
Mid Ohio
Putnam
Nelson's Ledges
Beaverun
Watkin's Glen
Mosport
Limerock
Summit Point
NJMSP--Thunderbolt
VIR
Roebling Road
Atlanta Motospeedway roval
Daytona
Sebring
Moroso
Nurburgring
On the bucket list: Road Atlanta, Road America, Laguna Seca, Spa
11-04-2012, 10:04 PM
#45
I'm in....
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12 Road courses
VIR
Summit Point
Pocono North
Road America
Lightning
Thunder
WGI
Sebring
Homstead
Daytona
Roebling Road
Mid Ohio
and a couple of dirt tracks, a few lakes, and a handfull motocross courses in my youth.
Looking forward to a couple of new ones next year.
VIR
Summit Point
Pocono North
Road America
Lightning
Thunder
WGI
Sebring
Homstead
Daytona
Roebling Road
Mid Ohio
and a couple of dirt tracks, a few lakes, and a handfull motocross courses in my youth.
Looking forward to a couple of new ones next year.