What would your fantasy racetrack be like?

I think any track that I can get to in an hour and a half is a Godsend, and if it is raceable, wide where it has to be and has some terrain changes, with direction changes at the same spot that the terrain changes, ...

In the end, if it utilizes the natural terrain, and is technical but raceable, I will love driving it.
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You just described Grattan to a T. Five minutes from my house - I can hear it from my yard.
  • Downhill off-camber corner - lots of head-scratching for newcomers
  • The "jump", where open wheel cars pull air
  • When you "land" the jump at 90 MPH, you're right on top of the esses
  • The back "straight" with a kink at the top of a rise that'll give you some wheelspin
  • The 160* hairpin with enough downhill falloff that you can't see the apex until way after you've turned in
  • Leading to the uphill where you've got to turn in almost before you can see that there's a corner - then the suspension totally unloads at the apex. If you found the right line there's a trough that'll catch you and totally compress the suspension. If you didn't ...
 
I like a track that has a low speed 2nd gear turn. It bunches things up, provides a neutralization of torque and brakes amongst the field, and provides a good place to watch action.

I would also like a porter in the boys room just like at those high rent tracks I've heard about.

(Why a guy would want to sit in a restroom all day is beyond me..........it's just begging for one of those Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" songs. I can hear it now.....mister bath-room colo-gne pur-vey-or......) :035:


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I don't think you want a fantasy track. Just a track that is long enough to accomadate huge groups (min. 2.75 miles), can run on Sunday and is geographically well sited for your region.

The lay of the land and budget will dictate the actual layout and I would think you would want to try and preserve any topography you may have to start with.

Nelson Ledges is my favorite track and is the fastest 2 mile track around.
 
My fantasy track would be Nuburgring, the original, except a little closer to home. And each race would be a minimum of 20 laps. :birra:
 
Over 2, but under 3 miles long; LOTS of smooth runoff room with nothing to hit; escape roads at the end of straights instead of gravel traps; corner stations located where the flags are easy to see; enough elevation change to make if fun, but not so much that it's a chore; at least three locations where you can set up a pass; and at least one multiple turn section that rewards the more skillful drivers. A bonus is if the layout could be reasonably run in either direction, making it a two-for-one track.

Locate it in an area that has a reasonable chance of staying rural and free of McMansion development for at least another 20 years. And no "Quiet Time" ordinances.

Bob Hudson, Atlanta Region
Wishing Road Atlanta was still surrounded by stinky chicken farms instead of new houses.
 
Seriously, anyone who has been to VIR must have it as very nearly their ideal racetrack. If you haven't been, well, you need to go and see for yourself. It is magnificent.
 
I think it would be cool to make it so you can run both directions... What tracks still can be set up to run both directions besides maybe Pocono???
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Moroso here in Florida runs the cars in one direction and the motorcycles in the other. Reason being that if you wipe out going one way, you hit a wall, going the other way, you go in a small pond. Car guys would rather hit the wall, bike guys would rather take a swim.
 
Put a track anywhere less than 7 hours from Minneapolis and I'll call it my favorite track. Anyone want to help me buy Brainerd so I have a place to play 2 hours away!

I think I would take Road America, add in a series of esses, and 2nd gear corner made for passing, AND, here's the topper, a city section. Can be fake buildings or whatever. Just think it would be fun to add some scary walls and a little bit of Monoco. Is it alright to put nice ladies hanging out of the fake buildings? :happy204:

Never been to VIR :(
 
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