Cars, etc.

[OldAIMGuy]

Hi Bob, If we assume the map is drawn to scale (and the aerial photo seems to indicate thus) then I come up with about 0.37 miles for the back straight. Between the exit of Turn 2 and turn-in for #3 is about 1/6th of a mile. From 5b to 7 is just about a quarter mile. The Start/Finish straight is about a 1/6th of a mile also.

I didn't sum up the listings above, but hope it doesn't add up to more than 2.2 miles!


Some of the tracks I've raced at are built up around a drag strip. It's easier to scale them knowing the length of the quarter mile!

I think we'll see triple digits on that back straight. Not sure what top speed will be, however. #7's tight enough that we might be exiting it in 2nd gear. Hard to guess. Looks like fairly generous run-off room everywhere.

Here's an article from a racer who was there in 2000:
http://www.bombaydigital.com/servlets/diary?index=105

Here's more info on the track if you've not seen this page yet:
http://www.bragg-smith.com/track/trackrental.html
Third paragraph is interesting.
"The road course keeps the car in constant transition, which, from a racing/testing perspective, provides both the drivers and the engineers full feedback."

A couple of photos I've seen show some rather large drop-offs at the edge of the pavement, so if they've not been around with the GradeAll recently we may have to be a bit careful about dropping a wheel. The "Photo gallery" will give you some ideas of the "edge" we might not want to use.:
http://www.bragg-smith.com/photogallery/11.html

The pavement looks very fresh in these shots, so I would imagine it's in better shape now.

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