It'll be nice to hear peoples thoughts on this track.

Don't think I'll make it there this year anymore but depending on peoples reactions, it might be on next years tour for me.

 

Summer vacation plans mean no more track until the fall for me. September 14th at dominion is probably going to be my next one, and maybe 1 of the 2 days of Trackdaze at Shenandoah in October.

 

Looks like the TNIA dates were pushed back, now July 28th and Aug 16th. I wonder what they odds of these actually running are.

 

If NASA got the green light to run it'll be interesting to see what people say from that event. Seeing as how it's been cancelled umpteen million times (ok, only a handful ), I doubt the dates will fill up that quickly so can probably register last minute..

We'll have to hear from those attending the NASA event in a couple weeks to see how the track is..

 

Found a recent video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04e6KeN18yQ

Definitely looks very sketchy in different areas not far off track. For actual racing it looks very sketchy.

 

So much wall so close to the track at the beginning of that video, reminds me of a street course....

 

There are a couple places with zero runoff but your going in a strait line or the concrete barriers are on the inside. Minus 1 section I can see. There are other places with a ton of runoff and I noticed there are tire walls at the end of every strait.

Every track has some safety problems. Shenandoah has almost no runoff the entire course and gets unbelievably slick when wet. Summit Mane had a concrete wall at the end of turn one for years and also have deer running around on the track. At vir you can put the car into a wall at 130mph.

It's just another track with its own set of issues. We all accept the risk when going to the track.

 

BUT, you would think with a clean slate / brand new track, you'd consult the professionals and minimize the issues.

I guess they did the best they could with what they had.

 

Yep, I get it Derek that no place is perfect per say, but as freq said, with a new track designed from scratch, you would've thought there'd be a little more thought put into it. From an HPDE standpoint, sure, no big deal. Actual racing though with walls everywhere it leaves much less room for error. Ultimately of course it's nice having another track, it's just a huge letdown to many folks in terms of expectations.

 

Agreed with those above points. trying to be positive here