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Originally Posted by admranger
Pppfffftttttt...I raced in August at the LVMS (pre-banking changes) including a 3-hour enduro with co-drivers Monty Sidhu (RIP) and Ralph Warren. I pulled the last stint and when we ended at midnight, the air temp was 100 deg f (and it felt cool). Pre-cool shirt as well.  |
That's freakin' nuts. That is heat stroke territory. Maybe that explains something...
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Originally Posted by dparm
Midwestern tracks are shit for elevation change. Road America is really the only one with anything substantial, and it's limited to the straight sections. Grattan has a little bit of elevation but it's such a technical track that it feels like they just did the elevation to make the whole track feel like "hard mode". I drove it once, years ago, in my S2000 and have very little desire to go back.
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Real elevation changes require locations near foot-hills...And those are typically more expensive land/real-estate unless it's in no man's land. And the more expensive the land and real-estate, the more rich and powerful home owners tend to complain about noise with a track near-by.
I used to work near Fontana, across the 15 from where Auto Club Speedway is, and you'll know it when the NASCAR teams come to test, because, even with the natural sound barrier that is a major 8 lane freeway, you can hear it in a double insulated window office room. Imagine if you live anywhere within 1/2 mile of the track...
Luckily Fontana isn't the most desirable of Southern California real-estate zip codes.