What's your Bucket List?
07-04-2012, 10:59 PM
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What's your Bucket List?
I'm new to all this. I've done a few HPDEs at VIR and I'm planning on several more.
At the NCM HPDE at VIR a car's engine let go and it went into the barrier on the inside of the front straight. Another car hit the oil and spun.
My group was on the grid waiting while they were tidying things up. My instructor and I had time to chit-chat and we got on the subject of tracks we'd like to drive.
I'm originally from Ohio and the first road course I ever saw was Nelson Ledges, so that's on my list. Another is Mid-Ohio. I've been there dozens of times, but always as a spectator.
From a historic perspective, I'd want to drive Watkins Glen. It would be a tremendous experience to drive the same course that all the greats have driven over the decades.
Summit Point, Road Atlanta, Road America (though that's a long drive from NC), and maybe Sebring (again for the history) round out my list. Oh, and some NASCAR track so I can say to my stock car fan buddies, "Yeah, I was doing 150 right about there," as I point to the TV screen.
What's your list?
At the NCM HPDE at VIR a car's engine let go and it went into the barrier on the inside of the front straight. Another car hit the oil and spun.
My group was on the grid waiting while they were tidying things up. My instructor and I had time to chit-chat and we got on the subject of tracks we'd like to drive.
I'm originally from Ohio and the first road course I ever saw was Nelson Ledges, so that's on my list. Another is Mid-Ohio. I've been there dozens of times, but always as a spectator.
From a historic perspective, I'd want to drive Watkins Glen. It would be a tremendous experience to drive the same course that all the greats have driven over the decades.
Summit Point, Road Atlanta, Road America (though that's a long drive from NC), and maybe Sebring (again for the history) round out my list. Oh, and some NASCAR track so I can say to my stock car fan buddies, "Yeah, I was doing 150 right about there," as I point to the TV screen.
What's your list?
07-04-2012, 11:18 PM
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The original Nurburg ring & the original Spa Franchorchamps.
07-05-2012, 09:46 AM
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Road America (once is not enough)
Watkins Glen ditto
Vir ditto
Road Atlanta Not sure yet
Sebring Ditto
Laugana Seca
Sebring
Barbour Motor sports
NJMP
Mid America
Watkins Glen ditto
Vir ditto
Road Atlanta Not sure yet
Sebring Ditto
Laugana Seca
Sebring
Barbour Motor sports
NJMP
Mid America
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07-05-2012, 07:29 PM
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Spa? Le Mans? Nurburgring? Monza?
Dang. You guys aren't screwing around.
Are these actual possibilities or just daydream (or YouTube) material?
Dang. You guys aren't screwing around.
Are these actual possibilities or just daydream (or YouTube) material?
07-06-2012, 12:30 AM
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Monza is a unknown for me for a car but I know that you can sign up for a course with ducati at Monza which would be SWEET!!!!
Le Mans...think this one would be tough.
07-06-2012, 04:32 AM
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For tracks, Spa, Nurburgring, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Suzuka.
For cars, Vintage Can-Am car, vintage trans-am car, Mid-90's indycar, and a v10 formula 1 car. done.
For cars, Vintage Can-Am car, vintage trans-am car, Mid-90's indycar, and a v10 formula 1 car. done.
07-06-2012, 07:37 AM
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Plus this one from a decade later:
Vintage IMSA Hemi Challenger; 2450 lbs, 572 cu. in., 600 ft/lbs at 3000 rpm and 730 ft/lbs at 4900 rpm.
You can see this one run at the Heacock Classic at VIR in October.
07-06-2012, 08:20 AM
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You are from NC and have not run Charlotte Motor Speedway or Rockingham and they are not on your list???????????
Jim
Jim
07-06-2012, 09:23 AM
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Fortunate enough now to have run Road America a couple of times and I plan on going back.
VIR one of these days!
Miller
Laguna
Mosport
Spa and Silverstone in my dreams.
VIR one of these days!
Miller
Laguna
Mosport
Spa and Silverstone in my dreams.
07-06-2012, 10:43 AM
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Realistic Bucket List
Road America
Laguna Seca
Watkins Glen
Unrealistic List
Spa
Circuit de La Sarthe (all 8.47 miles)
Road America
Laguna Seca
Watkins Glen
Unrealistic List
Spa
Circuit de La Sarthe (all 8.47 miles)
07-06-2012, 03:07 PM
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Mines fairly short and pretty doable:
Sebring (like always, next year)
Road Atlanta
Laguna Seca
Nurbergring Nordslife
Circuit of the America's
Sebring (like always, next year)
Road Atlanta
Laguna Seca
Nurbergring Nordslife
Circuit of the America's
07-06-2012, 05:13 PM
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The Ring, Spa, Very likely doing both next year in one fantastic week long trip.
The Glen
COA
Daytona in December
VIR
Another interesting question is, What track do you have the most miles on? For me it's Road America at 20,000+
The Glen
COA
Daytona in December
VIR
Another interesting question is, What track do you have the most miles on? For me it's Road America at 20,000+
07-06-2012, 05:16 PM
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07-06-2012, 07:03 PM
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Definitely the Ring, the Nordschlieffe or however you spell it.
The rest, like Road Atlanta, Road America, VIR, Sebring, and Laguna Seca are pretty doable. Just gonna take a few years. Next year there's a good chance I'll travel out of state to Hallett (OK) and Miller (UT). Gonna hit the cop track here in CO too (soon), forgot when it is though. . .
The rest, like Road Atlanta, Road America, VIR, Sebring, and Laguna Seca are pretty doable. Just gonna take a few years. Next year there's a good chance I'll travel out of state to Hallett (OK) and Miller (UT). Gonna hit the cop track here in CO too (soon), forgot when it is though. . .
