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Old Jun 27, 2019 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LouieM
Scary stuff. I liked Thunder Hill a lot, but eventually decided to stop tracking my 2007 .... because of possibilities like you show. My favorite pic is from cresting the hill at Turn 5, were the car got thrillingly light.
Wow. Yep, your car looks "light" in that shot!
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Originally Posted by jim lockwood
If the Corkscrew is 6 and 6A to you, you are dating yourself!!!! Since they added infield turns 3 and 4, the Corkscrew is now turn 8!

And it's the third tree which, if you've set up correctly, is right in front of you before the road falls away.

I've seen passes in the dirt, too. Mine simply are not big enough to even attempt that.
LOL! You are absolutely correct, Jim! I have been going to Laguna Seca since 1963, and the corkscrew will always be 6 and 6A to me. Kinda like how the Giants stadium will always be PAC Bell Park in my mind. I am definitely old school and sentimental about those kinds of things!
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