Tracks you've been to
Just got back from first time at Sebring. Wow. Highly recommended. It got me thinking. How many road course tracks have I been to? For fun:
Putnam Park, Indiana Mid-Ohio, Ohio Road America, WI BeaverRun, PA Gingerman, MI Waterford Hills, MI Grattan, MI Lime Rock, CT Mosport, Ont CA New Jersey Motorsports Park, NJ VIR, VA CMP, SC BlackHawk Farms, IL/WI Autobahn C.C., IL Roebling Road, GA Road Atlanta, GA Barber, AL Watkins Glen, NY MAM, Iowa Miller, UT Willow Springs, CA St. Pete GP, FL Long Beach GP, CA Toronto GP, ON CA Sebring, FL Edit: Forgot a few. Daytona Nashville MotorSpeedway Iowa Speedway Brainerd, MN High Plains Raceway, CO 12 of those I've been hit, had someone hit me or met a tire wall at either high or slow speed. Been upside down once, backwards at over 100 several times, bump draft pushed at 140, one car totalled (Barber spec miata knucklehead hit me), a few track records and a bunch of beers at local watering holes. We should probably start a thread on all the great little places to eat and drink as I can think of several. 25 tracks. Wow. The funnest? The last one you just came from naturally. See you at the track. Edit, Edit: Homestead Speedway, FL Eric |
I don't have quite the list that you do. I only raced in SCCA amature classes in the Great Lakes area. I do have one that you don't, Michigan International Speedway (road course).
I was hammered in the side at Gratten, MI Road America was the only track where I had to abandon the car (the gravel trap at turn 12). The funnest is Gratten. It's like driving your car on a roller coaster. |
Mugello
Monza Varano de' melegari Magione Imola Vallelunga Isam Spa-Francorchamps Nurburgring That's definitely not a huge list but attending events is expensive here and the gas price doesn't help if you have to travel 5\700 km to a track :) |
I've raced at NJMP and Englishtown Raceway, NJ. I spunout twice @ NJMP...once because I didn't follow the line correctly...once because my rear brake pads went at the end of the day.
Hopefully this year I'll add Watken's Glen and Pocono Raceway to my list. |
Just a few for me.
Mazda Raceway/Laguna Seca, CA Infineon/Sears Point, CA Buttonwillow, CA Thunderhill, CA Big Willow, CA Reno-Fernely Raceway, NV |
The guys on the Ga Rx8 club were figuring out how many track miles they had driven with there cars. It added up quickly.
If I remember correctly mine was over 3,000 miles? Rd Atlanta Barber Roebling TGR (little Talledaga) VIR-(hopefully soon) Hitting Sebring this year--only track that looks like I will not know which way to go? For some reason I have more fun at Roebling than anywhere else--so far. Barber has too many dang turns. Road Atlanta is a monster. I have never spun, or went off track. Sure rear end has gotten a little loose before but i have always (so far) caught it. I am not the slowest out there:). |
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Mugello
Monza Varano de' melegari Magione Imola Vallelunga Isam Spa-Francorchamps Nurburgring That's definitely not a huge list but attending events is expensive here and the gas price doesn't help if you have to travel 5\700 km to a track :) those tracks are legends. |
Originally Posted by bse50
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Mugello
Monza Varano de' melegari Magione Imola Vallelunga Isam Spa-Francorchamps Nurburgring That's definitely not a huge list but attending events is expensive here and the gas price doesn't help if you have to travel 5\700 km to a track :) Best track I've been to is Jennings GP in FL, fuckin 22h drive but worth it lol It's a motorcyle only track, but WOW it's amazing! |
Only been in one done 40 laps at the Nurburgring in Germany, im not complaining haha
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/nurburgring-trip-184764/ |
You guys are right... we're lucky.
Too bad that the overall price of an open pit track day is around 950€ when you take gas, tyres and common tear and wear into account since I live in Rome. Vallelunga is fun and close to my place though! |
Originally Posted by bse50
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You guys are right... we're lucky.
Too bad that the overall price of an open pit track day is around 950€ when you take gas, tyres and common tear and wear into account since I live in Rome. Vallelunga is fun and close to my place though! |
Shipping your arse here would be far cheaper ;)
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OK My list
Mid-Ohio - Ohio Full Nuburgring - Germany (125 laps) Nurburgring Grand Prix Track - Germany Hockenheimring Grand Prix Track - Germany Spa-Francorchamps - Belgium Dijon GP - France Anneau du Rhin - France Lemans Bugatti Circuit - France Silverstone - England |
So many left to go :naughty:
NH Motor Speedway 1.6m 12T Mt Tremblant 2.65m 15T - Quebec, Canada Calabogie Motorsports Park 3.05m 20T 65FT - Ontario, Canada Watkin Glen 3.4m 13T 141FT - NY Lime Rock 1.5m 7T- CN Lightning @NJMP 1.9m 10T Thunderbolt @NJMP 2.25m 14T Monticello Motorsports Park 4.1m 20T - NY |
Sumit Point Motorsports Park:
- Summit Point Raceway (Main course) - Shenandoah Circuit (with replica Karussel) - Jefferson Circuit (short, very technical, fun) - Washington Circuit (kart/autocross track) Virginia International Raceway (VIR) - North Course - Full Course - Grant East (aka Grand Equalizer where a little RX-8 can eat 500 HP monsters!) Watkins Glenn That's it on my too-short list for having been a track slut for 15 years, :( but I've done SPR and VIR so often I can almost drive them blindfolded. :) |
Summit Point - Main
Would love to do: The Glen Summit Point - Shenandoah VIR (any of the courses) |
Just button willow, streets of willow, and autoclub speedway
planning to hit up spring mountain in may, laguna seca in august |
Indianapolis Raceway Park, IN
Gratten, MI Mid-Ohio, OH Blackhawk Farms, WI Mid-America, MO Rockingham, NC + plus a couple of street circuits and one in Oklahoma I can't remember the name of. All on Yamaha 2-strokes though ... |
Taupo
Hampton Downs Pukekohe :) |
Summit Point, Summit, Shenandoah & Jefferson Circuits
Virginia International Raceway North, Full & Grand Watkins Glen Miller Phoenix Int'l Raceway Firebird Raceway Main, East, West and "Mondo" Buttonwillow Willow and Streets of Willow CalMotorSpeedway ("Autoclub") "Roval" and short course Las Vegas MotorSpeedway Spring Mountain Mid-Ohio Inde Motorsports Ranch Arroyo Seco Arizona Motorsports Park I did a lap of the 'Ring in a VW Golf. Wasn't exactly "competitive". Probably more that I've forgotten... Looks like I'll finally hit Laguna Seca in April. Chuckwalla is on the tentative schedule. I'd like to hit the other Northern Cali tracks. |
So far (all races; never done a track day)
Carolina Motorsports Park, a bunch of times Nelson Ledges -- an awesome track Gingerman Will finally be on NJMP this April. Hoping to do a track day there in March, and a track day at Pocono in July. It would be nice to actually get the 8 out on a track. |
Laguna Seca
Infineon Raceway Hopefully I get to do Thunderhill this year and if I ever buy a car manufactured in Europe, I am doing European Delivery (even if I have to pay more) and will get her on the ring! Most likely the only tracks I'll get to see for a while but I can't complain :) |
Watkins Glen
Summit Point (Main and Shenandoah) VIR (Full and North Course) NJMP Thunderbolt "Bucket list" includes Mosport, Mid-Ohio, Road Atlanta, Barber, Road America and the longshots; Laguna Seca, Thunderhill, Sonoma. Spa, Circuit de la Sarthe and the Nurburgring are fantasy. |
1st post!
Little Talledega Road Atlanta VIR (North and Full) Roebling Road Carolina MP Barber Mid-Ohio Hallett Motorsport Ranch Houston (both directions) Motorsport Ranch Cresson (1.7 CCW) Texas World Speedway (2.9 both directions) Eagle's Canyon Miller I've autocrossed in 6 different states as well - and will be sure to add to that with the recent acquisition :) maybe a track or two with the w-t-w race MR2. I'm sure this RX8 will end up as the replacement race car at some point down the road though :fingersx: |
glad to hear Ken--see you at RR or RA!
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