EricMeyer

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

alnielsen

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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.

bse50

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

L337fpc

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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.

jrx13

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

olddragger

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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.

fastlaneracing

You are so lucky!

those tracks are legends.

[c]K

I hate you

Best track I've been to is Jennings GP in FL, ****** 22h drive but worth it lol It's a motorcyle only track, but WOW it's amazing!

rx 8speciale

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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/

bse50

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!

L337fpc

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I would kill to be able to drive on a track in italy. but shipping a car overseas...

bse50

Shipping your **** here would be far cheaper

StuttgartRX8

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

Spin9k

So many left to go

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

wankelbolt

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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 **** for 15 years, but I've done SPR and VIR so often I can almost drive them blindfolded.

Bigbacon

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Summit Point - Main

Would love to do:
The Glen
Summit Point - Shenandoah
VIR (any of the courses)

c0ldf1ame

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Just button willow, streets of willow, and autoclub speedway

planning to hit up spring mountain in may, laguna seca in august

HiFlite999

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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 ...

Brettus

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Taupo
Hampton Downs
Pukekohe

MazdaManiac

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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.

dmitrik4

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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.

Lodes

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

Striker-7

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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.

kbrewmr2

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

olddragger

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glad to hear Ken--see you at RR or RA!