"Just wear your damn mask..." (jimal)
12/16/2013 at 11:18 • Filed to: Racelopnik
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"Just wear your damn mask..." (jimal)
12/16/2013 at 11:18 • Filed to: Racelopnik | 2
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Thompson Speedway is a 5/8ths mile banked oval in the far northeast corner of Connecticut. Opened in 1940, the track has been hosting mainly NASCAR sanctioned events for most of its history, including races for what is now Sprint Cup in the early 70's, races won by legends David Pearson and Bobby Isaac. Today Thompson is a staple of the Whelan Modified Tour and other regional NASCAR action.
For a period that ended sometime in the 1950's, Thompson also featured a 1.7-mile, 11-turn (?) road course that long ago was taken over by parking for the oval.
That is until next year, when the newly named Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park will debut. The original 1.7-mile road course has been updated to modern safety standards and has been (or is going to be) paved. Paddock, pit space, skid pads and a clubhouse are all a part of the renovations. I've never been to Thompson before, but I might just have to check it out.
http://www.thompsonspeedway.com/index.php
nafsucof
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12/16/2013 at 11:21 |
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Yes yes yes!!! Local road course!!
For Sweden
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12/16/2013 at 11:27 |
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Buy a Miata now before the market skyrockets.
Grindintosecond
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12/16/2013 at 11:28 |
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Absolutely great news! The location! The course design looks like alot of fun. Can't wait to see an in-car video lap. The turns look like some nice medium speed stuff with good flow.
ncasolowork2
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12/16/2013 at 11:33 |
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iRacing Forums: Time for a re-scan!
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Pixel
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12/16/2013 at 11:42 |
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I was there for a swap meet this fall, they have a bunch of the new track paved but (as of then) haven't gotten the landscaping graded yet, so it looked really weird having a road course cut straight through what was hills with trees on them. Didn't realize they were also putting in an autocrossing course. I may have to look into that come spring.
JEM
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12/16/2013 at 13:27 |
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This is awesome news, and like 20 minutes from my house!!!