Ugh.

"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy) 08/09/2016 at 08:45 • Filed to: Custom Race Tracks

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This didn’t really feel right. Pit lane is dodgy, the corners are all over the place, and... I can’t put my finger on it, I just don’t feel it. Like, it’s meh. It looks boring, I mean unless you build it at the Sierra Nevada or Oregon or Washington state and the elevation morphs each corner into something.

Right, then, find me a bit of Oregon or Washington with no NIMBY-types for a 60 mile radius and isn’t a place where environmentalists will stone me, m’mkay?

Autofixation > Wheelerguy 08/09/2016 at 09:03

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I’m not sure if you’ve seen a topographical map of West Virginia or not. But if you were to lay this anywhere in that state it would be pretty interesting.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Wheelerguy 08/09/2016 at 09:06

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The issue with pit entry is that cars will be slowing on the racing line before that last turn. Potential safety issue with T5 pointing at the pit lane meaning you’ll have a wall and no runoff in a high speed corner.

Wheelerguy > Autofixation 08/09/2016 at 09:09

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Anyone who would complain?

Wheelerguy > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/09/2016 at 09:10

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Guess that straight is long enough for a bare-bones entry on the main straight after all.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Wheelerguy 08/09/2016 at 09:30

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Tell them it’s a coal mine and they’ll get behind it.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Wheelerguy 08/09/2016 at 09:41

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Much like Donington. Mentally roll this photo over.

I can’t find a map rolled over 180 to match your orientation. The pit straight would be the highest point in the park, it would sweep down from turn one and back up then start heading back up in turn 9.

OR!

Pit straight it the lowest part of the track the bulk of the grandstands would be between turns 4 and 5 so fans could see the corners, but also look down into the pits and another big set of grandstands in a big arc between 8 and 9 so fans could see 9 corners from one vantage.

Autofixation > Wheelerguy 08/09/2016 at 09:43

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Not if it brings in jobs, which it will. And it won’t be any louder than their trucks.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Wheelerguy 08/09/2016 at 10:03

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Along this line of thinking, check out Summit Point Raceway. It’s in WV and about ~2 hours from Washington DC.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.23575…

I’ve raced bikes on Shenny and did a driving class on Jefferson. Anywhere along that I-81 corridor in VA/WV would be a good spot because it’s pretty hilly and it’s also close to DC, Richmond, etc. and a reasonable drive from NC, so you could attract a pretty large racing community.

Wheelerguy > Snuze: Needs another Swede 08/09/2016 at 10:16

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Looks like I’m all set, though wouldn’t it be strange to have two tracks within just 3 hours of each other?

OK, actually, I can see it now: two 12-hour races, with the trip between the two tracks also part of the race.

My bird IS the word > Wheelerguy 08/09/2016 at 11:33

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Can someone just build a real life trial mountain circuit already? gotta be my fav sim-fantasy track.

Wheelerguy > My bird IS the word 08/09/2016 at 11:35

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*calls Populous*

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Wheelerguy 08/09/2016 at 12:23

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Genius! If you did a low buck, LeMons style variant of that I’d be in.

There are also other tracks in the area but Summit is probably the biggest, most well known. VIR isn’t too far away, and PIRC is about 4 hours north.