New track in Shelton

 

Oooo, I'd like to see that!

 

Dave

WOW!!! That looks great!  (It wouldn't be good to go off track in the current state - some big ditches and mounds of dirt to be hit...) 

I counted 18 distinct turns. This looks like a little bit of everything. Pacific Raceways is going to have some competition! 

 

 

A few preliminary stats/info about the track per Randy Blaylock:

"Don't know the exact length of the track, but it's somewhere in the 2.6ish mile range. Number of turns is 16 depending upon what people want to call a turn. That's still to be sorted out. The front stretch is 2800ish feet long, slightly longer than the old Spokane layout. Don't quote me on these exact figures, it's just my recollection from casual conversation.

There will be a shallow radius (higher speed) chicane added near the end of the front stretch later if it's needed to control entry speed into the first set of turns. I was seeing 150 mph in the Z06 vette street car, a legit GT1 car should be able to go 185. There will also be a set of crossover roads built between the upper and lower parts of the circuit at a later date, so that the circuit can be split into two distinct shorter circuits, for versatility.

The trees and other things on the periphery are still under construction. The plan is to have at least 50 feet of clear runoff all around the circuit, and anything that may be within that zone will be appropriately protected using the most contemporary safety methods. Don't worry, the runoff areas are still far from finished.

It's still a little early for any open house type lapping, because of the remaining obvious hazards. While it's quite remarkable that the co-founders took this project from raw land to paved circuit in 7 months, there still remains a ton of work to be completed for the planned full calendar of events in 2012."

 

The video with the bikes is AWESOME. The "dance" those guys are doing brings back great memories but my bones are too brittle to do that now.

 

The track looks WICKED!!!!! Just love those downhill "S's". Can't wait to get out there as test the flow. Looks like the whole track has a nice flow that will be fun to tie together. That straight will be a tester for those with high HP cars and the courage to let it run.

 

The when run off zones are finalized and curbing goes in it's going to attract many clubs just as ORP has done. Can't wait!

 

Cheers!

 

PS: Thunderhill was an absolute blast & hope we get a facility similar to this up here in the PNW.