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Turns 1 and 12 at Road Atlanta are still grass/gravel and I hope there's no plans to ever pave those. Other than the mickey mouse motorcycle sections in the esses and the short course entry/exit at T5, which are actually for driving on, it's all grass, gravel, Jersey barrier and tire walls. And, of course the occasional Drift cul-d-sac.
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I didn't but will. IndyCar will NEVER go there
It's highly unlikely, in all seriousness, and I've discussed reasons enough in other threads - don't want to veer too far off topic. Harry Gottsacker and Parker Chase are replacing Jan Heylen and Wolf Henzler in the TRG 991 Porsche at CoTA. https://www.frontstretch.com/2017/04...debut-at-cota/ Both IMSA debuts, according to the above... |
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They planted plenty of trees and they are still very young, but it's the Texas prairie! The biggest of trees is maybe 20-30ft tall and a bit scraggly. They need more artificial shade. If you look under the bridges during a sunny race, you will see those areas packed with people. It's the nicest track I've ever been to but is more akin to going to a ballpark than a racetrack (even Nascar). Combine that with the expense, distance from the track, and other issues folks have mentioned, and I don't see myself making a return visit. Maybe the F1 bug will bite again one day, but until then, I'll spend my money at the crusty old places. |
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Not to torpedo this thread all the way to hell, but the problem is that Paul Ricard since Bernie Eccostone bought it has set the pattern for paved run off areas and some of the start-stop stuff that Tilke tracks are known for, though most of that was original to PR's layout, which is actually pretty good aside from the run off areas.
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Ha! The Tour of Georgia stage cycling race did a special stage there one year and they went reverse. I rode in support vehicle with my brother. It was odd.
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Yeah, that's some seriously NE US thoughts in a prairie environment. Those shade trees aren't growing there without some help. Just look at the street trees of Sandy Springs; but maples grow well in NY and Ohio, they'll look GREAT here in the fall. It's not that hot here right?
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If they could do that without altering the track, that would be great. I can see that working. The downhill run from exiting turn 6 through turn 5 and to the bottom of the esses seems like it would feel weird and scary. Maybe it's just in my mind though. I'd actually love to see this now....
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And a gravel trap outside of turn 7 wouldn't affect anything imo. No viewing on that side, doesn't change the track at all really, so that's cool. |
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Cars are on track in about 2 hours. The weather for the first session will be noticeably cooler than the rest of the weekend. Do the Mazdas, Nissans, Oreca or Ligier have anything for the Caddy's this weekend?
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Oh, I thought this was the cota sucks thread, thanks for getting back on track joeb!!!
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First strike goes to Cadillac, 1-2 in first practice led by the Taylor's (of course). 1:57.1's for the top two, followed by a 1:57.3 for the lead ESM. Pretty close so far.
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I think the COTA IMSA race will be very good. I don't see the calamities of Long Beach and feel the only chance of safety cars will be from stalled cars ....basically stuff that really should not being out a SC but in the IMSA series it does. Although I usually don't mind a full course yellow somewhere between 20-30 minutes into the race. Since a yellow around that time can likely shake up the standings for a short time (both class and overall) before it settles down after that. Can't make any specific predictions for this one.
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