Ousci

[carbuff]

Originally Posted by rickpaw

COTA will be a great track to run the cars on, if we get to run the full road course. The down side is it will be in August, and it will be HOT.

Agreed on the HOT!

One comment I have for anyone listening... A couple of years ago I attended the Australian V8 Supercars race at COTA. It was the first, and only so far, event that I have attended where they used a crossover portion of the track which cuts off the rear dogleg. I really liked that track setup, and I think it would be worth considering for this event. It takes the highest speed portion of the track out of the equation (coming back down from turn 11 to turn 12).

It would allow more actual laps and take some of the risk out of the event. I realize that may not be the most popular suggestion, but I like the possibility of more laps with less risk personally!

Looking forward to making a couple of events next year, one in my back yard!!!

Found a good map showing the option I am referring to... See the cutover at turn 5...

[gerno]

Completely agree with Bryan on using the short course if possible. That straight in the back is LONG. Front is enough straight for me and corners are more fun.

[GrabberGT]

COTA is most definitely going to be hot. I cant imagine anyone being in the mood for BBQ once we're done slow roasting at the track all day.

I was just remembering today how hard it was to keep the car cool at TMS in March. Im going to have to do something about my cooling system before August.

[glassman]

Thats why street cars have a/c!!! lol, but not really laughing, really just enjoying my a/c in my "street car".....oops, forgot we need the windows down, yep, hot it is, cant stick our heads out the window either, dam!

[Panteracer]

Glassman... my buddy with a Yates headed 408 stack injected
Cleveland in his Pantera says Ac is for Babies... he said he
and the wife just spray each other with water bottles going
100mph plus on our way to the yearly Vegas Pantera get together
No AC in my cars..dead weight... just like the passenger

Bob

[Chad-1stGen]

When I was at Fontana watching guys in the pits with their windows up and A/C on staged and waiting to on track I will admit that I was pretty jealous.

Sadly, I have A/C but hadn't gotten around to getting it recharge after the motor swap. So I'm paying the weight penalty and getting no benefit!

[GregWeld]

Race cars run Cool Shirts.....

[71RS/SS396]

Originally Posted by carbuff

Agreed on the HOT!

One comment I have for anyone listening... A couple of years ago I attended the Australian V8 Supercars race at COTA. It was the first, and only so far, event that I have attended where they used a crossover portion of the track which cuts off the rear dogleg. I really liked that track setup, and I think it would be worth considering for this event. It takes the highest speed portion of the track out of the equation (coming back down from turn 11 to turn 12).

It would allow more actual laps and take some of the risk out of the event. I realize that may not be the most popular suggestion, but I like the possibility of more laps with less risk personally!

Looking forward to making a couple of events next year, one in my back yard!!!

Found a good map showing the option I am referring to... See the cutover at turn 5...

Come on! You haven't lived until you've been 160+ with the aerodynamics of a brick!

[carbuff]

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

Come on! You haven't lived until you've been 160+ with the aerodynamics of a brick!

I hear ya... If someone like Dusold decides to turn up the boost on his Camaro, coming out of turn 11, with 3/4 of a mile and a running start, I bet he can hit that or more!