August 14-15; PCA DE @ Charlotte Motor Speedway

bman · #1 08-17-2011, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by SH || NC

my vision was always attracted to the ginormious concrete blocks, walls, and steel barriers!

Not much more of a write up really I’m afraid.

Watching the video I found the tall, thin, black scoreboard distracting. It looks like you track out to the base of it when you turn in for the infield and then you see it again when you're heading back out. Also, seeing the other cars wiss by on the banking, in the opposite direction, while you're runninig the infield caught my attention too.

Would you run it again?

SH || NC · #2 08-17-2011, 09:30 AM

What are the allowable cracking specs for solid (non-drilled) rotors?

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Originally Posted by bman

Watching the video I found the tall, thin, black scoreboard distracting. It looks like you track out to the base of it when you turn in for the infield and then you see it again when you're heading back out. Also, seeing the other cars wiss by on the banking, in the opposite direction, while you're runninig the infield caught my attention too.

Would you run it again?

In the car, I bet your focus would not be on the pole or the other cars.

Its only a ~2.25hr tow for me, but not sure if i will do it again, unless I was really jonesing for some track time, the cost was low, and had some friends going. The high speed banks are new / fun, but after a weekend, I think I have had my fill for a while.

There's not a lot of run off anywhere, so even if I became more familiar, there's not much room for error, at least IMO.

bman · #3 08-17-2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by SH || NC

What are the allowable cracking specs for solid (non-drilled) rotors?

Not sure.....

I have a set of 1 1/2yr old AP's that have a lot of surface cracking but nothing that's reached the outer edge. And none that are opening up....I saw a crack in a solid rotor at Mid Ohio earlier this year that concerned me. It wasn't very long and wasn't near the edge but was opening up. I pointed it out to the owner and sure enough it split wide open, all the way to edge, the next session.