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Old 05-15-2014, 04:42 PM   #80
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Damn. T-Hill in the 80s would be awesome. Too bad it's like 600 miles away...well...time to pack up and go up I guess.

The HOD setup sounds like the Roval. You're going to notice how ridiculously stable the 86 platform is on the Roval. You can change lines at 130mph without any stability issues. This is also the place where you will understand why the "adding stability" statement from people wanting to build "track setups" makes us chuckle.
Yeah, I do have to admit that it was abnormally awesome weather when I was there (it was hotter the time before when I was there).

When you do come up, I think the very best would be one of the five mile events. I got the opportunity to walk the new stuff last time and it is freaking awesome. It is a little hard to say without seeing the pavement and final berm configuration, but it looks like the new stuff will have some fantastically challenging features. That said, there are a couple of places that I suspect will have plenty of high beginner/low intermediate drivers and their cars as snacks, but time will tell. I'd love to point to turn numbers but I can't find a new map and I don't know the numbers.

As far as car stability, the first time I went over turn 1 at Laguna Seca I realized right away that the BRZ is special. Previously I had a 2013 Civic Si and that turn was scary on the crest while the BRZ just feels planted.
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