Northwest Track Days: Who, Where, When

[JAS4]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I forgot how good ORP is, I had only driven there once 3 years ago. Wish there were more track days available there.

Me too. Lapped ORP first time this May. Fun to re live it CCW style with your footage! I’m kinda new to track driving. Any other tracks in the region that are more like ORP, less like PIR?

[rice_classic]

Originally Posted by JAS4

Me too. Lapped ORP first time this May. Fun to re live it CCW style with your footage! I’m kinda new to track driving. Any other tracks in the region that are more like ORP, less like PIR?

Most tracks are not like ORP. It’s pretty unique. Pacific Raceways and The Ridge have elevation change and some technical bits but the closest track I can think of that is par with ORP’s weirdness is Thunderhill in Northern California.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by rice_classic

Most tracks are not like ORP. It’s pretty unique. Pacific Raceways and The Ridge have elevation change and some technical bits but the closest track I can think of that is par with ORP’s weirdness is Thunderhill in Northern California.

Reminds me very much of Thunderhill.

[rice_classic]

Added some commentary to the pacific raceways race. The guy in the red 15 was with me last weekend at Portland but things got too busy to do a commentary over the video while we were down there. Hopefully in the future we can get the group of us together and chat through one of them.

[NoHaveMSG]

Running the Ridge this Saturday the 17th. Mostly to dial my car in a little better running my SX2's. May throw the RT660's on for a session or two.

Also running the full weekend of the 24-25th at the Ridge. This is a joint event with SCCA TT and GTA. There is also supposed to be drift demo's and a car show. I believe the grandstands and the bridge to the top are up and open. A lot more of the track should be viewable if it is.

[e1_griego]

I canceled my entry yesterday for that TT weekend on the 24th. With national tour and national pro, it's hard to go hard for a 3rd weekend in a row.

[mb_]

How's the new pavement at Ridge? I haven't been able to go in 2 years now due to US/Canada border closures (I'm in Vancouver, BC)

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by mb_

How's the new pavement at Ridge? I haven't been able to go in 2 years now due to US/Canada border closures (I'm in Vancouver, BC)

I won't get to experience it myself until tomorrow, but I heard it is quite an improvement. The transitions onto the curbing are much smoother so you can use more of the track. General consensus is about 2 sec faster.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by mb_

How's the new pavement at Ridge? I haven't been able to go in 2 years now due to US/Canada border closures (I'm in Vancouver, BC)

Now that I have driven the track, I will say it is the same, but different I had a hard time getting myself to use more of the curbing. The curbing has a much smoother transition so you can use all of it on most of the track making it wider. T1 is almost too fast now and I was having a hard time getting slowed down enough for T2. Still figuring out lines. Best I could manage was a 1:56.01 on my RT660's. I was hoping for quicker. By the end of the day I could consistently run mid 1:56's but the track was getting too hot and was going away.

Edit: Forgot to mention. Taking the bridge to the top you can see turns 6-13 from the grandstands.

[mb_]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Now that I have driven the track, I will say it is the same, but different I had a hard time getting myself to use more of the curbing. The curbing has a much smoother transition so you can use all of it on most of the track making it wider. T1 is almost too fast now and I was having a hard time getting slowed down enough for T2. Still figuring out lines. Best I could manage was a 1:56.01 on my RT660's. I was hoping for quicker. By the end of the day I could consistently run mid 1:56's but the track was getting too hot and was going away.

Edit: Forgot to mention. Taking the bridge to the top you can see turns 6-13 from the grandstands.

Now I'm excited to go back! Hopefully next year

[rice_classic]

https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...-sports-315034

Cascade Sports Car Club HPDE, Friday Aug 13th. I see 50 entries and no 86s!?!

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by rice_classic

https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...-sports-315034

Cascade Sports Car Club HPDE, Friday Aug 13th. I see 50 entries and no 86s!?!

I just don't enjoy PIR for regular lapping. Everyone wants to drag race you on the straights after holding you up in the corners

[NoHaveMSG]

Don't know who else has seen this but thought I would share this guide a guy did on the Ridge. NA S2K with aero running in the 1:49's!!!!

[rice_classic]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Don't know who else has seen this but thought I would share this guide a guy did on the Ridge. NA S2K with aero running in the 1:49's!!!!

Looking at the new curbing it can see where some more time is found. Turn 1 reminds me of a typical Tilke corner too.

He does what I do in Turn 1 and I hate it and I know it can be done better - I've seen it done better but I haven't executed it yet.

He (and I) do the 3 step boogie: Braking early, then driving through, then braking again... It would be nice to brake for T1 much later, but in a straight line across the track from driver's right through the apex on drivers left back out to drivers right again. That would take you to the very edge of the track via trail braking but you'll be setup perfectly for T2. I have seen this done in front of me a few years back and the difference was several car lengths.

Example:
Red/Green is typical way through T1 - Lime/Orange is the theory.

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