On Tuesday, October 23, 2001, at 12:32 PM, Rich Urschel wrote:
> "Courses must be tight enough so that cars run the
> entire course in their lower gears. Speeds on straight
> stretches should not normally exceed the low 60's (mph)
> for the fastest Stock and Street Prepared category cars."
Thanks -- I had always wondered exactly what the Solo II
speed guidelines were. Now I know :).
> My car has the most advantage on tight courses. However, I think
> having a variety of course styles is far more fair, interesting, and
> fun.
I agree 100%. Also, I have liked all four courses I have driven
out here. I didn't mean to complain -- sorry if it sounded that
way. It just seemed to me that all four courses have been rather
wide open and fast (relative to my previous solo2 experience). I
meant to suggest that more tight stuff, at least some of the time,
was my preference. Not that we should always or only have tight/
slow courses. And if I just happened to miss the tight stuff
(having only been here for a couple of months), sorry!
I guess I should shut up and volunteer to do course layout sometime.
Then y'all can see what I mean and decide if you want to invite me
back or lynch me :).
> There are many other considerations besides attainable speed
> which have more effect on course safety. Proximity to barriers,
> course overlaps, tight decreasing radius turns at the end of a
> straight, gravel, bumps, slaloms, and positioning of worker
> stations are just a few that come to mind.
I couldn't agree more. And in the interest of not inflaming any
discussions or saying anything that could possibly be misconstrued
as being related to Sunday's incident, that's the last I will say
here about safety.
-- Glenn
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