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Re: [Fot] Miller surface

To: wgrosenbach@juno.com, KLynch7589@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Fot] Miller surface
From: "Henry Morrison" <dos_gusanos@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:42:11 -0600
Drove on it last August at the HSR event, it was much smoother than, oh say 
Hallett............Henry Morrison


>From: William G Rosenbach <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
>To: KLynch7589@aol.com
>CC: fot@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Miller surface
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:07:09 -0700
>
>Kevin,
>I took a lap of the East Circuit @ Miller, while Nostalgia Racing was
>there last July. That was a lap at 4.5 MPH, on an open vehicle, with NO
>suspension.. Golf Carts flew by me, bicycles lapped me. Had a good look
>at the surface. Spotted one seam failure that looked to have been
>stabilized with an Epoxy product. The rest of that track segment was
>quite smooth, on and off line. During the weekend, there were NEVER
>reports from Flagging & Communications of any track break up. We NEVER
>had to hold the grid to get sweeping done. The track blower mostly kicked
>up dust.
>Later in the weekend I got a ride at speed and found it to be as smooth
>as you could expect for a track prepared vehicle.
>
>The East Circuit is part of 3 of the 4  configurations, so the second
>half of it gets lots of traffic and there had already been pro races
>before NR ran. The SCCA World Challenge guys did not note surface issues
>when they ran the full circuit.
>
>It is possible that degradation occurred over the past year, but the
>Vintage Cars did it little harm after its initial use. We need to hear
>from a local, with a report of Spring 2007 conditions.
>
>Bill
>NR Race Control
>
>On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:41:17 EDT KLynch7589@aol.com writes:
> > Was having lunch with some of my Front Range friends yesterday. The
> > question
> > was asked 'again' if the Miller folks had corrected its road surface
> > problem?
> > Apparently, the "Rhino" polymer they installed is having its
> > problems. One at
> > the table (who straightens frames for MRA riders) mentioned he spoke
> > to a few
> > guys upon their return & said its "rougher than a cob" in a lot of
> > spots.
> > Another diner thought there may not have been enough initial curing
> > time.  All
> > in all, it's said an expansive fix is needed. What a shame if
> > true...
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> >
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