Pics from Opening day at PIR 02-24-08

[john@johnhudakracing]

Here are some pics I was able to scrounge together from around the internet from the first PCA track day of the year at PIR.

As their was some confusion I'll further note that this was the day after the official inaugural grand opening ceremony and parade laps (which I missed out on but you can watch the you tube video here to behold the in-car excitement from that day). I'm sure there is a lap by lap well-narrated review on one of the exotic web forums.

It was wet in the morning, but dried out by noon. A unique mix of sports cars, race cars, bikes, trucks, open wheels, CSR's, Americans, Imports.... all took to enjoy the new pavement and community asset... a success all around and the smell of victory for FOPIR and all local motorsports enthusiasts!!!


NSXes:

Not forgetting pics of my new TitaniumDave - Baxter Auto Parts Supply 103db exhaust system......

Other very cool, unique mix of sport and race cars...

Open wheels and tube:

Bikes...

Trucks...

Full slide deck here:http://rockinbdigital.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=76&page=5

 

[Oyagi]

...ummm....someone from Prime?

 

[john@johnhudakracing]

...ummm....someone from Prime?

That would be Wynn's NSX I believe. Don't know too much about it. I passed it through tech. Not sure if he posts on prime or not but I could dig up contact info if needed.

 

[NSXDreamer2]

those are nice pics, do you have any link to the more meaningful turn by turn pics? Any changes on track layout? Are those infamous dips still there?

 

[john@johnhudakracing]

those are nice pics, do you have any link to the more meaningful turn by turn pics?

Check out youtube. A few participants have posted some videos.

Any changes on track layout? Are those infamous dips still there?

FIA Curbing is new. Pavement is new. Minor changes here and there but it is pretty much the same track. The consensus is a faster layout. Should get gripper as the year wears on and some rubber gets down. We ran with no chicane but next event is with which I tend to prefer.

Porsche bumps are gone. T7 is the most significant change. When I first approached it under yellow I thought it looked like a drift course or parking lot or something.

Funny story. I was passing that red VW truck on the back straight in the wet (I had not seen it get on.... had to do a double take with the yellow lights on the top... was like WTF is a corner worker late getting to his station??). LOL

I realized that pinching the entry puts you on a bad arc for passing wide. I learned that the back straight away does have a track out!!

As they say, new strategies forthcoming.. :biggrin:

Can't wait to the next event in a few weeks!!!