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  1. Roland E Linder

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    #1 Roland E Linder, Dec 1, 2004
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    My timing was right...I went to teah at Laguna while 2 feet of snow came down on the ranch. Got lucky to got that trip on such a track. I worked with a student with the Skip Barber school, than did track time with other Colorado friends. The track is just great. We might have done 100 laps or so and had a ball. Now, back to the real world and I will start my day on the tractor !!!
    Zillion thanks to Modena Peter who got me there in the nicest way.
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    #3 bob348, Dec 2, 2004
    Roland, don't you have some pics with the 360 and gallardo ?
     
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    #4 Mule, Dec 2, 2004
    Roland,
    You Testarossa looks different in the California sun.
     
  5. Roland E Linder

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    #5 Roland E Linder, Dec 4, 2004
    Must be the Cal.sun !! we sure did a hell of a job with that Neon..!!
    Very pics, some with the Mini and I wait for more.
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  6. rob lay

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    #6 rob lay, Dec 4, 2004
    Roland, how would you rank the tracks you have driven in North America?

    I haven't driven too many, except around Texas, but here is my ranking...

    1. Laguna Seca - the best by far! great conditions, high speed straights, technical turns, fast turns, elevation changes, and camber turns.

    2. Hallett (Oklahoma) - One of Paul Newmans favorite tracks, that says it all. A little Laguna Seca with elevation changes and a combo of fast straights and turns.

    3. Motorspors Ranch CC (Fort Worth, Texas) - Great condition technical track.

    4. Texas Motor Speedway Roval (Fort Worth, Texas) - high speed on oval to slow 180 degree turn. Fun the way SCCA does it as we take NASCAR Turn 1-2 on the apron, so after building speed 3/5ths of a lap we have to skirm around the flat apron.

    5. Texas World Speedway 2.9 (College Station, TX) - Great fun long track. A little of everything.

    6. Heartland Park (Topeka, KS) - Good condition track with multiple turns and fast "drag".

    7. Canabis airfield (Corpus Christi, TX) - The history of driving an airfield course just like the stars of the 50's.
     
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    #7 FarmerDave, Dec 4, 2004
    Exactly what kind of flying to they do at Canabis airfield? And is the preferred method of takeoff via ingestion or inhalation?

    (hanging head in shame, sorry, Rob, couldn't resist. :) )
     
  8. Roland E Linder

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    #8 Roland E Linder, Dec 5, 2004
    Very very funny Farmer Dave !! In TX, everything can happened...
    To get back to Rob, my favored tracks are the one I won on !!! But of course, I have a preference. Outside the Euro tracks here is what I like.
    The Glen (big loop)
    Laguna (before the new change)
    Road Atlanta
    Button Willow(long configuration)
    Sears Point (older configuration)
    Homestead
    ElkartLake
    I don't like the "infield"type tracks, they are small and boring..
    I sure miss the big Euro tracks before they too were changed into a "more safer"track...
    I must be nostagique! I like fast and "unsafe" I'm to old to change now...
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    #9 sergiok, Dec 5, 2004
    Buttonwillow before Sears? I'm a big fan of BW, especially #13 CW & CCW but Sears is just so much fun. The elevation changes and blind turns alone make for a fun filled day! :)
     
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    #10 lhoward, Dec 5, 2004
    Button willow will always be with me. It was the first track I had ever raced on.
     
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    #11 sergiok, Dec 5, 2004
    I hear ya. BW is the 1st track I'd ever been to and I consider it my 'home' track but after going to Sears or LS, I've learned to appreciate other, more complex, tracks.
     
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    #12 bob348, Dec 6, 2004
    Roland,

    Laguna Seca is my favorite race track...
    BUT the more beautifull track on this olanet will always remain "SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS".

    I hope to drive a f-car one day on L-S...

    I enjoyed driving mine on spa...

    just one small pic...
     
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    #13 Roland E Linder, Dec 6, 2004
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    Yes Bob, you're absolutly right about Spa. I raced there Bikes and cars...and on the old one...Spa, the Nurburgring. A1 and Le Mans(old one)and Mettet , Chimay, Mugello.... We are talking real tracks here...Memories..
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    #15 ilo, Dec 6, 2004
    The pictures were taken in Le Mans or some french track IMO since the back one of the billboards says "Moto Revue" which is french.

    Cheers ilo
     
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    #16 Roland E Linder, Dec 6, 2004
    Good guess, but you know these mags.It's at Le Mans at the Bol D'or in the early 70th during my bikes days...
    Take care
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    #17 corejack, Dec 6, 2004
    Cool photo... You have the racer's stare in the first pic, but you get distracted in the second, by those guys in white checking out your equipment. :)

    Are Helene and Raymond in any of these pics, or are they taking the pics?

    CoreJack
     
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    #18 Roland E Linder, Dec 6, 2004
    Ray is taking the pics but Helene is in the pit getting ready to serve coffee to the 6 men crew for 24 hours...I'm looking at the babe ready to crash on top of the wall...
    I'm human after all
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    #19 ilo, Dec 6, 2004
    Also what give it away that was in France, it was Gulf, it is a pretroleum company that I just have seen in France.

    :)

    PS. I will be ordering the video, I'm tired of looking at the same 1 minute footage. Now I know it by heart :)
     
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    #20 bob348, Dec 7, 2004
    I think that the really good thing is that Spa remain a real natural track.
    And that security modification didn't change his philosophy, at least, since it was change from 15 to 7 km...

    The nurburgring (norscheilfe) is great, you can go there and drive every car you want on the track...but the security is absolutely non-existent !

    I drove my MR2 and my Alfa Ti on this track...
    I drove my 348 at Spa during Ferrari Days, still a great "souvenir"...
     

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