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Old 06-04-2008
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Re: LRP - Construction Pics

>>I'll miss dropping the right front perfectly into that little dip next to the kerbing at the apex of 2, frustrating ("can you go any SLOWER?!?") push through 3, the slightly wider square of concrete that was the reference for the late apex, the way your heart was in your mouth as you just KNEW you were going to clip the tires at the crest of the Uphill (thankfully I never did), the way the car just planted through West Bend when you turned in right, and finally having the guts to flat the Downhill and hold on as the car careened around that adverse camber and big bump.<<

When the track was last paved, around 1991?, the surface was billard table smooth - for a few years - then the ghost of Lime Rock came back and started putting in the bumps and dips and other specific characteristics. Each decade brings changes to the track and ten years from now we will be having the same discussion. Like replacing worn out shocks, most people will be so thrilled that the track is smooth that they will wonder why they waited so long.....

ChrisZ
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