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Currently under construction with a tentative opening date of October, 2008, High Rock Raceway will be the first and only dedicated road course in North Carolina.
The track will be a 14 turn, 2.15 mile world class road course. There will be ten separate rolling changes in elevation of between thirty and sixty feet. The track is 40 feet with a 2,400+ foot front straight, a 1,600+ foot back straight and a 10+ acre paved paddock.
World renowned road racer, Elliott Forbes-Robinson designed the track with input from a number of motorcycle and auto racing sanctioning bodies, safety professionals and racers. The track was designed to meet and exceed all modern safety standards while providing with a driving experience second to none. High Rock Raceway will be seeking safety approval from the FIA, FIM, AMA, SCCA and NASA.
The property is located only a few feet off Interstate 85, located approximately forty minutes north of Charlotte and forty five minutes south of Greensboro. It is easily accessible by the largest of race car transporters and 18 wheelers
http://www.racehighrock.com/index.php
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Posted: 22 April 2008 07:26 AM
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Awesome, a track right in my back yard!
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Posted: 22 April 2008 07:29 AM
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I hope this tack is nice enough to possibly have a F1 race in the future but probably won't happen. Looks like a really cool track. I wonder if this will become the new NASCAR testing spot?
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Only about 20 min from home so have been keeping a close watch on progress. Hopefully with EFR's affiliation it will pick up some top tier sports car series quickly.
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Posted: 30 April 2008 06:06 AM
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Hammer57 - 22 April 2008 09:17 AM
Only about 20 min from home so have been keeping a close watch on progress. Hopefully with EFR's affiliation it will pick up some top tier sports car series quickly.
According to the website, they're trying to interest both sports car series, possibly IRL, and the AMA. The location is about where I 85 and US 29 cross each other and is just a few yards away from the Yadkin River. From what the landscaping plans show, it should be as scenic as it is challenging.
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nab2420 - 22 April 2008 07:29 AM
I hope this tack is nice enough to possibly have a F1 race in the future but probably won't happen. Looks like a really cool track. I wonder if this will become the new NASCAR testing spot?
An F1 race in the heart of NASCAR country are you nutz?
Now granted the "South" has become diverse because of its low cost of living. But not diverse enough to fill the grand stands of that track to host an F1 race and I wouldn't call Charlotte a diverse cultural center of the South either.
ALMS race? Possible
Grand Am? I sincerely HOPE NOT! but because of its proximity to all things NASCAR, more than likely.
And all the usual Road Racing suspects, yes
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Posted: 30 April 2008 07:08 AM
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nab2420 - 22 April 2008 07:29 AM
I hope this tack is nice enough to possibly have a F1 race in the future but probably won't happen. Looks like a really cool track. I wonder if this will become the new NASCAR testing spot?
An F1 race in the heart of NASCAR country are you nutz?
Now granted the "South" has become diverse because of its low cost of living. But not diverse enough to fill the grand stands of that track to host an F1 race and I wouldn't call Charlotte a diverse cultural center of the South either.
ALMS race? Possible
Grand Am? I sincerely HOPE NOT! but because of its proximity to all things NASCAR, more than likely.
And all the usual Road Racing suspects, yes
What does the south have to do with it? You know as well as I do people will travel long distances to see a race if it is something they want to see. I actually live in Atlanta adn there are actually a good amount of F1 fans. You don't think that F1 fans from New York or pennsylvania or anywhere on the east coast will come? Just because the track is in the south it doesn't mean they would only attract the southern NASCAR fan.
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Posted: 30 April 2008 07:18 AM
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djfourmoney - 30 April 2008 06:44 AM
nab2420 - 22 April 2008 07:29 AM
I hope this tack is nice enough to possibly have a F1 race in the future but probably won't happen. Looks like a really cool track. I wonder if this will become the new NASCAR testing spot?
An F1 race in the heart of NASCAR country are you nutz?
Now granted the "South" has become diverse because of its low cost of living. But not diverse enough to fill the grand stands of that track to host an F1 race and I wouldn't call Charlotte a diverse cultural center of the South either.
ALMS race? Possible
Grand Am? I sincerely HOPE NOT! but because of its proximity to all things NASCAR, more than likely.
And all the usual Road Racing suspects, yes
I don't see any reason to think there might be any ties to NASCAR. If there were there would be no mention of ALMS or any series NASCAR didn't have a hand in. This is road racing; NASCAR's interests go no further in this part of the country than Lowe's Motor Speedway, where they tried road racing in the old Camel GT series for a few years
only to have the NASCAR regulars set up a howl about it. The problem was the damage ground effect sports cars of the early and mid 80s was doing to the sections of the oval being used; it was pulling up chunks of asphalt.
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I would imagine NASCARwould use the track. Currently, they head up to VIR for testing before they hit the Road Courses. this track is a lot closer to the race shops than VIR
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Posted: 30 April 2008 08:33 PM
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nab2420 - 22 April 2008 07:29 AM
I hope this tack is nice enough to possibly have a F1 race in the future but probably won't happen. Looks like a really cool track. I wonder if this will become the new NASCAR testing spot?
An F1 race in the heart of NASCAR country are you nutz?
Now granted the "South" has become diverse because of its low cost of living. But not diverse enough to fill the grand stands of that track to host an F1 race and I wouldn't call Charlotte a diverse cultural center of the South either.
ALMS race? Possible
Grand Am? I sincerely HOPE NOT! but because of its proximity to all things NASCAR, more than likely.
And all the usual Road Racing suspects, yes
Wow, not too much stereotyping and profiling going on in that post, is there?
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Sput - 30 April 2008 08:33 PM
djfourmoney - 30 April 2008 06:44 AM
nab2420 - 22 April 2008 07:29 AM
I hope this tack is nice enough to possibly have a F1 race in the future but probably won't happen. Looks like a really cool track. I wonder if this will become the new NASCAR testing spot?
An F1 race in the heart of NASCAR country are you nutz?
Now granted the "South" has become diverse because of its low cost of living. But not diverse enough to fill the grand stands of that track to host an F1 race and I wouldn't call Charlotte a diverse cultural center of the South either.
ALMS race? Possible
Grand Am? I sincerely HOPE NOT! but because of its proximity to all things NASCAR, more than likely.
And all the usual Road Racing suspects, yes
Wow, not too much stereotyping and profiling going on in that post, is there?
I think its only YOU that got THAT much out of my post.
I didn't say it was a bad idea, I just said that the likelihood of an F1 race isn't that good and I am positive Uncle Bernie has some choice words about the Southern part of the United States.
I didn't say anything offending!
I wasn't talking about other areas just the area they are putting the track in and who it would likely attract. 95% of the people at the Long Beach GP are area residents and hardly puts a dent in the 3.5 million that make up Los Angeles County, yet they pack the house. That's what I am comparing it too.
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