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04-14-2008, 11:49 AM
I just got back from a very nice DE event with the PCA Potomac Region at Summit Point on April 12-13. A nice bunch of guys and they put on a nice show. The weather was great, but the track..... well... er.... uh... the track is pretty much falling apart.
Sadly, the condition of the track has quickly deteriorated since the beautiful paving job was completed late last year.
T1 has been patched and although a bit bumpy, is still a manageable turn.
T3 is a reasonably fast corner and has a pot hole right ON LINE. If you go off line to miss it, then you hit it with your other wheel. They tried patching it with 10 minute cold patch on Friday, then the multitude of little stones come flying out when you cross it.
The track-out of T3 by the gravel pit has red and white painted paving to resemble a curb.
I used to love T5, but now it is bumpy and wavy. It is horrible. I heard they originally paved over the conrete that was there last year. However, during this past winter they dug up the new paving to remove the old concrete. Now the patch job is real crap.
There is the massive hole at the end of the gator at 9 and someone will be hurt if it's not repaired soon. The last T10 has 3 feet of painted asphalt also resembling a curb. Quite slippery when wet.
It's really a shame the paving is becoming a shambles in such a short period of time. This is still mid-April and we have the entire track season to go. What will happen next? Don't get me wrong... I love this track in spite of its problems, but I'm puzzled why it turned to ka-ka so quickly.
Sadly, the condition of the track has quickly deteriorated since the beautiful paving job was completed late last year.
T1 has been patched and although a bit bumpy, is still a manageable turn.
T3 is a reasonably fast corner and has a pot hole right ON LINE. If you go off line to miss it, then you hit it with your other wheel. They tried patching it with 10 minute cold patch on Friday, then the multitude of little stones come flying out when you cross it.
The track-out of T3 by the gravel pit has red and white painted paving to resemble a curb.
I used to love T5, but now it is bumpy and wavy. It is horrible. I heard they originally paved over the conrete that was there last year. However, during this past winter they dug up the new paving to remove the old concrete. Now the patch job is real crap.
There is the massive hole at the end of the gator at 9 and someone will be hurt if it's not repaired soon. The last T10 has 3 feet of painted asphalt also resembling a curb. Quite slippery when wet.
It's really a shame the paving is becoming a shambles in such a short period of time. This is still mid-April and we have the entire track season to go. What will happen next? Don't get me wrong... I love this track in spite of its problems, but I'm puzzled why it turned to ka-ka so quickly.
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