New Jersey Motorsports Park – Thunderbolt Raceway

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First day on Lightning. Couple of thoughts. The track was wet in the early sessions (torrential downpour last night) but dry in this afternoon. The track is smooth and grippy every place. There are many more turns than are evident on the track map. Most notable are T1 and T5 (nomenclature to be determined). T1 is a blind right after the front straight. Pit out is right there, too. Not so much an issue in a DE, but in a race it will be exciting. The track is also standard width--and that can seem narrow in many places. T5 is a a blind right hander that is at the end of a turn sequence. I'll try to post some video that shows what is going on. Overall impression is a bit of Summit Point carousel and a bit of Shenandoah. It's faster than tha would sugest, though. More tomorrow.