Summit Point’s main circuit was repaved last fall, which enhances an already wonderful track. The Chute through the Carousel is...
One of the “old school” low-grip/high-fun tracks, Moroso Motorsports Park, is a car control circuit, rewarding smoothness and sensitivity. The...
Lime Rock Park’s Big Bend really is a big bend and represents a significant chunk of the total lap time at Lime Rock. Because of its unique shape—and length—no other corner at Northwest Connecticut’s famous circuit offers so much potential for improving lap times as does Big Bend. While it’s...
Justly famous for corners such as the Corkscrew and Andretti (a.k.a. Turn 2), plain-named Turn Six is actually one of...
When we think of Southern California’s Willow Springs Raceway, what often first comes to mind is a fast corner such...
As accustomed as we may become to losing our racing compatriots, there remain times when a death still comes as a shock, and one of those was the news that David Loring had died in mid-September at the age of 62. Although he had endured and survived previous internal ailments,...
Of all the race tracks that I have driven and raced on in North America, Road America is up there...
Nelson Ledges is a fun, fast and reasonably flat racetrack in northeast Ohio, originally raced as a dirt road course...
While every turn has technical challenges, there are very few corners anywhere that require equal measures of skill, perfection and testicular fortitude as the “Downhill” at Lime Rock Park. A major misconception about the Downhill is that it’s, well, downhill. The fact is, while the approach is steeply downhill, the...
Although not as famous as its corner mates—the Corkscrew and the Andretti Hairpin—Turn 9 at Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca is...
Racer or wannabe, everyone knows Watkins Glen’s full course is one of the world’s truly elite tracks. Besides its storied...
Turn 7 at the newly opened New Jersey Motorsports Park Lightning course is as pivotal as it is exciting. It is entered flat in top gear from under the paddock access overpass, and to get it wrong is an absolute defeat to even the best of laps. One of the...
Close by the heart of Northern California’s wine country, and with tons of elevation changes to thrill and challenge a...
Brands Hatch, on the southern outskirts of London, is a classic Grand Prix circuit in the mold of Spa-Francorchamps, Watkins...
Built in 1969, Road Atlanta epitomizes the saying, “They don’t make ’em like they used to.” While modern-day track designers try to jam as many corners into their land allotment as possible, Road Atlanta was built back in the era when it was okay for racecars to go fast. In...
Skip Barber, founder of the Skip Barber Racing School and owner of Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park, will serve as Grand...
For the very first time, the Simeone Automotive Foundation Museum in Philadelphia (above) has teamed up with Lime Rock Park...
The MG Vintage Racers’ Newsletter celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, having been around longer than a number of vintage racing organizations. Founded in December of 1981 by MGTD racer Greg Prehodka with 40 of his MG racing buddies, it has helped MG racers stay in touch with each other...
From May 27 to July 3, Lime Rock Park underwent a major transformation. Not only was the original 7-turn configuration...
On the northern side of Bowmanville, Ontario, lies a track steeped in automobile racing heritage. Mosport International Raceway is a daunting...
Turn 17 at Sebring, which ends the back straight—and “begins” the front straight—could actually be called the “World’s Biggest Hairpin.” Certainly one of the most difficult. Turn 17 (also known as Sunset, because as night falls on the 12-Hour race, drivers are looking right into the setting sun heading into...
While the world famous Cork Screw gets all the attention at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, if you account for the...
When I was asked to write about a corner or series of corners, Road Atlanta instantly came to mind. I...
Lime Rock’s “Lefthander” and Turn Four represent difficult challenges at one of the most demanding racetracks in North America. Mastering these Esses will, in great measure, determine good lap times at one of the most challenging tracks you will ever drive. In racing, there are three types of corners: Most...
With the European Grand Prix season upon us, few circuits command as much respect as the notorious Nürburgring. While the new...
Thunderhill Raceway Park was built thanks to the efforts of the San Francisco Region of the SCCA. Realizing that two...
The historic Le Mans 24-Hour racing circuit, made up of country roads with constructed racetrack sections, has always been a “horsepower track.” “Give me an extra 40 horsepower on the field, and I’ll show you some superior driving skills…” At Le Mans, having a car with lots of straight-line speed...
Considering the résumés of the people who have raced here, I am both humbled and honored to be writing about...
My first trip to Roebling Road (nee, Savannah-Effingham Raceway) was in the early 1960s to watch my Dad, Charlie, run...
Okay, it’s my turn in the barrel. Asked to “do a corner” for VR, I took a look at the previous Hot Laps. Let’s see, there was the Lefthander at Lime Rock…Road America’s Turn 1… Laguna’s 11… the Bus Stop at the Glen… Mid-Ohio, VIR—even Le Mans, for pity sakes!...