Racing

[gaz d]

What are the facilities for racing like in your area/ country?
In ireland there around 3 big tracks but are not always open for public use. Tackdays are maybe once a month. There is the odd bit of Illegal street racing but is nothing like america.
What is it like where you are?
Gavin

[Enzo]

scotlands gash!

knockhill is the only real major track there is and you could class that as a sprint track with laptimes under a min for the realy fast cars,

after that theres east fortune but that never gets used due to noise complaints,

after that there are a whole heap of hill climb, sprint tracks,

tis a shame as south of the border they have rakes of decent tracks

[gaz d]

Yeah Mondello here in irelansd can run a national and international circuit. The national has sub-minute times nad the international would be around 2 minutes.

[HardcoreEP]

I Jamaica there is only one dedicated circuit. They have a series for non-roll caged cars called IP45. Its restricted to lap times of 1:45 and passing is controlled. I should be there next year.

[gaz d]

is there much illegal stuff over there.

[Jay]

Kirkistown Racetrack gets all my attention. Only two minutes down the road too which is handy.

[gaz d]

mondello is my local

[HYBRID]

well in malta we are graced with a qtm only lol.. Most ppl know it as Hal Far Raceway :)

theres also various hillclimb activities done, along closed roads by the FIA.. however its not my scene im more into drag :D :p

kon

[jezza323]

i have 3 tracks within a 2hr drive of me. Queensland Raceway, the famous old Lakeside circuit which has just re-opened for sprint events recently (havent been there yet though, its fast and scares me, lol). and then out west a bit we have morgan park.

http://www.qldraceways.com.au/images/venue/four_circuits.jpg

Morgan Park
http://www.morganparkraceway.com.au/picts/MPAir1-600.jpg

Lakeside
http://www.lakesideraceway.com/lakesidecircuit.jpg

[ivan]

lakeside looks like a pretty long straight. Why was it closed?

[jezza323]

too loud. ie people moved next door to a race track, then complained till they closed it.

it has re-opened this year, but is only open to road car sprint type events, and has VERY strict noise limits

its also not the safest track, has much undulation (that u cant see in the pic) and high speed corners, and very little run-off

[gaz d]

Here is irelands main track.
http://www.mondello.ie/

[stevebucknor1]

knockhill is the only real major track there is and you could class that as a sprint track with laptimes under a min for the realy fast cars, after that theres east fortune but that never gets used due to noise complaints. It is really amazing and outstanding.