kmickey Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 I've hear so many times that "this is a very technical track..." What makes it "technical" vs non-technical? Thanks in advance, Mickey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbgeek Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 A technical course is one where you have to work the car to get it through fast. There are either lots of turns, elevation changes, blind corners, multiple apex corners, track surface changes, or any other impediment to going straight and flooring it Summit Point Shenandoah (hills, 12-16 turns based on configuration) is very technical when compared to Roebling Road (flat, 8-turn circuit), even though they are both approximately the same length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92MNstanger Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 A technical track requires very precise driving. On a technical track there are very few (if any) places to make up ground that you have lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExRacer Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Neat discussion! For my money, a technical track requires precise car placement, puts a premium on the 4 food groups, braking point (decel), turn-in, apex and track-out (accel) and cannot be overcome with brute power or massive traction (big R-rated meat). Both previous responses are right-on! Out west, Buttonwillow is a more technical track and Willow Springs Raceway is a horsepower track. As you pick up the pace and go to HPDE3/4 or race, all tracks are technical and tenths will count. 10 tenths is a second - heh heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonk20 Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Infineon is technical. Reno-Fernley can be pretty busy also when they open up the top section of the track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99HOSS Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 ... and it could be considered that VIR North is more of a technical circuit, while VIR Full is a horsepower circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisko Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I thought Road Atlanta was technical until I drove Infineon a few weeks ago. Infineon for me is technical because of the blind apexes and multiple lines that are fast. Road Atlanta isn't really technical as there really is only one fast line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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