Which track next

Nashville is back? If for race don't bother with NCM, I would be VERY surprised if there was ever a race there. Some dodgy areas that a good head on a track day can minimize but that bit coming to the front straight would just seem like a place that could keep ambulance crews busy all day.

 

NHMS has them. people that hit them usually go to the hospital

 

We may just make it happen. The plan is that my son and I are buying matching 1st Gen SV's. I've already bought mine, he's almost there. It's more about two guys having fun, and Roebling sounds like fun. Sure I'd like a shakedown but that may not happen as Tally is our first destination. Hoping Nashville is back too as we've both raced there together yet in different classes. Facilities never mattered to us as long as the track was decent. Last I raced was 2019 at Nelson (first time there) and I liked it too. Honestly out of about 8 different tracks I've raced, Grattan was the only one I just didn't care for.

 

I'd only use NCM for a quick shakedown. I hope Nashville is back as I really like racing there.

 

Hey Dave, Kelly, and even Scudder () .....I'm off I-75, Just northwest of Atlanta near Marietta. I'm about 4 hrs from Roebling.

My doors would be open if you guys needed to split the journey up into 2 parts.....like make my place after work or something going there, or make my place after racing.

I have driven there, raced, and driven home same day, but that was rough.

I really liked Nashville too.

 

Both is the correct answer. They are very different and they are both very fun. But, if you didn't like Grattan, then there isn't much we can do about your taste in tracks.

 

Roebling Road. Fast track that flows. A lot of fun. You'll find top end on the long front straight that begins with a 90 mph sweeper.

Talladega - a tight, fun track that eats tires. Probably +2 -3 teeth on the rear sprocket from Roebling Road.

Nashville? Meh . . . . The track surface transitions on the back were always disconcerting. And, like all speedway road courses, sort of a cobbled together layout.

Which track? Why all of them, of course.

Cheers,

Dave

 

My favorite tracks, first is Road America, second Barber, third is Mid-Ohio, really liked Gingerman, Putnam and the rest that have asphalt with nominal tar snakes.

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Thank you sir, that's a very kind offer. We'll see what the season brings...my son has to get his bike first!

 

FYI Talladega Gran Prix did a complete remodel on the bathroom /shower set up for both men and women and it is top notch . Talladega is a neat smaller intense track i love it and the camping area is very nice , power is first come so land early for outlets .

 

Let me know when you go to NCM and I'll try to be there and can give you some tips to go slow! Would love to see you and your son again, He has to have grown a ton as the last I saw him he was a pup!

 

Will do Chris. I was hoping to get one of these late session November dates in but too many other things got in the way. Yeah, he's a big boy now. I call him my personal bouncer when we're out

 

My understanding is that NOLA is a giant parking lot with painted lines and not worth the 10+hr drive, but that's hearsay as Ive not been myself. I liked the tack At RRR (only went once), biggest difference from Tally is that long ass straight that gives you a bit of a break whereas Tally you don't get any breaks and is mostly left turns. I swear People of Walmart is filmed at the Oxford,AL Walmart near Tally, 3rd world class people watching there.

 

You should see the Walmart in Downtown Talladega.....

 

If its anything like the hospital I don't want to. BTW if you need a hospital, just make the drive to UAB.
It is kinda funny that there are 3 tracks named Talladega, non of which are actually in Talladega.

 

NOLA sucks. Period. Bumps, lakes of water on the track when it rains, . . . . It was a great idea, and it is an interesting layout, but the actual track has deteriorated such that it is a hazard. I've ridden it 3 times with AHRMA and I like the layout, but hate the track. And, it gets worse with time. But, there is always the food and the good times . . . just don't race.

Cheers,

Dave

 

Roebling. Fast flowing track. Might depend on your bike and your style.
Tally is fun but tight, small or vintage bike track.

 

I've always had good luck at Road Atlanta, fun track for sure. Roebling is fast and fun, Tally is fun, especially on smaller bikes, starting to get more comfortable at Barber. I've only raced at Nashville once, in pouring rain, won both races on a CB350. Summit Point has a special place in my heart too.

 

I love Roebling, both as a track, and for the spring weather. Every year I went, it was 80* down there while it was still snowing in KY. That event was my intro to spring. Savannah is a cool town to hang out in too.