Nashville SuperSpeedway TT/ClubRace/SARRC/Night Enduro/PDX

[JeffYoung]

I went to this event last year. Had a great time, and the racing is good. It's a bit too long of a tow for me to make this year, but the folks in Tenn. run a great show and the track is fun. If I were 5 hours away instead of 10, I'd be there for sure.

[wbp]

Kolin, the 300K ECR is expect to last very close to 3 hours, with at least two 5 minute pit stops. It begins at 7:30 PM and Sunset is 8:04 PM so come prepared to drive without benefit of sunlight. The pits will be well lighted so you don't need to arrange for lights for your pit stops. Some track lighting will be provided. But the car will need headlights.
This is going to be fun!

[pballance]

Registration is now open at DLB:
http://www.dlbracing.com/clubs/clubd...x?EventID=3406

Already have 11 cars signed up!!! Garage rentals available for $50 fot the whole weekend!!!

Come have fun at The Heart of Dixie Night ECR!!!!! and sprints!!!!

[pballance]

Come on out this weekend for the Time Trial. Use it as a test n' tune for the Enduro next month. Garages included with entry, if you hurry! BTW, Pit lane is being used for drag races Friday night (May 16) so the track has set aside a special area for SCCA racers under the main grandstand. Come join the fun!!

[DavidM]

I'd be one of those people that has had a broken car both times I've been to NSS. I had a fuel line break the first time and then the mount for my fuel cell broke the second time. Both were in the trunk and I'm pretty sure it was due to the pounding coming down off the banking onto the flat. I actually think the transition from the back straight on the oval into the chicane was worse. My car is pretty stiffly sprung and I think the rear shocks were bottoming out, but NSS is the only place this has ever happened.

I don't want to sound negative as we had a great time at both events, but the track does leave something to be desired. They added some curbing in places, which was a good idea, but some of it is high enough to launch a car a couple feet in the air if you hit it wrong. The infield pieces are pretty tight and the only real passing zone is into turn 1.

The garages are great (get one if you go) and make for good socializing amongst fellow racers. I think I met more people at NSS just because the garage is one big open area. The facilities are great and the track staff does a great job. Just don't go expecting the track itself to be all that interesting.

David

[Butch Kummer]

As with most things in life "interesting" is a relative term.

There are a lot of people on this and other forums that have literally begged us to go back to Barber (which we will do in August 2008), and while I understand their passion Barber is easily my least favorite track in SEDIV. I'm doing both of them again this year, but I'd much rather make the tow over Monteagle to Nashville than the similar tow to Birmingham. Granted Nashville can be rough on the car if you do the transitions wrong, but Road Atlanta (or any other track) can be rough on the car if you do it wrong as well (i.e. - don't "do it wrong" ).

Besides the items David mentioned, the best thing about Nashville is you can see the whole thing from just about anywhere in the facility. The first year we put a spotter on top of the control building and he could call the entire race for me. Last year the whole TEAM watched from the same place - I guess they figured if I had a problem I could deal with it myself!

See y'all there...

[tom_sprecher]

I liked Nashville. The facilities were great. AC in lunchroom, big garages, Lots of space. Track was kinda fun because it allowed me to feel 4 wheel drift for the first time (it was only my second race). Last night I entertained the idea of going for but I haven't seen the bill for the last two race weekends and I know it ain't gonna be pretty so I'll have to pass.

It did chew through what was left of my tires but they were 3 year old bricks to start with. There was half a grocery back full of rubber in my fenders.