hughjayteens
10-25-2004, 07:20 PM
http://gallery.kaptur.net/albums/rockingham/acs_s3_cs_2.sized.jpg
http://gallery.kaptur.net/albums/rockingham/acs_s3_cs_1.sized.jpg
Rockingham is the first purpose built circuit used for Nascar style racing here in the UK - it is heavily sponsored by BMW hence the BMW text in the stands!
More pics here:
http://gallery.kaptur.net/view_album.php?set_albumName=rockingham
krisko
10-25-2004, 09:15 PM
Nascar style racing...it's an oval?
Oh my god, how boring!
B.Watts
10-25-2004, 09:20 PM
Does that look like an oval to you? ;) It's a roval just like most NASCAR circuits here in the States.
And Krisko, ever raced on an oval? 3 wide in a bunch of Spec Miata's around T3 and T4 at Lowes Motor Speedway is anything but boring my friend.
sunir
10-25-2004, 09:20 PM
Nascar style racing...it's an oval?
Oh my god, how boring!
OMG....they are going international :eek: , yipes :stickoutt
krisko
10-25-2004, 11:18 PM
The pics are nice and it doesn't seem to be an oval (no banking, twisty turns in background) but the Nascar comment threw me off.
I actually watch nascar and I respect it but I have no interest in driving oval tracks. I think they are a little more dangerous than road courses and are frankly boring. I say this with my only experience on ovals being Nascar Thunder 2004 where I whip up on Tony Stewart at will.
And I did do a DE on a roval (homestead) but only the nascar straights were incorporated into the course.
332 RustBucket
10-25-2004, 11:22 PM
I actually watch nascar and I respect it but I have no interest in driving oval tracks. I think they are a little more dangerous than road courses and are frankly boring. I say this with my only experience on ovals being Nascar Thunder 2004 where I whip up on Tony Stewart at will.
:lol
hughjayteens
10-26-2004, 03:55 AM
Rockingham is where they race ASCAR - a watered down european version of NASCAR I believe - the banking is very shallow (maybe 10-15 degress max) and for track days, they use one complete banked section and the complete, very technical infield.
I must admit that driving at 120mph 3 feet away from a concrete wall is anything but boring!!!
Circuit plan here:
http://www.rockingham.co.uk/rockingham_info.cfm
tEckniks
10-26-2004, 04:11 AM
hmm that car is damn sexy.. :love1