New Track in New England, Palmer Motorsports Options

[ejm]

Around 8 years ago approval was sought to build a new road track in Western Massachusetts. After countless changes in plans, dealing with opposition from neighbors along with environmental and conservation issues the track has been paved and will open in 2015. http://www.palmermotorsportspark.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc6DxupO2o8

[roblav1]

I drew up the initial track design / layout back in 2006... and used to have it posted on my trailer door outside Garage 6 North at NHMS when we were trying to drum up funding.

The track is not narrow... the camera makes it look far worse than reality. But additional barriers and a couple spots for additional runoff are in the works. Since the track is very wide, there are plenty of alternative routes and apex options around the turns, which will help with going 2 or 3 cars wide and passing, especially in the downhill sections.

None of it though, is any worse than the uphill turn at Lime Rock(!) which is now taken flat out (or nearly so) in Formula Continental and FB.

There is a corkscrew - I call it Fred's corkscrew (Fred is the owner) because he insists that it stays. It is just before the final straight... but I've been trying to talk him out of it because (IMHO) it takes away from the flow, and you can't see it coming until you are on top of it.