The site that I believe PCA is using is absolutely stellar, flat,
smooth concrete. Though not overly wide, it's probably long enough to
launch a plane (500-700 yards?) and has another strip, though slightly
less savory, running perpendicular to it at one end. I went down to
check it out last time I was unemployed ;)
You could probably build a 2:00+ course on the two pieces, I doubt we'd
have enough workers to cover it all. I doubt PCA is getting both
pieces, or even all of the first. Even then it would still be a great
site. It's only drawback is that it's long and thin, reminiscent of
Mather but much longer and wider, and a true rectangle rather than a
strip with fingers. The water on one side is kinda sketchy, maybe 15'
down with only a curb and no rail, making the useable space more
narrow.
I think the other site is the lot near the museum. It's asphalt, kinda
like the Coliseum, and about the same size, maybe a little smaller.
There are plenty of poles, though a safe course could easily be built.
Not nearly as nice as the concrete... *drool*
Let's hope PCA gives them a good showing and they continue to warm up
to autocross.
randy
--- "Paul S (#51 STS)" <ibisbike@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >
> > PCA has the use of the area in front of the air
> > museum alongside the
> > seaplane lagoon.
> > The museum is actually the original terminal for the
> > Pan American China
> > Clipper flights in the '30s.
> > That's the area we used when the Navy was still
> > there for our first two
> > events.
> > For our second two events we used the runway
> > alongside the estuary.
> >
> > --John Kelly
>
> So which of those two sites is "ideal" where in a
> perfect world we got to use it all the time. How
> large an area are we talking about? Candlestick size
> or more? Or something less than that?
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