Laguna Seca is steeper but it's over in a heartbeat. Turn three at Mosport
drops, and drops, and drops. The hairpin is probably steeper than the
corskscrew, but it's uphill and very short. You can't walk up it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul MacDonald [mailto:macdonaldp@rogers.com]
Sent: Thu 11/29/2007 3:48 PM
To: robert bownes; William G Rosenbach
Cc: Bill Babcock; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Fot] Laguna Seca
I wonder how this drop compares to corner 2 at Mosport..the cliff according
to Bill Babcock.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces+macdonaldp=rogers.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:fot-bounces+macdonaldp=rogers.com@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
robert bownes
Sent: November 29, 2007 3:40 PM
To: William G Rosenbach
Cc: BillB@bnj.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Laguna Seca
I think the uphill @ Lime Rock might be steeper, as might be the bowl @
NHIS, but those are both uphill...
On 11/29/07, William G Rosenbach <wgrosenbach@juno.com> wrote:
>
> Laguna Seca gets some slack as SCRAMP, the operators of the place are the
> largest charitable entity on the peninsula, having donated in excess of
> $1 Billion since opening.
>
> As for the drop, apex to apex, Corner 8 to 8A, I'm going with 20 ft. I
> base that from photos of someone standing near the upper apex, assuming
> there is 5 feet of him visible, and I can stack 4 of him between apexes.
> Dropping 20 ft. in 130 ft. makes it a 15.38% slope. I have not yet found
> a steeper drop in the USA.
> Bill
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