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January 26, 2023 at
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I am visiting Volusia for the first time tonight. I was wondering why is this place so damn fast. Does anyone know because it just looks like a regular track.
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January 27, 2023 at
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Im trying to figure out why the cars are so fast here compared to other 1/2 mile tracks. I mean I don't see anything that they do to the track that would make it faster.
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January 27, 2023 at
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I would have to agree that 12.94 seconds (track record) is pretty damn fast for a 410 on a 1/2 mile!!
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January 27, 2023 at
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Posted By: pasprintfan on January 27 2023 at 10:04:41 AM
Im trying to figure out why the cars are so fast here compared to other 1/2 mile tracks. I mean I don't see anything that they do to the track that would make it faster.
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Not all 1/2 miles are built alike. There are a ton of factors. Corner radius, banking, overall shape (paperclip, oval, D shaped) and finally, probalby the biggest difference is how was the lenght of the track measured.
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January 27, 2023 at
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Gravel says it's the fastest track they go to all year.
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January 27, 2023 at
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Posted By: Paintboss on January 27 2023 at 11:13:56 AM
I would have to agree that 12.94 seconds (track record) is pretty damn fast for a 410 on a 1/2 mile!!
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It might be fast but I have been told it would fit inside some half miles.
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January 27, 2023 at
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In the racing groove google earth shows it to be .44 mile, which makes the 'pole' length a bit smaller, .41 mile.
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January 27, 2023 at
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Posted By: JonR on January 27 2023 at 11:20:46 AM
Not all 1/2 miles are built alike. There are a ton of factors. Corner radius, banking, overall shape (paperclip, oval, D shaped) and finally, probalby the biggest difference is how was the lenght of the track measured.
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Then there are "1/2 miles" that aren't actually 1/2 miles like Eldora and Volusia. Still fast tracks though, undoubtedly faster than some real 1/2 miles.
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January 28, 2023 at
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Posted By: dmantx on January 27 2023 at 01:13:52 PM
In the racing groove google earth shows it to be .44 mile, which makes the 'pole' length a bit smaller, .41 mile.
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Sounds like about the same size as Devils Bowl, but probably much better racing...LoL
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January 31, 2023 at
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is this the 1st time the Woo have raced two weekends in Volusia? Correct this distant Canadian as needed but I beleive the 1st week is part of the State wide speedweek phenominon overflowing from Daytona. But i see a 2nd pair of nights in March. This March date is new correct, looking for some dry and sunny evenings that they dont get in Californai in March I suspect. But my main question was wil these teams be able to park their rigs in Volusi for 3 weeks instead of haul them home?
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January 31, 2023 at
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I'm not so sure this is what he was asking. Nice explanation of an oval track though.
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