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06-18-2009, 01:17 PM
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#1 | | Head Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,582 | Alternative Vehicles at Laguna Seca 7/19/2009
This might be of interest for those in the area: Refuel - Alternative Vehicle Demonstration | EVENT INFO 
No idea who's participating. | 
|  | | Drive your green vehicle at Laguna Seca during Refuel | | |
06-23-2009, 01:07 AM
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#2 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,889 | Drive your green vehicle at Laguna Seca during Refuel
This seems ideal for you CA owners: Drive your green vehicle at Laguna Seca during Refuel 
Should be an easy drive for the Bay Area people. | |
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06-23-2009, 01:47 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 78 | Wow, that is a *sweet* elevation change. And I thought Barber was a good time...
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06-23-2009, 04:00 PM
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#4 | | Tesla Fan
Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,884 | That is the famous "Corkscrew". They crest a hill then drop into that. Sometimes they start off on 3 wheels there from the hard braking turn above. (note, video is of old gasoline cars)
It is a nice corner to watch from because you get shade from the trees unlike many of the other corners.
(Any Tesla owners need a co-pilot?)
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06-23-2009, 04:16 PM
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#5 | | ERIC VFX
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,502 | It's a blind dropoff. Fun and scary. 
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06-23-2009, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 568 | I've driven "the bowl" at turn 6 at NHIS and the high speed downhill at Lime Rock, both lots of times. Elevation changes on a race track are thrilling and awe inspiring to drive, and try to master. It looks easy on a video like that, but drive it (or just ride along) at speed and it's SCARY! | |
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06-23-2009, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 3,582 | Quote:
Originally Posted by vfx  It's a blind dropoff. Fun and scary. | I've driven that corkscrew and have to agree with this assessment.
Ten bucks is a real bargain to get to drive on that track. Assuming you already have a qualifying vehicle, I wouldn't pass up the opportunity. Hopefully they'll have some reasonable charging setup. | |
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06-23-2009, 10:31 PM
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#8 | | '08 #383
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cupertino, CA Posts: 358 | It really comes down to that, doesn't it? It's got to be a full-blown 240v70a charger, or I just don't see making the 75mi down, playing around, and 75mi back. | |
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06-24-2009, 06:10 AM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,889 | Perhaps Tesla could assist in setting one up there. It would seem like an ideal event for promotion. | |
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06-24-2009, 06:47 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Centreville, VA Posts: 78 | Wow. Definitely wishing I lived on the West coast and owned an electric bike :)
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