racerfink
racerfink PowerDork
2/6/25 6:35 a.m.

Wellington, NZ in 1986.  The chicanes, the hairpin, the incredibly narrow stretch right before s/f certainly make for an interesting track.  The safety standards of pit lane back then...

 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
2/6/25 8:07 a.m.

Would I race? Sure.

Would I make it to the end with a car in one piece? Um.

ClearWaterMS
ClearWaterMS HalfDork
2/6/25 9:31 a.m.

relatively speaking, (meaning performance envelope compared to safety) how is that much worse than a more modern F1 road course like Monaco or Suzuka.  

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
2/6/25 10:06 a.m.

I would. The speeds are fairly low. Armco is fairly forgiving. 

A crash there would probably be of lower consequence than a crash at the Charlotte Roval would be. 

j_tso
j_tso SuperDork
2/6/25 10:07 a.m.

All walls and no run off with those cars? Sure. 

In old IMSA GTP cars? nah

 

Tom1200
Tom1200 PowerDork
2/6/25 10:57 a.m.

As someone who long ago would have done the Isle Of Man I'd have run that track.

Even today I would; corner speeds are low and you're in some pretty sturdy cars.

johndej
johndej UltraDork
2/6/25 11:17 a.m.

Sure - seems more forgiving than watkins glen.

Paris Van Gorder
Paris Van Gorder Associate editor
2/6/25 11:31 a.m.

I would do this at least once and by myself. I can't imagine adding other cars to the mix.

codrus (Forum Supporter)
codrus (Forum Supporter) UltimaDork
2/6/25 11:38 a.m.

Not if I had to pay for damage to the car.  Street circuits are for pros who have large budgets for body damage.

 

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Tech Editor & Production Manager
2/6/25 11:40 a.m.

I would legit be less scared to race there than I would to spectate there. Yikes.

buzzboy
buzzboy UltraDork
2/6/25 12:17 p.m.

I love tight and technical. I also love my body panels. It's a toss up

APEowner
APEowner UltraDork
2/6/25 3:07 p.m.

I absolutely would.  Especially if it was in someone else's car!

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