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If the points race tightens up a little bit more Homestead should be a wing-dinger of a race. The track supposedly is coming along very nice and the new banking is going to make it fast. They have completed 2 layers and have one more to do. Supposedly the design of the track will permit 3 wide racing......we will see.

They have been talking with Rusty Wallace during the design and construction of the new surface and have used computer models as well. Rusty stated that you will be able to go 210 mph in the turns.....hope he was just joking. :p
 
Originally posted by muggle not@Oct 8 2003, 05:45 PM
If the points race tightens up a little bit more Homestead should be a wing-dinger of a race. The track supposedly is coming along very nice and the new banking is going to make it fast. They have completed 2 layers and have one more to do. Supposedly the design of the track will permit 3 wide racing......we will see.

They have been talking with Rusty Wallace during the design and construction of the new surface and have used computer models as well. Rusty stated that you will be able to go 210 mph in the turns.....hope he was just joking. :p
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maybe flyin ryan could go 210 in the turns but not rusty :lol:
 
210 is a tad high. 200-205 may be obtainable. They reach 207 with Cali's long front stretch. Three wide may be a tad much as well. The bottom groove like all new tracks will probably be the preferred line to start.
 
Don't care if they can do 210 in the turns, just want to see some really good side by side racing there for a change. :bounce:
 
Im sure there will be side by side racing. I live about an hour north of Homestead, in Fort Lauderdale, which is about 20 minutes north of Miami, I have heard from some people that have seen the track in its building stages that the turns are not as wide as before, but with the progressive banking there will be three different grooves.

Think of the track as a Dover mixed with the old Atlanta. Thats the closest thing I can describe it to.
 
Problem is I can not remember a new track that ever started out with more then one groove. The bottom groove is going to be the fastest way around so for that matter all the drivers will lay the rubber down there.
 
I look forward to Homestead this year. It should be a great track for finishing the season. My 2 cents says that the TV audience will be surprised and excited with the racing. :cheers:
 
The new layout utilizes a variable banking in the turns with 20 degrees at the top, 19 degrees in the middle and 18 degrees at the bottom. New grooves will come in pretty fast. :)
 
Going 210 into the curves I can see....the real question is AFTER you go into the turn at 210 will you live to tell about it!

Looking forward to it!

I just hope they don't have any of the 'new surface' issues that have plagued some of the other tracks...

Lets' go out on high note!
 
Wow.....looks to me from the pic that it is going to be one awesome race track....Just really really glad they didn't put a dogleg in it.

As for the grooves if any.....Looks like a high side track with passing entering the turns low and sliding up mid way. Try to go low coming off and momentum will be lost.

As far as side by side in the turns, I'm not real sure the gradient banking will do much except give those cars that are tight room to slide up without losing too much.

As for the speeds.....great. Now if only NASCAR can keep from putting plates on and let the drivers get back to racing....sigh

Again, high side track imo. Ol Handsome Harry woulda loved it. :D
 
Earnhardt Jr. checks out Homestead: After taking several laps in a passenger car around the newly configured Homestead-Miami Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. gave the track rave reviews saying, “I can’t believe it’s even the same place.” Jr. went on to say that “It’s a great possibility to have a lot of side by side racing and a lot more opportunities for passing. I think it’s gonna quickly become one of the favorite tracks for all the drivers on the circuit.” Earnhardt Jr. says the cars eventually will be able to run wide open at Homestead and predicted the pole speed would be between 180-185 miles per hour.(PRN's Garage Pass Radio Show)
AND Dale Earnhardt, Jr. visited the newly re-configured Homestead-Miami Speedway Tuesday to preview Ford Championship Weekend, the season-finales for the NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, November 13-16, 2003. It was the first time any driver had seen the newly re-configured track that features 20 degrees of progressive banking. Earnhardt Jr. predicts that the track will soon become a driver and fan favorite on the NASCAR circuit. Below is a transcript from Tuesday's press conference. Dale Jr.'s impression of the new track: "I've taken a few good laps (in a passenger car) and have gotten an idea what it will be like to enter the corners here. There will be a lot more opportunities for passing. It's amazing. I can't even believe that it's the same place. I think Homestead-Miami will quickly become one of the favorite tracks for all of the guys on the circuit. I know a lot of the guys are excited about it and I know I'm excited to be here to check it out. I expect my phone to be ringing off the hook when I get back to the house."
Dale Jr. explaines variable banking: "The progressive (variable) banking will allow the guy behind you to have a lower lane to pass. For a driver, the way it works is that you put one tire on one part of the banking and one tire on another part of the banking to change the handling of the car. Having the banking is actually an advantage if your car is not handling right. If I drive down into the corner and my car is too tight (under steer) on the bottom, I can put the right rear tire up on the steeper banking and give it spring rate and put the left front tire on the flatter banking to make the car turn. It de-wedges the car. It's all kind of technical, but it's kind of simple if you think about it. You'll see guys move around. You won't see guys run the same line lap after lap. Some guys will handle differently in different parts of the racetrack and they'll have to adjust for that." See full PR on my Homestead Speedway News page and see images of the track and more info at the Homestead Miami Speedway site.(10-15-2003)
 
Originally posted by RobbyG Fan@Oct 15 2003, 07:29 AM
Earnhardt Jr. says the cars eventually will be able to run wide open at Homestead and predicted the pole speed would be between 180-185 miles per hour
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I think thats a whole lot more reasonable speed.
 
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