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What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:46 am
by Mako Koiwai
I heard they were removing some barriers and planters in the parking lots up front, and now this!
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:21 am
by Mako Koiwai
Are they just giving up on that parking lot ... as a parking lot? When they built the go-kart track ... where our Solo Paddock use to be ... for the first month or two, when they still let us paddock there ... we were't allowed to park on the special black topped track surface.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:10 pm
by Bill Schenker
There goes the neighborhood! You know how those road racers stink from wearing those fire suits all day long.
Oh, wait, these aren't road racers. Just guys in Polo shirts and Prada sunglasses. Nevermind.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:20 pm
by Ed Holley
Mako Koiwai wrote:Are they just giving up on that parking lot ... as a parking lot? When they built the go-kart track ... where our Solo Paddock use to be ... for the first month or two, when they still let us paddock there ... we were't allowed to park on the special black topped track surface.
Here you go...
http://www.exoticsracing.com/Ferrari/dr ... 0-f1_1.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Based out of Las Vegas, coming to a under-used premier motorsports facility near you.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:36 pm
by Bobby Beyer
How soon before we hold a SOLO event there ;)
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:42 pm
by Rick Brown
Bobby Beyer wrote:How soon before we hold a SOLO event there ;)
Running a Solo on a "road course" requires extra stuff. Have to submit to the National Office a detailed course layout (where each cone will be) in order to control speeds since road courses are typically much faster and to address any potential issues that don't meet Solo safety standards. But it would be cool. Could do two a year, one in each direction.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:14 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Let's start looking into it! We have people for that, right?

Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:05 am
by Mako Koiwai
They were training their instructors today, including Sonny:
https://twitter.com/sonny_wat/status/43 ... 64/photo/1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:04 pm
by Arthur Grant
If my car were ever able to run more than 10 miles again, I would be up for it.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:12 pm
by Anthony P.
Arthur Grant wrote:If my car were ever able to run more than 10 miles again, I would be up for it.
you should talk to Kj.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:55 pm
by Marshall Grice
Anthony Porta wrote:Arthur Grant wrote:If my car were ever able to run more than 10 miles again, I would be up for it.
you should talk to Kj.
hey his car made it at least 100' after the last repair.
:mrt:
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:08 pm
by Mark Hazboun
Finally, a road course that won't damage the undercarriage of my car when I go spinning out of control.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:26 pm
by Steve Ekstrand
Unless you reach the curbs.....
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:57 pm
by Toby Larsson
Steve Ekstrand wrote:Unless you reach the curbs.....
I was there yesterday, the layout reminds me of that crazy GRA course we ran years ago in the now drag strip lot. Pavement looks nice don't know if the tents are part of it too.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:52 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Tents are for the upscale arrive and drives
Here's all about it:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/2014031 ... /140319918" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Kevin Madsen is a wonderful friend road racer. Sonny is a very fast Miata road racer ... AX'ed with us at least once.
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:52 pm
by Guy Walker
I've been out to the Exotics Racing facility in Las Vegas 5 times over the last 3 years (7 sessions with 6 different cars). I think it is quite fun and I'm eager to try their track at ACS.
Here's my latest trip in the Aventador from Sept 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FQIRkg12wE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's the GTR Black from August 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89tgDU03aN8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's the 997 Turbo S from April 2013 (my favorite car there so far)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v0-wRklsAw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:41 pm
by Mako Koiwai
What Las Vegas track is that? Infield at the speedway?
How much were those laps?
I've instructed the Imagine Lifestyle events. They've been getting tighter and slower

Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:42 pm
by Guy Walker
Mako Koiwai wrote:What Las Vegas track is that? Infield at the speedway?
How much were those laps?
I've instructed the Imagine Lifestyle events. They've been getting tighter and slower

Exotics Racing (ER) started using the infield at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS), but the scheduling was limited due to events at the speedway... so with the cooperation and promotion of the speedway they built a track in the parking lot. The difference between LVMS and AAA appears to be that the portion of the lot at LVMS is dedicated to ER, where it appears the portion of the lot used by ER at AAA is still going to be used for large events - at least to begin with.
5 Lap packages vary in price by vehicle from $249 to $399. Extra laps can be purchased and return guests get a free lap when buying a lap package. Videos of all laps during the day can be purchased, too, for around $80.
http://www.lvms.com/experiences/exotics_racing/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.exoticsracing.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
All the cars are paddle shift and have a brake pedal on the instructors side (just in case the driver needs the assist). Other than that the cars are usually the top version of the car and the instructors I've had seem to really encourage the aggressive driving once they saw that I could handle it (Especially, my favorite, Jimmy!)
PS: My first trip was when ER was still using the LVMS infield and garage area in August 2011 - see the video the Lamborghini Gallardo 560-4 (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkpb21ADS9A) - the video seems slow but we were doing 100mph at the end of the straight...
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:53 pm
by Mako Koiwai
After watching your videos I think the Imagine Lifestyle runs are more exciting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2noRikzt ... _NSm7YBHxw
;)

Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:20 am
by Guy Walker
i would say that you shouldn't base your opinion on the driving in my videos and to experience it for yourself instead.
hmm... looks like the driver in that ride-along video never shifted and never got out of second (first?) gear. that "red car" sounded great and there was a lot of screaming and "hair flying around". it seemed kind of like a fancy car autocross (except for the screaming) and altogether different than driving a fancy car on a track with 60+mph banked turns and a 100+mph straight.
honestly though, a ride-along high speed drift lap at a track sounds more exciting than a "hair flying around" autocross lap...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEk8Jw1vP_Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO0JLgxWKNw. but to each their own, I guess.
http://www.exoticsracing.com/Ride-Along ... ence_8.htm
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:33 pm
by Mako Koiwai
Of course ... pro driver Kevin Madsen was just playing around

Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:08 am
by Mako Koiwai
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:44 am
by Ed Holley
Is that "Dang!" for the death of the motorcyclist, or for the piles of cubic money sitting on the road pretty much trashed? I think the answer is "YES!"
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:21 pm
by Mako Koiwai
A 19 year old was driving one of the Ferrari's ... back from a fuel run. What could possibly go wrong.
At our Imagine Lifestyle events it's only the owners that do the fuel runs
Re: What's with the new road course at ACS ?
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:19 pm
by Adam Tarnoff
Mako Koiwai wrote:A 19 year old was driving one of the Ferrari's ... back from a fuel run. What could possibly go wrong.
At our Imagine Lifestyle events it's only the owners that do the fuel runs
They "lost control" in a 25mph limit zone. Talk about reckless.