Reno-Fernley vs. Laguna Seca - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Kostamojen · 2004-06-27, 10:46 PM

Oh man, I was bored and just looked at the fernly website... I didnt realise how freakin cool the technical section they are building will be!!! :shock: Im drooling!!! *drool*

sperry · 2004-06-28, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Kostamojen

Oh man, I was bored and just looked at the fernly website... I didnt realise how freakin cool the technical section they are building will be!!! :shock: Im drooling!!! *drool*

Yeah, there's a section that's graded, but not yet paved. I swear it will rival Laguna Seca's corkscrew as far as the hill you'll be driving down!

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-06-28, 10:56 AM

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I swear it will rival Laguna Seca's corkscrew as far as the hill you'll be driving down!

That's a bold statement.

Kevin M · 2004-06-28, 11:33 AM

I guarantee that the R-F version will be the better bang for the buck. Cheaper track and you aren't being crowded out by pro series all the time. At least not yet...

sperry · 2004-06-28, 12:27 PM

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I swear it will rival Laguna Seca's corkscrew as far as the hill you'll be driving down!

That's a bold statement.

This ain't Amsterdam, Austin. This is a driver's market. Seca is fucking dead as... dead. Reno, it's coming back in a big fucking way.

I'm not saying it's as "good" as Seca, I'm just saying the drop down the hill is as big.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-06-28, 12:59 PM

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I'm not saying it's as "good" as Seca, I'm just saying the drop down the hill is as big.

Tell me that after you've driven off the cliff at Seca. :wink:

sperry · 2004-06-28, 01:01 PM

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I'm not saying it's as "good" as Seca, I'm just saying the drop down the hill is as big.

Tell me that after you've driven off the cliff at Seca. :wink:

I'm planning on tracking my car there at the next Audi Club event. Matt and I got bumped out of the last one due to too many registered drivers.

Dean · 2004-06-28, 01:55 PM

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I'm planning on tracking my car there at the next Audi Club event. Matt and I got bumped out of the last one due to too many registered drivers.

And you waited until the last minute... Ahh... 200 track miles at Laguna in my WRX... It was a beautiful weekend...

Oh, and by the way, I'm in, Paid Matt yesterday.

Kostamojen · 2004-06-28, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

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Originally Posted by sperry

I'm not saying it's as "good" as Seca, I'm just saying the drop down the hill is as big.

Tell me that after you've driven off the cliff at Seca. :wink:

Seca is a biatch, ive been trying it out in Toca Race Driver 2, that corkscrew comes out of nowhere! :shock:

Dean · 2004-06-28, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kostamojen

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

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Originally Posted by sperry

I'm not saying it's as "good" as Seca, I'm just saying the drop down the hill is as big.

Tell me that after you've driven off the cliff at Seca. :wink:

Seca is a biatch, ive been trying it out in Toca Race Driver 2, that corkscrew comes out of nowhere! :shock:

The real thing actually isn't that bad thanks to this thing called the third dimension, and the ability to move your head and eyes... Now turn 9, that's a mother pucker.

Kevin M · 2004-06-28, 09:36 PM

In GT3 I found that makign it through the corkscrew is a lot easier when you don't have to worry about what happens to cars that try to go through it like movie stunt drivers do.

Kostamojen · 2004-06-28, 11:10 PM

Toca is less forgiving, a bit more realistic.... You can blow the corner and understeer right off the track into the wall and total the car quite easily! (100% realistic damage)

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-06-29, 07:24 AM

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Now turn 9, that's a mother pucker.

That was my favorite corner there! Super fast...

Dean · 2004-06-29, 11:56 AM

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Now turn 9, that's a mother pucker.

That was my favorite corner there! Super fast...

I't is a great corner, but it makes me pucker up being that hard on the gas going down hill through a corner... when you know you can't lift...

The corkscrew really isn't that bad... Depending on speed, brake before the crest, let off, and brake again HARD before you turn in and get right back on the gas after you turn to pull the car down the hill and aroung to the right... People get in trouble not braking enough, and not using the throttle to get the car hooked back up IMHO... Trying to go fast through it at least in a street car is a waste because it will mess up your entry to 9 which is where you want to be fast...

Laguna is just a brake eating monster...

100+ MPH straight in almost any car into 2nd gear hairpin. (Turn 2)

Fast right hander in to fairly long "straight" into fairly deceptive and tight 120degree or so left. (Trun 4-5)

A massive long uphill in to a deceptivly fast left hander into another long uphill mostly straight into the ultra slow corkscrew,

The downhill bombs into 10, and 11...

Bring spare Pads is all I can say... :-) Even for your virtual cars...

Kostamojen · 2004-06-29, 03:22 PM

The braking is bad into the corkscrew and out of the straight, but otherwise the rest of the corners are scrub corners it seems, where you can just lift a little before hand then keep the throttle on when you hit the corner. Im sure if I drove my car at LS, the only corner I would brake for would be the corkscrew

(until my new engine goes in!)

Dean · 2004-06-29, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kostamojen

The braking is bad into the corkscrew and out of the straight, but otherwise the rest of the corners are scrub corners it seems, where you can just lift a little before hand then keep the throttle on when you hit the corner. Im sure if I drove my car at LS, the only corner I would brake for would be the corkscrew

(until my new engine goes in!)

Kevin M · 2004-06-29, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Kostamojen

The braking is bad into the corkscrew and out of the straight, but otherwise the rest of the corners are scrub corners it seems, where you can just lift a little before hand then keep the throttle on when you hit the corner. Im sure if I drove my car at LS, the only corner I would brake for would be the corkscrew

(until my new engine goes in!)

I'm going to remind you of this statement someday, after you've driven a fast car around a racetrack.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2004-06-29, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kostamojen

The braking is bad into the corkscrew and out of the straight, but otherwise the rest of the corners are scrub corners it seems, where you can just lift a little before hand then keep the throttle on when you hit the corner. Im sure if I drove my car at LS, the only corner I would brake for would be the corkscrew

(until my new engine goes in!)

I'm going to remind you of this statement someday, after you've driven a fast car around a racetrack.

Seriously, that was hilarious...

MikeSTI · 2004-06-29, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kostamojen

The braking is bad into the corkscrew and out of the straight, but otherwise the rest of the corners are scrub corners it seems, where you can just lift a little before hand then keep the throttle on when you hit the corner. Im sure if I drove my car at LS, the only corner I would brake for would be the corkscrew

(until my new engine goes in!)

so is the engine not for sale anymore?

Kevin M · 2004-06-29, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kostamojen

The braking is bad into the corkscrew and out of the straight, but otherwise the rest of the corners are scrub corners it seems, where you can just lift a little before hand then keep the throttle on when you hit the corner. Im sure if I drove my car at LS, the only corner I would brake for would be the corkscrew

(until my new engine goes in!)

so is the engine not for sale anymore?

different engine

MikeSTI · 2004-06-29, 08:26 PM

nice :shock:

Libila · 2004-06-30, 10:22 AM

Im excited to drive the Fernley track when it's all done. I'm going to try and make it out there with you guys, but I'll be driving my honda

Kostamojen · 2004-07-01, 09:56 AM

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Im excited to drive the Fernley track when it's all done. I'm going to try and make it out there with you guys, but I'll be driving my honda

Excellent! Someone to pass!

sperry · 2004-07-01, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Libila

Im excited to drive the Fernley track when it's all done. I'm going to try and make it out there with you guys, but I'll be driving my honda

Excellent! Someone to pass!

Bwahahaha.... owned!

ArthurS · 2004-07-01, 10:19 AM

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Excellent! Someone to pass!

...cruel

2004-06-27, 10:46 PM	#1
Kostamojen EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 380	Oh man, I was bored and just looked at the fernly website... I didnt realise how freakin cool the technical section they are building will be!!! :shock: Im drooling!!! drool __________________ K-man

2004-06-28, 11:33 AM	#4
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	I guarantee that the R-F version will be the better bang for the buck. Cheaper track and you aren't being crowded out by pro series all the time. At least not yet... __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-06-28, 09:36 PM	#11
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	In GT3 I found that makign it through the corkscrew is a lot easier when you don't have to worry about what happens to cars that try to go through it like movie stunt drivers do. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-06-28, 11:10 PM	#12
Kostamojen EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 380	Toca is less forgiving, a bit more realistic.... You can blow the corner and understeer right off the track into the wall and total the car quite easily! (100% realistic damage) __________________ K-man

2004-06-29, 03:22 PM	#15
Kostamojen EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 380	The braking is bad into the corkscrew and out of the straight, but otherwise the rest of the corners are scrub corners it seems, where you can just lift a little before hand then keep the throttle on when you hit the corner. Im sure if I drove my car at LS, the only corner I would brake for would be the corkscrew (until my new engine goes in!) __________________ K-man

2004-06-29, 08:26 PM	#21
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	nice :shock: __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-06-30, 10:22 AM	#22
Libila EJ205 Real Name: Tim Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,384 Car: '94 L	Im excited to drive the Fernley track when it's all done. I'm going to try and make it out there with you guys, but I'll be driving my honda

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