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In preparation for the upcoming 44th Annual SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by AT&T, billed as the Pinnacle of American Motorsports, Heartland Park Topeka has added another Road Course configuration option.
(arial photos taken by Jim Wheeler)
Taken from a SCCA Press release: "In a two-day private test, Simms [defending GT1 champion] put his 600-plus horsepower Jaguar XKR through its paces around the 2.5-mile circuit, and was pleased with the reconfigured Turns One, Two, Eight and Nine"
Turn(s) 1 & 2
“The changes are real fast,” Simms said. “Everybody that wanted a high-speed track—they’ve got one now. It’s fun. I think everybody will like it."
“Going into turn 10, I’d say we’re going 15-20 mph faster than before. Into turn three, I’m a whole gear up from before, so you’re looking at 25-30 mph."
Turn 8 Entrance
“The changes are totally different than any other corners I can think of. Going into nine, it’s blind. After you do it a couple of times, you know what’s going to be on the other side. It’s kind of like coming over the hill at Road Atlanta in that sense. You know where you’ve got to be and know what you’ve got to do and just do it, because it’s totally blind.”
