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Jan 29th, 2014 at 1:53pm
 
Track Paving

We are starting to plan our paving repair projects for 2014. We have identified several areas of concern. Our list has many  areas that need attention. We probably cannot address all these areas this season. But along with your input, we would like to know if there are any areas of concern to you.
Higher HP cars and open wheel drivers seem to be the most affected by bumps, dips, etc.
Once we have identified the worst areas, we can plan according to priority

The following 2 areas, are already planned for repair.

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The exit bump/s T9.
These will be taken care of with BCCCA does their dragstrip paving project. They seem to be of concerned particularily to the higher HP cars.

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The dip exiting T7b drivers Left. We have already heard from a lot of drivers about this one, so it is very likely going to get repaired.

So if you have any other areas that you think we should address, let myself, Norm Shaw, or Roland Stec know  asap.

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Reply #1 - Jan 30th, 2014 at 9:01am
 
Eventually it would be nice to add fill and level the ski jump in turn three, maybe even see if its possible to bring the corner back 10 feet to widen it out .  I know we usually put a big cone or two at the apex because the jump is worse there.
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Reply #2 - Jan 30th, 2014 at 11:31am
 
Or how about the dip/puddle at mid track turn 8 ?
I've worn off an awful lot of my right front fender bracket scraping through that one.
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Reply #3 - Jan 30th, 2014 at 4:20pm
 
The bump in turn 3 should stay it's alot of fun doing the jump. Grin
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Reply #4 - Jan 30th, 2014 at 4:30pm
 
save your/our money.....maybe the bump exiting T-9 onto the front straight drivers left.....other than that, everything else is the track character. Perfection......nah....that's for simulators.
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Reply #5 - Jan 30th, 2014 at 5:26pm
 
The pot hole in 4 [ just before the shoot ]
The broken paving between  3 -4
on a lighter note a hard stand for the safety truck in 5  so we don't take too much dirt onto the track when responding or continue the road all the way from 5 to 1  [ 9-5 is already done ]
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Reply #6 - Jan 30th, 2014 at 8:12pm
 
I forgot to mention that the turn 4 pothole is going to be repaired
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Reply #7 - Jan 30th, 2014 at 9:59pm
 
I agree with saving the money.. Until we have enough to widen T3 Cheesy

Actually, I'm all for the repairs. Fixing a bump here and there is a lot easier than letting it fall apart and then balking at the cost of a full repave - *cof*seattle*cof* Wink thanks for spoiling us!
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Reply #8 - Jan 31st, 2014 at 12:49pm
 
We are actually going to rearrange some blocks to widen turn 3 exit. Revamping this area is also a consideration we are looking at.
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Reply #9 - Feb 1st, 2014 at 1:52am
 
Maybe those drivers that don't care for bumps or corners should try drag racing I'm sure BCCCA would be delighted !! Wink Smiley Grin
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Reply #10 - Feb 1st, 2014 at 6:32am
 
To ALL the track opps people , past and present , Thanks for all that you do . its a pretty thankless task , I wish i could do more to help sometimes . Could it be disscussed with BCCC to have the escape road along side the straight continued all the way down , its not really a priority but it would be nice for access. Once again Thanks
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Reply #11 - Feb 2nd, 2014 at 8:37pm
 
Thank you to all the track ops people who maintain and improve our race track . I love all the bumps and corners, i am just starting to figure them out  ...but the pot hole mid way  between 3 and 4  would be nice to get on the list if it is not already .. Thanks So much Todd
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Reply #12 - Feb 4th, 2014 at 6:43pm
 
2muchfun247 wrote on Feb 2nd, 2014 at 8:37pm:
Thank you to all the track ops people who maintain and improve our race track . I love all the bumps and corners, i am just starting to figure them out  ...but the pot hole mid way  between 3 and 4  would be nice to get on the list if it is not already .. Thanks So much Todd

Thanks for all your comments.
Norm and I have been talking with BCCCA almost daily. They have said they will have some info in a week or so re: paving.
I will do my best to keep the membership updated.
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Reply #13 - Mar 10th, 2014 at 5:31pm
 
I was on the Mission Raceway website to see if they had an update on the track paving and found the following statement on the home page

"Due to the Ongoing Construction of the Race Track Surface the April 4-6th and the April 18-20th Race Weekend Have Been Cancelled".   Sad

Does anyone know if this is true for CACC events as well?
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Reply #14 - Mar 10th, 2014 at 7:59pm
 
As the revised schedule on the website shows, the first CACC race (March 29&30) has been cancelled. It is anticipated that the rest of the CACC schedule will stay unchanged. Custom Car has had to cancel a couple of events because to the cure time of the concrete. The asphalt should be ready sooner. Keep you fingers crossed for good weather.
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