INRacingFan (Offline)
#8
7/23/10 10:49 PM
I might be able to help in a visual aspect as I have a lot of video from every event I've attended this year, some from last year, and about 1/4 or so of the total do include Haubstadt. (To include the entire sprint car portion of the event in most cases)
It'll take a little time to go through and see what ones may help depict certain parts of the track, and then upload them though. But if you're willing to be patient I can help.
I also have pictures from I believe the 2007 ISW run there somewhere as well, in which I'll try to locate.
If you're interested, let me know and I'll work on getting them up for you.
I can't give you actual specifics on any measurements of the various items you've requested.
However, in terms of the cushion, it'll tend to vary depending on the time of day and what they do to the track. Since it's reworked twice on most nights (typically after Hotlaps and before the A).
For the early part, such as Hotlaps/Heats the cushion is usually lower, down about 2 lanes from the wall on average.
B-Main will also vary a bit and can be that low, but is typically around 1 - 1.75 lanes from the wall. With the narrower part about mid-corner, and a slight gradual increase on exit.
A-Main, particuarly for the longer races, the cushion tends to enter about 1 to 1.3 lanes from the wall, then gradually push up to pretty much against the wall about mid corner before easing back out to about .5 - .75 of a lane on exit. Usually too, one side of the speedway tends to be against the wall while the other a tad more off it. At times, just past mid-corner to mid-exit, there'll be a huge mound of dirt making a near "ramp-like" effect, again particuarly in the longer races, especially when the fast groove is high and it's practically against the wall. Sometimes it's turns 1-2, others it's 3-4...which one it happens to more often I can't really say. Just my opinion as to what the track tends to normally do more often than naught.
One last note, the walls in the turns are much taller than they are on the straights. I want to say a little more than twice as high, but don't quote me on that.
Also, there is an access gate in Turn 4's exit just before the straightaway. After the gate is where the catch fence starts. It'll run along till the opening in Turn 1. On the backstretch, the fence starts in the pits and runs along the straightaway wall, ending as the corner starts and the wall jumps to the corner height they are.
Don't forget the billboards in the corners! lol
And the last relative visual fact, the backstretch grandstands extend back further than the front side. But the front also has the two booths, split by the left side of center's staircase.
Not sure how much of those you knew, but hey...it's relative facts.