I remember the Meridian course as decently fast, but not particularly so.
In my car I hit the rev limiter on that fast section, which is 64 mph. I
could have shifted to third and gone a bit faster, but not for long. I
don't consider a course "fast" unless I shift into third, personally. And
there was only one straight that I recall (which wasn't really straight. .
.)
I remember a course in Birmingham - last year, I think. Great finish. A
wide curve, then a couple of nothing offsets, then a straight. I'm SURE
that I could have been doing nearly 100 by the lights. . . he he he. But
then the darned safety steward changed the course. Darn it. An entire
empty parking lot at the end, too. <g>
I LOVE fast courses, and am usually frustrated on tight ones. Meridian was
a good mix of both.
Chris Eckles
White M Roadster
Atlanta
>
Yeah, but........
In my opinion, everyone loves to "open her up" a bit on a course. The
course that immediately springs into my mind was the first Solotime Midwest
Divisional Championship event at Muskogee in early 1999. The finish on one
day was a couple of not-too tight curves ending up headed into a "straight"
finish section. That straight section did have a very wide offset but if
you set up for it properly it was a balls-out, pedal-to-the-metal WOT (very
top of second gear for me) finish. Which was quite fun. Oh, and yes there
was lots and lots of straight smooth runoff area in which to shut the car
down after the finish line.
So, every once in a while it's fun to have a "horsepower" course even if
you
don't have lots of ponies. Probably more fun if you do have them.
Eric Linnhoff in KC
1998 Dodge Neon R/T
#69 STS #13 TLS
eric10mm@qni.com
ICQ#101282513
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IMO, the speed in Meridian was not as much as issue as the long straights
which IMO favored the high horsepower over handling.
-Wally
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