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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  09.13.2015 - 6:19 pm
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Laguna Seca is one of the United States' most iconic road courses. It is
home to the legendary "corkscrew" turn, a steep left turn into an
immediate right turn while descending a hill. Other course highlights
include the Rahal Straight and the Andretti Hairpin. The track was first
built in 1957 and has hosted many iconic series and races, and some
amazing highlights, over the years.

Laguna Seca hosted A1GP's only visit to the United States in 2006. The
track was reconfigured with three additional turns in 1988 to host
MotoGP races. In the late 1980s the track was considered as a
replacement for the Detroit street course to host the United States
Grand Prix but Formula 1 ultimately deemed the track "too remote" and
went with a street course in Phoenix instead, a disastrous decision that
killed off the US Grand Prix for almost a decade within three years of
the move.

The track is the traditional home of the Monterey Motorsports Reunion
vintage races.


  2.   DH101 posted:
  11.03.2015 - 7:18 am
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By far my favorite american circuit.


  3.   RaceFanX posted:
  12.19.2015 - 7:44 pm
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Site of the 2014 SCCA National Championship Runoffs


  4.   Tide1732 posted:
  12.23.2017 - 7:29 am
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Can NASCAR run in Laguna Seca one day?
For me a Truck run here is awesome.


  5.   JSPorts posted:
  12.23.2017 - 10:14 am
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I'd like to see that, too. This is a great track but only 8 K&N West
races have ever been run here (in terms of NASCAR involvement.) I'd like
to see that increase.


  6.   bduddy posted:
  12.23.2017 - 8:27 pm
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The noise restrictions and such are a huge issue. A lot of the neighbors
(rich, influential neighbors) do not like racing at all, and scheduling
a national event would test that.

Mazda sponsorship is ending in 2018:
http://www.motortrend.com/news/mazda-ends-naming-rights-deal-laguna-seca/
Hopefully they don't ruin the name like "Sonoma" did...


  7.   RaceFanX posted:
  04.22.2018 - 10:53 pm
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This track is "drivable" in Google Street View. The Google car was sent
around the track in 2009 to take pictures of the course during an ALMS
race weekend. In a fun bit of cross promotion the ALMS had some of its
race cars sandwich the Google car during its lap so looking in front of
you on the track will always mean you see the #3 Corvette Racing C6.R,
the #45 Flying Lizard Porsche GT3 RSR, and the #8 B-K Motorsports Lola
B08/86 Mazda while looking behind you will reveal the the #2 Audi R10
TDI and the #9 Patron Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01b.


  8.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.06.2018 - 5:19 pm
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"HEY! You look like a real jerk...YOU'RE GONNA PLAY POLE POSITION!"

Racing scenes for the infamous 1983 commercial for the video "Pole
Position" were shot here at Laguna Seca. "It'll bust your crank and
leave skid marks on your soul."


  9.   Greg posted:
  07.17.2018 - 3:00 pm
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Confirmed as the 2019 IndyCar season finale (Sept. 22nd).

Let's party like it's 1996!


  10.   Timothy Eklund posted:
  07.17.2018 - 3:21 pm
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HECK YEA! CANT WAIT!,


  11.   RaceFanX posted:
  07.19.2018 - 11:30 pm
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Thanks to a new sponsorship deal this track is now known as WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca.


  12.   Sector posted:
  08.04.2019 - 2:29 am
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For the IndyCar season finale, how many laps will there be? 80?


  13.   German500 posted:
  09.21.2019 - 12:50 pm
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Only two times in Champcar, that not a Top3 qualifier won the race.
Jimmy Vasser from 6th and Max Papis in a chaotic race from 25th.


  14.   German500 posted:
  09.21.2019 - 12:50 pm
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100 laps @#12


  15.   Canadianfan posted:
  09.21.2019 - 5:50 pm
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Officiall lap record by Castroneves in 2000 in CART. A 1:07.722.
Unofficial lap record in 2012 by Ferrari test driver Marc Gene a
1:05.786 in a Ferrari F2003-GA.


  16.   TheDewCrew posted:
  07.27.2020 - 3:36 pm
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The doubleheader races at Laguna Seca have reportedly been canceled


  17.   RaceFanX posted:
  10.27.2020 - 10:20 am
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The 1977 Disney film "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" is set in France and
Monaco as the title implies. Despite that the track racing scenes early
in the movie were filmed here at Laguna Seca, just as some scenes for
the original "The Love Bug" movie were eight years earlier.


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