This weekend I'll be heading up to Kent, Washington to play with race cars at Pacific Raceways - a track that I believe is most comparable to a forest service road due to a steep, wooded terrain and hairpin turns. To quote the race track web site, "The Pacific Raceways Road Course is a world-class, SCCA and NASCAR certified, 10-turn (9 turns with a "kink" in the main straightaway), 2.25-mile course. The 170 MPH front straight is at an elevation of 150 feet above sea level. There is a total elevation change of 125 feet, of which 100 feet occurs in 1/2 mile, between turn 2 and turn 3B. Winding through natural wooded terrain, it's sweeping curves and hairpin turns make it one of the most unique and challenging courses in the United States." Yep - you can bet I'm going to have some fun this weekend!
So what's running up there? This weekend it is the International Race Drivers Club (IRDC) 4th Annual Car Tender Challenge. I have not officially heard how many cars are on the entry list, but from what I understand the car counts from previous years were pretty significant. And with the outstanding weather forecast for the Kent, Washington area (19 miles south of Seattle), it looks to be a perfect racing weekend.
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