PanoBlog

Here is a panorama of where I spent my 2010 birthday.

This is Turn 5 at Summit Point Raceway in Summit Point, WVA. Summit Point is ~15 miles east of Winchester, VA. This is the track that I began flagging at in 1984, it is a 2 mile track that is host to the Washington DC Region of the SCCA.

This was taken on June 27, 2010, right after lunch, when temps were well into the high 90’s. Caught napping, before the action resumed, were Dan Zane, Josh Cockey (again …) Ray Hall and AFC Dale Ferril.

TO “START” the PANO, CLICK IN THE RECTANGLE. AFTER PIC  HAS LOADED, HOLD DOWN LEFT MOUSE BUTTON & “DRAG” the CURSOR AROUND or just wait for the auto pan to kick in.

The 2009 SCCA Run-Offs at Rd. America.

Thursday 09-24-09, Turns 6, 7 & 8 shot from Driver’s Right, beneath the huge leader board.

This is a great viewing location. Cars are prone to end up in the sand traps at Turn 6 (Driver’s right), Turn 7 (Driver’s Left), if they make it thru those turns, Turn 8 has a great wide run-off area that leads into an unforgiving sand trap (Driver’s Right).

This complex of turns will definitely get one’s attention.

** Click on the Mirrorball to see a 360 x 180 Pano of the turn **

Run-Offs 2009 at  Rd America T6, 7 & 8  Pano Mirrorball.

Turn 6 is at the top of the hill on the far right, Turn 7 is a right hander leading downhill into the left hand Turn 8.

CLICK on the image to open a “.mov” pano file of Turns 6 thru 8 at Rd America during the 2009 SCCA Run-Offs.

This was shot in the dark, from the rear of my camper. The “Covered Grid” is on the right. Drivers waiting to be released to the track are gridded beneath the “roof” (good in the sun or rain!).

The “Grid Barn” is the structure on the left. This building is a restroom with showers attached to the outside wall. This was the first “Flag Shack” the SCCA and the track workers used to store and dispense equipment from (radios and flags) to the Flaggers. As all the other structures at VIR, the Grid Barn is built in a rustic style with exposed beams and naturally finished lumber and timbers. The upper floor is now “living quarters” for VIPs … sweet …

Drivers paddock (park their cars & “rigs”) in the area this is shot from and to the right.  Turn 17 (the final Turn) is just over the hill and the front straight is to the far right.

Roebling Road Raceways Turn 4. Friday of the July 2009 Double National.

** Click on the Mirrorball to see a 360 x 180 Pano of the turn **