Thunderhill WEST

[ArizonaBOSS]

Get ready, boys...

I hope this is ready prior to Summer 2014.

Thunderhill West has been APPROVED! The Glenn County Planning Commission unanimously voted in favor of the new track extension! Construction is slated to start IMMEDIATELY. Thanks for all of your support!

 

[PJWANNABE]

Cool. Thunderhill is on the list of my future "West Coast Tour".

 

[Fat Boss]

More info here.

http://thunderhill.com/article.php?story=20130702084049519

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Cool. Thunderhill is on the list of my future "West Coast Tour".

When you planning to execute that? I'll be ping-ponging around various Cali tracks June/July next year.

 

[VoodooBoss]

I recommend avoiding Thunderhill in July and August if possible. It won't be as hot as Phoenix but it can easily top 100 degrees. I like Sonoma and Laguna for those months because the are along the coast and 20-30 degrees cooler.

 

[PJWANNABE]

When you planning to execute that? I'll be ping-ponging around various Cali tracks June/July next year.

That depends on how much my student loan payments turn out to be : (I just finished my BS and MBA). I will proabably do it in a few years for my 50th Bday (that or MMP race school). I plan to do it around Sept-Oct since that seems to be the time I can sign up for the tracks close enough together between HOD and others. I plan to hit LS, Sonoma, Thunderhill, and maybe Button Willow and MMP too if I can schedule it all.

 

[VoodooBoss]

When I was at TH a couple of weeks ago there was a lot of construction activity going on. Below is a link to some photos.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sigv0knp2ot2jyp/GCMmG9PY_H

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

They posted a video of some blasting to youtube today:

[youtube]http://youtu.be/03AOIollivo[/youtube]

 

[fuhrius]

gotta love guys with explosives AND a sense of humor.

that's gonna be a great addition to TH...which is, already, a really nice track.

 

[VoodooBoss]

I was at TH today and had a chance to take a lap on the new West track. No it's not quite what you think, it was in a Ford F-350. ;D Anyway progress is looking good and you can clearly make out the track. The track has been graded and the drainage is going in now. There are a couple of really tight turns that make the hairpin turn 11 at Sonoma look easy.

From the photos you can clearly see the elevation change.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

SUH-WHEAAAAAAAAAT


I'm surprised they don't have people out running it in Raptors right now

 

[VoodooBoss]

Here's a fly over of the current and new track. When combined it will be the longest track in North America.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=boyHL7uUwcc

 

[VoodooBoss]

A couple of more photos showing progress. Paving is well under way and they are ahead of schedule for a Spring opening. When it's finished it will be the longest track in North America.

 

[Fat Boss]

Awesome! Can't wait to get to Thunderhill this year.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Thunderhill posted a ton of photos on the progress of the track. If anyone knows how to post photos from Dropbox please post a couple. May is the official opening of the new track and with the drought here in CA they should have no problem completing the construction on time.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sigv0knp2ot2jyp/GCMmG9PY_H#/

 

[Fat Boss]

Saw this on Facebook.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MV6maUik8Fo[/youtube]

 

[VoodooBoss]

Nice, the transition from the East to West track looks like we could hit some high speeds. 8)

 

[PJWANNABE]

Noice.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

So did anyone get the tractors lap time???

For racers in the West, the drought is having a unforeseen benefit -- should be no delay getting this track extension done on time?! Looks like a riot and if the entire track is used, can't imagine that the 25 hours of Thunderhill won't become even more popular !!!!??

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

I wonder if we will be driving this with HoD in June...I guess we'll see!