PMP News release concerning Turn 10.

[Ene]

Dec 3. PMP Plans Roadcourse Upgrades.. PMP General Manager Jay Gilman announced today that

PMP will make some changes to the roadcourse configuration for 2008. Turn 10 will be changed to a 90degree right hand turn by moving the apex of the turn some 60 feet to the south of the existing apex. This change will negate NHRA’s requirement that the concrete walls be moved into the edge of the straightaway as was originally mandated by June 2009.
Martyn Thake of Motorsports Consulting reviewed the track late in the summer and this was one of his recommendations for the track’s improvement.
Other suggestions dealt with corner station placement, additional curbs, and the pit-on road.
PMP will undertake resurfacing from the exit of turn 9 into turn 10 and moving the dragstrip burnout box further downtrack to minimize varying track surfaces that upset roadrace vehicle suspensions.
Other changes will include moving the berm before turn 8 back some distance and installing gravel runoffs at turns 8 and 10. The pit on access will be widened and a merge lane painted to prevent a potential problem with racers accelerating onto the track and those coming down the main straightaway at speed.

Thanks for your support of PMP.

[Repsol a095]

Great news, Ene. Are there any plans to resurface the entire track?

[counterfit zx10r]

Even as a guy who's only been on the track at Pueblo once, that still sounds like it'll be a huge improvement. Can't wait to get down there some more in 08.

[Ene]

Resurfacing the entire. Oh how we wish we could. The last estimated we received was over $ 500,000 and that was just for a overlay. Of course we would love to go full bore BUT, that just is way out there. I will let you know how things progress but right now, this is a start.

Thanks,
Ene

[mayhem]

schwwwweeeettttt...........

[kixx]

Great News, Ene!

THX!

[RAK]

I know zero about track maintenance and/or how PMP compares to other courses, but these seem like good changes that will improve safety. The merge lane is a great idea! Now that I did the track day for Bob, I'm looking forward to getting out to some track days this spring. Kudos to PMP! Vr, RAK

[pg_rider]

Sweet!

[Auron]

Safer? Yes. But speed at the end of the drap strip won't be as high and I don't see that as a good thing.

[D Berns R6]

what's your reasoning behind it not being a good thing?

[hcr25]

Safer? Yes. But speed at the end of the drap strip won't be as high and I don't see that as a good thing.

why do you think top speed at the end will be less?

We wont be carrying the same amount of corner speed but since the length of the sraight is longer the end result will be close to the same.
mike

[Bueller]

Safer? Yes. But speed at the end of the drap strip won't be as high and I don't see that as a good thing.

If your not going fast enough after that straight stay off the brakes and keep it pinned

[Clarkie]

why do you think top speed at the end will be less?

We wont be carrying the same amount of corner speed but since the length of the sraight is longer the end result will be close to the same.
mike

i think top speed will be down a little, wont be bad, just different