Mallory park

[Graham]

blimey its been totally resurfaced, including half of the paddock..

the track is now billiard table smooth, and quite different to drive than before, so I expect Lap times to fall once its scrubbed in.

it was a bit hairy, when it rained today though, still releasing oils from the new surface as it was the first time its rained since it was laid.. It caught out quite a few, one very nice evo FQ became and Evo OF

[andye30m3]

Doesn't sound good

Anyone have any idea how long does it typically take for a track to stop releasing oils after resurfacing?

I'm looking at doing a sprint there in the middle of march, It will be the first time on track in the CSL and not sure I fancy it if the surface is going to be slippery, just not worth the risk.

[Graham]

The tarmac's not been down long and it was the first time its rained, so it will be better already now. once its rained a few more times it should be perfect.

In general the surface had loads of grip, and i was running on moulded slicks in the wet !!

All the lumps and bumps have gone so the surface was fantastic, the water runs differently so its almost like a new circuit to learn.

[gruffalo]

Is the line the same through Gerards, you used not be able to use the out side due to the bad surface but if it is all new there may be a better way round now?

[GrahamR15]

They even had some left over to do the pits too! Was there yesterday to very impressed with the new surface I had excellent levels of grip considering conditions but then I'm not running big power. It has to be said the driving standards were terrible yesterday everybody trying to be a hero from the get go and not easing into it.
Graham

[andy rob]

GrahamR15 said:

They even had some left over to do the pits too! Was there yesterday to very impressed with the new surface I had excellent levels of grip considering conditions but then I'm not running big power. It has to be said the driving standards were terrible yesterday everybody trying to be a hero from the get go and not easing into it.
Graham

Good ! I hope theyve done the bit in the pits next to 'oil thingy', this is where the jacks on my RV sunk through on a nice hot summer day !
The gypo's must have origanlly laid it

[wildman0609]

I'm going to have to find a new braking point for the corner at the end of the back straight. I used to use the change of surface, as I'm sure a lot of people did.

[Burp]

wildman0609 said:

I'm going to have to find a new braking point for the corner at the end of the back straight. I used to use the change of surface, as I'm sure a lot of people did.

Lol, that was my first thought reading the op. Can still use the bike chicane as a marker, where the tarmac change used to be.