I recently had the great fun of running on Ozark International Raceway. It is basically 4 miles long, and has a LOT and I mean a LOT of elevation changes. It is the sticker on the far right.
From left to right, Hallett, in Oklahoma
Texas World, in Fort Worth, TX which has since gone away and is just a parking lot.
Charlotte Superspeedway, outside of Charlotte, NC
Roebling Road, just outside of Savannah, GA
Laguna Seca, outside of Monterey, CA
Indiana 500 track in of course Indianapolis. **
Eagles, Canyon. outside of Decatur, TX
And of course Ozark International in the middle of nowhere, or Gravois Mills, Missouri
This was shot the night before the the track day.
Now I will admit, I am not that fast on track with a 200 HP street car with full interior, fantastic air conditioning, and the full overkill heating system of the Carrera models. My car is 2,700 pounds, and I drive on street tires. I am out there just to have fun, the most fun I can have in my 911 while fully clothed.
Any old stock Boxster will smoke my best times, and I really can't care less, they are not having more fun. And I drove my car to each and every track, and back home. I just rolled 193,000 miles last week.
Back to the Ozark Track, and the elevation changes. Near the bottom of the sticker is the end of the "roller coaster" and wow what a ride. The sharp hairpin near the top right leads into a curve, then down a STEEP hill and my car goes from 60 to 90 in a second, I wish it would accelerate like all the time. Then some esses and a curve, then onto the roller coaster. Wheeeeee. Downhill, redline in 3rd, into 4th at the bottom of the hill, then back up a steep hill, and I had to lift or the front end gets light, then on downhill pedal to the metal in 4th and into triple digit speeds, and then back slower through some fun curves. It is a total blast to run.
There was a 701 HP 911 GT2RS in my run group. When she caught me, I did not even lift, and she blasted past like I was pulling a trailer.
The good news is Porsche Parade is in Birmingham, AL in 2024. They are having two days of DE running after Parade. I will for sure stick around for that! I want Barbour Motorsport track sticker for my window!
** I will admit Indy 500 track was not a real DE. It was follow the leader for a dozen laps and I hit 90 down the back straight, but it was cool to drive over the yard of bricks, and see the stands and try to comprehend what it would be like with fans filling the stands. All the other tracks I went as fast as I was able to go with my skills and a street car.