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[RICK LAKE]

1985CCX We had 3 years of the Northeastern challenge there. Unless the old guy that lives acroos the street from the track is DEAD, 98% of the cobras can't pass the noise rules. That guy sits outside with a noise meter and calls the cops and the track when we ran. I know hotels have been added to the area. There where only a coulpe for this event and they RAPED us for staying there. I would hope times have changed.
Now for the roadcourse racing, the transition from the round track to the road course was brutal for the cars. You are 2 ft from hitting a wall where they send you up the hill. Mine bottomed out on my bellhousing shield. Don C. cracked his oil pan on a cruise lap, car bottomed out. The car bottoms out in the 180 hole around the rock on the hill. You would need to add 100 pound plus spring rates to survive that area alone. Coming off the hill was the same thing. My car was setup for street suspension and running 15" tires. I was also one of the slowest there. after the car bottomed out. I did pass the noise level readings because I cruised around the track. I would have failed if I was pushing it. Other ERA cars failed the noise test.
The safety checks where not bad. The safety people running the event where top notch. This was back in 1999-2001. I would hope there have been some improvements made. The people in the area where great, food too. Unless there is new new roadcourse away from the track on level ground with a better transition area, I would not return to NH. Gateway has a transition from the round track to the road course that doesn't upset the cars going into the turn. I have friends of 40+ years living 15 minutes up the road. Have visit them a couple of times, gone to see club races on bikes, but will not bring the car up to this track again. Sorry Rick L.