Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

30 July 2014 Redazione Track Bible

TRACK-BIBLE – EPISODE IV

Track Name: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Country: USA

Location: Monterey County, California

Lenght: 3,602 km

Overall Record: 1’05’’786 – Marc Gené (F1 Ferrari F2003-GA)

Road legal car record: 1’33’’620 – Randy Pobst (SRT Viper TA)

Info: Laguna Seca is one of the most famous and beautiful circuit in the world for various reasons. A little longer than 3 and a half kilometers, winding through 11 corners and about 55 meters difference in height. Stage of many competitions and testing ground of prestigious magazines, the Mazda Raceway is known among fans for one of the world’s most demanding corner, the “corkscrew”. Ideal place to hone driving skills thanks to the different types of curves, is one of those tracks where it would be worth making at least one trip in your life.

Focus: Corner number 9, the Corkscrew is known as a mixed blessing for every pilot. After hard braking, you have to swerve to the left until you reach a blind spot because of the unevenness of the track. An “S” which leads towards the exit of the corkscrew itself, then head to the last corners of the track. There is no place for mistakes, it’s all or nothing.