I am stranger to Engleman tracks.
Does each corner has a specific name like King tracks?
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The names of the corners of an Engleman track
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, Oct 30 2012 06:08 PM
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 06:08 PM
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 06:27 PM
Engleman tracks can be difficult because they're not always run in the same direction and the control panel is not always in the same place.
Usually, the flat corner under the bank is the "hole"
The corner leading to the control panel is the "lead-on" (if the control panel is on the short leg by the bridge)
The first corner after the starting line is generally the "dead-man"
Usually, the flat corner under the bank is the "hole"
The corner leading to the control panel is the "lead-on" (if the control panel is on the short leg by the bridge)
The first corner after the starting line is generally the "dead-man"
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 06:42 PM
"Watch over there" always works LOL
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 07:44 PM
Because SoCal ran on San Diego's Engleman.... Backwards (Fun Time!)... there's the Deadman's which is the corner on top of the bridge, then the esses, then...
HEY YOU!
then
Bridge (Corner)
then
Under the bank (corner) (real imaginative)
then
PAY ATTENTION!!!!
and then back to the Deadman...
HEY YOU!
then
Bridge (Corner)
then
Under the bank (corner) (real imaginative)
then
PAY ATTENTION!!!!
and then back to the Deadman...
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 08:25 PM
hmmmmmmmm i always called them,,,,"oh damn it".." "no no,not again",,,,,,,,"oscar youre a knucklehead"
repeated over and over
repeated over and over
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 08:30 PM
Now that is the laugh I needed! Well said Oscar.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 03:06 AM
I'd really enjoy running an Engleman with Esses backwards again. It was my favorite track regardless of what ever we call the corners.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 09:02 AM
Mike, we just ran an Engleman Grandstand 220, w/o Esses, forwards. Is that close enough?
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 09:11 AM
IMHO, "Corner Names" are a gr8 idea. So gr8 that track owners might consider posting signs with the names so drivers can see them.
When a driver calls out "Watch out Green & White", other drivers are thinking "Where", and maybe Orange and Red need to watch out too.
While, if a driver calls out "Watch the dead man", all the other drivers can easily take any necessary avoidance measures.
When a driver calls out "Watch out Green & White", other drivers are thinking "Where", and maybe Orange and Red need to watch out too.
While, if a driver calls out "Watch the dead man", all the other drivers can easily take any necessary avoidance measures.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 05:07 PM
I'm not an expert on Engleman's, but I think they call the big, banked turn "The Bank".
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 07:49 PM
I'm not an expert on Engleman's, but I think they call the big, banked turn "The Bank".
Normally crashes there announce themselves... SMASH! lol
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 08:20 PM
Three of the corners probably carry normal names such as Lead-On, Bank, and Dead-man. The 180 under the bank may be "unda da bank". Then the two 180ish corners entering and leaving the driver's straight could be "Dat One" and "Dis One" which could change meaning as to where one is standing.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 10:11 PM
Someone made a suggestion:
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 4
etc
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 4
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 09:14 AM
On my 180' Engleman, from the bank, clockwise...
"Bank", "Dead-man", "Switchback", "Under", "Driver's", "Esses", "Lead-on".
"Bank", "Dead-man", "Switchback", "Under", "Driver's", "Esses", "Lead-on".
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 09:39 AM
And here I'd clicked on this thread with such high hopes...
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 04:24 PM
Well, OK, Duffy...
"Behind You" has actually been the most popular for the past 40 years.
"Behind You" has actually been the most popular for the past 40 years.
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Posted 29 November 2012 - 05:32 PM
You Tell 'em Jim!!!
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Posted 29 November 2012 - 07:01 PM
"Behind You"
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Posted 30 November 2012 - 02:22 AM
Under the brid........never mind.....please hand me the pieces. And D***IT Herman it had a green sticker and you put it yellow! It was still in the slot and I was stopped waiting for you to reshot the crashed cars and you picked mine out of the correct lane and put it on the WRONG lane. The guy on yellow blasted my car in the corner under the bridge....what the heck DO you call that corner anyway?
The above was based on a true story from the SD engleman, only the names are changed to protect the guilty.
(I had TQed the g27 race and broke the track record doing it and had a 25 lap lead and was crusing and counting the $ when I stopped to "avoid" the crashed cars). No good deed goes unpunished. Shoulda rammed them.
The above was based on a true story from the SD engleman, only the names are changed to protect the guilty.
(I had TQed the g27 race and broke the track record doing it and had a 25 lap lead and was crusing and counting the $ when I stopped to "avoid" the crashed cars). No good deed goes unpunished. Shoulda rammed them.
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Posted 30 November 2012 - 02:34 AM
Duffy Do not feel bad I am still confused! LMAO. Ken. It's left or right. Is that simple enough for you?
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