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Thunderhill Thunderschleife

https://www.thunderhill.com/

Thunderhill Thunderschleife Notes:

Thunderhill Raceway Park is a motorsport complex located in northern California, an hour and a half drive away from Sacramento. It is without a doubt the most versatile racing facility in America, having several possible layouts such as 2-mile, 3-mile, and 5-mile road courses, as well as a 315’ x 550’ skidpad and a 662’ x 363’ autocross pad. Thunderhill follows designs planned by Steve Crawford, who envisioned building two independent road courses next to one another: a 2.87 miles East track and a West track with 1.99 miles. The 5-mile combination of both racetracks forms the longest road course in the United States.

Thunderhill East started operations in 1993, adding the West course in 1995. The East track takes advantage of the natural elevation changes in the field, having 15 exhilarating turns where drivers often lose sight of what is coming right ahead of them. The straight segments are ample and long enough to allow easy passing between drivers. Thunderhill West is more technical, requiring top driving skills to leverage momentum while taking its ten turns, which come in quick succession. The 25 Hours of Thunderhill, the most famous event of the circuit and longest endurance racing competition in America, takes place on the combined 5-mile road course since 2003.

Thunderschleife Notes:

The Thunderschleife configuration at Thunderhill Raceway combines The Cyclone and 8W Bowl sections to create the facility's most challenging layout at California's Northern road course complex near Willows. The German-inspired name (schleife meaning loop or circuit) indicates this variant's comprehensive nature traversing Thunderhill's signature features including the dramatic Cyclone elevation changes and technical 8W Bowl section. This configuration serves advanced groups seeking ultimate challenge at Northern California's premier motorsport facility.

Operating the Thunderschleife showcases Thunderhill's complete infrastructure where distinctive track sections combine creating extended technical challenges testing driver skill and vehicle setup across varied characteristics. The Cyclone's dramatic elevation transitions combined with 8W Bowl's technical corners create setup compromises where teams must balance conflicting requirements. Northern California climate creates year-round racing potential though summer heat demands morning sessions. The Thunderschleife configuration provides Thunderhill's ultimate test serving experienced drivers ready for the facility's most demanding layout combining signature features into comprehensive challenge.

Driver Name:
ILLCOMM
Lap Time:
3min 35.56sec
McLaren 600LT
Stock
Tire: 60 P Zero™ Trofeo R
vs Predict: vs:
-4.68s
Thunderschleife
East 3 Mile w/ Bypass East 3 Mile w/ Cyclone 5 Mile Cyclone w/ West Bypass West West CW 5 Mile w/Double Bypass Llihrednuht 1.9 Mile west Bypass
Thunderschleife Track Map
East 3 Mile w/ Bypass Track Map
East 3 Mile w/ Cyclone Track Map
5 Mile  Cyclone w/ West Bypass Track Map
West Track Map
West CW Track Map
5 Mile w/Double Bypass Track Map
Llihrednuht Track Map
1.9 Mile Track Map
west Bypass Track Map
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Thunderhill Thunderschleife Lap Times:

Car Type:
Tire TW:
Time
Model
Mod
Driver
Make
Tire
Temp C
Lap Date Date
vs Predict vs
3:35.56
600LT
Stock
ILLCOMM
McLaren
60 P Zero™ Trofeo R 60 P Zero™ Trofeo R
32°
28 Apr, 2019
-4.68s
3:39
E92 M3
Medium
radiantm3
BMW
200 ADVAN AD08R 200 ADVAN AD08R
11°
27 Jan, 2015
-7.91s
3:43.7
M3 F80
Medium
irokdayellup
BMW
100 NT01 100 NT01
13°
27 Feb, 2021
-6.93s
3:45
Lancer Evolution VIII
Medium
Angelo
Mitsubishi
200 Direzza ZII Star Spec 200 Direzza ZII Star Spec
9°
27 Feb, 2021
-1.47s
3:47.4
Camaro6 SS 1LE
Light
Metalmark_ST_1LE
Chevrolet
220 SuperCar 3 220 SuperCar 3
17°
27 Feb, 2021
-1.69s
3:48.42
Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca
Medium
GTMikey
Ford
280 Ventus Sport 3 280 Ventus Sport 3
31°
07 Jun, 2015
-
3:58.66
991.1 Carrera GTS
Stock
J L
Porsche
280 P ZERO PZ4 280 P ZERO PZ4
28°
01 Jun, 2016
-
4:03.7
Z4 M Coupe E86
Light
desbak
BMW
300 Pilot Super Sport 300 Pilot Super Sport
29°
29 Sep, 2014
-
4:05.21
Z4 M Roadster E85
Light
brother i
BMW
320 Ventus V12 Evo 320 Ventus V12 Evo
32°
26 Jun, 2014
-
Other Variations:
Track
Turns
Length km
Laps
Avg Time
Avg kph
P/W Avg
Thunderhill (East 3 Mile w/ Bypass)
15
4.62
397
2:02.6
136
0.24
Thunderhill (East 3 Mile w/ Cyclone)
16
4.62
220
2:07.8
131
0.26
Thunderhill (5 Mile Cyclone w/ West Bypass)
21
8.05
34
3:23
140
0.24
Thunderhill (West)
10
3.2
354
1:25.7
134
0.22
Thunderhill (West CW)
10
3.2
34
1:25.6
133
0.24
Thunderhill (5 Mile w/Double Bypass)
20
7.72
74
3:19.6
138
0.24
Thunderhill (Llihrednuht)
15
4.83
8
2:10.6
134
0.22
Thunderhill (1.9 Mile)
8
3.06
5
1:23.2
138
0.22
Thunderhill (west Bypass)
7
3.22
5
1:12
163
0.31
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