Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park-FIRM Main Course CW
Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park-FIRM Main Course CW Note:
Il Florida International Rally and Motorsports Park, comunemente chiamato The FIRM, è un complesso di Motorsport di classe mondiale che si estende su un terreno di 420 acri presso l'aeroporto di Keystone Heights, a 10 minuti di auto dalla città del nord della Florida di Starke e a 40 minuti da Gainesville. Il complesso include una pista stradale di 1,6 miglia (2,57 km) risultante dalla combinazione di due circuiti indipendenti, l'East Loop e il West Loop, un circuito karting di mezzo miglio, diverse fasi di rally che offrono diverse superfici di pista e un skidpad di 1700 x 175 piedi. The Firm si trova in uno dei punti più piovosi degli Stati Uniti, con un'umidità elevata tutto l'anno, estati super calde e inverni freschi senza neve. I piloti possono godersi la pista in qualsiasi stagione, ma prestare attenzione alle previsioni meteorologiche è molto importante.
Il percorso stradale di The FIRM ha dieci curve e presenta una rettilineo di 1725 piedi (525,78 m), che può includere una successione di quattro curve a 90 gradi al centro, conosciuto come The Shoebox. Questa pista è compatibile con l'orientamento in senso orario e antiorario e ha una larghezza costante di 30 piedi (9 metri). La velocità media è di 69 miglia all'ora (111 km/h), con un tempo medio del giro di 1:18,2.
Main Course CW Note:
Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park's Main Course clockwise configuration delivers 2.575 kilometers through the facility's primary road course layout in reversed CW direction, located in Starke, Florida, 64 kilometers south of Jacksonville on 170 hectares of sand, pine forest, and scrubland. This CW routing reverses the traditional counterclockwise flow across the 9-meter-width 1.6-mile road course, creating 69 mph average speeds (compared to typical CCW performance) while transforming every corner's approach angle and brake marker location. The clockwise direction affects the Main Course's technical character where corners designed primarily for CCW racing create different banking relationships and sight lines when traversed opposite direction, while the facility's extensive rally trails and off-road courses provide varied motorsport experiences beyond the paved road course configurations.
The Main CW configuration's character emerges from reversed direction across circuit designed for counterclockwise primary flow. The 9-meter constant width accommodates both directions though corner optimization favors traditional CCW routing, making clockwise variant primarily novelty or advanced driver development configuration. Florida's subtropical climate enables year-round operation with minimal weather interruptions compared to northern venues, though summer heat and humidity create track temperatures affecting tire degradation across the compact technical layout. The facility's rally-focused heritage and extensive off-road infrastructure attract diverse motorsport audiences beyond pure road racing community. The Main Course serves as paved-surface complement to rally trails spanning the 170-hectare property. SCCA, club racing, and track day organizations utilize the road course while rally schools and off-road events dominate facility use reflecting The FIRM's primary rally training mission. The CW configuration particularly serves advanced driver training where reversed direction forces reliance on visual cues rather than memorized reference points, developing track-reading skills transferable beyond single-venue familiarity. Located one hour from Jacksonville and 30 minutes from Gainesville, The FIRM provides north Florida's unique combined paved-unpaved motorsport facility where Main Course CW offers reversed-direction road racing amid extensive rally and off-road infrastructure unavailable at traditional pure-road-course venues across Florida's limited permanent racing facility landscape.
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