{"id":19535,"date":"2020-05-14T00:51:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T07:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=19535"},"modified":"2020-05-14T06:29:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T13:29:11","slug":"corkscrew-at-laguna-seca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/corkscrew-at-laguna-seca\/","title":{"rendered":"Corkscrew at Laguna Seca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s my run at Laguna Seca highlighting the corkscrew driving <a href=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/2018-mx-5-club\/\">Batsu<\/a>. The following is from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weathertechraceway.com\/\">Weather Tech Raceway<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h2>The Corkscrew<\/h2>\n<p>WeatherTech\u00a0Raceway Laguna Seca is an 11-turn, 2.238-mile jewel of a road course on California\u2019s beautiful central coast. While the track is a favorite of racers and fans worldwide, many focus on one specific section\u2014officially Turns 8 and 8A\u2014or more commonly known as The Corkscrew.<\/p>\n<p>The Corkscrew is a one-of-a-kind turn in motorsports. Here\u2019s what makes the hard-left, hard-right combination so spectacular:<\/p>\n<p>At the apex to Turn 8 (the lefthander and entry to The Corkscrew), the elevation change is a 12 percent drop.\u00a0By the time a race car reaches the apex of Turn 8A (the righthander), the elevation is at its steepest \u2013 an 18 percent drop.\u00a0The Corkscrew drops 59 feet between the entrance of Turn 8 to the exit of Turn 8A\u2014the equivalent of a 5\u00bd story drop\u2014in only 450 feet of track length.\u00a0From Turn 8 to Turn 9, the elevation falls 109 feet, or just over 10 stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s my run at Laguna Seca highlighting the corkscrew driving Batsu. 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