Just saw cones/course set up at the old EPA site in RTP

Keith Quistorff · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:36 pm

Just went out for lunch in RTP and saw a field of orange cones set up in the big parking lot at the closed EPA site (Hwy 54 & Alexander Dr. in RTP). No one was there, but the cones all had "DTCC" (Durham Technical Community College?) printed on them, and it's clear they are set up for some type of driving event.

Anyone know anything about it?

Any chance of revisiting this as a potential autocross site?

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

I've got Azenis on my car now, wanna go play? :twisted:

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:06 pm

It's a training route for Durham Co and State Trooper Law officers.

Sorry...

I guess you can sneak in, they keep it up all week every other week.

Phil Wehman · **Posted:** Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:07 pm

They've set up courses there a few times - you can get the "birds-eye" view from Alexander Dr. It's very tight with a million cones - they must be training bicycle cops or how to drive fast thru an alley. :roll:

MilesBeam · **Joined:** Fri Aug 15, 2003 1:57 pm **Posts:** 427

This site has been discussed before... but my question to you guys who want to run there is this- Is it a good potential autox site? I haven't been out there in long time, so my memory is fuzzy.

I have not yet tried to get this site for us because most of the feedback I've gotten about it has been not so positive. It has lots of light poles and curbs if I remember right.

Thoughts from those of you that have seen it....?

Miles
(Site guy)

jimpastorius · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:28 pm

MilesBeam wrote:

This site has been discussed before... but my question to you guys who want to run there is this- Is it a good potential autox site? I haven't been out there in long time, so my memory is fuzzy.

I have not yet tried to get this site for us because most of the feedback I've gotten about it has been not so positive. It has lots of light poles and curbs if I remember right.

Thoughts from those of you that have seen it....?

Miles
(Site guy)

My take is to find out if we can even have access to it and at what cost. If we can, then run a test event there. Much like we did at Rockingham. And go from there.

We dropped two parking lot sites this year. It would be nice to see if we could add one.

When I have gone by that site, I believe we could set up a course. It would be similar to the south lot at RBC.

Diane Hall · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2004 3:53 pm

MilesBeam wrote:

Is it a good potential autox site?

IIRC, it does have light poles, but little to no curbing. Can't be any more difficult to deal with than the ESA lot.

Diane

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

Are cops allowed to run cheater tires?

*ducks and runs away*

Phil Wehman · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:58 pm

It's pretty oddly shaped. In total there is a lot of asphalt, but it's chunked out into small-ish discontinuous sections radiating off a road by the building. We'd need to be creative to put together a course that flowed well. If you could figure out how to link them all together safely, you could actually have a pretty long course.

Here's a link if you want to see an aerial photo...
http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=10&x=3455&y=19875&z=17&w=2

Rob Keehner · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:18 pm

Quote:

Are cops allowed to run cheater tires

They use Goodyear RS-A's. I got second at rocky mount with these on my car. They get really hard as they age though.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:30 pm

I think the site is now under new ownership as well. Triangle Health services?

If it's still owned by EPA and only being leased, let me know. I may have some in's there.

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