VIR question -- "The Shrew"?

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

Are they trying to be PC and rename "Bitch"? There a huge sign as you drive down the road to Oak Tree that mentions "taming it" a la Shakespeare. Has anybody heard an official word about this? virclub.com comes up empty.

Bernie Baake · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:11 am

I believe that the Shrew is refering to the south course

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:16 am

yeah, I think they are trying to give South Course an Identity of it's own. That way it could be rented better because it will be "known"

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:36 am

I saw that last time I was there and wondered about that also. I guess naming South Course makes as much sense as anything I could come up with.

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:41 pm

I'm annoyed by the name "Full" for the full course. When you see subject lines in forum posts like "Asphalt Ventures Registration for VIR Full" it doesn't much matter what's after that...you might assume the registration is "full", not FOR "VIR Full."

I think they ought to give it a real "name" of some kind. But if the same person is naming it that named South "The Shrew", well, maybe a little confusion is better.

--Donnie

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

And Full Course isn't really the full course. The Grands are. It feels very Spın̈al Tap.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:07 pm

Wes Eargle wrote:

And Full Course isn't really the full course. The Grands are. It feels very Spın̈al Tap.

Maybe they can change the name of Grand to

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steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:26 pm

Marty Howard wrote:

Wes Eargle wrote:

And Full Course isn't really the full course. The Grands are. It feels very Spın̈al Tap.

Maybe they can change the name of Grand to

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nice Marty. but can a left handed track be turned up to eleven?

and has anyone ever run Grand West here?

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:14 pm

steve remchak wrote:

and has anyone ever run Grand West here?

I've driven South and Full, but never North or Patriot or either Grand. Oh, and the kart track.

--Donnie

steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:20 pm

Donnie Barnes wrote:

steve remchak wrote:

and has anyone ever run Grand West here?

I've driven South and Full, but never North or Patriot or either Grand. Oh, and the kart track.

--Donnie

i ran Grand East with BMW CCA. it was my fourth or fifth event. IMO it can't be done any justice in a 20 / 25 minute session.

i would like to try Grand West just to run VIR backwards.

you should try North course Donnie. that right turn under the bridge is entertaining.

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:52 pm

steve remchak wrote:

you should try North course Donnie. that right turn under the bridge is entertaining.

I really want to. Just never been able to. I definitely will at some point.

--Donnie

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:53 pm

come out to one of our events. We do north at least once.

Chuck Branscomb · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:48 pm

steve remchak wrote:

and has anyone ever run Grand West here?

Grand East in real life but have run Grand West on iRacing a fair amount. In iRacing you can run full backwards too (not timed, just going the wrong way in practice) which is interesting as you learn things about the course you didn't know that gives you a different appreciation for the "normal" direction.

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

Chuck Branscomb wrote:

steve remchak wrote:

and has anyone ever run Grand West here?

Grand East in real life but have run Grand West on iRacing a fair amount. In iRacing you can run full backwards too (not timed, just going the wrong way in practice) which is interesting as you learn things about the course you didn't know that gives you a different appreciation for the "normal" direction.

a few of us (i know marty was there, can't remember who else) ran south course backwards earlier this year, it was hellafun

Chuck Branscomb · **Posted:** Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:13 am

Jason Tower wrote:

a few of us (i know marty was there, can't remember who else) ran south course backwards earlier this year, it was hellafun

Yep, that's about 50+% of Patriot Course running in its intended direction. I agree with you and is one reason why I've always wanted for THSCC to host another Patriot Course event some day. It's been what 5 years since the last one? I think the course is a blast and enjoy really working on the extreme technical nature of its slower speed sections. I'm in the minority however it appears.

(plus the business case for renting it doesn't really work well I believe).

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