Most liked posts in thread: VIR: Oak Tree Down, Etc.

I'll always remember the first time I went to VIR and saw that tree, all I

could think of was that it looked just like all the pictures I saw of it in the

magazines of years ago. Irreplaceable.

 

:cornut: A large appropriate carving from the wood on a nice pedestal at that location as a tribute maybe....................................

Jason

oaktree@VIRnow.com

 

Oh man.......what a shame.

 

I just thru up a little in my mouth.....

 

If that saved the wood from the tree they could make a ton of Promotional VIR #2 pencils and toothpicks.

 

sad indeed. VIR is by far my favorite track. The oak tree turn has always been a tough test. i only get it really right 50% of the time or so...trying to maintain the momentum of the climbing esses onto the straight-simply awesome......

 

Funny, wonder who said that.....fantastic turn with or without the tree. Very much like the keyhole at Mid-Ohio...no better feeling than to maintenance throttle through the turn, then hammer it just before the apex, and slingshot onto the straight, all the way to the edge using all the track...it's amazing how short the straight seems when you hit the oak tree turn perfectly.

completely agree with you...it added character, but certainly had nothing to do with the quality of the corner.

 

It's behind the guardrail and at the exit of the corner.

 

Just not the same.

 

Wow....just wow.

 

Alas it is said that you cannot go back, the Oak Tree Turn is now assigned to the memories of those that have raced under it, to those fans that loved watching the racing beneath it's out stretched branches, and to the countless corner workers who stood in it's shade through the years....

 

What a bummer... They could always do like they did at Pebble Beach on #18 and transplant another tree in its place.