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[GenJackRipper]

So, say you want to create a great race track and you want it to be able to host endurance racing , but you don't want that modern feeling of an airport landing strip, how wide should you make it?
Meaning, it should be able to host different classes of cars at the same time, and get FIA to allow races, but not get that thing modern tracks have where the track in enormous and feels like there isn't any competetiveness.

And how many pits do you need at the pit lane?

[Ben1445]

Wouldn't that depend on if you want to host races with an American style 'over the wall' pit lane set up or limit it to the European pit garage style like at Le Mans? 

[Nonesuch]

Do you have an example of a track that 'does it wrong'?

 

For example, the pit building at Le Mans is roughly 250 meters long. The whole pitlane about double that. In terms of width, from the opposite end of the track, across the racetrack, through the pitlane, and to the back of the pitbuilding is only about 50-55 meters, with the track itself at start/finish being around 14 meters wide. All of that can easily fit in a modern runway, which here at Amsterdam are about 60 meters wide.

 

Various FIA requirements for circuit construction are detailed in Appendix H and Appendix O to the International Sporting Code.

 

[GenJackRipper]

 

Do you have an example of a track that 'does it wrong'?

 

For example, the pit building at Le Mans is roughly 250 meters long. The whole pitlane about double that. In terms of width, from the opposite end of the track, across the racetrack, through the pitlane, and to the back of the pitbuilding is only about 50-55 meters, with the track itself at start/finish being around 14 meters wide. All of that can easily fit in a modern runway, which here at Amsterdam are about 60 meters wide.

 

Various FIA requirements for circuit construction are detailed in Appendix H and Appendix O to the International Sporting Code.

 

 

Ah thanks.
I was thinking about places like COTA. Extremly wide track.

[LucaP]

No, your garden is not big enough

Have you tried looking for oil under it, maybe?

[Dalin80]

The Nurburgring claims to be able to hold over 200 cars, but gets pretty tight at the more typical 150 or so.