Analyzing Turn by Turn- the Leavitt Machinery Knox Mountain Hill Climb Course Technical Analysis

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This is Turn 2a, and it's a gentle right hander that glides into 2b which is an equally gentle left hander. If you ignore the massive trees on both sides plus the steep drop on the left and the equally steep rise on the right, you're going to be golden through here.
 
That's Turn 2b at the top of the photo. Now I want you to look past those huge trees and notice the pavement. There's probably an 7 cm/1.5″ drop from the pavement to the gravel – think what that'll do to your car if you drop a wheel at 80 kph/50 mph or more.
 
Not enough blind corners in your life! It literally looks like you're going to drive off the mountain as the steep uphill straight between Turns 2 and 3 levels off and, as the sign indicates, does a 180° right.
 
Turn 3 is an awesome switchback where you're coming up the steepest section of the course. That, combined with great run-off room (and probably the only corner on the course with run-off space) means that you can go deep into the corner before braking and likely still hit your apex marker. It also means that there are a lot of spectators in this area due to the great viewing areas.
 
I'd need a drone to fully capture Turn 4, as it's first a slight right and then a left that tightens up and then another right. The gap in the concrete barrier I found to be like a magnet and I had to really focus my attention beyond that gap! This was my most challenging corner. 
 
Looking over the drop from Turn 4, you get an awesome view of Turn 1, the City of Kelowna, and Okanagan Lake. This is why a minimum of a Senior Time Attack licence, a roll bar, full fire suit, neck restraint, window netting or arm restraints, and of course an approved helmet are mandatory. One entrant arrived at tech without the proper certification showing on his gear and he was turned away. Fortunately, other racers helped out with spare gear and got him running in the event.

 

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