Daly Update No Passing in Formula One When ever Formula One is discussed, the lack of passing is always brought up. Derek believes there are several reasons for this lack of passing. One is that the performance of the cars is so great that the brake zones are too short. The second is the design of certain circuits does not encourage passing. The third is that there is too much blocking allowed. One of Derek's distains of the recent governance of the FIA is that it has allowed blatant blocking of passing moves to be permitted.....almost encouraged. This is another Max Mosely legacy that motor racing has not benefitted from. ------------------------------------- Wild Idea Department To encourage passing and to create intrigue, what if there was two different ways to enter a straight....using two completely different parts of the track? We will unfold this theory in the near future. In other words a driver could take a different corner than the car he is following to attempt to pass him instead of following him and being blocked. Stay tuned.... ---------------------------------------
When the DDD/Riverside announcement was made it doubled the Riverside website hits for the day....... ----------------- The Bluegrass property was originally slated to be a golf course-then it was partially cleared to have a landing strip for home owners...but it's true calling will be when it becomes one of the most unique road courses in America... ---------------- Order Race to Win Dereks book is now available. Order here-
Order it online HERE -------------------- Gathering before the Green Flag...Indianapolis Derek and Paxton presented a symposium at the Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, on January 19th and 20th about designing and building race tracks. ----------------------------- |
Derek Daly Design is a partnership with Paxton Waters Architecture Road course designer is a natural fit for Derek. He will utilize his vast experience as a Formula One/Indy car driver and that of a television broadcaster/businessman to design road courses with what he calls, "challenging style and character". The drivers seat at the highest levels is the ultimate foundation for knowing what it really takes to create a road course with distinction. Any Formula One driver will tell you that "feel" (of the car and the track ) is one of the key ingredients to success when competing at the highest levels. Great race cars give drivers great feel and signature corners from the great race tracks of the world also gives drivers that special "feel" . You can't buy "feel" or rent it or find it somewhere. You can only acquire it by going through the experience of being a race car driver at the highest levels. How can anyone possibly translate that great "feel" into new designs, if they have never actually known what that "feel" feels like? Without the "feel" there can be no engaging visual picture...without the visual picture, there can only be drawings without depth. Derek Daly Design is the ONLY world class facility design company that can draw upon the real life experience of competing at the highest levels and combine it with the finest architectural skills in the industry to conceive and deliver a new era of race track design. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ April 10th 2008 Official Groundbreaking Bluegrass Motorsports Club and Road Course
Derek and Paxton take the first ceremonial dig Paxton with Exotics already on site at Bluegrass It was a pleasure for partners, Derek Daly and Paxton Waters to take part in the official ground breaking of the Bluegrass Motorsports Club and Road Course on April 10th 2008. The official ceremonies were presided over by the Governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear. In the background, worked continued on the grub clearing in preparation for the major earth moving as the new road course begins to take shape. In addition to local media, also in attendance were investors, club members and race fans who are awash with enthuisism for the creation of what can be one of the finest road courses in America. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ March 19th 2008 Indiana partnership to design new road course complex in Porto Alegre, Brazil
New kart track is operational It was announced today that the Indiana partnership of Derek Daly Design and Paxton Waters Architecture have been commissioned to design and build a new road course race track in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The complex, known as Velopark, will encompass a drag strip and an FIA category 2 road course. “We want to build the finest race facility in Brazil”, said Sergio Lima, , Vice President of Velopark.
“Paxton brings a wealth of ability designing complete facilities from traffic patterns to the people friendly ergonomics required in modern facilities, and Derek’s experience racing in Formula One and Indy cars allows him to bring an exciting new philosophy to the design of modern road courses” said Klaus Gerdau Johannpeter, Owner, Velopark.
The initial design phase will take up to three months with road course construction expected to start in August. It is anticipated that the first race event will take place in October 2009. “Porto Alegre is certainly a beautiful part of Brazil to work in but the exciting element of this project is the freedom we have been given to produce something special, and to make it the finest facility in Brazil”, said Derek.
Derek & Paxton Waters at Velopark in February -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Daly Design to design ambitious Prairie Hills Motorsports Club tracks North America’s longest road course is the hallmark of Prairie Hills. Nearly 7 miles of twisting tarmac finds its home on 872 acres of rolling Northwest Indiana prairie. The courses provide safe and exciting opportunities to run in either direction; independent, or in combination with each other. The unique design of Prairie Hills offers car and motorcycle clubs, race teams, manufacturers, and the media the opportunity to rent out portions of the facility while not interfering with members.
Concept color rendering Amenities will include:
More information to follow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The "Team" in Indianapolis
Rusty Wallace-Paxton Waters-Derek Daly- Former NASCAR Champion, Rusty Wallace was in Indianapolis on Friday December 14th, and it provided an ideal time for Paxton Waters to talk to both of his "driver" designers about upcoming projects. Rusty was a majotr contributor to the design of the Iowa Speedway. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Daly Design announces agreement to design Riverside Motorsports Park in California
Riverside Chairman, John Condren, Derek & Paxton It was announced today that Derek Daly and Paxton Waters would be the road course designer and architect for the new Riverside Motorsports Park planned in Merced, California. Riverside is a multi purpose facility that will encompass a road course, drag strip, oval track, kart track, off road track and motorcross track. Riverside is the brainchild of former racer, John Condren. John is the owner of Altamont Motorsports Park in Alameda County, CA. It will also house a variety of commercial and retail outlets. More information to follow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bluegrass site visit, KY No matter how you try to design a road course in a studio, the site visit is the most important foundation. Especially if it is a site like Bluegrass. It is a superb piece of property that will be the foundation for one of Americas finest race tracks. The elevation changes are dramatic and the views breathtaking. While Derek views the design from what a driver would feel and how he would be challenged, Paxton brings in the practical side of what can and can't done.
Architect Paxton Waters and Derek Daly survey the Bluegrass property
The only way to get a feel for the possibilities is to ride four wheelers around the proposed corners
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