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Photos by D. Ardiwinata and T. Lee

To car enthusiasts, Monterey Bay is one of the special places in Northern California. In addition to mesmerizing coast line roads, blue ocean, temperate climate, and mouth watering seafood, this place hosts many high speed and historic racing events. Laguna Seca circuit is located just a few miles west of Monterey Bay’s sand dunes off Highway 1.

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Due to the rolling hills and valleys that make up the region’s landscape, Laguna Seca circuit features the highly respected and challenging high speed turns, switchbacks, and hairpins. The elevation changes on the turns give the continuous 3D racing experience that is rather unique to this circuit. The famous corkscrew turn pushes not only the limit of the drivers but also to the engineering teams that build and tune the chassis, suspension, and brake. Even Avatar 3D movie could not match the thrilling ride that will make any driver’s heartbeat runs at overdrive with an ear-to-ear smile on his face. The runaway crisscross sinuous rubber marks on the turns and the markings on the barriers are constant reminders of how dangerous and challenging this course is.