Ed Bargy Race Track Design Services
"No Haybales Required"
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Are you looking to build a new race track or even upgrade your existing facility? If so you will need to hire a good track designer.
A good track designer is more than just an architect or civil engineer. In fact, it's not necessary to be an architect or civil engineer to develop a safe and fun track. These titles don't always qualify someone to design a race track. Mater of fact, there is no "race track design 101" course in any engineering college. A title doesn't mean track designer, especially if the engineer has no experience in the racing field. Would you fly in an airplane designed by an engineer who has never seen an airplane?
To be a good race track designer one must have
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A good grasp of all racing needs
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A good understanding of the laws of motion and physics
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A good track designer also must especially know how racers think
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The ability to work closely with a local civil engineer to make sure the design will meet all local building codes
Ed meets all of these requirements.
Ed Bargy has been involved in every aspect of race track operation since his first time at a race track in 1955 wnich includes
- Winning racer
- Promoter
- Racing school owner & forunder
- Racing coach/tutor
- Builder/tuner
- Track leasing manager
- Sponsor
- Official
- Race director
- Tech inspector
- Safety crew
- Race control
- Security
- Announcer
- Author
- Safety consultant
- Track designer
With his well rounded experience in the racing field he has seen first hand what features of race tracks work and most importantly which ones don't work and must be avoided in the design process.
Ed's primary goal is racer safety through proper race track design. Ed's next set of priorities is to design race tracks which are fun and challenging with good flow & rythum for the competitors. After all, if the track is boring, it doesn't matter how safe it is, racers and promoters won't use it. Ed has worked and raced at many tracks in and out of the country during his racing career, which gives him a wide base of experience and information he can call on during the design process.
"No haybales or air fence required" is one Ed's design features he is noted for.
Another feature of Ed's designs is bi-directional use. His tracks are designed to be run in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions. This give the track owner two tracks for the price of one!
Ed's axiom is,
" If you have a blank piece of paper and a blank building lot, there is no excuse to design an unsafe track."
Ed Bargy
Over the years Ed has designed,consulted or evaluated several tracks such as;
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Talladega GPR AL
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Chuckwalla GP CA
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Desert Center Pro Circuit, CA
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Arizona Raceway AZ
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Jennings GP FL
He has consulted with numerous other track owners, managers and event promoters concerning up-grades such as Nashville Superspeedway, Bermuda International Raceway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Pocono International Speedway, N.O. Problem Raceway, St Louis International Speedway and Road Atlanta. Ed was even hired by a foreign country to evaluate their national track for safety improvements.
In 1983 Ed wrote the book "Features of Race Track Design".
Because of Ed's experience as a racer and race official, he has a valuable and extensive insight to proper track layout. His tracks are noted for their flow, rhythm, challenge and most of all safety. Ed was even referred to as "the King of Track Layout" by WERA. Ed was even hired by a foreign country to conduct a safety evaluation of their government owned race track.
Ed has also invented several safety devices for the racer.
Ed has a degree in mechanical technology and is formally trained in AutoCAD. Ed can supply you with a complete track design in full color "E" sized drawings and/or electronic digital file format, at a reasonable cost.
Examples of Ed's work
If you are thinking about building or up-grading a race track give Ed a call
Office phone 770.345.6474 Monday - Thursday Noon - 8:00PM
