New Jersey Motorsports Park - Thunderbolt
Millville, New Jersey · 3.50 km · 2.18 mi · clockwise
Thunderbolt is the longer of the two road courses at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville. This guide covers the Thunderbolt Classic layout — the 12-turn motorcycle configuration without the Turn 3 chicane — run clockwise over 3.5 km (2.18 mi) through thirteen card corners, Turns 1–12 plus the 11A kink. The circuit is nearly flat: no corner in the model changes height by more than 2.5 m (8 ft). Two slow zones, Turns 4–5 and the Turn 9–10 curl with its 78.9 km/h (49 mph) floor, are separated by fast sweeps: Turn 3 at 181.1 km/h (113 mph) and the Turn 12 kink at 190.5 km/h (118 mph). Simulated lap times run from 83.06 s (liter bike) to 86.06 s (middleweight twin). Every figure here is a physics-simulation estimate.
All figures: physics-simulation estimates · generated 2026-10-02 · methodology & assumptions
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New Jersey Motorsports Park - Thunderbolt — quick facts
Motorcycle track guide · simulation estimates · 2026-10-02
- Layout: Thunderbolt Classic — 3.5 km (2.18 mi), 12 numbered turns plus 11A, run clockwise, no Turn 3 chicane
- Simulated lap time: 83.97 s supersport 600, 83.06 s liter bike, 86.06 s middleweight twin
- Simulated average speed: 148.9–150.5 km/h (93–94 mph) for the four-cylinder classes, 145.2 km/h (90 mph) on the twin
- Fastest corner minimum in the model: Turn 12 at 190.5 km/h (118 mph); Turn 3 sweeps through at 181.1 km/h (113 mph)
- Slowest corner minimum in the model: Turn 10 at 78.9 km/h (49 mph), followed by Turn 5 at 80.1 km/h (50 mph)
- Longest braking zone: Turn 1, from 183 m (600 ft) out on the liter bike
- Nearly flat: the largest single-corner elevation change is 2.5 m (8 ft) of climb through Turn 2
- Ten of the thirteen card corners turn right; the lefts are Turns 5, 10 and 11A
Turn 1
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 km/h85 mph | 113 km/h70 mph | 138 km/h86 mph | 138 m453 ft | 84 m276 ft | +0.1 m+0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
The lap opens with a right-hander of 84 m (276 ft) effective radius, 135 m long and level within 0.1 m. It carries the longest braking zone on the circuit: in the simulation the supersport 600 arrives at 136.2 km/h (85 mph), starts braking 138 m (453 ft) before turn-in and bottoms at 112.9 km/h (70 mph). The liter bike reaches the same minimum but needs its brakes from 183 m (600 ft) out; the middleweight twin, arriving at 136.3 km/h (85 mph), begins at 96 m (315 ft). All three exit just above their entry speed — the fours at 137.9 km/h (86 mph), the twin at 136 km/h (85 mph) — toward Turn 2.
Turn 2
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 km/h90 mph | 123 km/h77 mph | 150 km/h93 mph | 12 m39 ft | 101 m330 ft | +2.5 m+8 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 3
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 km/h120 mph | 181 km/h113 mph | 186 km/h116 mph | 36 m118 ft | 217 m711 ft | +1.1 m+4 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 4
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 km/h67 mph | 92 km/h57 mph | 134 km/h84 mph | 72 m236 ft | 56 m184 ft | -0.8 m-3 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 4 is where the run from Turn 3 ends: a right of 56.1 m (184 ft) effective radius, 102 m long, falling 0.8 m (3 ft). In the simulation the supersport 600 enters at 107.6 km/h (67 mph) after braking that begins 72 m (236 ft) before turn-in — the liter bike uses the same marker and the twin starts from 69 m (226 ft) — and all three share a 92.2 km/h (57 mph) minimum. The exit is strong for the tightness of the corner: 134.5–134.6 km/h (84 mph) on the four-cylinder bikes and 132.8 km/h (83 mph) on the twin, before the immediate change of direction into the Turn 5 left.
Turn 5
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 km/h68 mph | 80 km/h50 mph | 130 km/h81 mph | 36 m118 ft | 42 m139 ft | -0.3 m-1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 6
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 km/h95 mph | 132 km/h82 mph | 162 km/h101 mph | 54 m177 ft | 115 m377 ft | -2.1 m-7 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 7
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 km/h79 mph | 102 km/h63 mph | 122 km/h76 mph | 63 m207 ft | 68 m224 ft | -0.3 m-1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
After the fast Turn 6 the circuit tightens. Turn 7 is a 135 m right of 68.4 m (224 ft) effective radius, falling 0.3 m. The simulation enters at 127 km/h (79 mph) on the supersport 600, brakes from 63 m (207 ft) before turn-in — 69 m (226 ft) on the liter bike, 51 m (167 ft) on the twin — and reaches a 101.9 km/h (63 mph) minimum shared by all three classes. The exit, at 121.7 km/h (76 mph), is slower than the entry for every class, because Turn 8 follows immediately and the model carries a similar speed into it rather than driving out of this corner.
Turn 8
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 km/h76 mph | 122 km/h76 mph | 137 km/h85 mph | 24 m79 ft | 104 m342 ft | +1.1 m+4 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 9
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 km/h67 mph | 83 km/h51 mph | 114 km/h71 mph | 30 m98 ft | 45 m148 ft | +0.2 m+1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 10
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 km/h57 mph | 79 km/h49 mph | 110 km/h68 mph | 18 m59 ft | 41 m135 ft | +1.5 m+5 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 11
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 km/h95 mph | 148 km/h92 mph | 153 km/h95 mph | 0 m0 ft | 145 m476 ft | +0.2 m+1 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 11A
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 km/h115 mph | 186 km/h115 mph | 186 km/h116 mph | 0 m0 ft | 231 m757 ft | -0.1 m-0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed
Turn 12
| Entry | Min | Exit | Brake start | Eff. radius | Elev Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 km/h119 mph | 190 km/h118 mph | 191 km/h119 mph | 33 m108 ft | 239 m785 ft | +0.0 m+0 ft |
Supersport 600 preset · simulation estimates · liter-bike and 650-twin figures for every corner ship in the all-access pack · how these are computed