Sears Point Practice Day - 4/8/07

Easter Sunday turned out to be a perfect Northern CA day, and the waitlist for a rare weekend track day at Sears Point moved pretty well, so Rusty Camaro Motorsports was able to get out and shake out the cobwebs on our home track.

The track configuration has changed this year, turn 1 is now slower, with more of a severe turn. This is in order to reduce speeds pointing at the big embankment just on the outside of the track. The old turn 1 was a test of bravery, the new one is a test of skill, picking a turn-in point and getting on the gas in a hurry. It'll add about 2 seconds to a lap time but should reduce potential for serious injury should someone go off-track.

It took me a while to get my head around the new line, but I came pretty close to my race times from last year, and the answer to Turn 1 is out there. The bike was feeling good; I have a short list of maintenance items before race weekend, but nothing major.

In short, a nice day out at the track, and the #859 appears to be ready to rock! Come on out to the track, April 29 is race day.

Cheers...