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[Super Dave]

Where else do you get water bubbling up through a bus stop on a beautiful sunny day?

Topeka.

Other places too.  Depends upon what's under the track.

[Jeff]

hehe..  At gateway you don't get water bubbling up, you get OIL bubbling up...  :o

[Burt Munro]

hehe..  At gateway you don't get water bubbling up, you get OIL bubbling up...  :o

Wrong Jeff!  That was water - from the Mississippi River.  It just has the viscosity of oil! ;D ;D

[dylanfan53]

I knew that.  ;)

[Nik]

Nik, you're probably right.  I just get REAL nervous over the patches, strips and sealers.  There are multiple layers and compounds.  I didn't really know how they would react to a tire, so I had no confidence in the track.

Gingerman has its rough spots, but it is a VERY consistent track.  Perhaps Grattan is the same, but I don't have the time on it to know...

In my experience at Grattan, the consistancy of the surface depents on how dry the track is.  When it's warm and dry, you couldn't tell the difference between the patches if you tried.  They use some type of abraisive that they put over the patch sealer.  If you ever get a chance to do a track walk there, check it out.  Now, when Grattan is wet (or even damp), LOOK OUT!  It's a bear.  The sealer is slicker than cat snot and there are off-camber and ripply sections that'll send you farming.