Autobahn

[TZDeSioux]

We'll just have to see Saturday morning at practice.  ;D

You best be turning atleast 35's or you gots to slow yo roll young grasshopper.  8)

[grasshopper]

You best be turning atleast 35's or you gots to slow yo roll young grasshopper.  8)

Hey Pablo, make me some bean burritos, maybe if I fart enough on Saturday I'll be able to propel myself to a 35!

[TZDeSioux]

Hey Pablo, make me some bean burritos, maybe if I fart enough on Saturday I'll be able to propel myself to a 35!

I am Columbian. I no make burrito! But I got something else for joo mang.  8)

[grasshopper]

I am Columbian. I no make burrito! But I got something else for joo mang.  8)

How about some that supreme coffee then, that outta make me break a 35. Or some majic dust man! Yea some of dat majic dust!! Is that SS Legal Bro???

[TZDeSioux]

How about some that supreme coffee then, that outta make me break a 35. Or some majic dust man! Yea some of dat majic dust!! Is that SS Legal Bro???

I got some coffee for joo mang. Come see me Saturday morning.

[Rick Beggs]

No power,no PA system either, scoring tower is a construction trailer, very small pit area, no showers, except one outdoor cold water only, 1 1 stall bathroom, girls and boys, about 8 port a johns, badly in need of service. No empty trashcans, only about 20 full ones, at the end of the day, they emptied about half of them
Luckily, the staff and security here is very nice, no complaints there
This track is buuumpy!!!, I tried all day to fix the track by adjusting the bike, a waste of time
We are racing the south circuit, 2.1 miles, 15 turns
The track has reasonable run off, but is only 30 feet wide I think, no elevation changes, 2 slow corners, both RT then left a few nice sweepers, only using 5th gear, barber gearing
Turn 1-2 is a 2nd or 3rd gear turn, horseshoe type, wide, lots of patches
Turn 3, left fast 2nd or 3rd gear, no brake
Turn 4 left is fast too, just let off the gas, no brake, then back on to turn 5
5 has bad bump, go inside on entrance run wide, then middle of track for turn 6, set up for turn 7 WFO 3rd gear onto straight, turn 8 is WFO sweeper to the RT, shift twice, then 1 down for turn 9 RT, 1 down to T 10 RT chicane style RT left T 11 fast long straight before turn 12 RT chicane style again to left T 13 short straight to T 14
Turn 14-15 is a fast sweeper, leading to the finish, guardrail with foam bales, about 40 feet off the track, then at the exit, onto the front straight, bare guard rail about 10 feet from the track
fun overall,

[Jeff]

Bumpy...  yes...  I bent my front rim in the tight portion of T6.  In the middle of the track, there's a huge bump which I hit under braking.  It bottomed out my suspension twice.  I decided to try a wider line...  The bump was worse on the wider line.

I thought I broke the rim it hit so hard.  But alas, it's just bent...  I'm sure the bearings are shot as well...  

Glad *I* didn't pay $80k to be a member at this dive...  

Hope we don't return next year....

[grasshopper]

Bumpy...  yes...  I bent my front rim in the tight portion of T6.  
I thought I broke the rim it hit so hard.  But alas, it's just bent...  I'm sure the bearings are shot as well...  

Hope we don't return next year....

I hope we do return next year, maybe if they repave it they'll let the pavement cure for the rite amount of time before using it.

It wasn't a pothole! I'm confused how you bent your rim ??? YOU BENT YOUR RIM?  :o

I like the track, yes it's a bit bumpy, but it's still a cool track. I ran a high 34 on Saturday and consistant 35's. Fun time, I through away the win in LWSS, didn't play my cards rite, and couldn't get by the 1st place guy.

Chased Kane and Hall in LWGP and LWSB, didn't have enough motor to catch them took 3rd in both.

[Jeff]

You're right, it wasn't a pot hole.  I never said it was...

It was a huge ripple, like as if a car was braking and pushed up the pavement.  And it was in the first part of T6, not the 2nd.  Dead in the middle of the track.  I obviously was taking a different line than the rest...  And yes, my rim is visibly bent...  A rim which has never been crashed on before.  It's not bent a lot, and I'll probably still run it as it is, but it's bent nonetheless.

Okay, fine, so I'll go back next year, and I'll get over it, but the surface is getting terrible.  Reminds me of MAM, but with traction...

[Hyperdyne_Racing]

I really didn;t see alot of problems with the track... ???

Gate procedure was quick and easy.  Pitting was rough but I found a place pretty far away, b ???ut comfy enough just for us.  There was a concession stand 100ft away with nice restrooms, GF actually said they had the cleanest facilities out of any tracks we have been to.

As far as the track, it was bumpy, but nothing out of the ordinary, or that would make me not want to come back.  The slow section (yeah that one wear everyone has to throw out the anchor) was irritating , but made for some great passing oppurtunities.  Overall, I'd go back just to see the north track.  It wasn't difficult to learn.  

I showed up Saturday, had 3 laps of "practice" on sunday morning, and was gridded 27th in the amateur HWT SBK.  I took 9th on TLR, not too bad and had a great little battle with one of the Dynamic Superbike guys.  One of the most fun rounds I have been to.

[Protein Filled]

I can pretty much guarantee you that CCS/FUSA will not race there next year. I believe they lost over 10 grand this weekend due to "unexpected" fees that the track imposed on our org after the fact.

[Thingy]

Bummer.  I didnt' get to go this weekend, but I liked the north course.  It was fun and only 3 hours from my house...