More Daytona questions

[eightonezero]

Are the sprint races on Friday, Saturday or Sunday?  Earlier the better for me, so i can make it home for work by Monday.

Also, is the practice day usually Wednesday or Thursday?  Did anyone here race Daytona and NOT do a trackday first ( for their first time there) ? Due to time constraints, I may have to learn this track in practice. Speaking of practice, do we get any of that on the weekend? 

Thanks

[Super Dave]

Sprints are on all days.  Which one is contingent upon which class(es) you're entering.  Go to CCS's home page and try to get last years schedule.  More than likely, the spring Daytona schedule will be similar.

Practice day is now Thursday.  It is valuable if you've never been there, and, depending upon how fast you get up to speed, it can be valuable for those that have even been there before.  Some people will enter extra races for the track time, the Team Challenging being one of them.

Practice is available every day, but it's always limited.

[LilJayRR]

My first time racing at Daytona was this last ROC. I was only there for the TC race. I got 2 practice sessions before the TC race on Friday. A total of 6 laps, 3 laps per session of practice. It was no where near enough time to learn the track.

If I were going to race there again, I would have do the do the practice day.  Without the practice day it would be pointless IMO to try to race.

[eightonezero]

thanks guys I checked the 2007 Daytona page here http://www.ccsracing.us/venues/daytona.html , and did not immediately see the breakdown of the days? I am looking to do maybe AM HWT SBK and AM HWT SS

thanks

[roadracer162]

I did Daytona in the spring of 2005 as my first time there. No practice except for the day of. I made the mistake of getting my registration stuff the morning of and missed the first practice of the day. You only get two in the morning and then race in the afternoon. Practice will consist of 3 laps on a lightweight bike.


I had both my races on the same day (Friday). I won my first race AM Lw F40, and crashed on the first lap leading on the second race (AM Thunderbike).

Practice is great if you can get it, I'm not sure if it is worth the cost but you will find out which way the track goes. This might help but it the fall layout. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVVF2LeHXJI&feature=related

Be prepared to be intimidated by the banking on the first go around. There is a lot of G-force on the banking trying to pull your feet off the pegs, it's as if someone is sitting on your shoulders. Then while tucked in on the banking you gotta look up to see around the corner. Closing speeds can be deceiving if you aren't up to the top speeds achieved. Drafting is scary as heck but rewarding when you get it right, don't try to pass too closely because you can get sucked into the other guy.

Mark

[Toves33]

Super Dave,

Is the Team Challenging for experts only? Where can I find onfo on that? Thanks!

[Super Dave]

Amatuers too, I believe.  Specifics will be in the rule book.  You can race it solo also rather than a team. 

[tstruyk]

AM's can compete in the TC events... I dont believe you need an ASRA liscense to compete, your CCS liscense (hard copy) should also list what your ASRA number is/will be so if you register under your bike you know what number to use.  you can call the office and request teh numbers be the same if they are available.

good luck!  the TC is a blast!

[eightonezero]

Thanks for the info. How safe is it to use a set of slightly used tires to race Daytona on? I did a trackday on a new set of diablo supercorsas in sept and my bike has been sitting in my insulated garage since.  I'm planning to do two sprints. However, given the sustained speeds I will be going, I wanted to check if there was any greater chance of a problem with the tires

[LongDogRacing]

quick poll--  how many folks out there skip the daytona round because of the high entry fees?  my teammates and i are thinking of skipping it because a 4-race weekend is 400 bucks!  (vice $205 for a weekend at most others)  --justin

[LilJayRR]

I'm probably going to skip the opening round. Not only is the cost of races more the cost of everything is more. I spent over $1100 for the 4 days of ROC this year. All I did was the TC race, no sprints at all. Not sure about the ROC in 08 yet. I guess that will depend on how things shape up during the season.

[Ducmarc]

the entry fees would be a stretch if I didn't live 45 min away .lodging is the big complaint.the high bank is a big allure though. I think a lot more would skip if it wasen't a points race dosen't seem fair you guys not in the south .it needs to be a differant week from bike week at least. don't know if there is a way to tell if your tires will work some last and some go off the same weekend I'd prepare to buy a set after practice especially if it's a GTO bike