posted March 07, 2002 07:00 PM
anyone here gonna be at sears point? thought i'd see who might be going the end of april. i'm gonna be there with a few of my vintage bikes at the triples meet. figuring on camping at the track like i usually do
posted March 07, 2002 07:03 PM
...maybe...I'd like to do the whole Sonoma Fest thing...maybe...
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posted March 08, 2002 08:24 AM
Edited By: swft on 8 Mar 2002 08:26
Last time I was at Sear's point was for a nascar race. I've taken a ride around Sear's Point onna bike before (track day). That fucking wall will take 5 years off your life!
posted March 08, 2002 11:49 AM
Edited By: EastBayDave on 8 Mar 2002 11:50
quote:Last time I was at Sear's point was for a nascar race. I've taken a ride around Sear's Point onna bike before (track day). That fucking wall will take 5 years off your life!
Which wall is that (there are many.) I roadraced there from 77'-84', (~200 races) & have since done several trackdays & roadraced. It's always been my favorite track, even if a bit dangerous. I've bailed there three times (turns 3A, 7, 11.) Even so, it's still my favorite track. Everytime through the Carousel, The Esses, etc. is a blast, even the front straight (until they added the chicane.)
Dragraced the ZRX there last year... http://www.searspoint.com
Yep, I will be there for sure for the AMA National, the Antique races is a possibility...
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posted March 08, 2002 04:34 PM
vmd it's the 26-28 for the vintage motorcycle days. that's when i'll be there. 15-20 of us get together with our triples. don't think i'll haul a modern bike down. never know though
quote:Been so long (5 years) I think it was turn 10?
Yeah, 10's a big gonads type corner. No/little runoff room, & a BIG wall on the outside, yep. You come around 9 hanging a big sweeping left topped out in top gear (fastest part of the track), then down one cog (no brakes), & a quick flick to the right, & quick back on it WFO for the short straight down to hairpin turn 11 (1200ft chute.)
I always kinda liked that section of the track, cuz it's so fast (top of 4th or 5th gear); & feels good when you hit it right. Few problems occur there cuz there's not (really) room for passing, & most just use it as a setup corner for a braking match into the turn 11 hairpin.
People who try to pass going into 10 (excluding lapping the slower guys) end up bailing & getting hurt. I don't think anyone's ever died there, but some big stories of people launching their bikes over the wall, & right out of the track boundaries (very close there.), Have seen pics of bikes stuck in the fence, & even some ending up out of the track on/over Highway 121. Can you see some old fogey cruising his caddy along hwy 121 when a TZ goes flying by overhead? YIKES! (now I gotta go look for that pic...)
First few times through there, & the end of the top speed blind turn 9, you suddenly see 10, & all you see is that BIG wall staring you right in the face just as you toss it in. It can be a bit...ahem...intimidating... But it's a real gas when you hit it right... ____________
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