Laguna Seca Review

[GPTECHMAN]

What you liked what you disliked?
Tell us the conditions, ambient temp, windy, raining?
What bike were running?
Tires?
What turns were your favorite?
What turns could you not get in the groove?
What organization was it with?
How were the sessions run?
Would you recommend doing it again?

[afrothunder]

i loved the fact that it was WIDE OPEN. and i do mean that. there's a lot of track to work with, lots of places to pass, inside and out.

conditions-wise when i went was pretty decent. it had rained the night before, but turned out to be a glorious day... the track was WAY clean. i would say tempuratures were about low to mid 70's. PERFECT.

was riding my R6. yep. that's the one.

tires - diablo corsas... ended up crashing on them... so dunno about running em again at the track. good street tire... but i think i'll stick to race compounds now.

i really liked the whole track. you could just get a very very good flow about it. turn 6 is a difficult one to navigate the first couple of times through... but once you get the hang of it, you can rail right through it. the corkscrew has got to be one of the best feelings in the world! droppin' down while gassing it... talk about a thrill mang! its a really fast track... or it could be. there is a small straight between turns 3 and 4, and i was redlining it in 4th... don't know what that equates to in speed... but pretty damn fast.

i went with keigwin's at the track.

there were 3 sessions... B-, B+, and A group. 20 mins each.

i would DEFINITELY recommend it. gonna do it again next year.
wanna come with? :D

[dre_2k2_f4i]

I want to go! I was a mere corner worker (Keith Code's school) when I went, so the sessions were a little tame and unorganized for us. It usually takes me two or three times at a track to get a groove for it. But here are my impressions:

Turns 3 and 4 were my favorite. Tight 90 degree turns with little to no camber, but really wide. They allowed you to experiment with different lines and still be fast.

Unfortunately, the night before rain soaked the track. There were crashes in nearly every session, and by the end of the day all turns had seen a rider down.

I believe I was running BT020 rear and D208 front. Probably 30 f; 32 rear.

This track had a smooth service. The turns connected. I would love to get onto this track at least 2 more times, and will try to save money to afford lessons at this track.

[onogsxr]

Conditions - cold, rained the night before, windy, temps in the mid 50s

Bike - 98 GSXR750 w/ Bridgestone BT 001 Med rear, Soft front

You can get a very good flow on this track. It is wide and puts together techincal and fast sections nicely.

Turn 1 - bend in the road then it heads down hill to 2
Turn 2 - double apex, I could get this one down
Turn 3/4 - fast, you can slide around both of these turns
Turn 5 - banked left

I HATE TURN :rifle: 6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is where I lowsided. Entirely my fault. Too excited to be on the track after working a corner, running around the track by myself, and posing for pictures in turn 5. Cold tires cold track - I took turn 6 (less than 200 yds to warm?!?! up tires) like I was on the 10th time around. Lost the rear and slow-mo-slide into the dirt. Broke my footpeg so I was out for the rest of the afternoon sessions.

Turn 8 was my favorite turn. Changing directions and dropping 3 stories on the gas is MAD!

Turn 9 - looks like the track narrows down in this area

Turn 10 - opposite (banked right) of turn 5

Turn 11 - 90 turn to the front straight

I want back on this track. Maybe the beginning of next year.