California Speedway (Infield and AMA) 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?

[Ikazuchi]

Fun track. The best paddock area in SoCal. Get your own garage :D

The only problem I had with the AMA course (never ran just the infield) was the transition onto the oval. There's a bump there that'll get your bike outta wack. Make sure you have a damper. Lots of fun pegging the bike on the oval....but gets a bit annoying if you're on a 600 and you're passing the liter fools in the infield...they just come back again on the oval. :rolleyes:

Ran it on the R6 with 208GPAs. Weather was great mid-fall.

I would love to do this track again...cost comes to about the same as WSIR because you don't have to stay overnight. And you get your own paddock...feel sorta like a bigshot ;)

[speedster1219]

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?
Coming to this track I was intimidated....

It was a cool morning...no wind...just cool overcast day with the sun breaking out towards the afternoon and it became a warm sunny day....


of course i was on the newly painted...03 black gsxr600 of death


Today i decided to try out the Bridgestone 002- Med compound..
these tires stuck..at first i wasnt sure but as I got more comfortable and and started pushing it real hard..the tires stuck...it didnt seem they heated up ad quickly as my Rennsports..but i would run these tires again...

Turns....man the bank is intimidating...coming screaming down then hitting turn one i know i lost alot fo time there..but started to grow some balls....
Turn 2--alot of people slowed down here..I just headed towards the outside and then saw the cones and breaked hard...threw it down on a left hand turn (Turn 3)-(yes many lefts here) and "mowed the grass down"...flipped over right for the immediete right and i felt always i got a good drive out of this turn...(turn 4) and then shifted into 3rd..and got ready for the double lefts...Turn (5&6)- To get around people here..Aaron told me to brake late and turn in later..which i started doing before he did but took it even further...many people aim for the candy stripes but if you initiate deeper you have a drive to go around them...or you set yourself up for the small straight right after turn 6 coming into 7..Turn 7was a small chicane that i just threw into the turn and came out throwing the bike right over into Turn 8 --Turn 9 alot of people braked here..i rolled of the throttle..not gunning into this turn but having a constant speed going into this turn..so i just mnail it and then come out...Turn 10just set up for it as it is a small chicane and i noticed alot of people hit this and then com inside..later in the day I hit it and was keeping towards the outside then making my way back inside under the bridge..Turn 12 I liked this turn as its a right :D then came to a left or two lefts Turns 13&14..this is an area that I would catch back up to people..or try to get around those pesky liter bikes...Turn 15 I set my self up for Turn 16which peole slowed way down for...i just turned into the turn and stuck towards the outside.Turns 17-10..so for th following turns I could get around people or get a better drive onto the banking..just had to be careful in the morning as the drack was damp and you could see some water on the track...

My favorite turns were #12, 9, 14-20, 2

I could not get on the groove in turns #1, 13-14, 5-6

Once again this was run by Fasttrack Riders---

There were 3 sessions..20 minutes each...which seemed to me during later in the day it went but sooooooooo quick...

I would reccomend this track to others and I definetly would do it again. NOW DUSTIN..when are you gonna try and bill this track...??

before i forget..i felt that to pass (other than the bank) you have to work for it....not like strets where you can pass on many turns..here its a narrower and makes you work alittle more...