Sentinal Posted January 24, 2004 Report Posted January 24, 2004 So in preparation for the upcoming Sears Point CSS class, I was looking at the track map and was curious which configuration is used for the level 1 school. I'm assuming the AMA configuration (which is a bit spooky for us first timers), but you know what they say about assuming ~Sentinal Quote
sanfret Posted January 24, 2004 Report Posted January 24, 2004 When I did the level 3 there (several years ago), they set up an extra turn at the start finish... to prevent injury to students... I wonder what they do now that the track has been revised. Quote
Sentinal Posted January 24, 2004 Author Report Posted January 24, 2004 Ack! An extra turn! That sounds nasty - maybe once I'm done with the class I'll have the opposite opinion. ~Sentinal Quote
Kevin Kane Posted January 24, 2004 Report Posted January 24, 2004 Guys, The "extra turn " also means extra cornering and cornering is at the core of the curriculum of the School. I recommend that you embrace it as an additional practice opportunity. As an afterthought, when I attended CSS/Pocono last May, the left hander at the end of the long back straight was unchanged...when the school returned in August they added a right turn just before making it a flick-flick corner combo. Along with adding a turn, it also added a "calming" effect because riders had to get much more precise on entry speed at this turn so they were less inclined to run WFO all the way down the straight. Having ridden at Pocono a few times with a track club, this turn gets very frenetic with some nasty consequences so this change was a GOOD thing from my perspective. BTW, I was able to lower my May lap time by 3 seconds even with the extra turn so it did not hold me back at all. These guys know what they are doing. Kevin Kane Quote
sanfret Posted January 25, 2004 Report Posted January 25, 2004 There was no complaint. It was an observation. Quote
stuman Posted February 6, 2004 Report Posted February 6, 2004 Last time we used the AMA layout with the exception that we also used the little extension in turn 7. Infinion (coughsears) is a really fun track and you'll have a blast at the school I'm sure. Quote
Wingnut Posted February 6, 2004 Report Posted February 6, 2004 Do they ever run Sears Pt Counterclockwise? I'm trying to imagine the ride going "up" the carousel and out of turn 4. Quote
stuman Posted February 7, 2004 Report Posted February 7, 2004 I doubt it as you would head strait into a wall in turn one and 7. Quote
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