SpeedVentures: Sunday 4/3/05 - Sears Point

Track: The full track w/Carousel at Sears Point (Sonoma, CA)
Event Info:

Sears Point is a legendary 2.53 mile track in Northern California, and the most in-demand track in the west. Come out with us and you'll get the best track time per dollar value you'll see at Sears, and compare your times to those set by the big names of ALMS, NASCAR, and the stars of yesterday. Sears is a challenging course best suited to intermediate and advanced drivers.

http://www.speedventures.net/4-3-2005_event.asp

Cost is $350 and if we can get a group of 5 drivers we can offer group discounts, (email aaron@speedventures.net for more)

short notice!!!

yeah, the track gave SV the day on very short notice.

Its a Sunday so you shouldn't have to call into work right? :)

Somehow I don't wan to do a track day with a group that can't even keep their internic name

speedventures.com

This domain name expired on 03/16/2005 and is pending renewal or deletion.
:rolleyes

NASA has an event the weekend after. I just put in a GC kit and some goodies so I plan to be there in group 4. :)

uhm, speedventures.net ;)

You can run with nasa if you like traffic and and less time. :)

how intuitive... :rolleyes

I'll check it out though as NASA can get crowded, unless it's raining

"the connection was refused when attempting to contact www.speedventures.net" hmm... is it working for others?

site isnt working for me either, but I have gone to three events with them in the past and love the way they run things. Havent been with NASA before though

Speedventures runs a solid open track event, I'd go with them over NASA any day.


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how intuitive... :rolleyes


you find clicking the link I put in my first post unintuiative?? I've emailed them to let them know their site is down.

-Ry

Krazik, you going to be running? Are you dragging your usual cronies out?

Yup I'll be there in my s2k, shooting for :45s. Most of the Speedventure regulars will be there. I've been trying to get more of the PDC cronies to come too.

So who here is gonna make it?

So how do these run? I am very wary of a point-by required to pass policy, one of the things I really like about other groups I run with is I don't need a point-by.

What kind of experience do folks have- will people point-by or is it a cluster? I typically pass on the brakes into 11 and 7 or on the gas out of 11, 1, 3 and exiting the carousel. I would imagine that it takes folks a few turns to figure out I'm not going away before pointing me by...

I always thought point-bys were for safety reasons. I cant believe the group you run with doesnt require point-bys unless for race class. Seriously, Speedventures is one of the best run groups out there.

I appreciate the sentiment and am leaning towards going this Sunday. :)

What I'm trying to figure out though before spending 2X what NASA costs is do people actually point-by? I've gotten stuck behind folks in similar events.

Wow 2x price of NASA? I personally wouldnt go if it was twice the price. Previously I found SV prices to be comparable to all other groups. The times I have gone with them, people have always used the point-bys

Yeah, for the differnce I can get a new set of front track brake pads (150) and a 1/2 tank of race gas (50)...

Still, as everyone on this forum is so down on NASA and positive about these guys I figure it might be worth it to check it out. Maybe I missing something worth the extra $200 ;)

Didnt know people were down on NASA. I'v always wanted to give them a try. What bad things have you heard about NASA.

We usualy have 4 groups, Red, Blue, White, Yellow.

Red being advanced and is a pretty fast group: Open passing, point bye encouraged.
Blue being a slighlty less advanced group: Open passing, point bye required.
White Intermediate: Passing between turns w/ point by.
Yellow Beginner: Passing on Designated straights w/ point by only.

The red group will mostly be in the sub 1:50s and we try pretty hard to limit the moving chicanes for the fast guys. I'll be there shooting for 1:45s.


So how do these run? I am very wary of a point-by required to pass policy, one of the things I really like about other groups I run with is I don't need a point-by.

What kind of experience do folks have- will people point-by or is it a cluster? I typically pass on the brakes into 11 and 7 or on the gas out of 11, 1, 3 and exiting the carousel. I would imagine that it takes folks a few turns to figure out I'm not going away before pointing me by...