Another track day! This is the 3rd trackday I’ve been to at the Speedway in Fontana. The first time was really just to get to know the track. By the end of the day we were doing laptimes that placed us in the intermediate group; so that’s the group we’ve been riding with the last two times. Get your suspension tuned by someoe (I had mine done by RaceTech). It only takes about 20 minutes.

Ted Williams makes you want to do things you really shouldn’t be doing.

Preparation The biggest pain in the ass part of a trackday is getting everyone’s bikes and equipement into and onto the trailer. Last time we went I rented a UHaul trailer and my ramp was about 3 inches wide. This time one of the guys at work loaned us his trailer which made things much easier. Joel (dark blue CBR600) helped load the trailer while I stayed at work until 9pm trying to fix one last bug in the game we’re working on.

First trackday! Many more followed, but this is the one that started it all. I started out on Saturday trying to load my bike onto the trailer using a dirtbike ramp by myself. I ended up turning it on halfway up the ramp and gassing it onto the trailer. It wasn’t a pretty site and plenty of people decided to stop and watch instead of help. I finally made it to Adam’s house and his roommate helped me load his bike.

I don’t have my own observatory so I use the San Diego Astronomy Association’s dark sky site in Tierra Del Sol most of the time. The following are some pictures of Tierra Del Sol at various levels of activity. These are some pictures taken durring the SDAA yearly barbeque.