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Track Day Sonoma—Monday February 18th 2019

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Track Day Sonoma—Monday February 18th 2019

Post by toratora » Sat Feb 02, 2019 5:39 pm

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Track Day

This Monday February 18th we’ll be taking it to the kart track at Sonoma Kart Track. Join us for some full throttle action on the track. Expect it to be warm so bring shade, beverages, snacks/lunch, and other supplies.

Prep the track bikes, get the chains lubed up, the tires checked, and get that riding gear ready. Smaller (50~85cc) two stroke replicas like the Derbi GPR, and the Aprilia RS50 are very much encouraged. 65s, pocket bikes, even Groms and Zs too!

Meet up Monday February 18th
The track is open from 10am to 5pm. Open track, ride $25-40.

Sonoma Kart Track Location.
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Post by toratora » Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:39 pm

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Track Day Sonoma—Monday February 18th 2019: Weather

Post by toratora » Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:39 pm


We’ve been getting a lot of rain lately, and this event might be rained out. The most current reports are saying mostly dry in Sonoma today and Sunday, with some early morning showers Sunday morning. This means that there should be enough wind and sun to dry out the track for Monday afternoon.

The staff at Sonoma takes a lunch brake at noon. We usually try to get there around then to unload, and then be ready when they open up the track again at 1pm. Getting their earlier usually ends up with a cold track this time of year, so it’s advantageous to wait for the afternoon, and ride a warm track.

The track is also on the top of a hill. This tends to help dry it out when things get wet, and there is the prediction of some light winds to help air dry the surface.

Hopefully everything will go well and we can have a nice opening track day for 2019!! :paw_prints:
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Track Day Sonoma—Monday February 18th 2019

Post by toratora » Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:39 pm

Are you ready boots?

Tomorrow is the big day. Make sure your bike is ready, your gear is ready, that you’ve got some snacks and beverages, fuel, your gadget batteries charged up, and anything else you usually take to the track.

The weather outlook is clear skies all the way so the track should quite nice by tomorrow afternoon. :paw_prints:
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Track Day Sonoma—Monday February 18th 2019: Ride Report

Post by toratora » Mon Feb 18, 2019 7:39 pm

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A significant amount of time has gone by since we’ve been out to Sonoma for some mini moto kart track action. Most of this year we’ve been looking forward to a day which might be pleasant enough to allow some two wheel fun. With the rains nearly every opportunity had been washed out. However, it looked like President’s day just might be dry enough—with bated breath we waited, and our patients was rewarded.

Before you can ride the track you have to get there first. Thankfully the drive out to Sonoma is filled with wonderful vistas. I didn’t get some of the more famous shots, but here are some nice green ones for which to feast your eyes.


When we got there it was cold! But it's always a lot of fun to get back to the track so we weren’t really put off. Earlier in the day we had a bit of a slow start, and some folks had things come up that precluded their participation which was sad. However, when we arrived we were treated to a pleasant surprise of a number of 65s! The scene is still hanging in there!


Shortly after we arrived RD and the gang showed up with their three strokers which they quickly unloaded, and proceeded to prep for some circuit activity. GX, Joe, and RD were hot on it, and ready for the track much faster than we were prepped.


The track was laid out in national mode today, which means the long straight running in a clockwise configuration. Mike and I got our bikes out of the truck, warmed them up, got ourselves suited up, and went out for some riding. The surface was a little bit slippery, but not too bad for the first two sessions. The third session though was sketchy as the sun had started to duck behind the hill at the back of the west side of the track.


The time soared by and before we knew it the fun was over, and it was time to pack it in. It’s all good though. We had a a good time, got to shake out the cobwebs, meet some new friends, and enjoy another wonderful day at the track. :paw_prints:

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