I'm looking at the Sac stuff, too!
The race on the 17th might be doable, but we've got a family event at noon. I live in the East Bay about an hour away. Hmmm.
These are probably 2 of the most important things that I learned:
1. If you take the right line, you can go through a given section much faster than you think.
2. If you take the wrong line, you will fall much easier than you think.
Bob