Originally Posted by
Huzzah
Great job Tom, I'm glad to hear the event was a success. Congratulations on the fundraising. I'm not familiar with car racing but I'm assuming the turns are banked? If so, how was that to ride on? I'm not sure if I would like ride that long on a track. On one hand, no cars to worry about and I'm assuming you can take a rest stop whenever you want. On the other hand, I like a change in scenery once in a while.
The turns had a slight banking to it. Maybe 15 degrees or so, it was not very noticeable. The track itself was smooth as butter and having no cars to dodge it was an amazing place for a great training ride.
Yes, the scenery got old after a couple of laps, but the pacelining on such a smooth surface was well worth it. It made for a very, very fast century ride. I clocked 19.8mph avg over the 100 miles I rode.