Race #2 - World Superbike - Laguna Seca, 2003

Pix by: Steve Allen
7/13/03

For WSB Race #2, I hiked up to T8 aka "The Corkscrew" which is probably the most recognized corner of any racetrack in the world.  I have logged about a bazillion laps on this racetrack on my superbike and I gotta say that it still truly is the most intimidating but fun corner on any racetrack I have ever experienced.  At the beginning of the race, I climbed up and hung out in the marshal's box for a bit then moved trackside for the remainder of this race.  About 30 seconds after the race ended and everyone on the cool off lap passed, a van shot out onto the track from a gate up there and picked up all the photographers - I had no idea that there were a couple dozen of us up there....  We crammed into the van and it sped off to the hot pit and dropped us of adjacent to the podium were we all headed off to.  Good fun for sure!  
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