Sonoma Gearbox? Track condition?

[Steve Davis]

Someone over in the general forum posted that the track surface is in horrible condition. Has anyone run the track this year in a vee? What is the gearbox situation? Seems like it would be short box, but never been there, so ...?
Any other comments?

[Dee]

I drove a Penske super vee at the track last Oct (just before the fires) track was fine, we used a lot of downforce and short gears all went well, until I blew up the motor

[DanW]

I drive a CF, so consider the source.

Contact Larry Bacon lbacon on Apexspeed for Gearbox recommendations.

There are lots of elevation changes, some areas with bumps such as the area between T-1 and T-2, T-6 Carrosel and exit of T-7. Some corners with blind apexes and exits. Sonoma track surface likes new tires. Important to get your high/low speed damping right.

I'd recommend going on youtube looking for recent FV videos of the track. Even better would be a racing sim for you.

Regards,
Dan

[Hardingfv32]

Shortbox with medium or short 3rd. All 3rd gear situations are part of normal upshifts into 4th. There are no situations where you hangout in 3rd.

Kind of a slow track relative to top speed. If I remember correctly maybe 62-6400 rpm.

Brian

[Bob Posner]

Shortbox with medium or short 3rd. All 3rd gear situations are part of normal upshifts into 4th. There are no situations where you hangout in 3rd.

Kind of a slow track relative to top speed. If I remember correctly maybe 62-6400 rpm.

Brian

I ran the vintage event 3 weeks ago. Track is fine with minor bumps in heavily used areas

[Bob Posner]

Hard to pass 6000 in 4th in a vee. I ran my Titan ford and used a 24/27 top gear and never saw much over 6000 Most important in a vee is to carry flat or nearly so in t10