10/28/05 - Well we're off. It's a packed house on the plane. It's a weekend flight from Houston to LA so I guess that's to be expected. We're a little bit nervous, but confident. There's a time for modesty and a time for aggression and this is the latter. The guys setting up the track described it as 2-3 tiles wide with a section 4 wide to allow for a lot of passing spots. This is looking pretty good for us, seeing as how THRC probably runs the largest track layouts in the country on a weekly basis. We're used to sweeping wide-open layouts and the high-corner speeds and line judgement it requires. Larger tracks may be easier to circulate, but they are harder to go fast on. They are typically more demanding on setup as well. Last weekend we had specifically set up an "ugly" track with no flow and tight corners to prepare for the type of layout we were expecting. If this was all for naught, we'll be very pleasantly surprised. Can't wait to land, check in, unpack and top off the tanks before tomorrow morning!