California 8H 2017

[kevin993]

I was going to go to COTA and had hotel reservations, but asked around a month ago and couldn't get anyone to confirm for me that it was actually going to happen. COTA had absolutely nothing on its website at all and the entry list on the 24h website appeared more aspirational than reliable. I had to make a logistics call, so ended up passing. To be fair, we've done races like the B12h and N24h, so we've seen cars like the AMG GT3 and SCG003, so the novelty factor isn't as strong for those as it might be for others.

I'm on the west coast and can do Laguna Seca by car which makes it less expensive and cuts down on travel time. I was also hoping that some teams would do both. Still, an 8 hour race with some fantastic GT cars and drivers at Laguna Seca? With a decent schedule of support races? Sounds like a good time to me and a better way to spend a few days than a lot of other options.