For me it was worth the journey because I was really anxious to see what my swap was worth at the track and now that summer is almost upon us, the chance of running in cool weather is limited.

Unfortunately, I was only able to get two runs in because the track officials felt the track was too dirty, loose, for the faster slick cars. If that hadn't happened, I'm sure I would have run 4-5 times.

I would have to say 150-200 cars were there Fri., maybe? I did hear from other regulars that it was a fairly light crowd and usually there are more cars.

My advice is to be there when the gates open at 6pm and be in the staging lanes a few minutes before 7pm, when they start running. That way, you'll get a couple runs in right away before it gets real crowded. I enjoy going to Famoso, although this is the first Friday night TNT that I've been to. They've improved the facility alot over the last couple of years and I noticed Friday night that all of the pit area has been re-black topped (it was in pretty bad shape not too long ago).

Almost forgot, the tech inspection was really light, they looked under the hood for a catch can, and then looked at my helmet and that was it! I was a little surprised, especially compared to the street legal events at Fontana where some of the tech guys are really strict. I'm all for safety, but I'm under the impression they think if they don't find something wrong on your car, they feel that they aren't doing their job.