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Infineon Raceway’s Turn 3a

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Close by the heart of Northern California’s wine country, and with tons of elevation changes to thrill and challenge a driver, how could Sears Point Raceway not be one of the best tracks in North America? OK, I know it’s now called Infineon Raceway, but I ran my very first race there, won my very first race there, and started my instructing career there. For me it will always be Sears Point!

Any racetrack that can make a claim to being one of the best, must, almost by definition, have more than one difficult and challenging corner to deal with. And of course, Sears Point does. The Carousel. The Esses. Turn 11. And the corner I want to talk about, Turn 3a.

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Steve Natale has been playing with cars ever since he was old enough to first hold a matchbox car in his hand. A lifelong enthusiast of anything old with an engine in it or wheels on it, Steve has been active in the hobby for over 35 years. Currently he owns a successful marketing company with his wife Mary, is an automotive photographer, blogger and writer for several automotive magazines and regular contributor to various automotive websites. Steve has attended vintage car events and visited car museums and collections around the world.
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