Tommay! Glad ya had fun and made some improvements, bro.
Sorry I coudln't make it. Ken (Chief Instructor) asked me to come down for the event but it was too last minute for me to make arrangements.
Who were the instructors that you were working with? How'd they do?
To confirm a couple of questions I saw answered, yup, we only run the 2nd chicane only, as do most track day organizations, as well as the AMA. But we do use the 1st chicane for pit-out which makes things MUCH safer for everyone at the end of the front straight.
As for the llloonnnngggg right that decreases, then flips to the left (turns 8 and 9 on
this map), for 8, I stay right of center until the turn tightens up. As I approach the decreasing radius I add just a touch of a turning input and trail brake all the way in. The reduction in speed along with a slightly increased lean angle brings me right over the apex.
I exit the corner, roll on the gas and give it a good squirt as I stand the bike up and aim STRAIGHT at the curbing on the left. As I reach the curbing I throw it in and stay relatively tight all the way through the turn, though I do let it drift out a little in the middle of the turn. I carry my lean angle through the whole turn with neutral throttle. I really delay my roll on so that I can tighten my line back up by the end to get a straighter shot into The Esses. I make sure to delay that roll on just a bit to get that straighter shot so I can really punch it outta there. Roll on too soon and I run it wide at the exit which makes for a much harder right turn to enter the Esses.
To get a better idea of what kind of lines we're taking, here's a video of when I raced there earlier this year. This vid was taken by a guy on a Duc 1000ss that I stalked for most of the race. There's a nice spark show that happens right in front of us at 6:30 in that near 100mph right hander in the back section and I make my pass on the Duc around the 7:50 mark.
YouTube- CCS at NJ Thunderbolt May 2,2010,Lightweight Superbike