I was the same way though, I knew what gear I was in and occaisonally I would see my tach get close to red and shift ha. The straight was the only place there was enough time to look down. As the weekend went on I felt more comfortable to occaisonally grab a quick glance. My dad works in Granbury and I've parade lapped the 3.1 but never done it. I'm definitely hooked now but I don't think I'll have the time to drive up. Do you do events with any other group?