The 2011 Season of Grand Touring Amateur League is finally here! Round 1 is on October 30th, but qualifying has already been started. The first of two days for qualifying was on Sunday, October 24th. The typical season opener at Blackwood Grand Prix Reversed has been replaced by Kyoto National Reversed. It is a fast, flowing track which requires a compromise between straight line speed and cornering speed. With approximately forty of the 100 seconds of the lap on the flat-out Kyoto Oval, a good run is needed through and out of Turns 10, 11, and 12 to maximize this part of the lap.