A method of writing spiral tracks for a disk drive is disclosed. A first concentric reference track is written at a first radial location near an outer diameter of a disk surface, a second concentric reference track is written at a second radial location near an inner diameter of the disk surface, and a third concentric reference track is written at a third radial location between the first and second radial locations. Prior to writing one of the spiral tracks, the concentric reference tracks are read to generate position error signals used to adjust a velocity profile for writing the spiral tracks. The velocity profile is adjusted to compensate for linear and non-linear disturbances due, for example, to thermal expansion.

 
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