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EXITING
THE PIT
- Wait
for pit marshal to direct that it is safe to enter
the track.
- Accelerate
onto the main straight keeping right to avoid any
traffic.
MAIN
STRAIGHT – AFTER PIT EXIT
- Keep
to the right about 3-4 ft from the edge of the
track.
- As
you approach the braking area for Turn 1, ease the
vehicle all the way to the right side edge.
TURN
1 (High speed left hander)
- Brake
at the appropriate brake marker while continuing to
travel along the right edge.
Avoid the temptation to start turning left.
- Look
for the turn-in point, which is a small depression
in the asphalt at the right side edge.
The right front tire should approximately
touch this depression as the turn-in point.
- Hold
a constant left turn on the steering wheel to
achieve a very late clipping point near the end of
the left side curbing.
- After
clipping, do not let the vehicle move more than half
a track width to the right.
Brake in a straight line to the middle area
of the track.
TURN
2 (Medium speed right hander)
- The
vehicle should be about the mid point of the track
width at the turn-in point.
- Hold
a constant right turn on the steering wheel to
achieve a very late clipping point near the end of
the right side curbing.
- Keep
the vehicle at the very right edge of the pavement
at the end of the curbing.
- Brake
in a straight line while staying as far right as
possible.
TURN
3 (Slow speed left hander)
- This
is the slowest corner on the track and most vehicles
will have a tendency to under steer or push through
this corner. It
is important to brake enough prior to the turn-in
point so as not to overshoot.
Although a slow corner, it is important to
get this one right as it leads onto a fast section
of the track. Better
to slightly over-brake and have the clip point and
exit perfect.
- The
clip point is fairly late on the left side curbing.
- Let
the vehicle move to the right edge of the track on
the exit of this turn.
You should be at the right edge just prior to
the start of the right side curbing.
TURN
4 (Medium speed left hander)
- Run
down the edge of the right curbing for the entrance
to turn 4. Avoid running on the curb as it will have a tendency to
jerk the car to the right.
- This
corner will probably require a slight brake prior to
turn-in. This
will settle the front of the car for good bite on
turn-in, which is near the end of the right side
curbing.
- The
clip point is approximately at the mid-point of the
left side curbing.
- At
speed, the vehicle will drift to the right side
curbing on exit. Keep a constant left turn on the wheel to bring the
vehicle back to the left side of the track to
prepare for the turn-in for turn 5.
TURN
5 (High speed right hander)
- You
should be approximately one car width from the left
side of the track at the turn-in point.
Do not start too far from the left.
Some vehicles may require a short shift to a
higher gear as this corner is quite long and fast
and you do not want to shift during the corner.
- The
turn-in is started quite wide from the curbing.
Continuously bring the vehicle closer to the
curbing through the turn until the clipping point,
which is very late.
The last 10 ft of the curbing will appear to
be straight and it is this straight curbing that is
the clipping point.
- Keep
the vehicle as far to the right as possible after
the end of the curbing.
TURN
6 (High speed left hander)
- From
the exit of turn 5 to the entrance of turn 6, you
are climbing a slight hill.
Stay to the right edge.
- There
is a slight depression at the top of the hill near
the turn-in point.
If you stay at the right edge of the track,
you will minimize the affect of the depression.
- Most
vehicles will require a slight amount of braking.
- Start
the turn-in for the clip point, which is at the end
of the left-side curbing.
- Stay
as far to the left as possible on exit after the
curbing.
TURN
7 & 8 (Medium speed chicane)
- The
chicane is entered from the far left edge of the
short straight after turn 6.
- Start
the turn-in and aim for the right-side curbing clip
point. Heavy braking is required after the right-side clip
point on the way to the left-side curbing clip
point. Missing the first clip point on the right will make the
next section more difficult, which will then require
more braking.
- If
the turn-in and clip points have been properly
executed, you will be able to apply full power at
the left clip point.
- The
third clip point is on the next right-hand curbing.
Maintain a steady turn on the steering wheel
and the vehicle will enter the back straight all the
way to the left-side straightaway curbing.
- If
you find the vehicle sliding over to the left-side
straightaway curbing, DO NOT pull the wheel to try
and regain the pavement.
Just ease the gas slightly and drive parallel
to the curbing until it ends.
Then, gently edge back onto the straightaway.
It is very easy to overcorrect and end up
leaving the track on the right, backwards into the
swamp.
TURN
9 (High speed left hander)
- Stay
to the left side on the back straight.
- Wait
until you can see straight up the hill through the
kink before you turn in.
- The
braking point is around the bottom of the hill just
past the right-side curbing.
You are climbing a hill and will brake more
than you would think.
Complete all braking before the crest of the
hill.
- Stay
near the middle to right side of the track at the
crest of the hill.
There is a curbing on the left but you need
to be at least a full car width away from it.
This will make turn 9
a long sweeper.
- The
clip point is near the middle of the left-side
curbing. After
the clip point, aim the vehicle for the far right
side at the start of turn 10.
- Heavy
braking is required after the vehicle has completed
turn 9 and you are aimed at the far right side.
TURN
10 (Slow speed left hander)
- Turn
10 is relatively slow, quite long and quite hard on
the right-front tire.
As such, it is better to slightly over-brake
before turn-in.
This is the set-up for turn 11, which is the
most important turn as it leads onto the longest
straight. Better
to enter slow and exit fast.
- The
turn-in is started about a car width away from the
left-side curbing.
Throughout the turn, the vehicle is brought
closer to the curbing until at the very end you have
started to nibble it with the left-front tire.
TURN
11 (Medium speed right hander)
- The
turn-in is immediately after the left-side curbing
finishes at the end of turn 10, and is somewhat
blind.
- Start
to accelerate at the turn-in and get the vehicle
close to the right side wall at the clip point.
- Allow
the vehicle to exit from the right-side clip point
and travel in a smooth arc across the track to the
left-side curbing where you will be at full power.
- Continue
to accelerate while staying about a car width from
the left-side wall.
Stay to the right side of the painted line
down the middle of the drag strip, unless you are
passing. Avoid
straddling the line, as there is a metal plate near
the end of the pits.
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