ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
                  
HAMPTON, GA
                   1.522 MILES

                   QUAD-OVAL
                   TURNS  BANKED AT 24 DEGREES
                   STRAIGHTS BANKED AT 5 DEGREES
                   FRONT STRAIGHT:    1,320 FEET
                   BACK STRAIGHT:   1,320 FEET

 

ATLANTA IS WILD!  ALTHOUGH VERY SIMILAR LOOKING TO LOWE'S AND TEXAS, ATLANTA SHARES ALMOST NONE OF THE SAME DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS.  YOU CARRY A LOT MORE SPEED THROUGH THE CORNERS AT ATLANTA.  ALTHOUGH THE LINE AROUND THE TRACK IS SIMILAR TO LOWE'S,  YOU HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY ON YOUR GAME AT ATLANTA.  ONE FALSE MOVE AND YOU ARE INTO THE WALL HARD.

THE LINE AROUND THE TRACK STARTS OUT NEAR THE WALL IN THE QUAD-OVAL AT THE S/F LINE.  STAY OUT NEAR THE WALL AND JUST TAP YOUR BRAKES ENOUGH TO DROP A COUPLE OF MILES AN HOUR AND LET THE CAR SETTLE DOWN INTO THE LOW GROOVE OF THE CORNER.  STAY DOWN LOW THROUGH 1 AND 2 AND THEN LET THE CAR DRIFT OUT TO THE WALL ON THE BACKSTRETCH.

TAP THE BRAKES EASY ONCE MORE GOING INTO TURN 3 AND THEN DRIVE THE CAR DOWN TO THE WHITE LINE AND TAKE IT THROUGH THE CORNER.  YOU'LL BE FAIRLY SCARED THE FIRST FEW LAPS AT SPEED HERE, BUT YOU WILL GET USED TO THE FASTER SPEEDS  FAIRLY QUICKLY.

STAY ALERT AND BE CAREFUL PASSING IN THE TURNS.  IT IS VERY EASY TO GET THE CAR OUT OF SHAPE AND CRASH WHEN RUNNING SIDE BY SIDE.  SO TAKE IT EASY AND STAY OUT OF THE WALL.

NASCAR 3 ATLANTA RACE SETUP
THIS SETUP IS PRETTY GOOD FOR A LONG TIME.  WILL GET YOU TO THE 
FRONT. A LITTLE TWEAKING MAY BE NEEDED TO ADJUST FOR YOUR DRIVING STYLE.  
I'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE TELL ME THEY WON LEAGUE RACES WITH
THIS ONE AFTER I SENT IT TO THEM.  WILL RUN 192'S FOR A LONG TIME. 
193.5 IS BEST LAP SO FAR.

 

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