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THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT NASCAR3. THE TRACK IS BIG AND FAST BUT DEMANDS PRECISE CAR CONTROL IN THE CORNERS. A LAP AROUND IMS IN A 3,500 POUND STOCK CAR CAN BE A NIGHTMARE. BLINDINGLY FAST STRAIGHTAWAY SPEED THEN HARD ON THE BRAKES INTO A CORNER WITH VERY LITTLE BANKING CAN MAKE EVEN THE BEST DRIVERS SWEAT BULLETS.
A GOOD LAP AROUND IMS WILL GO SOMETHING LIKE THIS: START OUT NEAR THE WALL DOWN THE LONG FRONT STRETCH AND GET SET UP TO BRAKE SMOOTHLY, BUT FIRMLY TO SET THE CAR UP FOR TURN 1. KEEP THE CAR OUT NEAR THE WALL WHEN YOU BRAKE THEN TURN THE CAR DOWN TO THE WHITE LINE WHERE YOU ARE ALMOST RUNNING ON THE RUMBLE STRIPS. YOUR SPEED SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 160-165. GET BACK ON THE GAS ABOUT THE APEX OF THE CORNER AND LET THE CAR WORK OUT TO THE SHORT CHUTE WALL. THEN EASE OFF THE GAS AND TURN THE CAR DOWN THRU TURN 2 JUST LIKE TURN 1.
LET THE CAR EASE BACK OUT TO THE BACK STRETCH WALL AND THEN GET SETUP FOR TURN 3. INDIANAPOLIS IS THE SAME AT BOTH ENDS SO TAKE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME LINE THRU 3 AND 4 AND YOU SHOULD BE IN GREAT SHAPE.
NASCAR
3 INDIANAPOLIS RACE SETUP
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD
SETUP THAT SHOULD STAY FAST FOR A LONG TIME. GREAT TIRE WEAR. JUST A
LITTLE LOOSE GOING INTO THE CORNERS. SHOULD PRODUCE SOME REALLY GOOD LAPS FOR
YOU. MY BEST LAP IS 179.215.
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