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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Default Re: { Top Speed ? Whatcha got?

Originally Posted by HDDP
Uncle, Road Atlanta must have a really long straight away.
Road America - It's north of Milwaukee and yeah it has 3 good long runs. The track is 4 miles long. The front straight runs uphill for the first half but you can get into triple digits fairly easy before you crest the hill at the midpoint then really roll past the pits. From 3 to 5 with a gentle dogleg lets you enter with a good head of steam and gives you a good view of turn 5 before you get there. 10 to 12 with 11 being the kink is another good run but the corner at 12 is a blind downhill entry, uphill exit thing that will really get your attention. I have heard real racers (I am not one) refer to it as a horsepower track. Not sure of distances but it is not a finesse track though finesse never hurts.
 
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