- LOCATION:
Cleveland, OH
- TYPE: airport circuit
- LENGTH: 2.369 miles
- RACE
DISTANCE: 85 laps
(201.37 miles)
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- SETUP
NOTES:
The long straights and high-speed corners mean you'll need less
wing for this road course than for any other. Tire compounds
may need to be a little harder than usual to compensate for the
high speeds. The most critical gear will be 6th; use the straight
between turns 8 and 9 to set the ratio. The track is virtually
flat, and very wide - there's no shortage of passing opportunities.
Pay special attention to your shock settings, as they will dictate
how fast you can get out of the corners and back on the gas.
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- A LAP: Crossing the
start/finish line, carry all the speed you can down the front
straight into turn 1, a very tight right-hander. Because the
track is so wide, you can downshift to 3rd and still make it
around with enough rpms on the tach to have a good run at turn
2, which is a shallow right bend that leads you onto runway 6L.
You should be able to continue full acceleration until you reach
turn 3, a wide 90-degree right turn. Shift down to 2nd and keep
the engine revving high as you steer to the right around 3, then
to the left around 4. Out of the 4th turn, get back on the accelerator.
By about the time you've reached 5th gear, you'll start braking
for turn 5. Downshift to 2nd and take the left-hander, followed
by a right at turn 6. Step on it and head for turn 7, a moderate
right. Take this corner in 3rd gear, again keeping the rpms in
the high range for a fast exit down the narrow straight leading
into the 8th turn. You'll reach turn 8 in 5th gear, where you'll
shift back down to 3rd and turn in to the right. You'll exit
8 onto the long front straightaway, where you'll easily get back
up to 6th gear. Pit access is located at the entrance of turn
9, so you'll need to stay heads up as you move over to the outside
line to set up for the corner. Downshift to 4th and dive to the
right, using a wide turn to set up on the outside for number
10. Still in 4th, hang a left into 10 and stab the gas hard to
cross the start/finish line.
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