- LOCATION:
Loudon, NH
- TYPE: mile oval
- LENGTH: 1.058 miles
- RACE
DISTANCE: 200 laps
(211.6 miles)
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- SETUP
NOTES:
Try medium wing settings, with a bit more downforce at the front
of the car. This is another track that can be driven flat-out
with the proper setup. Set 6th gear up so that the engine light
just begins to flicker at the end of each straight. Stiffen the
left-side suspension. Your left front tire will suffer the least
amount of wear; avoid changing it until necessary. Once the car
is warmed up, don't let the tires screech through the corners;
if they do, head back to the garage for an adjustment (and don't
forget your anti-roll bars). Try to control the inside groove
of the track as often as possible, as the wide line is less efficient.
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- A LAP: Going flat-out
across the start/finish line, move to the outside of the track.
This not only positions you for a good run into turn 1, but it
will also help to avoid conflicts with cars coming out of the
pit lane. With warm tires and a good setup, almost any line through
the corners can be driven, but the inside path generally yields
the quickest times. Just remember to try to "round out"
the corners as much as possible. Keeping your foot firmly on
the gas, knife down low into the groove as you enter turn 1.
Your left front tire should be just along the safety stripe.
In the early laps, your car may tend to understeer through turn
2, but when the tires begin to build some heat you'll easily
be able to stay low. As you exit off of the 2nd corner, check
your car's vital signs and move back to the outside, traffic
permitting. Entering turn 3 too low could spell trouble, since
pitting cars will use that line and there's not much room down
there anyway. Enter wide instead, then clip the apex low if you've
got a clear shot. Perhaps the most common error made at NHIS
involves the turn 4 exit. This area tends to be congested with
traffic, and the wall at the exit is closer than it looks. This
is the worst place on the track to bang a wheel into the barrier,
since you'd have to limp a full lap around to access the pit
lane. Avoid a brush with the outside wall here by using a narrow
angle off the turn. When you're safely out on the front straight,
gently bring the car back to the outside.
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