- LOCATION:
West Allis, WI
- TYPE: mile oval
- LENGTH: 1.0 miles
- RACE
DISTANCE: 200 laps
(200 miles)
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- SETUP
NOTES:
Downforce and gear ratios must coincide in order to have the
car to beat here. Make sure the engine light stays off until
you reach the end of each straight. Cars tend to understeer through
turns 3 and 4 early; you can combat this by reducing the turbocharger
and stiffening the rear anti-roll bar until the tires warm up.
Once the car is up to race speed, avoid screeching the tires
in the corners. Entering the pits requires a very tricky movie
to the inside, so be careful. It's easy to go a lap down while
sitting on pit road here; try to stay in pitting sequence with
the other drivers.
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- A LAP: The key to a
fast lap at Milwaukee is in developing a car setup that will
allow you to run flat-out while staying low in the corners. The
wider line is the slower line here and should only be used to
avoid traffic ahead. From the start/finish line, try to command
the center line of the track as you set up for turn 1. Assuming
no cars are leaving the pit lane to your left, dip low just when
the track begins curving. Cut sharply across the inside, and
stya low all the way around the corner until you exit on the
backstretch. Along the straight, set the car up wide again and
prepare to enter turns 3 and 4. Once again, make a late entry
and dive to the inside lane. Watch for cars ducking into the
pit lane here just ahead. If traffic permits, hug the inside
line all the way around until you exit off of 4. The turn 4 exit
will really show you what kind of car you've got. A car that
still needs some tweaking will understeer through this corner
and get very close to outside wall at the exit; a properly-dialed-in
car will easily stay low until the turn is safely completed.
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