- LOCATION:
Nazareth. PA
- TYPE: mile tri-oval
- LENGTH: 1.0 miles
- RACE
DISTANCE: 200 laps
(200 miles)
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- SETUP
NOTES:
Your qualifying and race setups will probably differ quite a
bit here. Under ideal conditions, you should be able to drive
the entire circuit flat out. Set 6th gear up by running complete
laps and checking the engine light. Stiffen the left side of
the car and increase the wheel stagger to help get through the
corners.
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- A LAP: Just after you
cross the start/finish line, you'll enter turn 1. It is the shallowest
bend at Nazareth, and requires very little movement of the steering
wheel to get through. This area of the track experiences quite
a lot of passing, so keeping your car low in turn 1 may be wise.
Coming out of the turn, stay inside along the chute and maintain
a low line around 2. Turn 2 is a long sweep that presents little
trouble, with the exception of getting too close to the grass
that separates the track from the pit lane. As you exit the 2nd
corner, move to the ouside for the long back straight. Cars will
enter and exit the pits at almost the same spot on the backstretch,
so keep an eye out for this activity to your left. if you're
drafting into turn 3, stay alert and be ready to use the brakes
if you enter too low. Stay on the gas hard and use a wide entrance
into 3 - and think twice about attempting an overtaking maneuver
here, as it's probably the most difficult area to do so. This
corner is steeper than the other two and seems to tighten about
halfway through; rather than use one steering motion, you'll
enter the turn in a gentle manner, then cut the wheel sharper
as you near the apex. Taking this corner flat-out will require
some practice and warm tires to get right, but it is pivotal
to success at Nazareth. As you begin to exit turn 3, carefully
straighten the wheel back out to assume the inside line back
into turn 1. One final note: don't overcook it on the pit lane,
as the turns are narrow at each end.
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