- LOCATION:
Toronto, ON
- TYPE: temporary street circuit
- LENGTH: 1.78 miles
- RACE
DISTANCE: 103 laps
(183 miles)
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- SETUP
NOTES:
One of the clockwise-running circuits. Downforce needs to be
a little less than you might think, with the driver doing more
of the work through the tight corners. Set 6th gear up on the
long straight between turns 2 and 3, and keep the other gear
ratios relatively close. Note that most of the tight corners
point to the right. use softer tires for maximum grip, and stiffen
the front shocks a bit more than the rear, so you'll lose less
speed in the corners.
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- A LAP: In high gear
as you leave the start/finish line, you can already see the first
corner up ahead. Move to the outside and downshift to 2nd, then
cut low across the apex. This will lead you into a long, fast
ride through the Exhibition field. You'll easily make it back
up to 6th gear as you roar through turn 2. As you cross under
the second pedestrian bridge, you'll see the braking markers
for turn 3 on your left. Brake and downshift to 1st, begin turning
in to the right, then brake some more. This corner is very tricky
because it gradually tightens. As you exit, the baseball stadium
lies dead ahead. Step on the gas, shift up to 4th and round turn
4 flat-out. Shift down to 2nd and turn left into 5; if you're
too late on the brakes, there's some runoff here you can use
to get back on course. You'll probably reach turn 6 before you
can shift up a gear. Try to maintain peak rpms in 2nd gear as
you drive around to the right. Immediately off the corner, accelerate
and shift back up to 6th as you take turn 7 flat-out. Just after
7, use the braking markers on the left to brake hard and downshift
to 1st for turn 8, a tight right-hander. Once again, you'll be
looking at the baseball stadium straight ahead as you leave this
corner and head for 9, which is a 1st- or 2nd-gear left-hander.
Off of 9 you'll be able to step on the gas and head for turn
10. You'll be in 4th gear by the time you reach 10, where you'll
only need to lift briefly as the corner bends right. Continue
to work your way back up to 6th gear as you zip through 11, a
gentle left-hander that brings you back onto the front straight.
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