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Old 2007-07-19, 07:14 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Dean View Post
Why Darlington as a generic and not Daytona, or Indy?

I think your first two are probably the most well known "named" corners.

Can it really be that famous if it isn't named?
There's no such thing as a Daytona or Indianapolis stripe. Darlington's a strange bird, it's the 1st superspeedway, egg shaped, and the fast line is as close to the wall as possible all the way around the track with a little left foot brake on corner exit to keep it out of the wall onto the straight.

I picked turn 4, but it might be turn 2... whichever one is the tighter one... they swapped the front and back straights a while back, and I don't remember if the tighter end is 1-2, or 3-4. Either way, it's so notorious they call it "the Lady in Black".
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