Racers edge indoor racing11/18/2023 Turn 12 also is wide enough for at least two cars to go side by side and while not particularly fast, it’s possible and common throughout the weekend to see cars going side by side all the way until Turn 19.įinally, Turn 20 can also easily allow two cars to go side by side but it will impact the exit speed and thus the time that runs all the way to turn 1. There are even lines to overtake someone on the outside in Turn 1, especially at the start of the races. The entry into Turn 11 is like turn 1, almost an open runway with a lot of space to dive bomb into the corner but with the longest straight away on the tracking coming next, going two or three wide into turn 11, will punish your straight line speed down to turn 12. Turn 6 is wide enough that it’s possible to attack another car from the outside, which then turns into the inside for Turn 7. This gives us flexibility in racing conditions but it gives the same flexibility to competitors.Īnn Doherty in the #4 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport trying to run away from a Touring 1 Camaro in the run to Turn 12įrom the approach of turn 1 through the entry to the esses (turn 3), it’s not just feasible but it’s common to see cars going 2 and 3 wide with only a marginal drop off in lap time. The track in general is wide enough to go three wide in multiple segments, which results in multiple lines that can be taken through a corner or sequence of corners. So “learning the track” isn’t a thing but another aspect of COTA that is a challenge is how wide the track is. The volume of corners in terms of learning the track is a challenge but to be perfectly honest, in the three years that we’ve come to the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour with now seven different drivers, not once have we had a discussion about “what corner comes next” or “the line” in terms of just getting around the track.Įach driver puts in the preparation work before the race weekend with time in a simulator, watching race videos and track walks – our drivers come to compete! All the while, watching your predictive lap timer reinforce, with math, that you made a mistake. COTA is Big!Īt 3.426 Miles and 20 corners (using the Grand Prix layout), COTA is a long track with at least 20 opportunities to make a mistake and decent distances after a corner, so that you have ample time to relive and think about the mistake(s) you just made. Driving at these bucket list tracks, we regularly get asked which track is our favorite, most unique, most scary and/or most challenging? So for this report, we’re going to focus a little more on what makes COTA such an awesome and challenging track to tackle.
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