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Track MapImage:AutobahnClubNorthOverview.jpg There are 3 possible tracks @ Autobahn. The North Track and South Track can be run seperatly, but they may also be joined into one long track. PrefaceLet me preface my comments here (in standard font) by saying that I've only driven this track in high-horsepower street cars. Speeds were much higher on the straights and slower in the corners than many track cars would be. For instance, T1 isn't much in a Spec Miata with good grip; however, when you're entering it at 130mph on street tires it's significant. Still, I think the line I've outlined will be very close for almost any car. -Mike Skeen Turn 1Turn one is a slight kink to the left. DO NOT ignore it - if you do not brake going into 1, you cannot slow down enough to make 2 - a tight right hander (2nd gear). Depending on the car you're in, you may be carrying lots of speed into T1, so you need to brake heavily in a straight line, trailing off just a bit as you turn in. Make sure you don't let the car too far out to the right side of the track, as it's more important that you set yourself up for T2. -Mike Skeen Turn 2Be sure to set up for a very late apex. Turn in over the black spots at the entrance to the corner and apex ~3 stripes from the end of the curbing. Roll into the power very smoothly and straighten the wheel to use all the exit space. -Mike Skeen Turn 3Brush the brakes lightly and turn in such that you run over the black spot in the middle of the track with the left side of your car. Get all the way down to the apex curbing and don't let the car out past center track on the exit. -Mike Skeen Turn 4Lift of the throttle/brush the brakes if necessary on entry. Get down to an apex near the end of the curb; keep the car pretty tight to the dirt on the inside for about 5-10 feet after the curb ends. Only let the car out to mid track on exit. -Mike Skeen Turn 5Lift/brush the brakes if necessary. Depending on the car, I sometimes turn in about a car's width from the left side of the track in order to avoid the bump/patch. Look way ahead in order to find your apex (where everyone has run in the dirt) and get on the throttle really early. There's a lot of space on the exit, so use it! -Mike Skeen Turn 6Be patient. Use a late apex. Stay left even after the track starts to turn. Stay just 3-4 feet off the outside edge until you reach the large rectangular black patch and then turn in for a late apex roughly halfway down the curbing. Again, look way ahead and get into the power as soon as you can. Use all of the track. Remember that there's a bit of a compression at the apex where the track goes (ever so slightly) uphill--use this to your advantage. Be wary of the edge of the track as many people go off there and it can be very ugly/soft mud at times. -Mike Skeen Turn 7Pretty straightforward corner, turn in when the track does (maybe 5' before the patch that stretches across the road) and get all the way down to the apex about halfwaydown the curbing. -Mike Skeen Turn 8Brush the brakes lightly and turn in for the apex at the middle of the curb, let the car out to the edge of the track and then back towards the apex of T9. -Mike Skeen Turn 9T9 is really just the second half of T8. If you've turned into T8 at the right spot, one motion of the steering wheel (with maybe some tiny corrections) will take you right out to the edge of the track and back down to the second apex (T9). Roll into the power and open up the steering wheel. Let the car go wherever it feels comfortable as you will have plenty of room on the exit. -Mike Skeen
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