Turn by turn guide to the Homestead Miami Speedway Road Course

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Turn 1

This is a very fast kink that brings you down off the front straight of the oval at the end of pit wall. Some cars will need to brake here, but many will be flat, turning in just before the single cone stuck in the fence to the right (if this gets moved, the line is still pretty obvious from the rubber on the road). The apex curbing is very flat and you will want to put as much of your left side tires over it as possible to maximize your turn radius. Be careful over the slight transition from the banking and shoot straight for the corner entry to turn two.

-Mike Skeen updated by John Stecher

While apex is flat the pavement is smoother when a car length to the right of apex but a tight apex gets the car straighter sooner for the hard braking to T2.

PIT OUT: ...when exiting pit out, Stay the on the left side of the track!!! Dammit! Happens every weekend idiots want to apex T2 on cold tires, but if someone is coming through T1 at speed, there's no stopping. HUG THE LEFT SIDE!, until after the apex in T2. Stay out of the Brake Zone! PLEASE!!!

Turn 2

This is a fairly tight left hander that will require heavy braking considering you will most likely be flat out through turn one. Brake heavy but late and into the turn dropping a gear or two before turning in. Turn in at the end of the curbing, apexing at about the middle of the corner. Try to carry as much momentum as you can through the turn as the distance to turn 3 is really small. You should be very gently on the throttle all the way through the corner, adding more and more as you get past the apex. There's some flat curbing at the track out, but the right track out point is near the end of the curbing, so it's hard to use without pinching the car back onto the pavement.

-Mike Skeen updated by John Stecher

Be sure to stay well of the astroturf they have at end of trackout! Very slippery.

Turn 3

This is a very sharp left hander that makes most cars understeer. It is slightly uphill on the approach, but you still have to use heavy trail braking in most cars to get the front end to turn down to the very late apex. Don't start turning in until the pavement does as you want to hit a very late apex and not track out the full distance; you should be on the same arc as the cement patch near the apex. Don't track out more than half track as you will need to be back on the left very quickly to setup for turn 4. Typically you will drop another gear here.

-Mike Skeen updated by John Stecher

Turn 4

"The Bowl." This turn is fairly heavily banked, downhill to the apex, and then back uphill to the next corner. Apex just past the lowest part of the valley (~60% through the corner). Track out directly into T5. Carry a good deal of speed into the bowl and then exploit the bankings extra grip to get on the throttle hard as soon as you feel the G's load up. Use the curbing on the way out as its flat and smooth at track out.

-Mike Skeen updated by John

In an MX5 Miata a slight brake before turn in cone and light release just past it gets a nice car rotation and good positioning for the compression.

Turn 5

T5 is really just a small, flat-out kink onto the first infield straight. You will track out from T4 to the apex of T5. Feel free to use all the rumble strips here as it is very flat.

-Mike Skeen

Turn 6

Heavy braking on approach (great passing opportunity in a race), turn in at the end of the curbing (late apex) and aim for an apex just past the center of the corner. Squeeze the power on as soon as you can and let the car track out all the way as this will lead you through T7 and onto a very long straight. You can get on the track out curbing here and stay on it up to the T7 turn-in. It's critical to nail the exit speed on this turn as you have a long straight away and its critical to maximize speed here.

-Mike Skeen updated by John

Again, stay off this astroturf material at the end of trackout.

Turn 7

Turn in just before the end of the curbing--if you're on the curbing, use the angle at the end to guide you. Get right up next to the curb at the apex and look way ahead to know when you can get on the power fully (many cars will do this turn flat out). Feel free to use all the curbing on the exit here as well. Be careful in high-powered cars because even though T7 is increasing radius, the exit can be deceptively tight.

-Mike Skeen, updated by Josh Unique corner as most, if not all, cars will need to shift up right at or approaching apex. Turning while shifting is not a normal event. MX5 Miata went from 3 to 4 at this point.

-The 'safe' DE line is to straighten the wheel along the curbing on drivers left, then turn-in at or 1/2 a car after the curbing ends, this puts you closer to mid track exit, and moving to the right side setting up for the braking zone in T8, and able to point cars around on drivers left. by straightening the wheel you break the turn in 2 sections and less likely for the late spin... MrBill.

Turn 8

If you've gotten a good run off T7, you can try a pass into T8 as it's a heavy braking zone into a nearly-180* corner. Turn in just before the end of the grass (before the access road. Try a fairly late apex here and use all of the curbing as it leads onto quite a long straight and probably the highest speed section of the track.

-Mike Skeen updated by John

That damn astroturf again at trackout!

Turn 9

T9 isn't much of anything, it's just a kink going onto the back straight of the oval. This will always be flat out in every car as the exit from T8 is so slow.

-Mike Skeen updated by John

Turn 10

Another very fast kink off the banking. Your car will determine whether (or how much) you brake here. The apex is curbing is VERY wide and flat, so use as much as you please with the fastest line being to use it all. Just be careful over the bumps. The bumps and transition off the banking makes this an interesting ride in a car with a very stiff suspension. You really need to be ready to correct here when at speed.

-Mike Skeen updated by John


Never Lift in T10! over brake if needed, I do slight left foot braking to help transfer some weight. if you get in trouble here, drive off right side into grass, all the way to NASCAR T4, and re-enter track... not too bumpy, and you'll drive it home. lifting will most likely send you into the tire wall on left. -mrbill

Turn 11

Heavy braking on entry, turn in just before the end of the curbing. Apex in the center of the corner, but don't track out more than ~1/2 track. You can carry really good speed through here. Typically you will be dropping just a gear or two under heavy and late braking into the turn. Get on the gas progressively at the apex.

-Mike Skeen updated by John

Turn 12

Turn in just past the "V" of grass between the track and the pit road entrance. Apex a little bit late so that you can get on the power hard through the last corner.

-Mike Skeen

Turn 13

Flat curbing at the apex for you to use, very important to get a good run onto the straight. You will have to decide which line you want to take at track out as it will determine at what angle you approach the transition onto the banking. The best line on exit is to track out wide but stay below the white line until the transition to the banking smooths out.

-Mike Skeen updated by John