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SHAWANO SPEEDWAY
 
TRACK SPECIFICATIONS:



Track Distance: 1/2 mile
Track Banking: 4 degrees
SHAWANO SPEEDWAY OVERVIEW:
Shawano is a triangular shaped track,that is a 1/2 mile in length with 4 degrees of banking. It is extremely fast and is capable of supporting side by side racing with multiple grooves. The key to being fast and consistant here is to keep low in the corners and high on the straights. The outside groove has the highest traction and will let you accelerate very quicky on the straights allowing you to dive low in the corners and take the shortest and fastest way through them.
DRIVING TIPS:


Lets start our drive through. On the first lap if you are on the outside you will have a slight advantage over the pole sitter because of the higher traction available. Gear tweaking could help or hinder at the start depending if you are in the lower or higher groove. If you get the high groove you can keep your foot into it all the way through the first and second corners getting an advantage over your competition who is below you. Once you are up to speed on the second lap this is where being smooth with your steering and throttle will get you your best times. Coming across the start finish line you must be high, at that point. Turn slowly into the low line. This is the only corner you don't have to lift on slightly but be careful on the exit as you will come out close to the wall. This will now set you up for accelerating into the sharpest of the turns on the track. This is a fact you will notice when you start tweaking setups as you can have this corner setup perfect and be too loose on the next one. Once you get to the point indicated on my line graph ease off the throttle and an instant later turn into the lower groove and initate a very slight slide. As soon as you have reached the the inside fence you should start to slowly get back into the gas. This may force you to reverse lock steer slightly in order to maintain your line and momentum. This will change though as your tires wear. Now drift out to the high groove up by the wall, get up to speed and ready to set up the next corner which can be the toughest to get right every time. Using the graph again for reference, get off the gas at the end of the straightaway, turn into the corner and get down into the lower groove. Initate your slide but again do it slightly. Kicking your back end out too hard will cause you to oversteer into the infield or break traction completely shooting your backend up into the wall. Reverse lock steer if neceesary to maintain your line and exit up into the high groove.
You have completed the lap!

SHAWANO SPEEDWAY SETUP:

The setup that is included was done with a dry wet of 50% and it should remain fairly neutral. It is meant for shorter heat races and harder compound tires will be required on the rear for longer races. The handling characteristics will change if you use harder compound tires until they have got worn and up to temperature. Use the tire wear option in the setup in order to turn this feature on. Tires will gradually go from green to red as they wear use this as a tuning tool!
This setup, once mastered should allow you to run consistant low 17 lap times. This setup gave me a 17.00 lap.

Shawano Speedway Setup

 

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