The layout we run is UMC’s popular Outer Loop. The 3-mile (4.9km) circuit is characterized by fast speeds and swooping corners. The opening corners of the track are especially quick, with a lot of speed-carrying potential into T1 setting up the fast right-left flick into the back-straight. Two different radius hairpins follow soon after, balancing the challenge from high to lower speeds. Elevation doesn’t factor in too much around here, but the next run from ‘Witchcraft’ up to the chicanes sees a gradual rise-and-fall along with a transition in the grip which you need to be ready for. One must make sure to maximize corner exit from ‘Release’, the final corner leading onto the very long main straightaway. With the circuit 30 miles away from Salt Lake City means an elevation of 4,300ft above-sea-level means reduced power potential for most cars. The track is also counter-clockwise, which is fairly uncommon in racing circuits that aren’t based on ovals, and applies additional wear onto the right-side tires.
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See you in Tooele, Utah
- Matt M.