Motorcycle turn by turn guide to the Road America track

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Track Map

Turn 1

Fast turn after long fast straight. You can carry quite a bit of speed here but you will need to still scrub off a lot because of the long fast main straight. Exit is long and broad so after bike is positioned at the apex a strong exit is possible.

Many people carry too much speed into this turn and run off into the gravel or tuck the front end. This is a very fast turn but you can find your (mental) limit very quickly here. Fast as it is, physics still apply as do the limits of your nerves.

Turn 2

Not much of a turn mostly a bend in the straight leading to 3.

Turn 3

Another broad fast turn though not quite as fast as 1 and with a much shorter straight before it. Another wide exit after the apex greats you. The straight after turn 2 is shorter than the main straight but may actually be faster because it is down hill.

Turn 4

3a (or 4) is like 2, not really a turn but a bend in the straight.

Turn 5

This is your first true "gotcha" other than carrying too much speed into turn one. The preceeding straight is very fast and down hill. This is a pretty slow turn so you need to scrub a lot of speed. The exit lead to an up hill straight with a slightly faster turn but you cannot see the turn until you're on top of it.

Turn 6

As mentioned in turn 5, 6 is a little faster but it is after a short relatively steep up hill and you don't see it until late in the straight. You can wait to brake until you see the entrance but it will take some getting used to.

Turn 7

Very fast easy turn with long wide exit. Leads to a turn simular to 5.

Turn 8

This one is very much like 5 and also is preceeded by a fast straight though not as long. A good slow entrance will lead to a really nice fast exit.

Turn 9

Entrance to the carousel. Do not run out wide here to straigten out this turn as usual. The carosel is to long of a turn for that. Start at the inside and stay there through the entire turn including what is considered 10. This one is very long and fast and you can drag your knee through the whole thing!