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The
next turn is the slowest corner on the track, and one of only two left hand corners at
Roebling Road. Some people call this corner, or pair of corners turn 5 and 6, but I call
it Turn 5, with the shallow left hander leading into it 5a. 5a can be taken one of two
ways, which way seems to be a matter of preference, without much difference, if any, in
speed. You can stay to the drivers right here and ride the rim around the outside, or as I
do cut across 5a putting your left wheels on the rumble strips. I do this section
"flat" meaning no lift of the throttle and after apexing at 5a brake as I drive
the car across the track to my turn in point for turn five. |
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I
heard a driver say once "If I get turn 5 right before I die I will die happy."
Because of the tricky entrance and late apex this corner can be one of the most daunting
at Roebling. Watch the rumble strips on the right and the turn in should be at the end of
those. By turning in there it will set up for the apex, which is on drivers left past the
corner station. |
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After
you apex turn 5, you will let the car track out to the rumble strips, Notice the extra
room and all the dirt where the grass has been killed. Also notice the skid marks going
off to drivers left if you a) snatch the car back after running off, or b) bind the car up
on exit causing it to spin. This straight is short, but its critical that you get the car
over to drivers left for the entrance to turn 6. |
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Turn
6 is probably the most critical at Roebling Road, it is downhill, and slightly off camber.
It is also the essential beginning to the front straight. At Roebling Turns 6 and 7 are a
NASCAR style pair of corners, meaning that it is really one corner but we give
it two numbers. These corners can be done in two ways, one is a double apex, where
the first apex is by the corner station on the right, and then let the car drift out, and
aim for another super late apex at the exit of turn 7. The other way is to do a very long
slow handed turn in with a single apex at the exit of turn 7. Either way because of
visibility blocked by trees and the ground being raised on the right, looking as far ahead
as possible is critical here to driving the correct line. |
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If
you choose to do either the single apex to turns 6 and 7, or the double apex you will
still find yourself in the middle of the track at the entrance to turn 7. If
you look at this picture you can see the tires on drivers right near the end of the
corner, these tires block a drainage pipe for an access road and that road should be used
as the apex for turn 7. At the point of the corner pictured here, you should be at or near
full throttle. |
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