LOR Trackguide Nuerburgring Kallenhard

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First Corner (Right hander)

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  • Entrance speed: approximately 100 mph [161 kph]
  • Speed through the corner: approximately 57 mph [92 kph]
  • Arrival time at the corner: 2 minutes 54.01 seconds
  • Time to negotiate the corner: 5.90 seconds
  • Exit time of the corner: 2 minutes 59.91 seconds






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This downhill right hander is trickier than it looks. As y ou are not going that fast when you approach it there is a false sense of security that can result in you braking too late. As there is no room for error here, with a hill on the right side, and bushes lining the left side, you have to be extremely careful with your braking.

You'll be able to get up to third gear as you accelerate towards this turn. Bring the car over towards the left side of the track in preparation for the entrance. You need to be going in a straight line once you start the final decent towards the apex. If you approach it at an angle you are much more likely to run up the hill or get caught in the bushes. Keep this in mind as you move over to the left. If you are not completely there when you start going down the hill, straighten out anyway.

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Just before the track starts downhill brake moderately and downshift to second gear. Stay on the left until just before you reach the white line on the inside edge of the corner. At this point start turning in and easing off the brakes. Trail-braking is very important here. Smoothly come off the brakes, letting the car rotate in towards the apex as you do so. If you don't get the car to rotate, you'll have a really hard time getting through here fast. You should be completely off the brakes before the apex, which is reached very early in the turn. Then hold the car against the edge of the track maintaining a constant throttle. As you see the track starting to straighten out ahead of you, begin to add some more power and slowly let the car drift out from the inside edge. You should go right out to the left side of the track as you get back to full power. Sliding the rear of the car on exit is not desired as you'll make the following turn very difficult.


Second Corner (Left-right hander)

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  • Entrance speed: approximately 120 mph [193 kph]
  • Speed through the corner: approximately 98 mph [158 kph]
  • Arrival time at the corner: 3 minutes 3.15 seconds
  • Time to negotiate the corner: 3.47 seconds
  • Exit time of the corner: 3 minutes 6.62 seconds






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This next left-right combination is one of the most fun sections of the track. You have to be able to slide the car through the left hander and then catch the rear using the throttle before the right hander. The left hander is where all the work is required. Make that properly and the following right hander is a breeze. It's a little scary the first few times, but once you get it right, it's a blast. During the race I would take it a little easier as clipping the hill or the bushes would spoil your day.

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You'll be able to get into third gear coming through the slight left hand bend that precedes this combination. Take that flat and move over to the right side of the track. About midway between that left hand bend and the entrance to the start of this left-right turn the racing grooves darkens.

Use this as your braking reference point. Just before you get to this point, brake moderately and downshift to second gear. Once in second gear, get off the brakes, and steady the car on the power. The rear will get a little light but you should be able hold it with the throttle. As you come off the brakes the rear of the car will slide out a little. Let it go until you are point towards the bushes on the inside. Again, use the power to control the amount of slide you are getting. The apex is a little way before the middle of the turn, right next to the bushes. You really have to aim at the bushes here or you'll go wide on the exit. The track is going downhill now, and as you aim towards the bushes under constant power, the car will understeer down the hill and you'll just brush by the bushes - if you have enough speed that is.

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As you pass the bushes get back to full power quickly. there is a bump at this point that will unsettle the car and unless you are committed with a lot of power down you could easily spin. Next aim across the track at the white line next to the hill. Keep the power down and you'll miss the hill as the car pushes down the hill. As you pass the apex, shift up to third gear. Leave the apex with a slight amount of correction and aim for the outside of the track. You don't want to go right to the edge here as then you'll have a really hard time making the following right hander.


Third Corner (Multiple right hander)

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  • Entrance speed: approximately 120-125 mph [193-202 kph]
  • Speed through the corner: approximately 85 mph [137 kph]
  • Arrival time at the corner: 3 minutes 8.04 seconds
  • Time to negotiate the corner: 5.98 seconds
  • Exit time of the corner: 3 minutes 14.02 seconds






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This right hander is actually composed of four right hand bends. The first one is the tightest and then they open up after that. So if you make it through the first one, you're probably going to make the rest fairly easily. This turn is also one where you can gain a lot of time by not braking once you pass the first right hand bend.

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This took me a while to get as you feel you should be on the brakes because you are going down the hill and turning. However, the car has enough grip so that you can get a controlled slide going that will allow you to make the final three turns without braking.

You'll be in third gear as you approach this turn. Try to get the car over near the left side of the track. The racing groove is the best line through the corner. So follow it in to the turn and brake gently as it darkens.

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You should be off the brakes before you reach the apex of the turn, and maintaining a slightly trailing throttle in third gear. Don't get right against the inside of the turn as that will make the following turn harder than it needs to be. Continue to maintain your trailing throttle into the second bend. Then once you clear that apex, start to add some power. Make sure you haven't gone too wide here or you risk putting a rear wheel onto the grass and spinning. The final right hand bend can be taken under full acceleration as you bring the car right into the edge of the track at the apex.

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