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Old 03-05-2017   #9
lfalzarano
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Clayton, North Carolina
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Default Re: Virginia International Raceway - Charity Laps

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Originally Posted by RussMcB View Post
According to folklore, when Richard Petty raced there in the 1960's, he had a hard time with a certain corner (the first left hander), running off track more than once, and now they call it Nascar Corner.

That's from memory. I tried to find something about it via Google but couldn't, so maybe I'm full of it. :-)

I don't know anyone who has every raced there and not been impressed. It's one of the best tracks, for sure.


NASCAR corner (turn 3) is a long sweeper that you can usually take at 70 mph, but the track and my summer tires could grip at that speed. Turn 4 bit me twice though... [emoji35]


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