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I am curious, why exactly is it so much more than turning left? Is it minute adjustments like in curling?

• ok_dad 3y ago
  From a drivers view an oval race is you trying to perfect your arc around the big curves to lose very little speed, while also trying to gain advantage when an opponent makes mistakes. Your ability to deviate from the perfect line is limited. There is a large amount of strategy before and during the race to perfect your car’s tuning, plan fuel and tire strategies, and respond to caution flags since that gives some additional ability to refuel or whatever and maybe be able to use it to your advantage. Road course racing has all that stuff but it’s also a bit more down to driver skill and less of strategy, IMO. You can drive much more varied in most road racing and still gain advantage versus another opponent who might be technically more perfect or have a slightly better car.