ANATOMY OF A RACETRACK

摘要

Everything is bigger in Texas, right? Circuit of The Americas is 3.4 miles in length, has 20 turns, 133 feet of elevation gain and its .745-mile front straight is the longest on the MotoGP calendar. Here's what Longview native Ben Spies said about the new track. 1. "I hate to say it, but Turn 1 is a dangerous corner for a start. It's a good corner for racing, but with the shape of the turn, the way the right line is supposed to be, if somebody messes up, you could take out a lot of people."