{"id":460863,"date":"2006-07-01T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2006-07-01T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=71911"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:57:36","slug":"the-key-hole-mid-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-key-hole-mid-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cKey Hole,\u201d Mid-Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mid-Ohio is a very rhythmic, undulating and momentum rewarding circuit that requires countless laps to understand the subtleties of the track and where to extract its speed. There are two corners that stand out as \u201ccritical\u201d when trying to translate your effort behind the wheel into speed on the time sheets or position on the grid. The first is Turn 1, because of the enormous entry speed, blind approach and the clean opportunity to pass at the next corner. The other is Turn 2\/4 (depending if the chicane is in use) better known as the \u201cKey Hole,\u201d as this corner leads to the longest straight on the track, and the last and best clean opportunity to pass prior to the start\/finish line.<\/p>\n

Of the two turns, most critical is the \u201cKey Hole\u201d for the two reason mentioned above and based on the basic theory of \u201cHe who goes fastest for the longest wins.\u201d This corner exits onto the longest straightaway on the track, and if a driver can consistently maximize the length of throttle application, he will contribute greatly to his or her efforts with regards to the aforementioned theory. Understanding car positioning, and its relationship with maximum available radius to track-out or exit, is the cornerstone to building a consistent and proper exit of the \u201cKey Hole.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n