{"id":461151,"date":"2007-05-01T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2007-05-01T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=65220"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:57:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:57:43","slug":"lime-rocks-big-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/lime-rocks-big-bend\/","title":{"rendered":"Lime Rock Park Profile &#8211; The \u201cBig Bend\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lime Rock Park\u2019s Big Bend really is a big bend and represents a significant chunk of the total lap time at Lime Rock. Because of its unique shape\u2014and length\u2014no other corner at Northwest Connecticut\u2019s famous circuit offers so much potential for improving lap times as does Big Bend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While it\u2019s not a Type\u2002One corner (one that leads onto a long straight), it is a very long corner with two apexes and three distinct radii. The first and biggest radius lets you carry monster entry speed on the way in, and the second lets you go quite\u2002fast mid-corner for several seconds. The third, and shortest, radius is defined by the second apex. Many fast guys turn into Big Bend at full chat, then\u2002trail-brake on a diagonal toward the first apex (a little past the end of the first curb), rolling off the brakes just as they reach it. The big advantage: They\u2019re holding\u2002straightaway speed longer, and\u2002it reduces the tendency to over-slow early.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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