{"id":490717,"date":"2009-06-01T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=47306"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:58:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:58:03","slug":"toe-watkins-glen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/toe-watkins-glen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Toe at Watkins Glen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Racer or wannabe, everyone knows Watkins Glen\u2019s full course is one of the world\u2019s truly elite tracks. Besides its storied past, it\u2019s got terrific elevation changes, great turn variety, long straights and, of course, the \u201cblue bushes\u201d (the blue guardrails at every point around the track).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was at the Toe of the Boot that one of my favorite racecar moments occurred in the closing lap of my second race there. I was leading, closely chased by three cars. In the straight between The Laces and The Toe, I checked my mirrors and realized something good could happen if I drove cleanly to the end. My internal voice blurted out, \u201cI could win this!\u201d and that thought was so pleasantly distracting that I had to refocus completely on my brake and turn-in points until the thought went away.<\/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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