IndyCar In Japan
After a long three week break, the battle for the IndyCar Championship Series continues in Japan this week. They will be racing the notoriously difficult Twin Ring Motegi track on Saturday. This track is a 1.5-mile oval with front straights each measuring 1,969 feet and 80-feet wide. The frontstretch is banked at 1.7 degrees with the backstretch at 5 degrees. The turns are 10 degrees in banking, which is considerably more steep then the tracks the IndyCar racers have been to so far this year. Scott Dixon, ranked third so far in standings, said “It is definitely one of the toughest tracks we go to. It’s funny because it is a 1 1?2-mile oval but it is shaped like an egg and very different. Turns 3 and 4 are very difficult but Turns 1 and 2 are so easy and wide open you get a tow going into Turn 3.” The race will mark the debut of 9 drivers on this track after the race was moved from April to September. It should be an interesting race, so don’t miss out.