The Racing Line at Utah Motorsports Campus - East Circuit

The East Loop at Utah Motorsports Campus has a nifty hammerhead shape (when the main straight is at the top of the map, anyway). It seems small when compared to the overall complex, until you realize that it's still as long as Laguna Seca!

The racing line is pretty predictable, except for a couple features that most drivers take the wrong way, according to Al. Make sure to hit both apexes at Turn 1, then get all the way left before turning in to Faster, except if you're the Miata on sticky tires.

There are two turns that require a similar approach, Gotcha and Club House Corner (4 and 13). They should both be taken as fast as possible in order to utilize the full width of the track during exit. Unfortunately, most people lose time in those places because they only get out to about mid-track, thinking they're better off setting up for the ensuing corner.

Another mistake sometimes seen in videos is when drivers enter Turn 7 wide of the inside curbing. It's definitely faster to hit that apex. Then, once you get through the attitudes, Turn 10 can be taken with more speed than expected, and apexing a bit early will lend to full use of the track on the exit.

For both Wind Up and Release, since they're almost 180 degree corners, too much time is lost entering wide and looking for a late apex. In some optimizations, Al uses this approach for the Miata at Turn 15, but only slightly. It's always a good option, however, to just stick the inside all the way through and focus on the smoothest drive to the outside on the exit.