Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. - Learn more on: Wikipedia
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Passing Zones
Note: All passing zone data depicted below is based on "advanced driver" rules, if you are in a different run group please consult your organization or chief instructor for passing zones that are appropriate for your run group.
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- NORTH Turn 4: A fairly fast but decreasing radius right hander. After the 2013 repaving the turn is wider but is still of decreasing radius.Because the turn is of decreasing radius, care needs to be taken to not run out of track at the exit when driving aggressively.
- NORTH Turn 5: A slow left.This turn has a somewhat earlier apex than might initially appear. Care should be taken not to enter it too late. Be sure to touch the apex curbing at some point.If you do not need the entire track width at the exit, you should typically carry more speed into this turn.
- NORTH Turn 6: A tricky right hander. This turn is faster than turn 5, but just about all cars have to brake for it. It also has a narrower exit compared to its entrance, making it similar to a decreasing radius turn. At the same time this turn leads to what is effectively a straight between turns 6 and 8, making exit speed important. The trickiness of turn 6 is absence of obvious reference points to use for braking and turn in.There is a paint mark somewhat right of center in what is the braking zone for most cars that can be used as a turn in reference point. Essentially the turn is a late apex and requires patience. Most cars do not need to enter this turn from extreme left, however it may help. Experiment.Turn 6 is also off camber, and not far from a guard rail. Going off at speed in this corner has high likelihood of putting the car into said guard rail, especially in wet conditions.
- NORTH Turn 7: A left kink that most cars with low to medium horsepower should take flat out. A late apex is required to drive through it flat out, which in turn requires proper vision and planning when exiting turn 6.The goal should be to drive the straight between turns 7 and 1 on the left side of the track as much as possible.