"Ovals – fast, potentially dangerous, but ultimately straightforward. Let's be honest, you only are turning left, and when you're watching onboard footage, the car looks so glued to the ground you barely have to turn the wheel or lift off the throttle. Road and street courses are hard, but pretty much anyone can drive in a circle." This was my thought process for the majority of my racing career, and I fear that this is also the perception that most other drivers and fans have adopted as well. As I've come to learn though, this logic is more flawed than eating everything in your fridge because it broke. First, no oval is the same. Like, not even close. I'm sure you are thinking...
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