Eagles Canyon Raceway

“A car going uphill has better traction than one going downhill. You want to use these elevation changes to your advantage and minimize their disadvantages.”

Speed Secrets — Ross Bentley

Eagles Canyon's rolling hill country terrain creates moderate elevation changes throughout the lap. Bentley's traction principle applies in every section — use the uphill portions for aggressive braking and acceleration, and add margin on downhill approaches. The moderate nature of the changes makes this an excellent track for learning to read elevation and adapt your driving.

“Weight transfer, g forces and momentum all work together. Your goal is to make the weight transfer harmonize with the needs of the suspension and tires to achieve optimum traction.”

Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving — Bob Bondurant

Eagles Canyon's balanced mix of corner types rewards smooth, harmonious weight transfer management. Bondurant's emphasis on blending inputs applies naturally here — with no extreme demands in any single category, the driver who manages transitions most smoothly will be fastest. Focus on the quality of each braking-to-turning-to-acceleration sequence.

“The faster and longer the corner, the less trail braking you should use and the earlier you need to be on the power; the slower and tighter the corner, the more trail braking you should use to help rotate the car.”

Ultimate Speed Secrets — Ross Bentley

Eagles Canyon's good mix of corner types provides an ideal classroom for Bentley's rotation-vs-set concept. Identify each corner as a rotation turn (tight, slow — trail brake aggressively) or a set turn (fast, sweeping — get on throttle at turn-in). The moderate elevation changes add a variable: uphill rotation turns need less trail braking because the grade assists deceleration, while downhill set turns need earlier throttle to settle the rear under reduced traction.