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In the track re-model for IndyCar in the middle to late 90's (can't remember exactly when) the corkscrew pavement was widened so the radius of the corners were "softened" and the drop off was less abrupt. Turn 9 hairpin was opened up to more of a 90 degree corner. The Turn 1 left hander was a scary flat out that launched a good friend up the 6 foot berm, over the four foot snow fence (with spectators) and he landed right side up in a Cypress tree in his Formula Ford.
The newer iteration of the track is probably safer and more raceable, but it can't ever be 1972 again.
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