Forest's Elbow

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Forest's Elbow is a tight, downhill left-hand corner on Australia’s Mount Panorama Circuit that leads onto the long Conrod Straight and is known for its challenging braking and exit.

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Forrest’s Elbow 5
Forest's Elbow canonical 1
Forest’s Elbow 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf motorsport location
race track corner
adjacentTo Conrod Straight
brakingZone heavy braking required
cornerType left-hand corner
country Australia
difficultyLevel high
exitCharacteristic requires good traction on exit
gradient downhill
hasNameOrigin named after a forester who injured his elbow at the corner (according to local lore)
importanceInRacing critical for exit speed onto Conrod Straight
knownFor challenging braking zone
difficult exit
leading onto a very long straight
leadsOnto Conrod Straight
locatedIn Australia
Bathurst
New South Wales
locatedOn Mount Panorama Circuit
partOf Mount Panorama Circuit
partOfEventVenue Bathurst 1000
Bathurst 12 Hour
safetyFeatures barriers
run-off area
strategicRole sets top speed on Conrod Straight
surface asphalt
trackSection tight corner
usedFor GT racing
endurance racing
touring car racing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Great Race hasSection Forest’s Elbow
linked to: Forest's Elbow
Conrod Straight adjacentTo Forrest’s Elbow
linked to: Forest's Elbow
Conrod Straight follows Forrest’s Elbow
linked to: Forest's Elbow
The Dipper adjacentTo Forrest’s Elbow
linked to: Forest's Elbow
Mount Panorama Circuit hasFamousCorner Forrest’s Elbow
subject linked to: Mount Panorama
linked to: Forest's Elbow
Bathurst 1000 track layout hasSection Forrest’s Elbow
linked to: Forest's Elbow
Bathurst Circuit layoutFeature Forrest's Elbow
linked to: Forest's Elbow