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This is called road camber and helps counteract the physics of centrifugal force, as a car travels around a bend at speed the natural forces want to push the car off the road; however steering, tyre grip and camber all contribute to keeping the car on track. The camber also helps with road drainage. Some motor racing circuits and test tracks exaggerate the camber into a banked corner; this in turn exaggerates the assistance given to counteract the centrifugal force allowing cars to travel much faster round these bends.

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