I usually don’t post video links in this thread
(because there’s a video thread already), but I wanted to draw some attention to this epic multi-year(in creation) one-man, ongoing project of the Phoenix F1 Grand Prix circuit, used in 1989, 1990 & 1991, by EKO SimRacing.
This track’s creator, EKO Sim-Racing, personally attended each of the three Formula One Grand Prix held at Phoenix back in 1989, 1990 and 1991, hence this level of passion and attention to the smallest details. This project isn’t a mere approximation of those tracks, it’s perhaps as accurate as it could be, using available LiDAR data for the existing road geography, painstaking analysis of the buildings, objects and track sponsors etc. He's even made sure to get the exact size & position of ALL the traffic lights and lamp posts correct - on every junction!
These tracks also dig deep into my own F1 nostalgia archives, having watched the races live on Eurosport each season, and driving the 1991 track in Geoff Crammond’s ‘F1GP’ game on the Atari ST, back in 1992/3.
There are planned bespoke sponsor & camera changes for each of the three tracks, as there were some big differences between all of them - most notably between 1990 and 1991, where the track layout itself also received a major revision.
Now, the tracks are FAR from finished - many primary, secondary & tertiary buildings, plus authentic cameras, horizon background, a faster ai line and misc objects such as the people in the pits around the track, plus the actual crowd, are still needing to be completed, to make this really feel like a bustling and alive track. Eric is fully aware of this of course, and the track is currently available right now for early backers, with many updates still to come!
I just need a few 1989 F1 cars to race on the 1989 layout!
Check out the EKO-Sim-Racing Discord to find out more.
https://discord.gg/k3gaBGqA