Best test track in GT6?

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Well I tried the search function and didn't found any plausible answers.
So ... my question is:
Which track do you use for test/tuning/setups and why?
I'm in the process of making my mind to pick some tracks to test some cars since I almost got all of the cars I want in GT6. In GT5 my test track was Grand Valley Reverse because it has all kind of corners but then I found it pretty long for some low-powered cars which are my main focus right now, unlike in GT5.

So I want your suggestions for tracks based on PP preferably.
Tsukuba is an obvious choice for low-powered cars - not a lot of corners, the lap is not long and you can see if car is under/over steering pretty much from the start.
Brands Hatch Indy is not a bad track but maybe a little bit you rely on power there.
Willow Springs (Streets of W.S.) I also find very good for testing.
And I suspect the usual suspects are also in play here: Deep Forest, Trail Mountain, Nurb ...
What's you opinion GTP members?
 
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What's you opinion GTP members?
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Personally I go with:

Deep Forest Raceway - all cars but its primary use is for lower powered road/race cars. Lots of variable speed bends, camber and elevation changes to test every part of a setup

Grand Valley Speedway - medium to high power road/race cars. Good balance of speed vs grip/downforce with camber and elevation changes.

Spa Francorchamps - high power race cars. Good for top speed tests, setting gear ratios, downforce vs mechanical grip/top speed.

The fact I know well and am comfortable pushing hard at these tracks more than any others ensures consistent results.
 
Oh, I saw a moderator and was like .... eeeeek, I didn't looked too much trough the search results. :D

Glad you share my opinion on the Grand Valley ... but why forward direction? I find the reverse a lot more challenging? I'm very curious to see your opinion on that matter, please. :)
 
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Oh, I saw a moderator and was like .... eeeeek, I didn't looked too much trough the search results. :D

Glad you share my opinion on the Grand Valley ... but why forward direction? I find the reverse a lot more challenging? I'm very curious to see your opinion on that matter, please. :)
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:p We have opinions and can drive as well as whack people with virtual sticks...

Sorry, should have stipulated - DFR and GVE I run in both directions. 👍
 
I like Silverstone International for testing. Fast corners, slow corners, long corners, short corners, quick direction change corners, and a good straight.

And depending on the car, it's a little over a 60 seconds long.
 
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I like Silverstone International for testing. Fast corners, slow corners, long corners, short corners, quick direction change corners, and a good straight.

And depending on the car, it's a little over a 60 seconds long.
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Similar, I use the National circuit (current BTCC circuit). Has 2 decent length straights, a fast corner, a fast left followed by a quick snap to the right which takes some mastering in certain cars and of course the Luffield complex with it's varying tightness. For a sub-minute circuit (in most cases) it certainly has a lot going for it.
 
Nurburgring Nordschleife, but it's too cliché, so I think Suzuka is my second best track in GT6.
 
Ascari. It can test a car through almost any type of corner, similar to Nurburgring, but without the long length.
Apricot Hill is good for testing out downforce and acceleration but usualy only for race cars.
 
Nürburgring 24h. The GP part gives a very quick view of the cars balance once you know it well and the long part will show you any further issues.
 
There are a few choices for me
The 22km ring, Bathurst, Silverstone F1 track
But id pick the ring
 
Trial Mountain has all these fun hills to carve away at, I use it for all my tuning tests. It has a variety of turns as well as elevation to really punish the suspension and see just how well the car could handle it.
 
For GT6, i chose Fuji - long straight to see high/top speed capabilities (engine power and aero), few fast corners to test high speed stability and weight shift and a few slow hairpin corners to test traction out of them.

Overall good track for comparing lap times
 
Always hard to pick a particular track. For gt6 I decided to go with new tracks as a way to help me learn them so I'm testing big willow for US cars, brands hatch for European cars and Bathurst for Australian/Asian cars. I'm also doing a run on Goodwood. For such a small hill climb it has two tricky rights, a tricky left a fast left and the tight bit with the wall, as well as the straight. Got my first test runs up on the video forum, second one should be up tomorrow :)
 
For me, it's High Speed Ring & Circuit De La Sarthe.

For maximum speed test, I use Special Stage Route X.
 
Mt Panorama is my choice for best test track. I use it for all my testing. Brands Hatch and Willow Springs are the only other tracks I use if, I choose a different track.

I like High Speed Ring, Apricot Hill and Ascari Event Races as enjoyable circuits that can test a cars set up.

Grand Valley the short version original and reverse and Madrid are good as well.
 
The real tracks that are in iRacing, or have other laser scanned versions usually annoy me, even if they're really good tracks like Spa. GT for me has always been about the original tracks, so I'll have to go with Apricot Hill and SSR5, they suit pretty much any type of car, are really fun to drive lap after lap and look great. Special mention for Deep Forest Raceway, but only with slower cars, not a fan of anything too quick there as it feels out of place.
 
Willow Springs - Mostly as the pay is good and I am testing 400-600pp cars. I get to enjoy the tyre wear and the fuel use... and if I goof up I get to break out the buckets and spades to (Make some sand castles?) dig out the car. Old style track. (It was a featured track in the Ultimate Movie about American Racing too... The Love Bug!)

In GT5 I used DFR - A lot.
GT4 - Capri Island - (Assisi was good but no real pain for hitting the stone walls. (5 second penalty - should be Car broken, pay credits to get it fixed)

Getting Nostalgic now.
 
I should say the Nordschleife, but it goes without saying.

So I'm going to go a bit left field, and say Stowe.

As much as I love bathurst, and the other new inclusions like willow, stowe has taught me how to drift again, properly.

I have spent lots of time here over the past couple of weeks, in medium power drift cars, and I don't think I've had so much fun sideways.

I was able to hold slides, and drive in a lairy fashion and powerslide on cue, but now, at stowe atleast, I'm full lock to lock transitioning the whole track (almost) consistently.

I got quite good on gt5, but it became easy after a while, and not enough of a challenge to remain fun. But, gt6 changed things for me, and proper drifting became a new art, one that I was having trouble with, until stowe.
 
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My favorite is Grand Valley Speedway, it has a variety of corners and it is a very good layout to boot.
 
It HAS got to be GT Arena. /s

Until we have the track editor, I have no interest in that "arena". I just want FREEDOM!


Edit -
I have some great drifting tracks in GT5 so it upsets me that I won't be able to drive them in GT6 nor expect the locations to be in GT6. It really is an upset and I hope that PD can OVER-deliver with this next "Course Maker"/track editor in the following updates.
 
I tend to use Daytona road course as it has the closing high speed turn 1 and entrance to the bus stop... Handling those turns tells a lot about the car.

There is also the flat closing radius turns... And I don't particularly like Daytona, but if you can be fast there, then you can handle most other tracks.
 

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