Circle Tracks

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In GT3 there were Super Speedway and Test Course. SS was really short and TC cas too long. Does anyone know if there will be a reasonably sized (1.5-2miles) circle track in GT4?
 
Um...what would you call all the rest of the tracks in GT3?
 
A GT1/GT2-style Test Course (approximately 3 miles around) would be a fair alternative. Ditch the 6.2-miler, and maybe the Super Speedway, and then you have something worth driving on. Yes, a 6-mile test course is realisitc, but it sure isn't anything that anyone would race two cars side-by-side on.

Oh, and no more than 3-5 laps for the "super-loop" races, either, but I think it's been said before...
 
thatd be pretty cool to make a circle track dedicated to drifting maybe like the liscene course on GT3 so you can practice drifting and what not
 
Or a big, empty parking lot to test high-speed drifting or set up an Autocross course.

Super Speedway is like Pocono (accourding to NASCAR drivers) because Super Speedway is set up more like a road course than an oval. You want something a bit more challenging in GT4 and make it an oval? Get Nazareth.

But for the most part, I tend to think that when it comes to ovals, two is company, three is a crowd. If I wanted a third oval, it would have to be an upgraded test track, not some other oval wanting any spotlight. I don't want Hickory. I don't want Martinsville. I sure as hell don't want Bristol. And the only other oval I'd want to see is a road course adjacent to the track, although I haven't seen a "roval" that is actually interesting (yes, even Daytona. 24 Hours wasted, espcially how Grand-Am is phonying-up sportscar racing. Most of their races are at ovals anyhow). Correction. I take back what I said about "no interesting "rovals." Motegi is about the best at using an oval, because they go underneath the oval and not on it. Plus the track is pretty cool.

But if you want more ovals, I'm not complaining. I'm just speaking my mind, as only an American can.
 
Yes 2 is enough, but I would like to see the road course from Daytona and Indy. High banks at Daytona to put a spin on setup and Indy just because.
 
Originally posted by JohnBM01
Super Speedway is like Pocono (accourding to NASCAR drivers) because Super Speedway is set up more like a road course than an oval.

Super Speedway is based on a Japanese oval called Twin Ring motegi.

As for ovals, i'd like to see Rockingham raceway, well the oval and the circuit version would be nice.
 
Originally posted by JohnBM01

Super Speedway is like Pocono (accourding to NASCAR drivers) because Super Speedway is set up more like a road course than an oval. You want something a bit more challenging in GT4 and make it an oval? Get Nazareth.

isnt Pocono a big triangle shaped track
 
Yes it is, and no corner is a like. There is 3 staights and they are all different lengths.
 
How about indy, that wpuld be a great track for the game, the speedway track and the road course.
 
Originally posted by MistaY
As for ovals, i'd like to see Rockingham raceway, well the oval and the circuit version would be nice.
Yes, Rockingham was also made for GPL. It has that mean bump before the fourth (?) corner which destabilises your car - I love it.
 
Why go ovals?! How about those road track within the ovals like Daytona, Motegi, California (Irwindale), and Las Vegas
 
Theres a Las Vegas track file on the GT4:P disk along with others, you just can't acess it.
 
Rockingham gets my vote, although I'd love to have the new Malaysian GP Circuit...

I wouldn't object to another Oval circuit being added providing they removed Test Course from all championship races... that is a ridiculous track to do, takes far too long.
 
You know what I just thought of? I didn't think about MODIFIED ovals. I mean, take an oval, add a few turns to mess the oval up and make it more of a road course. Either that, or make it like Lime Rock Park, only flat. I don't think there has been a great modified oval. But, for the road racer at heart, a modified oval is the way to go.
 
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