Great version of Spa.

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Best version I've seen on any sim. Wouldn't mind paying if I could get a new track every month.

Could there be more tracks hidden in V2.0, waiting to be released?
 
I absolutely agree. Best version of Spa I have ever played. I love how you can look for miles and miles on some parts of the track. Well done PD!
 
Best version I've seen on any sim. Wouldn't mind paying if I could get a new track every month.

Could there be more tracks hidden in V2.0, waiting to be released?
There could be if the next DLC is within the next month. Who would know though?

You don't know PD very well.

lol You shouldn't say that. This is their first attempt at distributing/using DLC.

About the tracks taking too long to replicate, I'm sure there are tracks that were in the process of being made as GT5 was being released.

I absolutely agree. Best version of Spa I have ever played. I love how you can look for miles and miles on some parts of the track. Well done PD!
I raced 3 laps in the rain. Then the host changed it to Sunny.

WOW. That's all I could think.
 
Just bought and tried it. It is very well done indeed. The only two things I don't like are the lack of time of day for endurance running and the use of the F1 start instead of the proper start after la source.

I wonder how long it took PD to make it?
 
I thought the same thing, played many versions of Spa over the years, this one is the best! I think it's the lighting, just looks stunning.
 
Just bought and tried it. It is very well done indeed. The only two things I don't like are the lack of time of day for endurance running and the use of the F1 start instead of the proper start after la source.

I wonder how long it took PD to make it?
Two years, give or take, like the other real word tracks and city locations.

Weather effects might be doubly the work due to the physics.
 
It's absolutely brilliant. The replays on my panasonic 42" led are breath taking and ultra realistic. The fantastic angles joined with the new physics make the cars look like they are behaving like real cars, the game is looking so good right now.
 
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I thought the same thing, played many versions of Spa over the years, this one is the best! I think it's the lighting, just looks stunning.

You're right about the lighting. Good shout.
 
I've never heard of this track before so it's very new to me. The tight corners and elevation changes make this a fun challenge!
 
No time change for Spa.

Can someone tell me if what I saw yesterday was really snow flurries?
By that I mean, why are there snow flurries at Spa? I was surprised and caught off guard by the looks of it.


They hit the windshield like rain, but dropped like snow.
 
It's a fantastic track, and PD have done a terrific job of it. The track surface looks so good, and the forest!

After driving up Eau Rogue a few times I now think that Mark Webber has some of the biggest cojones ever.
 
The spa track is sssssooo EPIC you can even smell the waffles in the wee huts beside the grandstands... lol
 
I wonder why it takes so long to create the track.....I mean 2 years!!? I hope PD adds further downloadable tracks in the future. These can easily be carried over to GT6 so I hope they introduce more.

But given this was essentially just an update to keep people from ditching GT5 to go and play Forza 4, I suspect the next major update will be GT6 intself.
 
No time change for Spa.

Can someone tell me if what I saw yesterday was really snow flurries?
By that I mean, why are there snow flurries at Spa? I was surprised and caught off guard by the looks of it.


They hit the windshield like rain, but dropped like snow.

It snows on other tracks too.
 
Really good track indeed! Very close to iRacing's laser scan wich is the most accurate rendition right now.
 
Damn this track is the truth the part when your doing a long type of sweeper turn down hill is the best part of the track for me! Thanks to all the people letting me join in their room to play Spa! 👍
 
I instantly fell in love with this track! I wasn't expecting it to be this good. this is where Gt5's superior physics shine! thanks to all the guys letting us in North America join 👍
 
I wasn't too bowled over with it at first, then I went online into a 600pp room and chose the Corvette ZR1 RM.
After I got used to the car on the track (after a few tweaks) I had loads of great races. Close decent racing too.
It's up there with the Nordschliefe for good online racing, better in respect of the width of the track and the long fasty bits ;)

All good in my eyes!
 
Yeah, I had a quick drive in RX-7 from the DLC and thought the track was quality. Didn't do it again as I've got limited time - Uni work is taking over my life, argh!!!

So far what I've seen, the track is superb. Hopefully PD will be bringing more tracks. I would love to see Rockingham track from the UK in GT5.
 
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Already knew the track from Shift 2 Unleashed so I got used to it pretty quickly. It looks really good and it's one of those tracks that will just never get boring (just like the Nordschleife). Tried against the AI first, they're pretty fast on Spa but still easily managed to win. Then I spent the whole evening racing online and it was just awesome. Really happy to have this track in GT5, definately worth my money. :)
 
This GT5 version is awesome, very pretty and accurate, it still does not quite compare to the iRacing version though, but a very close second.
 
Best version I've seen on any sim. Wouldn't mind paying if I could get a new track every month.

Could there be more tracks hidden in V2.0, waiting to be released?

You don't know PD very well.


No kidding. They'd be glad to take your money every month, and then give you a track now and then, every third month or so, but not on any set schedule, since that concept seems to be a bit beyond them, and what you do get will be buggy and glitchy, and every new track you get, you'll lose something else.

That seems to be the business model at work at PD these days.
 
I played for about 1 hour today thanks to Gillybadmutha and another gentleman. Hotlapping is great fun in the F1's.
 
I think these 2 tracks on the DLC is a preview of what else is coming, if this is the case it will be an awesome Holiday season.
 
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