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Message: [QUOTE="MIE1992, post: 12893149, member: 275490"] I'd like to know what you think of the following courses, and why: -High Speed Ring -Grand Valley Speedway -Trial Mountain -Mid-Field Raceway -Apricot Hill -Autumn Ring -Special Stage Route 5, 11, and 7. (And Clubman Stage by expansion.) -Cape Ring Here were my personal opinions on these. -High Speed Ring seems like it'd continue to make for a decent-enough introductory track if it returns, as its simplicity is something that I could see being its major appealing point. But I don't recall there being much in the way of run-off area, and I don't know if its purpose and general layout could be replaced with other circuits, like Sardegna C or Big Willow. -Grand Valley Speedway, like the above, seems like it could use more run-off area in general. After the second hairpin, it seems too claustrophobic. I'd love to have it back provided it gets some redesigned elements, and isn't just a port of its prior layout. -Trial Mountain seems a bit overrated. After the first tunnel, that whole section lined with rocks look like it'd be abysmal for online racing. I'd seriously redesign that middle section or so - but only if the monkey stays. -Mid-Field also seems a bit overrated. It's a bit too basic. But that said, I think it's arguably better than High Speed Ring as a more basic, introductory track that's especially good for newer drivers. -Apricot Hill seems fine. A good track for being a step-above the basic stuff like Mid-Field or Sardegna C. Certain enough run-off area. Would likely be even better for the Mazda Roadster endurance than Tsukuba, if you ask me. -Autumn Ring seems fine to me. Seems like a good "medium"-difficulty track. And who doesn't love the colors of the foliage, anyway? -Special Stage in general seems like it's replaced by Tokyo Expressway. Plus SSR7 is boring, and it seems like SSRX fills the same role as a purely high-speed circuit. Sure, I'd love it if Tokyo Expressway could have its own version of the Wangan Line (maybe via a North or West loop), especially with the bridge. But SSR7 is basically two straights with a pair of hairpins. I think it'd hardly be stimulating even if you were driving the fastest cars in the game. Now, if they merged SSR7 with SSR5 and 11, now we'd be talking. (SSR7 does have an unused exit to SSR5, FWIW.) -Cape Ring is Cape Ring. I can't say I'd miss it if it were scrapped. Then again, I do like how it's designed to have all those other layouts. How many GT-original courses can you say have five total layouts? [/QUOTE]

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