Yep I struggle with Fuji as well and therefore hate it. It's a very technical circuit and I know I just need to master it.
Time to set up an endurance race there I think.
Well, you see, Monza didn't used to be like that. There was an oval, along with a more complicated piece. But I don't why they decided to ditch these parts and adopt the current form.
That's what makes it such a "skill" track, getting the perfect lap there is great fun. When not one, but two cars do it the resulting drag race down the front straight to the finish line can get real exciting. I lost two races in a row there, the first by .6 seconds and the second by .3 seconds in my Italia, that d*mn Enzo got me both times through that long final corner. It was a lot of fun even though I lost
It was actually the run to, what is now, the Parabolica - The Southern Oval is a huge banked section of track just behind the trees on the outside of the Parabolica.
Tragic accident though 15 spectators died in the accident as well. Tragic
It was actually the run to, what is now, the Parabolica - The Southern Oval is a huge banked section of track just behind the trees on the outside of the Parabolica.
Tragic accident though 15 spectators died in the accident as well. Tragic
It took me a while to come around to Monza as well, I started to enjoy it after learning the lines, brake markers etc. I've been doing some tire testing for an upcoming league race there where well be running with tire wear on for the first time. I've included a bit track walk too, you can check it out at http://fctgt5.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/tires-for-monza-mashup.html?m=1
Does anyone know if there's any treads going with track guides on GTPlanet, I've had a bit of a hunt and come across anything yet.
When I'm racing against the AI and there's a lot of big (read: GT500 style) cars, I HATE the Nurburgring. It's narrow, twisty and the elevation changes constantly. I can't pass the AI in my X2010 because their cars are physically blocking the road.
Tsukuba Circuit... that's my favorite. For racing, for drifting, for anything, it's awesome. As well as Tokyo R246 and the Top Gear Test Track.
I also hate Monaco (too many turns!) London (too narrow) and Special Stage Route 7 (seven miles one way, seven miles the other way; BOOOORING!)
Not many track threads here, I did a few last month, no one disliked them but real life jumped up, I should get round to doing a few more. Your Monza walk was nice, but take in the view of the Royal Park - and drink the history.
Serraglio always takes me to the last section of Grand Prix the Movie, when JP Sarti loses control of his Manetti Ferrari on the North Banked section flies over the barriers and lands in the trees on the left side of the track well after Serraglio (As you drive the GT5 track before you go under the overpass of the banking)
Have you walked under the banking... and looked at the graffiti on the concrete lintel of the banking above?
(You need to be past the banking but look back up the track towards Serraglio... Can't read Italian myself...
I'm also not big on Monza. It just could never be my "home track." It doesn't seem to have the character that so many other tracks have. But for some reason I'm pretty good and consistent there, so I don't mind racing there
The nurb' scares me. I have never in my 6+ GT career(since the nurb' was added to the gt series) made a clean lap unless you count the lisence test on gt4 and the one time took a lap in my maxed out 2cv(makes it sound kooler than it was.
Thanks Ryk. Great point about soaking up both the atmosphere and the history, really brings the circuit to life and adds another enjoyable dimension to the real life tracks in GT5
It should be noted that Monza is home to the closest finish in Grand Prix history, when Peter Gethin in a BRM P160 beat Ronnie Peterson in a March 701 Cosworth by only 0.01 second in the 1971 Italian Gran Prix. Third place was Francois Cervert in his Tyrrell 002 Cosworth, off the pace by only 0.09 second.
Mthe 'rings that go around the long 12-mile forested section (Nurburgring Nordschleife, Nurburgring 24-hours, Nurburgring type-V)... maybe I'll warm up to it someday but right now I feel the same way about these tracks as the OP feels about Monza. What's the difference between 24h and type-V anyway?
The GP part of the track is the difference between the 24h and the Type-V. I don't know the exact differences off the top of my head, but it's the same differences between the GP/D and GP/F tracks.
I used to hate it as well for the exact same reasons, boring straights tied together by featureless corners, but after racing it in a proper racing car in a SuperGT league, my opinion on it changed. With a really high powered purpose built car, all the corners make sense.
If the real purpose of this thread is to ask what our least favourite track is, you should probably change the thread title to 'what is your least favourite track'. But there are already threads like it. If you really only started this thread to tell us how much you hate Monza, then I'm really not sure how you want me to respond... 'good for you'? :/
If the real purpose of this thread is to ask what our least favourite track is, you should probably change the thread title to 'what is your least favourite track'. But there are already threads like it. If you really only started this thread to tell us how much you hate Monza, then I'm really not sure how you want me to respond... 'good for you'? :/
It was just a general statement of dislike and then a question. I figured it was pretty straight forward. I searched the forum and couldn't find anything specific about least favorite track (maybe i missed it, feel free to point one out).
It a good thing the internet is free place, It gives me the ability to make a pointless thread and you to post a pointless comment in said thread.
Oh, and for future reference since you asked, when your trolling me i'd prefer "cool story, bro" 👍
Favorites: Monaco and Nordschleife Tourist (Just the green hell) because they require skill to pass cleanly. The roads are only like 2.5 to 3 car widths. It's exhilirating to actually get a pass in there, especially at some of the tightest turns.
Least Favorites: Mt. Aso since the course creator doesn't do it justice.
And you're wrong regarding me 'trolling' you. I'm trying to help you by telling you that your thread has already been done and doesn't have a very relevant title to what you claim your aim is. Taking this information on board, you can make your future threads better. Ok?
