Mount Panorama/Bathurst

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Cap'n Jack
Even though I was only doing the legal speed limit,
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Isn't there a ridiculously low speed-limit when driving around on that track, and constantly being patrolled by the police?

Because the course is technically a street circuit isn't it?
 
Luckily there weren't any police on Conrod Straight when I drove around the track, as it's pretty hard to not go a little over the limit! I also recall a few years ago during the 1000, there was a speed camera near the end of Conrod and the corresponding speed was displayed on a LCD screen above the track. Then I visited the circuit a few months later and in the exact spot that LCD screen was during the race was a billboard advising drivers not to speed. I thought it was a bit ironic! :lol:
 
Cap'n Jack
Then I visited the circuit a few months later and in the exact spot that LCD screen was during the race was a billboard advising drivers not to speed. I thought it was a bit ironic! :lol:
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You mean this one.
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I've actually never noticed that sign, probably because I'm going so fast when I pass it!

I can get to about 160 MPH in my M4 right about that point, reaching 170 just before the The Chase.
 
Azure Flare
Isn't there a ridiculously low speed-limit when driving around on that track, and constantly being patrolled by the police?

Because the course is technically a street circuit isn't it?
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Speed limit is 60km/h for most of the circuit. I've never seen a cop there but I imagine they would patrol fairly regularly
 
Being an aussie,I was absolutely thrilled when I heard news that PD was scanning the Mt Panorama track.
Having driven on the track IRL and now I get to race on it in virtual reality just doesn't get any better than that.
PD did a very good job in recreating the track in GT6,but as another poster pointed out,it just does not compare to when you're actually there driving on it IRL and experiencing the elevation changes.It's a lot more dramatic than what you'll experience in GT6,especially approaching the top of the mountain.
If anyone has a bit of time and would like to see what it's(Mt Panorama) is all about,do check out this vid on YT.
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As an Aussie it's the history of the place first, and the fact that I have driven the track numerous times which is not something you can normally do on any other circuit.

The first time I drove it Everything disappeared as you go over skyline, then I couldn't believe how steep the road was through the esses, and down through the dipper. The run along Conrod and through the chase does nothing but fire you up for another lap, so I did, about 6 times !!! I found it hard on the left handers to stay on the correct side of the road!!

While the game does have a few small issues with frame rates and shadowing, the flow of the place is fantastic, which ultimately gives some very good "RACING" which a lot of us are after.
 
CarreraGT
Speed limit is 60km/h for most of the circuit. I've never seen a cop there but I imagine they would patrol fairly regularly
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They wouldn't be in patrol cars.

They would be in random unmarked cars which you can tell are cops.

They are normally dark colored, they would have extra lights on the back next to the rego plate.
If they are behind you and have the sun visors down you can see the extra lights, you maybe able to see them behind the grill.

You will never see a cop in a small turbo charged hatchback in Australia.
 
Hah, I have never noticed that speeding sign either, I do use that sign to compare speeds from lap to lap, but never took notice of what's on it.

Grayfox
You will never see a cop in a small turbo charged hatchback in Australia.
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Actually Adelaide police had a few unmarked Astra turbos a few years back in a attempt to catch stop light street racers.
 
Grayfox
They wouldn't be in patrol cars.

They would be in random unmarked cars which you can tell are cops.

They are normally dark colored, they would have extra lights on the back next to the rego plate.
If they are behind you and have the sun visors down you can see the extra lights, you maybe able to see them behind the grill.

You will never see a cop in a small turbo charged hatchback in Australia.
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I'm confused, who said anything about turbocharged hatchbacks?

The local highway patrol drive either marked or unmarked falcons/commodores. You see both quite often
 
HuskyGT
I don't know or care about its history. I didn't even know Bathurst and Mount Panorama were the same thing. I just know it's one of my favorite tracks now.
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They are not the same thing. Mt Panorama is located in the city of Bathurst. It is a street circuit.
Since there is no other race track in Bathurst and the most famous race is called the "Bathurst 1000" you can use Bathurst/MtPanorama interchangeably and most people will understand. But like I said, they are not the same thing.
 
It is fantastic to have Bathurst in GT6 and I love driving on it!

I do have two small gripes with PD's version of it though;
-No brake markers (as it was scanned in non-race setup I imagine they weren't there, but it would have been nice to add them)
-The tyre bundle that protrudes out from the end of the wall on the exit of Forrest's Elbow. The fastest line is to go as close to the wall as possible on exit, so it's frustrating to not be able to do this. This tyre bundle is not there on race weekends.
 
Grayfox
They wouldn't be in patrol cars.

They would be in random unmarked cars which you can tell are cops.

They are normally dark colored, they would have extra lights on the back next to the rego plate.
If they are behind you and have the sun visors down you can see the extra lights, you maybe able to see them behind the grill.

You will never see a cop in a small turbo charged hatchback in Australia.
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They were in patrol cars(2) the last time(2 1/2 weeks ago) I was there mate.
 
NoBloodyName
They were in patrol cars(2) the last time(2 1/2 weeks ago) I was there mate.
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To show a presence most likely.

I am sure there were many in unmarked cars waiting for someone to speed, so they could fine them.
Makes sense really.
 
ed24
-The tyre bundle that protrudes out from the end of the wall on the exit of Forrest's Elbow. The fastest line is to go as close to the wall as possible on exit, so it's frustrating to not be able to do this. This tyre bundle is not there on race weekends.
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I'm glad someone else noticed this! That protruding tyre bundle has ruined many a quick lap of mine. Not sure why it's there, I've never seen it before...
 
Grayfox
To show a presence most likely.

I am sure there were many in unmarked cars waiting for someone to speed, so they could fine them.
Makes sense really.
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There's both. In fact there would be more marked cars than unmarked. Aside from which you can spot the unmarked cars from a mile away. The general rule is if you see any current model commodore or falcon, slow down
 
Mr.Slow
They are not the same thing. Mt Panorama is located in the city of Bathurst. It is a street circuit.
Since there is no other race track in Bathurst and the most famous race is called the "Bathurst 1000" you can use Bathurst/MtPanorama interchangeably and most people will understand. But like I said, they are not the same thing.
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That clears out the doubt. Thanks.
 
Azure Flare
Isn't there a ridiculously low speed-limit when driving around on that track, and constantly being patrolled by the police?

Because the course is technically a street circuit isn't it?
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It is regular public road. Notice all of the angled walls on the left side of Conrod Straight (the downhill one) - they are not just gaps for course vehicles - they are private driveways.
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I could watch the Waltrip lap over and over again.
 
Not long ago finished tuning the Red Bull X2014 Junior and used this track to fine tune, then ran it in the GT World Championship, to take 1 st place you got to push hard and try and stay out of peoples driveways as your underpowereed for the straights and everything flies pass you :)
This and Matterhorn really give me a buzz when driving them, first time on these tracks thanks to GT6.
 
Speaking as an aussie who has been to the 1000 event every year since 2000, it is the pinnacle of Australian Motorsport. A week long event which draws the attention of people all over the world. to sit at the top of the mountain in 40 Degree temperatures and watch it rain over pit Straight, and 5 minutes later be in a sleeting snow storm. All while the best drivers in the Country Fly past and over Skyline at over 200km/h with an almost 200m drop to their left. the whole weekend has an aurora to it.
 
I currently live 4-hours drive from the circuit and have been to the Bathurst 1000 three times and driven around the circuit (at a mundane, enforced, 60km/h speed limit..... ) twice. No game can really do it justice, even the great job that PD has done after laser scanning and photographing everything, doesn't truly capture the massive elevation change and the sheer spectacle of this circuit. When you drive up to Skyline, it's so blind, with only a view of the valley below in front of you and the track dropping off so steeply, that for 1/2 a second, it really does feel like you're about to drive off a cliff! The more you drive it virtually or otherwise the more you'll love it. Like any great circuit it is fairly easy to learn, & then so difficult to truly master.

The Nurburgring, Mt Panorama, what's left of Spa, these and just a handful of others are the 'still standing' testaments to that most romantic era of motor racing. A time when finding a challenging road and turning it into a race circuit seemed like a great idea, & when such circuits were purposely designed to be as challenging as possible, regardless of whether it might be dangerous or not. A time when Ernest Hemingway was so moved as to be quoted:

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”
 
McLaren
I think part of its charm is not so much the circuit itself, but the intensity that comes from the races on it.
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fastboysmith
Well most of you won't know that it was originally built as a tourist drive... There is no room for mistakes you have to be on it for 12 hours or 161 laps.
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Maybe that's why I'm not enjoying it as much... need a longer race with more tightly matched opponents. I'll have to try that.
prisonermonkeys
That "tight windy section" is one of the most difficult and demanding sections of circuit in the world. It's narrow, high speed and full of blind corners and steep climbs.
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That's certainly true, I didn't take into the account the "I can't be hurt" factor. I can't imagine actually doing it at speed in real life like the DW video.
Mr.Slow
They are not the same thing. Mt Panorama is located in the city of Bathurst. It is a street circuit.
Since there is no other race track in Bathurst and the most famous race is called the "Bathurst 1000" you can use Bathurst/MtPanorama interchangeably and most people will understand. But like I said, they are not the same thing.
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Thanks! I didn't know that.

I really appreciate all of your responses... feel free to continue, I love learning about this track.
 

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