Suzuka question

[noisiaturismo]

Why is the pitlane just before 130R there? Is it for something special?

 

[Centura]

Different configurations.

 

[noisiaturismo]

But you can't pit there. So for what is the building?

 

[Alex.]

It is for when races are held in different track layouts, so the straight before 130R would be the start finish straight.

 

[Akmuq]

This is the track map for Suzuka West.

 

[Hun200kmh]

Played that track in the old "Le Mans 24 Hours" PS2 game. That double right hander was a nightmare in that game and I suppose it must be the same in reality. It's clearly a "shortcut" and completely destroys any sense of flow in this short version of Suzuka.

 

[noisiaturismo]

So for what is the bulding?

 

[F1 fan]

So for what is the bulding?

The suzuka west circuit completely bypasses the pitlane the F1 teams use. Hence, the additional pitlane located between spoon and 130r. A lot of tracks have similar setups. Bahrain for example, has another pitlane for use in different configurations too.

 

[Hun200kmh]

Just took this out from Google Earth and you can clearly see the building is along a pitlane, so that's where the boxes are. Of course it's a pit complex much too small for F1 standards but F1 never uses it anyway.

Looking at this picture you can also see very clearly a car park and a Kart track (suzukalike shaped) behind said buildinbg. More interesting, if you look up in the Casio direction you will see a small oval track. Suzuka Mini Superspeedway ??

 

[taggles]

Looks like an athletic's track. I mean, just spitballing, but there is a baseball field next to it...

"Suzuka Circuit for People Without Cars"?

 

[daan]

But you can't pit there. So for what is the building?

In GT, you can't pit there, but the building itself is another pit complex that is used in real life when the Suzuka West circuit is in use.