The best track in the world
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ITCC_Andrew
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This is why I love most of the tracks I do.
City circuits with large elevation changes, rally stages with large elevation changes... I find them fun.
History is only great for paid racing drivers, IMHO. A privateer with no chance of even entering Daytona 500 or 24h would hardly enjoy it as much as nearby Barber Motorsports park, with its undulating curves and weightless moments. Chip Ganassi would probably say Indy/Daytona are the greatest tracks... But for us somewhat normal people, with our slow cars... Nope
City circuits with large elevation changes, rally stages with large elevation changes... I find them fun.
History is only great for paid racing drivers, IMHO. A privateer with no chance of even entering Daytona 500 or 24h would hardly enjoy it as much as nearby Barber Motorsports park, with its undulating curves and weightless moments. Chip Ganassi would probably say Indy/Daytona are the greatest tracks... But for us somewhat normal people, with our slow cars... Nope
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I think if you actually got the chance to compete in one of these great events you'd be enjoying it. If in 4 years time I was in the Daytona 500 i'd kinda rate that above pretty much anything else.
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Like all those privateers in the GTD class that have no chance of entering the 24 Hours?
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Kinda why I specified that privateers who can't afford either race wouldn't enjoy it.
If I could choose between a 300 hp rally car, and a 300 hp endurance car to drive at Daytona, but couldn't afford both, I'd take the rally car. If I were being paid to drive a Daytona Prototype, I would go to Daytona.
Matching a car to a track is important. Trying to take an LMP1 car around the Isle of Mann TT course would be too unnerving, while taking a 300 hp car to Daytona (especially the oval) probably wouldn't be exciting.
@Bopop4 aluded to this. I backed up both sides.
Going to Hastings County isn't about setting foot on hallowed ground, but kissing the bricks at the Brickyard (as disgusting as it is,) is all about not even feeling real... It would feel like a dream.
One is just about a bit of fun sliding around in a rally car, and the other is about being immortalized forever as a champion of such a prestigious event.
TL;DR, to each their own, to each car its own perfect track.
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And back on topic, a rally route really does not count as a track.
ITCC_Andrew
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Clarify: it's a racing venue/route, so how is it not?
Do tracks have to return to the same start point? Like, let's say, the Dungannon HQ?
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Ask me to race Daytona in any car and I would tell you jog the **** on ....... I think the live paint drying channel is having an epic omnibus that cannot be missed
ITCC_Andrew
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I think that's a bit far...
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Racing a 300hp car at Daytona would by no means be boring.
Comparing Daytona to Spa, Spa is a better track due to the variety of corners and the complexity of them.
No track is boring to race on, doesn't matter how simple it is.
Yeah, but that also might be in part from the series.
I don't find endurance racing exciting regardless of track.
Give the road course a few sprint races and it'll put on a much better show.
ITCC_Andrew
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Touring cars at Daytona is fun. But, I mean, for track days and time attack and other grassroots motorsports, it doesn't compare - you're right about that.
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It's not just that, I've seen a few different groups over several years race their. The problem is that as you put it the track doesn't have much variation, the road course is tight and not extremely easy or given much passing area until you get to the (ironically) oval portion of it. Even coming off the Tri-Oval into the first kink/heavy braking turn you have a passing area, but after that it's much follow the leader.
vasiliflame
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Daytona is just the full size version of a cheap scalelectric set, but at least with them you can do a figure of 8 too ... I really struggle to see the appeal
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Doesn't compare in which way?
Ah, I've always just watched the bike races there. It does seem to be a bit constricting for cars though.
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Daytona is home to 2 of probably the 10 most important events in motorsport. Pretty much all the other tracks just have one major event from one series each year. I wish IndyCar would come to Daytona... that would be quite a sight.
Anyway, the track has a lake in it, and the track is in Daytona Beach, Florida, dubbed the most famous beach in the world. It used to be the #1 spring break destination before Cocoa Beach and Panama City Beach became popular.
So not only do you have an amazing racetrack with a ton of speed and a ton of history, you also get year-round racing weather, two of the most important races in the world, and a great beach with plenty of cheap hotels to stay at. If you've never visited Daytona, I would highly recommend it, because it's incredible.
Oh and there's also a sizable lake in the middle of the track where they dug up the earth needed for the high-bank corners. You can go fishing in the middle of Daytona.
How is any other track better than that?
Anyway, the track has a lake in it, and the track is in Daytona Beach, Florida, dubbed the most famous beach in the world. It used to be the #1 spring break destination before Cocoa Beach and Panama City Beach became popular.
So not only do you have an amazing racetrack with a ton of speed and a ton of history, you also get year-round racing weather, two of the most important races in the world, and a great beach with plenty of cheap hotels to stay at. If you've never visited Daytona, I would highly recommend it, because it's incredible.
Oh and there's also a sizable lake in the middle of the track where they dug up the earth needed for the high-bank corners. You can go fishing in the middle of Daytona.
How is any other track better than that?
ITCC_Andrew
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Because those events are dull to some people?
Motorsports enthusiasts will always have varying opinions. Some believe elevation changes etc. Make races interesting. Others, big crashes. Others, sounds.
If you're into NASCAR, I'm willing to bet it's one of the last two. I've talked with my neighbour about my own goals, he told me "I like rally, but good grief those guys are mental. I admit, I go for the crashes."
Then, you can tell that there are all sorts of fans. Don't be offended that we don't like Daytona...
Motorsports enthusiasts will always have varying opinions. Some believe elevation changes etc. Make races interesting. Others, big crashes. Others, sounds.
If you're into NASCAR, I'm willing to bet it's one of the last two. I've talked with my neighbour about my own goals, he told me "I like rally, but good grief those guys are mental. I admit, I go for the crashes."
Then, you can tell that there are all sorts of fans. Don't be offended that we don't like Daytona...
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At Abu Dhabi you can go to Ferrari World and go on one of the fastest roller coasters in the world. That doesn't have anything to do with the best track but more of the best amenities that the track offers. Daytona is exciting when compared to most of the circuits in NASCAR (since more than half are cookie cutter copycats).
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Le Mans Du Clos, its got everything and is the best track ive ever raced in a game
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