In my view, High Speed Ring was very fun to race on when I had my 930hp Mitsubishi 3000GT (called "GTO" there) racing around in the fun Megaspeed Cup. You could basically blast around the track without having to make little errors like going off road and spinning, losing positions and shortening gaps. But as I say, you have to have played GTs 1 and 2 to know what it's like on that track. And with all the new and old cars GT4, you can race it from everything from a 1940s VW Beetle to the Fina McLaren. The atmosphere is pretty nice as well. It kind of seems more like a high-speed motorsports park than a FIA-level race track. I actually like this reborn track. About one of the most beautiful environments I can picture a race to be held would have to be Austria's A-1 Ring. I actually wanted to see what Austria is like. I've seen green grass, beautiful settings, and perhaps even checking out the capital city, Vienna/Wien. This reborn High Speed Ring is kind of like that.
Even though some or a lot of this information and pictures are old, it's a nice reminder. It's a reminder of what many of us will get for Christmas, granted we've been good boys and girls. And what's so fun about High Speed Ring? I like this track because of its simple nature. Simple tracks mean that beginners can find their way around and learn the physics of Gran Turismo racing. It's been that way since GT1. It is also a fast course. I think it's more fun with high-speed cars with precision handling than so much of Kei cars and "econo-boxes." In fact, it was fun in Arcade Mode of GT1 to race that sick Corvette from the 1960s there. It had only four gears, but it was well suited to take on the high-speed challenge. I won a race there with that thing, but only barely.
So to comment and end this post, High Speed Ring will be a great experience for newbie GT racers, and also a way to relive old times for Gran Turismo veterans. Enjoy the ride! All we need now are some videos (unless some are available that I'm unaware of).
