What’s the most beneficial circuit to master?

[Brzlav]

I find Paddock Hill Bent interesting and difficult in games already. Add to that g-forces, blindness, speed and the luring gravel pit in rl, I guess this corner is an exciting one.

 

[Alpha Cipher]

I find Paddock Hill Bent interesting and difficult in games already. Add to that g-forces, blindness, speed and the luring gravel pit in rl, I guess this corner is an exciting one.

Not just guess; it really is
Too bad I'm bad there

 

[adb]

Can relate to this, I got top 10 twice in sport mode leaderboards on Brands, I’m always at least a second off top times at any other track

Same for me, although in AC

True about the understeer, but Brands will put you in the gravel/grass a lot quicker than almost anywhere.

I understand that Brands doesn't have connected turns that other tracks do. But don't dismiss it as a learning tool. For Aliens, it might be a bit simple, but it's a track that takes a lot more precision than others to set a good time.

I always say racing is a compromise. The thing with Brands is since they are all independent turns with different entries and exits, you can't sacrifice a single turn and make up for it on a connected turn. Suzuka S curves, for example, can be taken with slightly different lines and it won't kill your lap time. Since a small compromise on one turn can be a benefit on the next. The compromises you make at Brands will teach you how to squeeze every last tenth out of a corner and that is what translates to any other turn at any other track.

In my opinion, until tracks like Brands are mastered, it doesn't make sense to focus on the "complicated" tracks. Sorry, bad reference here, but jumping into F1 won't make anyone a better driver if they can't master a kart.

Maybe you are right, maybe I’m just basing it on me being rather good on Brands compared to other tracks, and me feeling that it doesn’t really help me on different circuits.
But I guess it might help with pure driving technique and understanding cars

 

[Satomiblood]

Tokyo Expressway Central Outer Loop: The challenge is finding a way to race cleanly and without hitting the walls. It's pretty rewarding to do both.

Willow Springs (Big Willow): This track isn't respected and you can usually tell whenever it's featured in Daily Race A. It's probably the easiest in terms of gaining grid position because so many people roll off of the track and into the sand.

 

[KingFrog]

I think generally there are 2 basic kinds of tracks...
Flowing... Suzuka, NurbGP, Nords... If you need work on linking turns (give and take) these are good options.
and.
Punch it, brake and repeat... Brands, Interlagos, Monza... if you need to work on threshold braking, cornering limits and traction management these are good options.

Unfortunately being good at one type does not make you good at the other.

There are the hybrid tracks... that incorporate both general types... Bathurst, LeMans most of the PD tracks. These are good tracks to master overall, but not the best tracks to "train" on (IMO)... reason being I believe you should focus your training... Sitting on the straights of LeMans waiting for the Porsche curves to show up is not a good use of time if you are working on linking turns... and if you need to work on stop/go, running up over the mountain and down the other side is a lot of time passed waiting for the straights and 90* corners to come back to you.

Having said that, every track presents it's own unique challenges, and the only way to be fast at everywhere, is to practice everywhere.

Brands hatch is litteraly a flow track .. There's not a single turn you have to apply more than 50% break too .

The best track is nur by far though . It has it all.

 

[cleanLX]

@KingFrog we will have to agree to disagree, the track has zero linked turns... if by flow you mean rhythm, we can agree on that.

 

[inri]

If you could only master one track in GT Sport, which one would help you become faster overall across all tracks? Basically, which track would you be rewarded in pace the most for putting time in consistently?

Whichever one it is you wanna do the most racing on. Otherwise it's a bit like learning how to draw when you want to do oil painting. There's no doubt it'll help but you'd be better off just doing oil painting. Even if you're fundamentally fast you won't go fast on a track until you know where the corners are

 

[Tou2istTrophy]

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[DriftMethod]

Brands hatch is litteraly a flow track .. There's not a single turn you have to apply more than 50% break too .

Well, one of us is driving it wrong. I'm going to need to see a full lap video with no more than 50% braking. Gr. 4 or faster please.

 

[Tou2istTrophy]

Well, one of us is driving it wrong. I'm going to need to see a full lap video with no more than 50% braking. Gr. 4 or faster please.

Haha don’t worry, it’s definitely not you!

 

[NevilleNobody]

Of the tracks in the game, Ring Gp is the most rounded. Yamagawa not far off but too freaking wide with monster curbs.

If you are fast at Suzuka you'll be fast anywhere but it is extremely demanding.

 

[Alpha Cipher]

Looking at the responses here I'll revise my statements a bit

I still think Nurb Nord is the track to learn if you want to be faster in general, but at the same time it's also like a crash course (get it?) of sorts. It does have every type of corner there is, but it doesn't have that level of specifity that a technical stop-go track like Tsukuba has or a flowing track like Suzuka.

If you have time to try and master more than one track, everyone else's recommendations are quite good as they will teach you the general lines and flows of different types of tracks with more accuracy and specifity that Nurb Nord can't offer

 

[ZGBox]

Surprisingly, Brands GP isn't so difficult for me, but i can't master Suzuka, especially the chicanes (i can't get the line quite right)
Meanwhile, i drive too much on the Nordschleife since GT4, but i'm positive i can do way better.

 

[JT Fox]

To expand the OPs question a bit.

What track would you recommend for testing/tuning a car?

In GT 5 i used Grand Valley East, a good mix of bends and a long straight.

Cheers

 

[KingFrog]

Haha don’t worry, it’s definitely not you!

Haha don’t worry, it’s definitely not you!

Explains why taking a Win on that track is so easy when 95% of people slam the breaks on the first hairpin that's on a damn incline like most of the turns .

 

[05XR8]

To expand the OPs question a bit.

What track would you recommend for testing/tuning a car?

In GT 5 i used Grand Valley East, a good mix of bends and a long straight.

Cheers

Dragon Trail Gardens. It has fast sweepers heavy braking for the hairpin, esses, blind corners, elevation change a view of the landscape.

Bathurst is another.
Top speed test, heavy braking, elevation changes, blind corners, consecutive esses, view of the landscape.

 

[JT Fox]

it's nice to look at something when your parked in the gravel.

Cheers