Which is truly "the Fastest Course in the West"?

[Golyadkin]

I know, I know, Willow Springs posts as its own moniker, "the Fastest Course in the West," but I am wondering which of GT6's real world courses yields the highest average lap speed. Initial comparison that came to mind

1. Put down ten decent/pushing laps on RHs on these two courses

Circuit de la Sarthe
Willow Springs

2. Determine average lap time
3. Determine avg mph from avg lap time
4. Tell us about it here, please.

Note to all you literalists out there: this thread is intended to create some lighthearted (but still mildly scientific) exploration on a theme/idea which is already a bit of puffery (in the advertising sense of the word. For Example, Bob's Big 'ol Burger serves the world's juiciest hamburger. Of course this claim is ludicrous (and OK to make), because it's untestable. that's called puffery.) In other words, of course you can hit your top speed at Special stage Route X, but... Also, perhaps as a control, you might first determine your test car's avg mph at a course like Daytona Superspeedway. (Did that one even return for GT6 - I don't think I've encountered it yet...?)

 

[Mr_Hansen]

I've personally never head that 'slogan' before, but wouldn't West in "The Fastest Course in the West", signify that it was the fastest course the US - or even California?

Circuit de la Sarthe on the other hand (as I'm sure you know) is in Le Mans, France.

 

[andy0a]

I've personally never head that 'slogan' before, but wouldn't West in "The Fastest Course in the West", signify that it was the fastest course the US - or even California?

Circuit de la Sarthe on the other hand (as I'm sure you know) is in Le Mans, France.

Well I think he means West as in Westerners, the media term used quite frequently. I think he means West in that way so that would include mostly every track with the exception of the ones in Japan and Bathurst.

 

[Z41N_787B]

Well I think he means West as in Westerners, the media term used quite frequently. I think he means West in that way so that would include mostly every track with the exception of the ones in Japan and Bathurst.

If that is what OP meant then I'd also put Nuerburgring in that list.

 

[Ryk]

I think it means that Turn 8 (The flat out sweeper before the final turn 9) is the fastest turn on a track west of the River Mississippi.

It is an American Track so the slogan will be themed just for Local business.

Riverside (Now under a Shopping Mall Carpark near Los Angeles.) used to have some speed to it. And Laguna Seca had some really great fast early corners before they put in the flat infield section.

 

[Exorcet]

Well I think he means West as in Westerners, the media term used quite frequently. I think he means West in that way so that would include mostly every track with the exception of the ones in Japan and Bathurst.

"The ______est in the West" is a term that basically refers to the thing with the most ____ anywhere. Location has nothing to do with it.

So "the Fastest Course in the West" would mean in this case" the track in the GT6 track list that exists in reality and allows the highest average speed".

 

[andy0a]

"The ______est in the West" is a term that basically refers to the thing with the most ____ anywhere. Location has nothing to do with it.

So "the Fastest Course in the West" would mean in this case" the track in the GT6 track list that exists in reality and allows the highest average speed".

Then why wasn't it called the Fastest Track? I didn't put out this thread. But I'm sure that putting a plane of direction like East or West, North, etc. must specify some area otherwise the thread title would be the Fastest Real Life Course in GT6.

And Laguna Seca had some really great fast early corners before they put in the flat infield section.

Laguna Seca has that corkscrew, god how I hate that corkscrew, been there once for a track day...

 

[Dutchyfutch]

It's just a slogan