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I can understand not having Bathurst, due to it would've taken up a large part of the map. It's the same reason Horizon 2 didn't have Monaco.That's the thing, they didn't incorporate any Supercars tracks. Surfers is driveable when laid out like the Gold Coast 500.
There's also no route to Mount Panorama. The Mecca of racing here. If the game is loosely based on Australia, at least those to locations could be accurate. T10/PG went through the trouble of allowing players to design their own races, drones, weather patterns. A drive around Bathurst both ways, pictures at the Bathurst Museum in front of the Brock statue, at top of the mountain for a photo op with other players, it all could have played out well.
I get the party atmosphere of the game. Thing is, the biggest "party" in Australian motorsport, is happening this week. I don't know what their budget was, but there is another missed opportunity.
There's a fictionalised version of Surfers you can drive on, but it isn't marked in-game and there's no specific race featuring the route.
What I would've liked would to have been a replica of the original Surfers Raceway. It's only about 3.25km long, and an icon in Aussie touring car history that was needlessly destroyed. Had they recreated it 1:1 for us to test cars on, I woulda been chuffed to bits. There's even a 1km airstrip in the infield that would've been perfect for the drag race kiddies.