GTPlanet’s GT6 Track Of The Week: Montemaggiore Hillclimb

Welcome back to GTP’s Track Of The Week, where we highlight outstanding creations from our community. This is the tenth week, so we’re throwing you something new: a point-to-point ribbon of tarmac to really test your car’s setup!

Hillclimbs represent a unique challenge in racing. While there’s usually another lap coming up to tidy up any mistakes one might’ve made on a circuit, and there’s ample time to “get in the groove” over the laps, a hillclimb is an all-or-nothing affair. It’s the simplest form of racing: just the driver versus the clock. GT6 already provides a deceptively challenging hillclimb in the form of Lord March’s Goodwood, but what if you’re craving more?

Last week, eran0004 showed us his take on a quick flowing circuit with Melder’s Brook. This week’s track is another of his creations, one of the most popular of its kind in our database: Montemaggiore. This hill climb starts with a short run to a tight left hander, then opens up into the quicker first section, with tricky high speed kinks requiring trail-braking to avoid costly understeer.

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Mid-way through, switchbacks are the order of the day. Getting through each cleanly, with a high exit speed, is important for netting quick times. On the sixth, this is even more true, as feeds into a longer full-throttle section before again diving into two more tight turns. After that, it’s a short sprint to the finish line, punctuated by a small, off-camber jump.

Enjoy the video above, provided by eran0004 himself, of the rorty WSR single-seater Ayrton Senna drove tackling this challenging uphill climb.

For more circuits to download, visit our GT6 Track Database, where you can browse by the most-downloaded or highest-rated. You can also stop by our GT6 Course Maker forum for more discussion and tips on how to get the most out of the Track Path Editor app.

Note that all of our weekly staff picks will be selected from the database, so be sure to add any of your custom tracks for consideration right here.

GT6 Photomode image provided by Mat123.

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Comments (7)

  1. MarchingSaint

    Congrats Eran, your tracks always make up for some real fun while challenging the driver to remember the layout. bravo.

    1. eran0004

      I’m afraid Eifel is the only scenery where hillclimbs like this is possible. Andalucia has a couple of good hills, but to reach them you need to go downhill first.

    2. Frenzyhero

      If you go OOB, Andalucia hill climbs are possible. Death Valley isn’t their elevation is too flat, and if you go OOB, it’s too steep and creates glitched terrain.

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