My Tracks

[Duffacus]

Ok here it is. For the extra parts you would just have to lay down new bits of tarmac and then just use 'em when the ALMS visit. I wasn't really sure where to put the pitlane, first I thought after the exit of the hairpin on the far left but then thought the exit of pitlane would lead out right onto the racing line so I fitted them down that long straight instead. Don't know if there would be enough room there though. It was quite difficult to edit something like that because you only have the confined space to work with, I really wanted to use all that space you could have from where the original pits would be so that is why I moved them and created that corner conected with long straights.

[f1freak]

ADx_Wales, I love you track!!!...don't ask me why, put looking at it just says 'great track' to me...I wouldn't edit it one bit...

Duffacus, in your first edit, you took away the sharpness of the chicanes, and that sort of (in my opinion at least) killed it a bit...in your second edit, you've designed a new circuit, and not edited the original (in my opinion). I like your second edit, as a totally different track...

I've been working a new circuit, something just like Albert Park, where its used as a park for 51 weeks a year, but for one week in a year, when the Grand Prix comes to town, it's a blast...I'll post it up soon...

[f1freak]

I've just uploaded and written out the track details on my site to my Albert Park-like circuit...

MERLIN PARK

Love to here opinions...

[Duffacus]

On the second edit of ADx's track I meant to make it different, I wanted to try and put my own design on it.

Freak, your track looks really nice, I think theres a few over taking sports too. I love street circuits but hate them when there is no over taking so I like yours. It looks a nice area to race as well.

[the_royksopp]

Adx, all is good, except from the horrible snail at the lower right corner.

Freak, that Merlin Park circuit looks fine. But there are some parts i'd change.

Wow, that Spitfire Raceway is an impressive artwork, given that its made in paint!.

Y'see, paint aint as useless as it looks .

[Duffacus]

Hey t_r, when will you be posting your next design? Haven't seen one in a while

[Try Hard]

well heres one i whipped up whilst avoiding work today.
Has a bit of Sepang and Sear's point in it, plus a little Laguna
Anyway its a first attempt, feel free to edit

(and cheers for the spreadsheet hint, now i can waste even more time at work, if my mouse plays ball....)

Ed
(p.s. it runs anti-clockwise)

[the_royksopp]

Duff, i'm actually just doin' the scratch of my next track atm . I guess it will be up in the weekend sometime.

[the_royksopp]

Nice, TryHard!.

I made an edit. The overall layout was good, but it just needed a bit of tightening and loosening .

[pirenzo]

Conrad, nice track! Which way round does it go though? Reminds me of Leipzig (50's sportscar track around a park in Leipzig)

Ed, nice track, i prefer it to TR's edit

[pirenzo]

Something i drew last night. I was having some trouble just finding a layout that i liked, and i'm still not happy with it, so before i go any further with it, i'd like your opinion

[Duffacus]

Try Hard, here is my edit. I agree with t_r about it needing some tightening and loosening but I didn't really change that much on it.

[Duffacus]

P, most of the track is fine, I would loosen up the chicane a bit at turn 3/4 but one thing I would definatly change is the corner after the hairpin at the top, I shall do an edit to make myself clearer! I think most of its fine though, hang on a couple of minutes.

[Duffacus]

Right P, I loosend up T2 slightly as with the chicane, then kept the track the same up until that part that goes in and comes back out again so I put in another piece of track that goes straight across with a small dip in it. I assumed the track inside of that part is a club circuit or something and if it runs clockwise I thought the pit exit was a bit dangerous if the cars turn right (I put a blue ring around that part) so I moved the pits to the outside. If i'm wrong about any of those facts then that small pitlane can obviously stay where it is. I then changed the exit straight of that last hairpin because I think its just that bit too close to the other side of the track. Sorry if you hate my edits

[Tim Northcutt]

One question, P:

Without knowing the scale of this circuit drawing, or seeing a more detailed rendering with any sort of barriers, terrain elements etc., I'm wondering bout how close those two stretched or race track come to one another in the cente portion of the image....

Could you share your thoughts on this, please...

I'm not being critical, but I just wonder who many meters or watever separate those two sections of the course....and if there ar sufficient barriers of some sort that seaparate them???

Thanks!

[the_royksopp]

Well, most of my changes on Ed's track was more what i wanted to do, that what was needed. I tend to get a bit carried away when i edit .

Just made the layout for my newest track. Its fast, its dangerous, and its everything a circuit should be. I expect it up on sunday .

[the_royksopp]

Pirenzo, on your track, i'd run it clockwise, and loosen the final corner (which is the first corner in your version ).

[pirenzo]

you mean anti-clockwise

[the_royksopp]

Yes .

[Duffacus]

There’s a track in Britain that has to stretches like P's close together and that’s Oulton Park but there is only a tire wall separating them. IMO it’s not entirely safe but I don't know of any accidents that have taken place before. Is their an FIA limit as to how far two different parts of track can be to one another?

[pirenzo]

There is none that i'm aware of. You just have to be able to get safety crews to the bit between the two sections of track, and allow room for run off where needed.

Cadwell also has some close together sections.

[Duffacus]

P, on your track I would probably just make the gap between the two different stretches slightly larger just to be on the safe side and it will give you enough room to think about runoffs or tires up against the barriers etc too.

[the_royksopp]

Actually, i'm a bit surprised that you'd run the original clockwise. I'd never even CONSIDER to run it clockwise. Its a brilliant track anti-clockwise, but clockwise??.

I think there's room enough for armco's and some high-grip-tarmac inthere. When the club-shortcut there can turn the 180 without being _awfully_ tight, it should be possible .

[pirenzo]

it's more challenging clockwise. Plus there's no way i'd start the lap with a flat out curve

[Duffacus]

Could make it more exciting, i'd give it a go

It could actually work either way really. You've heard some comments P, decided to go any futher with it?