As some people seem to be getting slightly fed up of the g-map circuits I have created this, Sunset Raceway! I'm actually very happy with this track. Whilst the layout is simple, only 7 proper corners, I feel it is one of my best due to it's simplicity, combining gradient changes, overtaking oppertunities, fast, sweeping corners & slower, but still interesting & challenging corners.
Here's a tour of the track! Starting on the long pit straight we have quite a long run down to T1, a hairpin similar to T1 at Fuji. The straight is flat but as soon as you enter the corner the track starts to rise quite steeply. An uphill straight follows the hairpin to T2, a fast sweeping corner that is like a looser 130R. The circuit cintinues uphill to T3, another hairpin, looser than the first with an entry that is slightly looser than the exit. The uphill gradient is greatest through this corner & heans that the corner is similar to Parabolique at Dijon. A short downhill straight follows the hairpin into T4, a double apex sweeper that is heavily cambered. This is a fast corner that leads onto a downhill straight that has a noticeably steep drop halfway along it. T5 is another hairpin corner, though this time there is a very steep downhill drop on entry making for spectacular last minute lunges. The short flick through T6 follows into T7, a very long slightly downhill corner. The profile of the corner is slightly parabloic allowing cars to follow each other easily onto the main straight. Again, mid-way through the corner there is a sudden drop that increases the speed of the corner (combined with slight banking at the start of the corner) as well as pushing cars to the outside. Slipstreaming can then occur down the long start-finish straight.
Hope you like it as much as I do!
