What is the worlds best track? - Page 3

chrisp2006 · 18 Oct 2006, 15:41 (Ref:1741302)

The Osterreichring

chrisp2006 · 18 Oct 2006, 15:42 (Ref:1741304)

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Originally Posted by chrisp2006

The Osterreichring

Contemporary track I would say Spa

Gerben24 · 20 Oct 2006, 07:04 (Ref:1742756)

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Originally Posted by chrisp2006

The Osterreichring

The old one, defenitely yes!

graeme · 20 Oct 2006, 07:57 (Ref:1742789)

Nordscheilfe - but can it really be consider a proper race track these days (only one race a year - okay, I know Le Mans only has one race a year...). I can't really imagine racing wheel-to-wheel 'round there - the track is the challenge, rather than any other cars around you.

So if not the Nordscheilfe, Charade.

Spa is good but so neutered to what it was even 7 years ago, when I first drove it.

Chatters · 21 Oct 2006, 09:12 (Ref:1743953)

Bathurst!!!!!!

shambles · 21 Oct 2006, 13:39 (Ref:1744101)

A really tough question, and I can't find a answer in the singular, but I do have my own list of candidates as such;

Charade, France
Nordschleife, Germany
Oulton Park, UK
Spa, Belgium
Suzuka, Japan
The Osterreichring, Austria

and Monza, Italy

Peter Horsman · 25 Oct 2006, 07:44 (Ref:1748519)

I wonder what the best bend would be?? What makes a good bend? Technical trickiness? Scare factor?

Eau Rouge? Blanchemont 2? Craners? That One At Zandvoort Which Is Uphill And A Bit Right Before A Brake And A Bigger Right?

chrisp2006 · 27 Oct 2006, 08:58 (Ref:1750836)

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Originally Posted by Peter Horsman

I wonder what the best bend would be?? What makes a good bend? Technical trickiness? Scare factor?

Eau Rouge? Blanchemont 2? Craners? That One At Zandvoort Which Is Uphill And A Bit Right Before A Brake And A Bigger Right?

To be a geat track you need both e.g. suzuka, spa, nurburgring

For the scare factor I would say Maison Blanche, Masta Kink, Boschkurve, Signes, Piratella, Lesmos, old style Dunlop curve and esses

Technically I guess spoon curve, suzuka esses, shanghai turn 1,

Leighton Irwin · 13 Nov 2006, 20:22 (Ref:1765301)

The "old" Spa. The old North Ring. But Mosport blows Laguna out of the tub. Elkhart is up there to for N.A. tracks and the food is great. How can you tell I am Cdn.

terence · 14 Nov 2006, 09:11 (Ref:1765632)

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Originally Posted by mcurtis26

For all round race experience, its Le Mans for me, for views and circuit quality it'll be Spa and the Nordschleiffe, pre-chicanes LM would also figure, Charade is nice too from the pics i've seen

I will go along with that,the attmosphere is something else,the Marshalls at the end of any race,takes some beating .!!!

terence · 14 Nov 2006, 09:20 (Ref:1765651)

Carried over from previous post,I think Spa is still the place to go ,but yes it is all very safe in comparison to the Nordschliefer,"wheel to wheel",its the only real challenge in europe.Although lets not rule out Dijon,nice and technical, bit of a long straight,good for slipping though!

Jacal · 14 Nov 2006, 11:21 (Ref:1765797)

That's it I'm moving to europe, you've got 10, we've only got one.

terence · 14 Nov 2006, 15:00 (Ref:1765993)

F---- Off, we,er full!

SimonRR · 5 Dec 2006, 12:07 (Ref:1782469)

I'm shocked no one has even mentioned the single greatest track in the world - the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. 37.73 miles and 270 corners! That's a circuit!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IehOmHv9nUo

racer-gal · 5 Dec 2006, 18:58 (Ref:1782742)

ive only been round a few.

but i had to choose donington.

i went round donni in a radical sr3 and going through craner curves is AWSOME!

Flat12-Aircool · 18 Dec 2006, 20:00 (Ref:1793949)

IMHO the poll is slightly flawed.

It should be which is the worlds best Permanent race track, or perhaps Non-Permanent race track.

**Adam43** · 19 Dec 2006, 21:15 (Ref:1795131)

A flawed poll, surely not?

Best Non-Permanent? Old Spa.
Best Permanent? New Spa.

B24 · 19 Dec 2006, 22:05 (Ref:1795202)

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Originally Posted by Mattracer

I voted "other", meaning Mt Panorama, Bathurst.

Spa is a great cicuit but Eau Rouge is the big corner, the feature. The old 'Ring is gone from current use. Perhaps, best crcuit in current usage? Bathurst. For F1, Suzuka. That is a textbook racing circuit- every type of corner in the known world.

Matt,
Bathurst was only used once per year for much of the last 10 years and yes it is a great track, dangerous and unforgiving but is not not the greatest in my opinion.
Nurburgring is used every year for the greatest 24hr of all, plus track days along with testing and open days.

B24 · 19 Dec 2006, 22:35 (Ref:1795238)

Just had a look at the charade circuit which looks very impressive

MGDavid · 20 Dec 2006, 01:15 (Ref:1795318)

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Originally Posted by B24

Matt,.......Nurburgring is used every year for the greatest 24hr of all, plus track days along with testing and open days.

Actually there are several race weekends on the Nordschleife, we even get to race MG Midgets on it.... and, yes, it's the best. Mind you, I walked Laguna Seca once and would love to drive that, reckon I could change my mind

Trev Campbell · 20 Dec 2006, 03:13 (Ref:1795367)

I'm surprised no one has picked the new Hockenheim, New Fuji, Sepang or Shanghai.

Ha Ha Ha, If you didn't know my sarcasm meter was set to full. Mr Tilke could do with a look at this thead IMO. Although Turkey is half decent.

Old Nurburgring
Bathurst
Le mans
Spa

are my top 4

AU N EGL · 27 Dec 2006, 16:51 (Ref:1799970)

VIR http://www.virclub.com

Of course it is only 45 min from my home too

View Poll Results: whats the world's best track?
Le Mans	10	7.94%
Monza	0	0%
The Nordschleife	46	36.51%
Donington	4	3.17%
Silverstone	2	1.59%
Spa	37	29.37%
Laguna Seca	2	1.59%
Indianapolis	1	0.79%
Monaco	3	2.38%
Other	21	16.67%
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