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28 Feb 2005, 18:49 (Ref:1238269) | #1 | ||
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I just made a proposal for a street circuit in NY. I'm quite proud of it, it passes a lot of sights (Battery Park, Trinity Church, Ground Zero, Brooklyn Bridge, City Hall Park, and right near Wall St. too), and it's not a repetitive series of 90-degree bends. I'll be damned if i knew where the pitlane should be though . Perhaps on FDR Drive with some kind of harbour extension for the paddock? . |
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28 Feb 2005, 22:39 (Ref:1238469) | #2 | ||
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FDR Drive looks like it'd be a high-traffic area, so maybe the pits shouldn't be there.
Other than that, it's a great track. Any idea of the length? |
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28 Feb 2005, 23:11 (Ref:1238496) | #3 | ||
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It's a wonderful layout, but it essentially closes off the entire Financial District. Unless you want the global economy to collapse all in the name of an automobile race, it's probably the least practical circuit anyone has ever considered.
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1 Mar 2005, 09:24 (Ref:1238781) | #5 | ||
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As I just wrote in Challenge: Strahov, Prague, Czech Republic:
Personally, I don't really like making street circuits on real streets unless I have an undertanding of how the streets look like (literally, the street, but also the elevational changes and other little things)... HOWEVER: I have played GT4 Prologue (very briefly, and I believe it was NY), and I love their track there ... GT4 comes out in Australia 12th March I believe, so when I get it, I'll grab it ... Last edited by f1freak; 1 Mar 2005 at 09:24. |
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1 Mar 2005, 14:53 (Ref:1239094) | #6 | ||
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Yea, but that GT3-circuit is almost only 90-degree turns .
And yeah, i know it wouldnt be doable in a thousand years, but no circuit in NY will . |
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The other thing worth remembering is that, even if it looks cut off on the map, there's always the Subway to get in and out of the place on. But anyway, I don't think it's necessary to close off anywhere to have a street race in NYC. There are enough bridges and tunnels for some semblance of street access to survive. Incidentally, this also solves the where to put the pits problem - in Brooklyn of course. My layout: |
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Now, that'd be a spectacle - F1 cars riding across Brooklyn Bridge, and underneath the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel! .
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There's a problem with your track, Jam. I like the idea of using the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, but it would be too dangerous. According to this website, http://www.nycroads.com/crossings/brooklyn-battery/ , towards the bottom, you'll find "Bridge and Tunnel Facts," it states the tunnel is 9,117 feet long, almost 2 miles, and it cosists of two tubes, each two lanes wide, making that stretch of track very narrow. Any accidents inside the tunnel would be a nightmare to clean up, and any medical response would be severely hampered.
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Also, the Brooklyn Bridge, having been there, i'd say the roadway is generally too bumpy there. |
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TR, I think that if modern race cars can handle Sebring, the Brooklyn Bridge shouldn't be a particular problem in that respect.
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Now, thats true too.
Now, concerning Sebring, i'm going to Florida this thursday, and i've been thinking about seeing Sebring - but is there anything actually to see there? |
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