Mattts Tracks

[mattt]

Time for another track





The pit lane i tried to do like the former spa pitlane from the bus stop but couldnt get it to work

The National circuit is 3km
The GP circuit is 7km
The national straight(including the curve) is 0.75 km
The Start finish straight is 0.5 km

I haven't quite finished the one with extras but oh well

[ScotsBrutesFan]

While the big curves are great, there isn't much in the way of overtaking on this circuit at all especially at 7km in length.

First thing to do is change the direction (that's a shock coming from me )

The chicane now forms T1 and is a clear overtaking point. The pits remain on the outside of the circuit, but actual rejoin before the chicane.
Now just tighten up a few corners, for overtaking but not too many as to spoil the flow

[TilkeWannabe]

Let me be less vague. I can't see the tracks when I'm at school. NOOOO!

Photobucket is blocked at my school. NOOOO!

[mattt]

ill have a go at tightening a few of the corners up

[mattt]

or

[ScotsBrutesFan]

I'd say that either of these would make a much more challenging track

[mattt]

i believe that the second will have a better flow on to the start/finish straight

but the first one provides a last ditch overtaking chance

most circuits i can think of have the style of the second option

[mattt]

heres another track



ill sort out lengths later

there is three circuits
the GP track - the whole thing including the bridge
the International including the blue bit
the national track including the green section

[TilkeWannabe]

That is a great track Mattt. If I'm correct, it's the 1st figure-of-eight track you've posted here, isn't it.

[mattt]

yea

i decided to go for a different style of track

[mattt]

My last track posted has lengths of


GP circuit - 6 km
International Circuit - 4 km
National Circuit - 1.5 km
Start Finish Straight - 1 km
National Circuit straight - 0.5 km


Comments on it

[Yannick]

The crossover idea with the two pitlanes linked to the same paddock is very nice. The full circuit itself looks very modern. The track also benefits from the many multi-apex corners. It's far more difficult to draw these by hand than with a curve tool, so your use of that surely must have helped. Still, I wonder if this track could provide more exciting racing than, say, Barcelona. I'm not sure what makes me expect that, though.
And the green short circuit appears a bit pointless, because it's so short.
Aside from that, I'm positively impressed. Thanks for posting.

[mattt]

ive increased the length of the national circuit it increases the length by about 1km

the GP long length now is 7km but it can be run in its previous incarnation of 6km

[bio]

Mattt,

7 kilometer is the maximum length for an F1 circuit. There are no real F' tracks this long. I guess you should shorten them just a bit. A 7 kilometer long track should have a lot of spectator stands because it would host few-lap-races due to its length. and few-lap-races would not be that attractive to spectators, since they would see the cars less times.

bio

[Purist]

Actually, Bio, Spa-Francorchamps (currently 4.35 miles) is right at 7km.

[bio]

Sure, you're right, but, you see, there is only one such example. And if there is only one in 18, that's rather called an exception, I'd say

bio

[werner]

It might be the exeption, but it is the best circuit of them all! I've been there, (though not on an F1-race, but for the LMS and the FIA-GT's) and it is fantastic. Even when it has all the objective measures against it: the weather can be horrible, ticketprices are pretty high, you have to wait long until the cars come round again, you are mostly sitting or standing in the mud... But it has an atmosphere that is unbelieveble, and several places where you have a beautifull view of the most challenging and exiting corners you have ever seen. And that all in a beautifull landscape. Oh, and offcourse the beers are the best in the world, even when tapped in plastic.

[werner]

BTW, where does it say that an F1-track can be 7km max.?

[mattt]

[mattt]

Just ignore the lengths im giving they are really just guesstimates

my aim for most that have 3 different sections are about 6km then 4km and finally 2.5 km

[bio]

werner,

"It is recommended that the length of any new circuits should not exceed 7 km."

Source: FIA Formula One Regulations, "Procedures of Recognition of Motor Racing Circuits" available here: http://217.204.13.141/sport/Regulations/f1regs.html

True, it's only a "recommendation" - and only for new tracks - but, knowing Bernie, it can be taken as the strictest regulation


(Plus: I never said Spa wasn't a great venue )

bio

[bio]

Mattt,
no prob at all!

[Purist]

The reason 7km comes up is that elsewhere in the regulations it says circuits of over 7km should have a second pace car/pace car station. Le Mans has three pace cars deployed from three different points. I can only imagine how ridiculous a pace car period on the Nordschleife would be.

[bio]

[mattt]

Im working on two tracks currently

one of which is a standard run of the mill circuit

The Second is an oval with a couple of different tracks inside of it