Comments on: Tilke’s latest track has F1’s answer to the Laguna Seca corkscrew (Pictures)

By: AJ Ball

AJ Ball — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:32:27 +0000

Tried this track in Rfactor and it’s quite fun (ok so I was driving the ‘85 turbo Ferrari…) and has some variety and a nice rhythm. There’s several medium-fast corners where the car tries to break away but you can catch it, a bit of gradient at the hairpin section, ONE long straight bit (my Tilke puts two in most of his tracks I’ve no idea).
There’s still miles of car park runoff area though.

By: Gui

Gui — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:03:42 +0000

Forget this Tilke thing, I demand Portimão on the F1 calendar!!! Right now
The problem is that Portugal, since the last 15 years, has been through a major economic crisis. Just the idea of a State payed grand prix is impossible, given the amount of public debt. Also, despite the debt, that same State wants to build even more auto-bahn’s, TGV’s, spend monew on bankrupt entreprises, whatever…

By: lee cambell

lee cambell — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:41:12 +0000

i took your advice and dl the track for my rfactor using mod ctdp 05 in mclaren i just lapped in 1:31.124

By: Mussolini's Pet Cat

Mussolini's Pet Cat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:58:41 +0000

ah, should have checked next years calendar…phew, that’s a relief.

By: Mussolini's Pet Cat

Mussolini's Pet Cat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:08:19 +0000

Well, if this track is going to be the last race in every season in the forseeable future, then we wont get anymore climaxes like we did at Interlagos in ‘08… Dull, processional races are on the cards here…..

By: CaryN

CaryN — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:46:44 +0000

This track looks very nice, but I’m not too sure about the comparison to the Corkscrew. I would say the Corkscrew is steeper. I have been on track at Laguna Seca a number of times and it feels like you are dropping off the edge of a cliff. You can’t even see the track for a moment as you enter, you just have to get your aim right at the approach and hope you end up in the right spot.

By: Stealthman

Stealthman — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:52:42 +0000

Alrighty, with your suggestions in mind I just went out again. I don’t have FSOne (might get it though ) so I did some laps in the car in my game that’s closest to it: the stock BMW Sauber 2007. No aids except autoclutch, not even TC.

I ran wide in a few places and may have overdone the throttle in some vital corners, but I managed a time of 1:32.468. I can’t really say whether it’s an accurate time considering the car, but I reckon it’s close enough. I may upload my replay somewhere for people to download if I find the time tomorrow.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:05:33 +0000

Thats tough…. what happens now when that happens and its a gravel trap? The run off are fine unless a driver is unconscious (ie Massa) then the tarmac does nothing….gravel or even the old 70s catch fences would slow the car down. Tarmac didn’t save Senna…. but gravel might have.

My idea only replicates the exclusion caused by gravel or injury -no more.

If drivers play a game of pushing each other off then the sport is finished.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:02:37 +0000

Well that would change the sport into Banger Racing.

By: Arun Srini

Arun Srini — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:41:55 +0000

I have hamachi!! what timezone are you in ? can you use reachdaguy at yahoo dot co dot uk or chat/mail??

By: Antifia

Antifia — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:33:09 +0000

That seems to be a good idea indeed – Until, that is, the first time such a rule criples the race of the guy you root for. Suppose LH is winning the Australian GP by, say 15s, makes a small mistake and go over a yellow area….we’ll have to hear it till the end of the year that he has been robed, that the rule is crap and that the guy that won the championship over him by a couple of points did not deserve it.

By: David

David — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:47:19 +0000

Vir seems really good…
Thanks Mirko.

By: mirko_710

mirko_710 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:14:56 +0000

no modern f1 cars yet. but i think cars and tracks are challenging enough to spend loads of track time having fun. and racing is very clean.
north american tracks are 100% ‘anti tilke’. Sebring is probably only flat circuit. VIR alone has more blind corners and elevation changes than half of current F1 venues combined. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGufQgsYOj0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-xo4Q1lIhM&feature=related
this is just my opinion…
i enjoy ’slower’ cars because i can really control them. even formula mazda (f3 equivalent) is fast, and requires much better reflexes then mine to be driven constantly on the edge

By: GeeMac

GeeMac — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:39:00 +0000

I have to agree with Ned, I was watchin g the World Superbikes at Portimao yesterday and it looks epic…

By: C4

C4 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:05:42 +0000

Are you able to drive F1 cars with iracing? Their website doesn’t show many cars.

By: bwells

bwells — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:55:30 +0000

Thanks mp4-19b… now if I can get the F1 2009 mod to work properly… lol

By: C4

C4 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:47:07 +0000

That is a very good idea, although I’m sure the stewards would have trouble deciding who was forced off and who gained an advantage and what not.

By: mirko_710

mirko_710 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:37:50 +0000

iracing>rfactor
if you want to experience ‘the corkscrew’. try iRacing! laser scanned Laguna Seca and many more… try it in lotus 79
and drive other great north american tracks… VIR, Infineon, Sebring, Mosport, Watkins Glen, Road Atlanta, Road America…
sorry for spamming
btw. i think laguna is too small/slow for F1, but perfect for MotoGP… last year’s race was brilliant
which circuit will be on calendar depends on the depths of owners pockets

By: ton

ton — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:19:37 +0000

The danger always devided the man from the boys. And with danger taken out of the sport it is not the same anymore……

By: sato113

sato113 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:26:18 +0000

no its not that.