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??