My top 11 ( all with the 67 Ferrari 312 ): 1. Nurburgring - 8:24.90 - Just an amazing track with about everything thrown in; including the kitchen sink. Still working on my set-up. 2. Spa - 3:22.26 - MASTA!!! Fastest through there is 172. Still working on a gearing where I can hit 190+ on the Masta straight w/o slip streaming. 3. Zandy - 1:22.71 - Just a fun rhythm track; specially the last half, wear I use only 4 gears. 4. Kyalami - 1:18.73 - Fun to drive and some excellent places that I can out run the AI. My all-time best was 1:16 something, before my CU got a virus. But I lost all my times!! 5. Monaco - 1:25.78 - It's all about patience! I have one place I get force myself by the AI ;) The spot downhill from the tunnel is like threading a needle AND I LOVE IT!!!! 6. Monza - 1:27.94 - The only track I done a full GP and finished 3rd. If I can get the 312 geared to hit 190 at the pit straight and Parabollica ( without slip streaming ) and if I keep my 175 entry speed into Ascari ( usually, end up at 172 ), I could do better. 7.Silverstone - 1:26.03 - fun to drive, but hard for me to do a "perfect" lap, where I don't hit one of the curves slightly wide ( Chapel, Club & Abbey ). 8. Watkins Glen - 1:05.31 - Short and sweet. 9. Mexico - 1:45.47 - The section with the s-curves after the hairpin, is fun as long as my rhythm is good. I tend to throw the 312 like a rally car ( Richard Burns simulator ) and take different line. 10. Mosport - 1:23.16 - gives me the fits with the off camber curves!! Same for St. Jovite!!! Driving here turns into a cuss feast!! 11. Burgatti - ? - Havn't been there since the track was first released. But i did go through about 10yrs of not racing ( bought GPL when it first came out ) when my rig got a virus. Started back up last Nov. All times are my current times. So, i am starting to slowly get back into the groove.
I found Nurby to be the most difficult for me. It's frustrating because if you screw up a corner or two, it mess up your lap time and it's a long way around for next try. Spa & Zandy are my favorites. I like your comments on how you rank the tracks.
I feel like Le Mans Bugatti doesn't really even belong on the same measuring scale as the other 10. And as niggly as Monaco is, it's still miles better, especially for these cars, that what it became in the 1970s and '80s. Personally, I'd put Mosport and Zandvoort further up, but none of those 10 are "bad" circuits by any stretch.
A lot depends on how confident as a driver you are. Monaco is a hoot to drive, as you are only ever one lamp post away from losing a wheel. I always loved Zandy/Mosport as it was pretty easy to learn and once you got really good you could open up a few more passing points and put on serious pressure into the hard corners - forcing mistakes that didn't bounce back into the track ahead. Spa/Monza/Silvy are a bit bland with the big straights, Very hard to compete if you had a low power car. Rouen/Kyalami/The Glen - meat and potatoes tracks Mexico - Love the dance through the Esses, and Gancho (Turn 1!) nail biting corner when you are in close quarter combat, tightening radius, then the concrete filled tyres then the track switches back for the left of turn 2... I bet there is a scrap yard near this bit of the track from all the lap 1 pile ups.Nurby is okay but quickly thins the field out after the first bit of the lap. At least with Monte Carlo you get back barkers to upset the applecart. Nice sub 8 minute time, BRM P115 I hope.
I think I still need to get under the benchmark with the BRM. It is just about the slowest car... I think my PB is a few tenths of it. But my sub-8 lap was with the Lotus.
Rouen is a pretty quick track with a bunch of slow & fast corners. It is a pretty fun track but I dislike the kerbs the track has everywhere. I think this can offer some decent racing. I'd put it around the middle if it was on the list. (PB: 1:55.(8?))
Interesting. When Formula one first went there in '62 the drivers seemed to love it although they did comment on the bumpy nature of the surface: ruclips.net/video/lcMIQ7POpTY/видео.html
My top 11 ( all with the 67 Ferrari 312 ):
1. Nurburgring - 8:24.90 - Just an amazing track with about everything thrown in; including the kitchen sink. Still working on my set-up.
2. Spa - 3:22.26 - MASTA!!! Fastest through there is 172. Still working on a gearing where I can hit 190+ on the Masta straight w/o slip streaming.
3. Zandy - 1:22.71 - Just a fun rhythm track; specially the last half, wear I use only 4 gears.
4. Kyalami - 1:18.73 - Fun to drive and some excellent places that I can out run the AI. My all-time best was 1:16 something, before my CU got a virus. But I lost all my times!!
5. Monaco - 1:25.78 - It's all about patience! I have one place I get force myself by the AI ;) The spot downhill from the tunnel is like threading a needle AND I LOVE IT!!!!
6. Monza - 1:27.94 - The only track I done a full GP and finished 3rd. If I can get the 312 geared to hit 190 at the pit straight and Parabollica ( without slip streaming ) and if I keep my 175 entry speed into Ascari ( usually, end up at 172 ), I could do better.
7.Silverstone - 1:26.03 - fun to drive, but hard for me to do a "perfect" lap, where I don't hit one of the curves slightly wide ( Chapel, Club & Abbey ).
8. Watkins Glen - 1:05.31 - Short and sweet.
9. Mexico - 1:45.47 - The section with the s-curves after the hairpin, is fun as long as my rhythm is good. I tend to throw the 312 like a rally car ( Richard Burns simulator ) and take different line.
10. Mosport - 1:23.16 - gives me the fits with the off camber curves!! Same for St. Jovite!!! Driving here turns into a cuss feast!!
11. Burgatti - ? - Havn't been there since the track was first released. But i did go through about 10yrs of not racing ( bought GPL when it first came out ) when my rig got a virus. Started back up last Nov. All times are my current times. So, i am starting to slowly get back into the groove.
I found Nurby to be the most difficult for me. It's frustrating because if you screw up a corner or two, it mess up your lap time and it's a long way around for next try. Spa & Zandy are my favorites. I like your comments on how you rank the tracks.
it wld be of interest to put the non championship 1967 in tour ranking :
Brands hatch
Oulton park
Jarama
I feel like Le Mans Bugatti doesn't really even belong on the same measuring scale as the other 10. And as niggly as Monaco is, it's still miles better, especially for these cars, that what it became in the 1970s and '80s.
Personally, I'd put Mosport and Zandvoort further up, but none of those 10 are "bad" circuits by any stretch.
You forgot Rouen - that was fantastic. Spa 67 is my all time favourite track of any simulator.
Rouen isn't part of the 1967 F1 calendar.
A lot depends on how confident as a driver you are. Monaco is a hoot to drive, as you are only ever one lamp post away from losing a wheel.
I always loved Zandy/Mosport as it was pretty easy to learn and once you got really good you could open up a few more passing points and put on serious pressure into the hard corners - forcing mistakes that didn't bounce back into the track ahead.
Spa/Monza/Silvy are a bit bland with the big straights, Very hard to compete if you had a low power car. Rouen/Kyalami/The Glen - meat and potatoes tracks Mexico - Love the dance through the Esses, and Gancho (Turn 1!) nail biting corner when you are in close quarter combat, tightening radius, then the concrete filled tyres then the track switches back for the left of turn 2... I bet there is a scrap yard near this bit of the track from all the lap 1 pile ups.Nurby is okay but quickly thins the field out after the first bit of the lap. At least with Monte Carlo you get back barkers to upset the applecart. Nice sub 8 minute time, BRM P115 I hope.
I think I still need to get under the benchmark with the BRM. It is just about the slowest car... I think my PB is a few tenths of it.
But my sub-8 lap was with the Lotus.
I wonder where you would have ranked Rouen if you'd have put it in your list. Out of the original Papyrus tracks, it's probably my favourite.
Rouen is a pretty quick track with a bunch of slow & fast corners. It is a pretty fun track but I dislike the kerbs the track has everywhere. I think this can offer some decent racing.
I'd put it around the middle if it was on the list.
(PB: 1:55.(8?))
Interesting. When Formula one first went there in '62 the drivers seemed to love it although they did comment on the bumpy nature of the surface: ruclips.net/video/lcMIQ7POpTY/видео.html
Original Tracks:
4th Mexico
3rd Silverstone
2nd Spa
1st has to be Monza, most time played by far
great. I will return to GPL very soon after a lot of years. What is the best MOD for tracks to install?
ruclips.net/video/dq07q4WFs2Y/видео.html Here you go :)
marked. Thx. Whats your name in facebook?
I prefer not to say here, but there is a Group Page for GPL on FB. I'm sure you can find me there :)
Thats ok, i know
1. Monza (by far)
2. Spa
3. Silverstone
4. Mexico