Abandoned Racetracks

[toastet]

 

[Liquid]

That's interesting. I had wondered if they had planned Fuji as a sort of tri-oval, a bit like Daytona, just based on the predicted shape of the first banked turn and how the road course ended up. Either way, they ran out of money fast and the one banked corner that was built, was dangerous; unlike almost all other banked circuits, at Fuji you went over a blind crest and dropped into it.

 

[MatskiMonk]

"Hey Don?"
"What's up Charlie?"
"Japan is that famously quite flat country isn't it? Like, Mount Fuji is some kinda Ironic name, right"
"Probably"
"Okay Imma start work on the track layout..... aaaaannnnddd.. I'm done"

 

[Dolph Drago]

Still a better 3rd sector than the real thing.

 

[Pupik]

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What is this? A center for ants!?! It needs to be at least three times bigger than this.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Still a better 3rd sector than the real thing.

This is a classic example of "Tell me you've never watched a race at modern Fuji Speedway without telling me you've never watched one". That final sector is elite for racing, one of the best zones in the world for nailbiting back-and-forths that set up classic battles to the finish line.

 

[Dolph Drago]

This is a classic example of "Tell me you've never watched a race at modern Fuji Speedway without telling me you've never watched one". That final sector is elite for racing, one of the best zones in the world for nailbiting back-and-forths that set up classic battles to the finish line.

Fair enough. Watching is one thing, but I feel like it has absolutely no flow when racing on it. Off camber turns that tighten up on exit and a truly awful chicane.

Is it as enjoyable to watch as sector 3 at COTA? I haven't driven on that circuit in any games, so I can't make any claims on how fun it is compared to Fuji.

 

[Liquid]

That final sector is elite for racing

Definitely yes for tin tops, not as much for open wheelers.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Definitely yes for tin tops, not as much for open wheelers.

Um acktually

 

[Liquid]

Rain is a great equaliser.

 

[Pete05]

Um acktually

That clip just reminds me of what an evil thing Traction control was, and how the extra tarmac on the outside of corners has dumbed down the skills required to lap a circuit.

If Massa & Kubica had tried those kind of battle tactics in the 80's, their careers wouldn't have lasted too long.

 

[Roo]

Um acktually

"Look how good the circuit is when you ignore the actual layout" doesn't support your position as much as you seem to think it does.

And that's coming from someone who's ok with Fuji's contemporary final sector.

 

[Liquid]

And that's coming from someone who's ok with Fuji's contemporary final sector.

I don't mind it too but as you've pointed out, the acres of run-off spoil the look of the track, as is common with so many modern modified circuits. If Fuji was lined with grass as it used to be, it would look so much better and I bet it would be so much more loved.