GT5-Related Motorsport Reader

[Francisco67]

Hi all, I thought it might be nice to have a little compendium of real-life racing info pertaining to GT5.

Post websites with info and videos for all the motorsports that include the cars and tracks we know and love from the GT series! I know of only a few leagues (not sure if that's the right term) and have listed the official websites. Hopefully some of you out there who have been racing fans for a long time know of good blogs and video websites. Also if you know of good YouTube channels, etc. post it! Since TV is country-specific, I think it'd be best to leave it out of here. Just make sure that what you post does indeed pertain to GT5 in some tangible way so this thread won't get locked ;-)

I know we don't have a full list of cars and tracks for GT5, but we know a lot of it from GT4, Prologue and elsewhere so we can at least get started!

I'll update this top post with your recommendations so that we have a quick and easy list to keep up with all the motorsports that show us how the pros handle the cars and tracks we have in GT.

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Super GT
http://www.supergt.net

World Rally Chamionship
http://www.wrc.com

http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=300 - Huge archive of WRC race videos.

NASCAR
http://www.nascar.com

24 Hours of Le Mans
http://www.lemans.org/24heuresdumans/pages/accueil_gb.html

American Le Mans
http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php

Formula 1
http://www.formula1.com

http://www.planetf1.com

DTM (German Touring Car Circuit)
http://www.dtm.com/index.php?lang=en& (Thanks G.T.Ace)

FIA GT
http://www.fiagt.com/ (Thanks Duphman)

GT, General
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/ - Great car database with detailed tech. data (thanks Coiler)

http://www.supercars.net/ - Another car database, with good articles and a huge amount of great photo galleries (thanks Coiler)

http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racingcircuits/ - Database of race tracks across the globe. (Thanks spike_eddy)

http://www.youtube.com/gtplanet - Has a few GT-related videos; it's alright, I guess...if you're into that sort of thing
(thanks Jordan)

 

[Terronium-12]

Hm. I actually like this idea. 👍

Seems a lot different than what I've grown used to seeing as of late.

 

[Jordan]

Also if you know of good YouTube channels, etc. post it!

I heard this YouTube channel uploads some nice GT-related videos every now and then.

 

[Raitziger]

i copy my post from other thread here:

If you guys want so see in fresh footage of new real cars(including GT-R) with incar camera and overlay speedometer go to : http://www.tekniikanmaailma.fi/autot...-the-year-2009

Sorry it is only in finnish Scroll down and click car name to see time attack video of a specific car.

to me GT5 handling looks quite accurate but oversteering physics need a bit more effort to get the "feel" right when you are on the edge.

edit: translated by google: http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=

 

[Francisco67]

i copy my post from other thread here:

If you guys want so see in fresh footage of new real cars(including GT-R) with incar camera and overlay speedometer go to : http://www.tekniikanmaailma.fi/autot...-the-year-2009

edit: translated by google: http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=

Broken link. I did find the website you're talking about, but didn't find anything that seemed particularly relevant to this thread. Maybe I missed it. If so, maybe try the link again?

 

[spike_eddy]

Not a racing series but a site I have used for reference many times.
Motor Racing Circuit Database
Containing every race track I have have ever looked for info on.
Even hillclimbs & Top Gear Test Track (Dunsfold)

http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racingcircuits/

 

[G.T.Ace]

The classic and newer DTM was also represented in GT4, so: http://www.dtm.com/index.php?lang=en&

 

[Coiler]

some "real" car pages that I use :
http://www.autoblog.com/
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/
http://www.supercars.net/
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.php
http://www.fast-autos.net/

 

[Duphman]

Ultimatecarpage and mulsannescorner are two of the best information resoucres on the planet.

Also the Tickford from GT3 and GT4 are the closest we have to V8 Supercar representation.
http://www.v8supercars.com.au/\
Also more than a few FIA GT cars have been present in GT
http://www.fiagt.com/
And the ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen is another race with a handful of representative cars in game.
http://adac.24h-rennen.de/

 

[Francisco67]

OK updated. Thanks for the info everyone! The ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen website is so lackluster that I didn't include it on the list, which is a shame because I'm sure it was a sick race. I didn't find any good info sites for that race myself, but if anyone knows of one post it here please!

 

[Ardius]

Although the videos are UK-region locked (though there are ways past that ), this is in my opinion the best site for keeping tabs on F1, everything from great blogs from the presenters and pundits to some interesting paddock gossip and technical insights and thoughts:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/default.stm

BrawnGP F1 team on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/officialbrawngp
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/officialbrawngp

Jenson Button on twitter:
http://twitter.com/The_Real_JB
Rubens Barrichello on twitter:
http://twitter.com/rubarrichello

BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) website:
http://www.btcc.net/html/home.php

WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) website:
http://www.fiawtcc.com/

GP2 website:
http://www.gp2series.com/en/website/2009gp2series/home/homegp2/

Formula 2 website:
http://www.formulatwo.com/

Racing Sportscars (photo gallery for various motorsport events over the years):
http://www.racingsportscars.com/