- 587
- Italy
- alex_y_diegooo
I've always wandered if the original tracks in gt were actually placed in a real location, if they are placed in a realistic location or if they were just placed on the map randomly, so i decided to check out, a very different result came out for every track.
Europe
Autodrome Lago Maggiore: Traffiume, Fraction of Cannobbio, Verbanio-Cusio-Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy
https://www.google.it/maps/place/46%C2%B003'37.8%22N+8%C2%B039'54.6%22E/@46.0605047,8.6629883,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xf14dabc1cde46400!7e2!8m2!3d46.0605013!4d8.665177
Sardegna Road Track: Galtellì, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
https://www.google.it/maps/place/40%C2%B022'31.6%22N+9%C2%B036'57.1%22E/@40.3754571,9.6136803,448m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x1ed61f97dc4df460!7e2!8m2!3d40.3754527!4d9.6158687
Sardegna Windmills: Oliena, Nuoro province, Sardinia, Italy
(in the middle of nowhere lol)
https://www.google.it/maps/@40.3084308,9.4450724,1151m/data=!3m1!1e3
Dragon Trail: Krvavica, Baška Voda municipality, Dalmatia, Croatia
https://www.google.it/maps/place/43%C2%B019'29.0%22N+16%C2%B058'57.4%22E/@43.3247269,16.9804123,428m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xa2341c586743ec0e!7e2!8m2!3d43.3247229!4d16.9826012
Deep Forest Raceway: Churwalden, Plessur, Graubünden canton, Switzerland
https://www.google.it/maps/place/46%C2%B048'00.2%22N+9%C2%B030'46.3%22E/@46.800068,9.512859,403m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x4784bf57e09e0b11:0x7866ffeec4841c21!2sMalix,+Svizzera!3b1!8m2!3d46.8153289!4d9.5318714!3m5!1s0x0:0xaf366566b6512fc8!7e2!8m2!3d46.8000676!4d9.5128587
Alsace: Hipsheim, Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est region, France
(Sadly this one doesn’t seem to be placed in an accurate location, as in GT7 there are a lot of hills and in real life is very flat and too much near to Strasbourg for being a place with that much nature)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/48%C2%B027'44.7%22N+7%C2%B040'59.4%22E/@48.4624125,7.6809783,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x95d53240d30bbe4d!7e2!8m2!3d48.4624094!4d7.6831667!5m1!1e4
Circuit de Sainte-Croix: Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, PACA region
(Based on a real life location, in maps i pinned the place where there should be the bridge)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/43%C2%B044'27.4%22N+6%C2%B008'25.4%22E/@43.7409439,6.1382043,425m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xcd6d160ada0dc611!7e2!8m2!3d43.7409396!4d6.1403932!5m1!1e4
Asia
BB Raceway: Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan
https://www.google.it/maps/place/Ts...5ede4ec43fca88!8m2!3d35.1550781!4d136.9200817
Kyoto Driving Park: Nagaokakyō, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
https://www.google.it/maps/place/34%C2%B056'04.5%22N+135%C2%B039'18.4%22E/@34.9345924,135.6529143,482m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xb56fd6324200a396!7e2!8m2!3d34.9345876!4d135.6551031!5m1!1e4
High Speed Ring: Teshikaga, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
(It seems to be placed on Mashu Lake)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/43%C2%B035'04.7%22N+144%C2%B034'16.4%22E/@43.5846429,144.5690433,426m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x3618104a222003c4!7e2!8m2!3d43.5846392!4d144.5712315!5m1!1e4
Tokyo, Tokyo precture, Japan
(Almost perfectly based on a real life location, i pinned south loop start/finish straight)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/35%C2%B040'13.8%22N+139%C2%B045'34.5%22E/@35.670487,139.759584,184m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x60188be7145725fb:0x7cc1ca361832c9be!2sTokyo+Expressway+KK+Rte,+Tokyo,+Giappone!3b1!8m2!3d35.6670274!4d139.7624703!3m5!1s0x0:0x14ded883647ebd6a!7e2!8m2!3d35.6704872!4d139.7595842!5m1!1e4
America
Blue Moon Bay Speedway: Half Moon Bay, San Mateo county, California, USA
(I was incredibly surprised when i found this name lol)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/37%C2%B026'53.7%22N+122%C2%B025'35.7%22W/@37.4482642,-122.4287747,467m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x9c5b5c67dd98dac7!7e2!8m2!3d37.4482598!4d-122.4265862
Trial Mountain Circuit: Yosemite Valley, Mariposa county, California, USA
https://www.google.it/maps/place/37%C2%B044'42.7%22N+119%C2%B034'54.3%22W/@37.7452032,-119.5839487,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xc748b23f742e98a7!7e2!8m2!3d37.745199!4d-119.5817603!5m1!1e4
Special Stage Route X: Trestles Beach, San Diego county, California, USA
(The in-game location doesn’t reflect real life one)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/33%C2%B023'08.8%22N+117%C2%B035'36.3%22W/@33.3857675,-117.5956057,491m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x316e2996a95c3fbd!7e2!8m2!3d33.3857631!4d-117.5934172!5m1!1e4
Fisherman Ranch: Mt Wrightson, Santa Cruz county, Arizona, USA
https://www.google.it/maps/place/31%C2%B038'30.5%22N+110%C2%B047'21.3%22W/@31.6418215,-110.7914267,501m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x7a512c508c32ce1f!7e2!8m2!3d31.6418174!4d-110.7892377!5m1!1e4
Northern Isle Speedway: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
(Sadly it’s impossible to understand in which zone of Dallas the track is located)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/31%C2%B038'30.5%22N+110%C2%B047'21.3%22W/@31.6418215,-110.7914267,501m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x7a512c508c32ce1f!7e2!8m2!3d31.6418174!4d-110.7892377!5m1!1e4
Colorado Springs: Aiken Canyon Preserve, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Europe
Autodrome Lago Maggiore: Traffiume, Fraction of Cannobbio, Verbanio-Cusio-Ossola province, Piedmont, Italy
https://www.google.it/maps/place/46%C2%B003'37.8%22N+8%C2%B039'54.6%22E/@46.0605047,8.6629883,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xf14dabc1cde46400!7e2!8m2!3d46.0605013!4d8.665177
Sardegna Road Track: Galtellì, Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy
https://www.google.it/maps/place/40%C2%B022'31.6%22N+9%C2%B036'57.1%22E/@40.3754571,9.6136803,448m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x1ed61f97dc4df460!7e2!8m2!3d40.3754527!4d9.6158687
Sardegna Windmills: Oliena, Nuoro province, Sardinia, Italy
(in the middle of nowhere lol)
https://www.google.it/maps/@40.3084308,9.4450724,1151m/data=!3m1!1e3
Dragon Trail: Krvavica, Baška Voda municipality, Dalmatia, Croatia
https://www.google.it/maps/place/43%C2%B019'29.0%22N+16%C2%B058'57.4%22E/@43.3247269,16.9804123,428m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xa2341c586743ec0e!7e2!8m2!3d43.3247229!4d16.9826012
Deep Forest Raceway: Churwalden, Plessur, Graubünden canton, Switzerland
https://www.google.it/maps/place/46%C2%B048'00.2%22N+9%C2%B030'46.3%22E/@46.800068,9.512859,403m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x4784bf57e09e0b11:0x7866ffeec4841c21!2sMalix,+Svizzera!3b1!8m2!3d46.8153289!4d9.5318714!3m5!1s0x0:0xaf366566b6512fc8!7e2!8m2!3d46.8000676!4d9.5128587
Alsace: Hipsheim, Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est region, France
(Sadly this one doesn’t seem to be placed in an accurate location, as in GT7 there are a lot of hills and in real life is very flat and too much near to Strasbourg for being a place with that much nature)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/48%C2%B027'44.7%22N+7%C2%B040'59.4%22E/@48.4624125,7.6809783,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x95d53240d30bbe4d!7e2!8m2!3d48.4624094!4d7.6831667!5m1!1e4
Circuit de Sainte-Croix: Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, PACA region
(Based on a real life location, in maps i pinned the place where there should be the bridge)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/43%C2%B044'27.4%22N+6%C2%B008'25.4%22E/@43.7409439,6.1382043,425m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xcd6d160ada0dc611!7e2!8m2!3d43.7409396!4d6.1403932!5m1!1e4
Asia
BB Raceway: Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, Japan
https://www.google.it/maps/place/Ts...5ede4ec43fca88!8m2!3d35.1550781!4d136.9200817
Kyoto Driving Park: Nagaokakyō, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
https://www.google.it/maps/place/34%C2%B056'04.5%22N+135%C2%B039'18.4%22E/@34.9345924,135.6529143,482m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xb56fd6324200a396!7e2!8m2!3d34.9345876!4d135.6551031!5m1!1e4
High Speed Ring: Teshikaga, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
(It seems to be placed on Mashu Lake)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/43%C2%B035'04.7%22N+144%C2%B034'16.4%22E/@43.5846429,144.5690433,426m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x3618104a222003c4!7e2!8m2!3d43.5846392!4d144.5712315!5m1!1e4
Tokyo, Tokyo precture, Japan
(Almost perfectly based on a real life location, i pinned south loop start/finish straight)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/35%C2%B040'13.8%22N+139%C2%B045'34.5%22E/@35.670487,139.759584,184m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x60188be7145725fb:0x7cc1ca361832c9be!2sTokyo+Expressway+KK+Rte,+Tokyo,+Giappone!3b1!8m2!3d35.6670274!4d139.7624703!3m5!1s0x0:0x14ded883647ebd6a!7e2!8m2!3d35.6704872!4d139.7595842!5m1!1e4
America
Blue Moon Bay Speedway: Half Moon Bay, San Mateo county, California, USA
(I was incredibly surprised when i found this name lol)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/37%C2%B026'53.7%22N+122%C2%B025'35.7%22W/@37.4482642,-122.4287747,467m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x9c5b5c67dd98dac7!7e2!8m2!3d37.4482598!4d-122.4265862
Trial Mountain Circuit: Yosemite Valley, Mariposa county, California, USA
https://www.google.it/maps/place/37%C2%B044'42.7%22N+119%C2%B034'54.3%22W/@37.7452032,-119.5839487,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xc748b23f742e98a7!7e2!8m2!3d37.745199!4d-119.5817603!5m1!1e4
Special Stage Route X: Trestles Beach, San Diego county, California, USA
(The in-game location doesn’t reflect real life one)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/33%C2%B023'08.8%22N+117%C2%B035'36.3%22W/@33.3857675,-117.5956057,491m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x316e2996a95c3fbd!7e2!8m2!3d33.3857631!4d-117.5934172!5m1!1e4
Fisherman Ranch: Mt Wrightson, Santa Cruz county, Arizona, USA
https://www.google.it/maps/place/31%C2%B038'30.5%22N+110%C2%B047'21.3%22W/@31.6418215,-110.7914267,501m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x7a512c508c32ce1f!7e2!8m2!3d31.6418174!4d-110.7892377!5m1!1e4
Northern Isle Speedway: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
(Sadly it’s impossible to understand in which zone of Dallas the track is located)
https://www.google.it/maps/place/31%C2%B038'30.5%22N+110%C2%B047'21.3%22W/@31.6418215,-110.7914267,501m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x7a512c508c32ce1f!7e2!8m2!3d31.6418174!4d-110.7892377!5m1!1e4
Colorado Springs: Aiken Canyon Preserve, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Aiken Canyon Preserve · 3350 Turkey Canon Ranch Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80926
★★★★☆ · Nature preserve
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