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Following some of discussions in this thread about how we actually go about choosing the world's greatest racing circuit, I've received permission from the mods to make something of a tournament of the concept so that we can choose the best circuit in the world. Here's how it works:
Each week, you will be able to nominate circuits for a particular country, which you will then be able to vote for. The winning circuits will progress to the second round where you will be able to vote for your favourite circuit by continent. The winner will once again advance, this time to the final round where it will ompete with out favourite circuits chosen from each continent.
The purpose of this thread is to nominate circuits for each of the preliminary rounds. I'll be doing it on a continent-by-continent basis, so a contender for the final round will be chosen will be chosen before we start nominating circuits again. Here the plan:
Pool A
Week I: United States of America
Week II: Canada
Week III: Mexico and other Norh American Circuits
Tiebreaker
Week IV: North America
Pool B
Week V: Italy
Week VI: Great Britain
Week VIII: Spain
Week IX: France
Week X: Germany
Week XI: Other European Circuits
Tiebreaker
Week XII: Europe
Pool C
Week XIII: Australia
Week XIV: New Zealand
Week XV: Other Australasian Circuits
Tiebreaker
Week XVI: Australasia
Pool D
Week XVII: Japan
Week XVIII: China
Week XIX: Other Asian Circuits
Tiebreaker
Week XX: Asia
Pool E
Week XIX: Brazil
Week XX: Argentina
Week XXI: Other South American Circuits
Week XXII: African Circuits*
Tiebreaker
Week XXIII: South American and Africa
Week XXIV: The Final Round
* I've bundled Africa in with South America as these two continents have the least number of racing circuits.
As you can see, this is a long-running thing (mods, if this is too long, please advise ... and suggest alternatives, because I've got nothing). The current idea is for us to take it a week at a time, but if I find that everyone has cast their votes early, I'll advance the competition. Now there are some rules:
- Each user gets one vote each week.
- If there is more than one layout for a circuit, both may be included. For example, the Daytona Oval and Daytona Road courses may both be nominated. However, if te track has been reprofiled, only the current layout will be eligible. For example, the 1990s layout of Fuji Speedway cannot be nominated as it has since been rebuilt.
- There will only be a handful of places available for the second and third round (currently about six or eight). In the event that two circuits tie for the last remaining place, there will be a tiebreaker: a poll will have to be taken to decide which circuit goes through. This may also happen in the event that two circuits tie for votes going into the final round.
This thread is for nominations and/or discussion, but I'd like to keep the latter to a minimum if possible so I don't have to trawl through pages and pages looking for nominations. Each nomination should simply consist of the circuit name and, where possible, diagram. When nominating a circuit, you should consider its history, the challenge it presents to a driver and its popularity (these aren't fixed in any way; common sense dictates which circuits you should nominate). When I feel there have been enough nominations - I have a fair idea of which circuits will end up in the poll - I'll create a poll so you can vote for your favourite circuit in each country. Once I do that, nomination will open for the next week.
Got all that?
I now invite you to start nominating circuits for ROUND ONE: the United States of America!
EDIT: (Also, if someone wants to draw up a banners for each week like over at the Photomode Contest subforums, I'd really appreciate it as my photoshopping skills are non-existant ...)
Each week, you will be able to nominate circuits for a particular country, which you will then be able to vote for. The winning circuits will progress to the second round where you will be able to vote for your favourite circuit by continent. The winner will once again advance, this time to the final round where it will ompete with out favourite circuits chosen from each continent.
The purpose of this thread is to nominate circuits for each of the preliminary rounds. I'll be doing it on a continent-by-continent basis, so a contender for the final round will be chosen will be chosen before we start nominating circuits again. Here the plan:
Pool A
Week I: United States of America
Week II: Canada
Week III: Mexico and other Norh American Circuits
Tiebreaker
Week IV: North America
Pool B
Week V: Italy
Week VI: Great Britain
Week VIII: Spain
Week IX: France
Week X: Germany
Week XI: Other European Circuits
Tiebreaker
Week XII: Europe
Pool C
Week XIII: Australia
Week XIV: New Zealand
Week XV: Other Australasian Circuits
Tiebreaker
Week XVI: Australasia
Pool D
Week XVII: Japan
Week XVIII: China
Week XIX: Other Asian Circuits
Tiebreaker
Week XX: Asia
Pool E
Week XIX: Brazil
Week XX: Argentina
Week XXI: Other South American Circuits
Week XXII: African Circuits*
Tiebreaker
Week XXIII: South American and Africa
Week XXIV: The Final Round
* I've bundled Africa in with South America as these two continents have the least number of racing circuits.
As you can see, this is a long-running thing (mods, if this is too long, please advise ... and suggest alternatives, because I've got nothing). The current idea is for us to take it a week at a time, but if I find that everyone has cast their votes early, I'll advance the competition. Now there are some rules:
- Each user gets one vote each week.
- If there is more than one layout for a circuit, both may be included. For example, the Daytona Oval and Daytona Road courses may both be nominated. However, if te track has been reprofiled, only the current layout will be eligible. For example, the 1990s layout of Fuji Speedway cannot be nominated as it has since been rebuilt.
- There will only be a handful of places available for the second and third round (currently about six or eight). In the event that two circuits tie for the last remaining place, there will be a tiebreaker: a poll will have to be taken to decide which circuit goes through. This may also happen in the event that two circuits tie for votes going into the final round.
This thread is for nominations and/or discussion, but I'd like to keep the latter to a minimum if possible so I don't have to trawl through pages and pages looking for nominations. Each nomination should simply consist of the circuit name and, where possible, diagram. When nominating a circuit, you should consider its history, the challenge it presents to a driver and its popularity (these aren't fixed in any way; common sense dictates which circuits you should nominate). When I feel there have been enough nominations - I have a fair idea of which circuits will end up in the poll - I'll create a poll so you can vote for your favourite circuit in each country. Once I do that, nomination will open for the next week.
Got all that?
I now invite you to start nominating circuits for ROUND ONE: the United States of America!
EDIT: (Also, if someone wants to draw up a banners for each week like over at the Photomode Contest subforums, I'd really appreciate it as my photoshopping skills are non-existant ...)
