GTPlanet’s GT6 Track of the Week: St. Andrew’s Park

Rumble strips. They come in a variety of shapes and shades – most common is red and white, like a barber pole, or a candy cane – and tend to act as targets for racers committed to shaving every last hundredth off their lap times. For this, the seventeenth TOTW here at GTPlanet, we’ve picked a track without any.

St. Andrew’s Park comes to us from community member @wvmgmidget. While you might question Aaron’s decision to create an entire track without a single square of curbing, you’ll have to keep in mind that this is a young man that enjoys running great distances simply for fun. Obviously, he’s a little crazy. But the good kind, honest.

Turn 1 of this counter-clockwise circuit comes up shortly after the pit exit, requiring a firm stomp on the brakes before aiming the car left. The track starts the gradual hike upwards, mimicking Sonoma’s lap-opening climb on a slower, more intimate scale. The peak is an off-camber right, where you’ll need to collect the inevitable flourish of oversteer before the road dips down and left again. Stay on the throttle when the suspension compresses at the apex, as the climb begins anew on the short back straight.

A quick brush of the brakes to get the nose pointed into the next left sees you tumbling through a quick succession of snaking corners. Left, right, long left, even longer right: throttle modulation is key here, while exit speed is crucial. After the dip and rise of the tarmac, a kink to the left dares you to keep your foot in, but a short lift is advisable unless you’d like a date with the barrier. Finally, a downhill left gives the brakes one last serious test for the lap, depositing you into a gentle esse that leads onto the main straight.

The lack of curbing demands a different approach to running quickly at St. Andrew’s. Ducking too close to the inside can hook the tires into the grass, upsetting the balance of the car in a way that makes rumble strips seem tame in comparison. This is a densely-packed rollercoaster of a lap, and with so little time to think between corners, we found ourselves uttering “just one more lap” numerous times.

Sound like your kind of thrill ride? Grab St. Andrew’s Park here.

For more circuits to download, visit our GT6 Track Database, where you can browse by the most-downloaded or highest-rated. You can also stop by our GT6 Course Maker forum for more discussion and tips on how to get the most out of the Track Path Editor app.

Note that all of our weekly staff picks will be selected from the database, so be sure to add any of your custom tracks for consideration right here.

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