Difference between revisions of "Grand Prix Rejects rFactor Championship: Season 3"
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| {{USA}} United States | | {{USA}} United States | ||
| Green Valley Raceway | | Green Valley Raceway | ||
− | | | + | | Classic Texan road course. Now gone... |
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| {{DEN}} Denmark | | {{DEN}} Denmark | ||
| Roskilde Ring | | Roskilde Ring | ||
− | | | + | | Rollercoaster masquerading as a race track. |
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| {{GBR}} United Kingdom | | {{GBR}} United Kingdom | ||
| Crystal Palace | | Crystal Palace | ||
− | | | + | | Classic south London parkland circuit where James Hunt once got into a fight. |
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| {{ESP-1945}} Spain | | {{ESP-1945}} Spain | ||
| Montjuic Park | | Montjuic Park | ||
− | | | + | | Street circuit. Hosted the Spanish Grand Prix four times. |
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| {{FRA}} France | | {{FRA}} France | ||
| Circuit de Charade | | Circuit de Charade | ||
− | | | + | | The French Nürburgring. |
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| {{USA}} United States | | {{USA}} United States | ||
| Riverside | | Riverside | ||
− | | | + | | Another lost classic American circuit. |
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| {{POR}} Portugal | | {{POR}} Portugal | ||
| Boavista | | Boavista | ||
− | | | + | | Cobblestones and tramlines! |
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| {{RZA}} South Africa | | {{RZA}} South Africa | ||
| Kyalami | | Kyalami | ||
− | | Original circuit. | + | | Original circuit. Big straight on one side, bendy bit on the other. It's more exciting than it sounds. |
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| {{ITA}} Italy | | {{ITA}} Italy | ||
| Monza Combined | | Monza Combined | ||
− | | Chicanes installed on oval section in 1966. | + | | Chicanes installed on oval section in 1966. Cannot find this version for rFactor. Unknown if it would make for better racing. |
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| {{AUS}} Australia | | {{AUS}} Australia | ||
| Amaroo Park | | Amaroo Park | ||
− | | | + | | Short, but veeeery undulating. |
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| {{USA}} United States | | {{USA}} United States | ||
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| {{GER}} West Germany | | {{GER}} West Germany | ||
| Nürburgring Südschleife | | Nürburgring Südschleife | ||
− | | | + | | Very easy to miss non-solid section of ground at exit of final corner, similar to Hungaroring for Season 1 veterans. Unlikely to be game-breaking for anyone, but caution is advised. Basically the Nordschleife but shorter. |
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| {{FRA}} France | | {{FRA}} France | ||
| Rouen-les-Essarts | | Rouen-les-Essarts | ||
− | | | + | | If you thought Kielce was bad, wait 'til you see Nouveau Monde! |
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| {{NED}} Netherlands | | {{NED}} Netherlands | ||
| Zandvoort | | Zandvoort | ||
− | | Original circuit. | + | | Original circuit. You probably know it already. |
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| {{BEL}} Belgium | | {{BEL}} Belgium | ||
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| {{GDR}} East Germany | | {{GDR}} East Germany | ||
| Halle-Saale-Schleife | | Halle-Saale-Schleife | ||
− | | | + | | Tram lines! |
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| {{FRA}} France | | {{FRA}} France | ||
| Linas-Montlhéry | | Linas-Montlhéry | ||
− | | | + | | A roval from before rovals were cool. |
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| {{AUS}} Australia | | {{AUS}} Australia | ||
| Longford | | Longford | ||
− | | | + | | "The Reims of the South Pacific". |
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| {{YUG}} Yugoslavia | | {{YUG}} Yugoslavia | ||
| Opatija | | Opatija | ||
− | | All the lampposts are solid! | + | | All the lampposts are solid! The small bit of grass is also basically quicksand. |
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| {{GDR}} East Germany | | {{GDR}} East Germany | ||
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| {{GER}} West Germany | | {{GER}} West Germany | ||
| Solitudering | | Solitudering | ||
− | | | + | | Your standard German road circuit: very fast, trees everywhere. |
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| {{ESP-1945}} Spain | | {{ESP-1945}} Spain | ||
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| {{AUS}} Australia | | {{AUS}} Australia | ||
| Warwick Farm | | Warwick Farm | ||
− | | | + | | So many classic Australian circuits that are now gone... |
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| {{FRA}} France | | {{FRA}} France | ||
| Reims-Gueux | | Reims-Gueux | ||
| Grass appears to have characteristics of gravel: car slows down more dramatically than normal here. | | Grass appears to have characteristics of gravel: car slows down more dramatically than normal here. | ||
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| {{BAH}} Bahamas | | {{BAH}} Bahamas | ||
| Oakes Field | | Oakes Field | ||
− | | | + | | Very long airfield circuit that was a popular off-season sportscar venue in the first half of the decade. |
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| {{CAN}} Canada | | {{CAN}} Canada | ||
| Mosport Park | | Mosport Park | ||
− | | | + | | Canada's original Grand Prix venue. |
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| {{JPN}} Japan | | {{JPN}} Japan | ||
| Fuji Speedway | | Fuji Speedway | ||
− | | Original layout with banked Daiichi curve. | + | | Original layout with banked Daiichi curve. No chicanes either. |
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| {{ITA}} Italy | | {{ITA}} Italy | ||
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| {{FIN}} Finland | | {{FIN}} Finland | ||
| Keimola | | Keimola | ||
− | | | + | | Finland's greatest permanent circuit? |
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| {{FIN}} Finland | | {{FIN}} Finland | ||
| Eläintarha | | Eläintarha | ||
− | | | + | | "It has a corner naned DEATH CURVE" - Giraurd, 2020 |
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| {{GER}} West Germany | | {{GER}} West Germany | ||
| AVUS | | AVUS | ||
− | | Actual layout used during this time did not feature the banking. | + | | Actual layout used during this time did not feature the banking. But that won't stop us... |
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| {{CAN}} Canada | | {{CAN}} Canada | ||
| Saint-Jovite | | Saint-Jovite | ||
− | | | + | | You could make a decent hillclimb out of half of this track. |
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| {{CZE}} Czechoslovakia | | {{CZE}} Czechoslovakia | ||
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| {{FRA}} France | | {{FRA}} France | ||
| Pau | | Pau | ||
− | | | + | | You've seen F3 races here. It's one of the least-changed layouts out there. |
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| {{JPN}} Japan | | {{JPN}} Japan | ||
| Funabashi | | Funabashi | ||
− | | | + | | Couldn't keep up with Suzuka and Fuji, but it's still a great little track for these cars. |
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| {{POR}} Mozambique | | {{POR}} Mozambique | ||
| Lourenço Marques | | Lourenço Marques | ||
− | | | + | | In case Kyalami's too mainstream for you, there's this little gem from colonial Portugal. |
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| {{URU}} Uruguay | | {{URU}} Uruguay | ||
| Punta Fría | | Punta Fría | ||
− | | Could not find download. | + | | Could not find download. Would have been nice, though. |
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| {{ITA}} Italy | | {{ITA}} Italy | ||
| Vallelunga | | Vallelunga | ||
− | | Original 3.2 km circuit. | + | | Original 3.2 km circuit. You know Vallelunga, right? |
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| {{SWE}} Sweden | | {{SWE}} Sweden | ||
| Mantorp Park | | Mantorp Park | ||
− | | | + | | Kind of like Anderstorp but... better? |
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| {{USA}} United States | | {{USA}} United States | ||
| Meadowdale | | Meadowdale | ||
− | | | + | | Big fuck-off banking for the final turn. |
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+ | | {{USA}} United Staets | ||
+ | | Bridgehampton | ||
+ | | America must have the highest combined total of lost ''and'' modern classics. |
Revision as of 12:29, 5 September 2020
1969 touring car season.