Track designing inspirational images

[Alex Kyriak]

All, just thought I'd share these photos I found here. It's a link to the Spa Franchorchaps website with some great photos of the track. Click on 'photo gallery - visit of the racetrack' and 'new aerial views...'.

From a track designing point of view I thought they were rather informative and interesting in terms of setting up the relationship of track to track edge / rumble strip / runoff / barrier / support road / landscape etc.

If anyone has found anything similar for other tracks, or even just inspiring images, please post a link....

 

[Emery]

If bing maps has coverage in your area, it's worth looking at.

Portland International Raceway, T12
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=rkz0p94s8b02&scene=5557661&lvl=1&sty=b&where1=Portland%2C%20OR

Seattle International Raceway (aka Pacific Raceways), T1
http://www.bing.com/maps/Default.as...E, Kent, WA 98042&ss=ypid.YN925x15771959~pg.1

Hmm, no birds-eye view for Laguna Seca.

 

[Tom Van Put]

I use Google maps to study circuits. Just type the name of the track and the map will take you there ;-)

 

[Alex Kyriak]

Emery - that Bing maps is pretty detailed.. V cool. Can make out alot of the detials in the surfaces and boundaries.

 

[Emery]

I thought it was cool that Bing maps managed to take their photos on a race day! Pictures for Portland are probably spring of 2006 or 2007 and don't show the result of 2008 changes & repaving.

 

[chub_pearson]

There is a .kmz file for Google Earth that links to pretty much every circuit that there's ever been . . . I've put a copy up here

http://www.filefactory.com/file/b1bf69b/n/circuits.kmz

 

[mianiak]

That unknown (brisbane australia) track is Darlington Park. I have been tempted to built it, its closed down now (the usual scenario, residents move in etc etc) A friend of mine owns the Karting track in the same complex. Someone actually made that kart rack for rfactor, it was Ledgendsatlunch I think.

Actually I think I will make the track and then it can be added to the OACG

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=...d=0CBMQBSgA&q=darlington+park+raceway&spell=1