F1 Rejects Track Designing Competition

Shadaza · Post by **Shadaza** » 11 Oct 2015, 13:40

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6733377

Circuit Giuseppe Rossi.

Most of it is the gigantic, beautifuly wide roundabout Giuseppe Rossi, with the rest of the track branching off to visit Bari's Football Stadium. Extensive widening needed on the roads south and just around the Bari stadium, but the north part and the round about itself are pretty good as is!

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 11 Oct 2015, 20:39

Looking on others a bit, this is somehow different.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6733617

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 13 Oct 2015, 19:39

The challenge is now officially closed. Rankings will follow soon!

pi314159 - http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6730434
UgncreativeUsergname - http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6730766
peteroli34 - http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6730843
TheFlyingCaterham - http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=451336
dr-baker - http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6731238
tommykl - http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6731364
Simtek - http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=469110
Shadaza - http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6733377
Bleu - http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6733617

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 13 Oct 2015, 21:37

9. UgncreativeUsergname - Nice. It would be a shame is someone had already dome something like that...

8. TheFlyingCaterham - Pretty fine from the second kilometer onwards, but the first part has way too many 90-degree corners.

7. Bleu - A good and original idea, but the overall feeling is that of a bit too long and boring circuit. And the hairpin before the final corner is Formula E kind of tight!

6. peteroli34 - This track is pretty good at combining the "traditional" seaside part with a nice trip around the old stadium. The chicane after the first kilometer kinda ruins the circuit's flow, though.

5. tommykl - Well, that wasn't much you could do wrong with both "conventional layouts". A point of merit for being the only one who ventured himself through the port.

4. pi314159 - Basic, but quite nice. Probably one of the best layouts among those using the roads around the old city.

3. Simtek - A nice trip around the suburbs, where there's still plenty of space to draw some good, flowing corners.

2. dr-baker - I'm glad someone took a shot at the streets around the airport and did it in a successful way. The part around the 3 km mark could have been flattened out a bit, but overall a good entry.

1. Shadaza - A part of me is skeptical about whether a 2 km long corner is a good idea. Another part of me just loves how this circuit manages to finally be original and challenging: teams would really struggle to find a good setup here!

So, it's Shadaza's turn now.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 14 Oct 2015, 19:30

novitopoli wrote:9. UgncreativeUsergname - Nice. It would be a shame is someone had already dome something like that...

See? I'm just as good as any real track designer! Where's my contract for the 2017 F1 track in Qatar?

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 21 Oct 2015, 20:59

Since a week has passed, looks like it's dr-baker's turn to set a challenge now.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 22 Oct 2015, 13:25

novitopoli wrote:Since a week has passed, looks like it's dr-baker's turn to set a challenge now.

OK then.

Shanghai's F1 track layout was inspired from the Chinese character "shang", the first character in the name of the city Shanghai (Wikipedia). So your challenge is to design a track layout in roughly the shape of a Roman alphabet character. It HAS to be recognisable as a letter, although it can be upper-case, lower-case, italic, non-italic, bubble-writing or not, etc. It will probably be hard to use existing roads to complete this so feel free to find some free land and start from scratch. It can be anywhere in the world. Length to be between 2.5 to 4.5 miles.

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 22 Oct 2015, 17:12

Here's my entry: the Berlin Brandenburg GP, on a certain piece of land nobody's using right now anyway. B for Berlin, B for Brandenburg, B for "Better than nothing".

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6740080

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 22 Oct 2015, 18:19

This corner-a-kilometer track is inspired by C. Or V. Or U. You can't really tell the difference. I have a general idea of how to remake it if it's not Vish enough.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6740120

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 22 Oct 2015, 22:28

This one is based off the letter M

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6740272

dio1990 · Post by **dio1990** » 23 Oct 2015, 10:33

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=6740444

Inspired by the letter Z.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 23 Oct 2015, 11:18

UgncreativeUsergname wrote:This corner-a-kilometer track is inspired by C. Or V. Or U. You can't really tell the difference. I have a general idea of how to remake it if it's not Vish enough.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6740120

It is V-ish enough - I can see a V in there...

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 23 Oct 2015, 21:04

G

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6740778

tBone · Post by **tBone** » 23 Oct 2015, 21:30

Something A-ish: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6740793

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 23 Oct 2015, 21:56

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6740839

My Attempt its either a H or K or quite possibly those 2 letters had a night of passion and 9 months later this appeared

Shadaza · Post by **Shadaza** » 24 Oct 2015, 18:38

Oh snap, I didn't think I'd win, I would have loved to have set a challenge, but oh well, snooze you lose. And for what it's worth, the alphabet challenge sounds awesome, so i'll design a circuit soon.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 24 Oct 2015, 19:05

It's the letter C as it appears in a new font that I just invented... No, you can't see it.

http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=472742

Post by **tommykl** » 24 Oct 2015, 19:06

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6741259

My own attempt, based on the letter T. All ressemblance to Misano is completely coincidental.

Shadaza · Post by **Shadaza** » 25 Oct 2015, 00:02

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6741356

Caicos Circuit.

The "C" stands for Caicos of course, a nice circuit on south Caicos island beautifully advertising the Turks and Caicos islands.

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 25 Oct 2015, 13:04

I hope you can see the "K". K is for Krakow.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6741549

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 26 Oct 2015, 16:57

pi314159 wrote:I hope you can see the "K". K is for Krakow.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6741549

Half-wishing I had allowed either the Roman or Greek alphabets, just so I could see you attempt a Pi-shaped track! But never mind, I made my choice...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 29 Oct 2015, 15:34

2 days since the last entry have now passed, but judgement day is tomorrow (30th October), so 12-24 hours left.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 30 Oct 2015, 13:24

Just doing the top half of the field, because. The ones I have chosen are the ones that most resemble letters (although that's not to say that the others don't, of course), and also which I would like to do a track day on, given the opportunity.

5. UngcreativeUsername (with another random G in there somewhere)
4. Peteroli: Love that it kinda resembles the first letters of both Hong and Kong, AND close to Disneyland!
3. HawkAussie
2. Simtek
1. Tommykl

Post by **tommykl** » 03 Nov 2015, 12:24

Ah crap, I have to do this, don't I?

Anyways, your challenge:
Your circuit must cross a major river of Europe.
I define this as any river which flows into the sea/ocean with that name. For example, the Rhine is acceptable at any point. The Ruhr, however, is not, as it flows into the Rhine.

I'm not picky with track length (just keep it under 10km), but it must use existing roads. As always, cutting roundabouts and central reservations is acceptable.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 03 Nov 2015, 18:06

http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=474921

European: Check
River: Check
Major: uuuummmm

Yeah, this design crosses the river that enters the sea in my hometown, though to call it major, well... there's a Wikipedia page? I've actually entered it before in a previous challenge (didn't come close to winning but hey), only it went in the opposite direction. It is a high-speed circuit that begins on the main straight of the old Wicklow Circuit and heads under the railway bridge that I'm sure you've seen the photographs of in the alt-1955 thread. After that it heads right onto a high-speed section that takes it over the new bridge that was finished in 2011-ish and down the Murrough before coming to another, older bridge that takes back to the other side of the Vartry. After that it's onto the town's main street and another high-speed dash back to the start-finish area.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 03 Nov 2015, 19:14

Do you like the new Mexico? Like tracks full of corners that, despite having the exact same radius, drive completely differently? Then the Regensburgring is for you!
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6746325

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 03 Nov 2015, 21:57

What do you get when a track crosses a river twice, goes over and under itself 6 times. Has a 1km straight and a startline/pitlane on a bridge?

You get this
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6746408

Shadaza · Post by **Shadaza** » 03 Nov 2015, 22:46

peteroli34 wrote:What do you get when a track crosses a river twice, goes over and under itself 6 times. Has a 1km straight and a startline/pitlane on a bridge?

You get this
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6746408

That has to be the most bokers/awesome circuit I have ever seen.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 03 Nov 2015, 22:48

Shadaza wrote:
peteroli34 wrote:What do you get when a track crosses a river twice, goes over and under itself 6 times. Has a 1km straight and a startline/pitlane on a bridge?

You get this
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6746408

That has to be the most bokers/awesome circuit I have ever seen.

Yeah, you know what? I think we can declare a winner already

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 03 Nov 2015, 23:37

Shadaza wrote:
peteroli34 wrote:What do you get when a track crosses a river twice, goes over and under itself 6 times. Has a 1km straight and a startline/pitlane on a bridge?

You get this
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6746408

That has to be the most bokers/awesome circuit I have ever seen.

On/off-ramps, a dual carriageway, multiple crossovers, and water all in one place... looks safe to me

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 04 Nov 2015, 12:10

Simtek wrote:
Shadaza wrote:
peteroli34 wrote:What do you get when a track crosses a river twice, goes over and under itself 6 times. Has a 1km straight and a startline/pitlane on a bridge?

You get this
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6746408

That has to be the most bokers/awesome circuit I have ever seen.

Yeah, you know what? I think we can declare a winner already

So that's the challenge, is it? To be more bonkers than this? OK...

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 04 Nov 2015, 12:33

dr-baker wrote:
Simtek wrote:
Shadaza wrote:
That has to be the most bokers/awesome circuit I have ever seen.

Yeah, you know what? I think we can declare a winner already

So that's the challenge, is it? To be more bonkers than this? OK...

The tracks not that bonkers i mean 3 crossovers and a pit lane on a bridge seems like a completely rational idea to me

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 04 Nov 2015, 17:46

peteroli34 wrote:
dr-baker wrote:So that's the challenge, is it? To be more bonkers than this? OK...

The tracks not that bonkers i mean 3 crossovers and a pit lane on a bridge seems like a completely rational idea to me

It's never been tried, how can anyone say it's dumb?

tBone · Post by **tBone** » 04 Nov 2015, 22:10

If peteroli's track is Andrea de Cesaris, this one might be Nick Heidfeld. But Heidfeld was a decent driver, so this might be a decent track

Autodromo del Fiume Po

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 05 Nov 2015, 16:43

Mine is the Jean Alesi version, only in the fact that it's in his home town (plus it's where I spent an academic year more than a decade ago!). There was due to a DTM round here while Jean Alesi was in the series, and I incorporated a section of what was due to be the track at the 5-6 km point (it would have also continued on round the 0 km point). I think the start/finish line would be better located at the 9 km point rather than the 0 km point. You also have the famous Pont d'Avignon at about the 500 to 600 metre point and it enters the city ramparts at around the 4 km point.

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 05 Nov 2015, 17:54

My pick for the river is Loire.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6747347

tBone · Post by **tBone** » 05 Nov 2015, 18:20

dr-baker wrote:Mine is the Jean Alesi version, only in the fact that it's in his home town (plus it's where I spent an academic year more than a decade ago!). There was due to a DTM round here while Jean Alesi was in the series, and I incorporated a section of what was due to be the track at the 5-6 km point (it would have also continued on round the 0 km point). I think the start/finish line would be better located at the 9 km point rather than the 0 km point. You also have the famous Pont d'Avignon at about the 500 to 600 metre point and it enters the city ramparts at around the 4 km point.

I was actually thinking of doing one there! But I was too lazy to check whether anyone had done it already and thought 'nah, probably someone else does this'.

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 05 Nov 2015, 19:48

The Immanuel Kant Circuit in Kaliningrad. No, I didn't cross all seven bridges.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6747397

AustralianStig · Post by **AustralianStig** » 05 Nov 2015, 23:14

Discovered there's a river called Nissan in Sweden, so of course I couldn't resist:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6747509

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 10 Nov 2015, 15:47

Time for judging?