F1 Rejects Track Designing Competition

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 25 Apr 2016, 21:46

More_Blue_Flags wrote:Does a track on a British sovereign base in Cyprus count as European or not European enough for this challenge?

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=6849945

You haven't built a track in one of the specified areas.

More_Blue_Flags · Post by **More_Blue_Flags** » 26 Apr 2016, 03:30

UgncreativeUsergname wrote:
More_Blue_Flags wrote:Does a track on a British sovereign base in Cyprus count as European or not European enough for this challenge?

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=6849945

You haven't built a track in one of the specified areas.

UgncreativeUsergname wrote:Baku Asian Grand Prix
Following the European Games and European Grand Prix, other clearly non-European countries want to count as part of Europe too.
*Using only existing roads, make a circuit in Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Morocco, or the Asian part of Turkey.
*Minimum length 3.5 km, maximum 7 km.
*The existence or not of a reasonably wide track, escape roads, and a place for the pits matter for this challenge.

I'm pretty sure that's Cyprus

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 26 Apr 2016, 04:27

More_Blue_Flags wrote:
UgncreativeUsergname wrote:
More_Blue_Flags wrote:Does a track on a British sovereign base in Cyprus count as European or not European enough for this challenge?

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=6849945

You haven't built a track in one of the specified areas.

UgncreativeUsergname wrote:Baku Asian Grand Prix
Following the European Games and European Grand Prix, other clearly non-European countries want to count as part of Europe too.
*Using only existing roads, make a circuit in Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Morocco, or the Asian part of Turkey.
*Minimum length 3.5 km, maximum 7 km.
*The existence or not of a reasonably wide track, escape roads, and a place for the pits matter for this challenge.

I'm pretty sure that's Cyprus

I think he meant within the borders of the sovereign state of Cyprus. The Sovereign Base Areas are officially British Overseas Territories and therefore not part of the Republic of Cyprus.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 26 Apr 2016, 21:47

Simtek wrote:I think he meant within the borders of the sovereign state of Cyprus. The Sovereign Base Areas are officially British Overseas Territories and therefore not part of the Republic of Cyprus.

Exactly. Besides that interpretation being what I was thinking when I made the rules, if I allowed "Cyprus" or "Georgia" to be general areas, who knows what grey areas that could open up? I already have Abkhazia and the SADR to make a political judgment on if anyone tries to be clever....

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 26 Apr 2016, 22:16

UgncreativeUsergname wrote:
Simtek wrote:I think he meant within the borders of the sovereign state of Cyprus. The Sovereign Base Areas are officially British Overseas Territories and therefore not part of the Republic of Cyprus.

Exactly. Besides that interpretation being what I was thinking when I made the rules, if I allowed "Cyprus" or "Georgia" to be general areas, who knows what grey areas that could open up? I already have Abkhazia and the SADR to make a political judgment on if anyone tries to be clever....

I'm not gonna lie, I seriously considered doing a track in the US state of Georgia

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 28 Apr 2016, 22:26

peteroli34: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6847654
Simtek: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6847658
AxelP800: http://www.mappedometer.com/?maproute=514610
dr-baker: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6848172
Normal32: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6849175
watka: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6849668 (thankfully no one tried to be clever)

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 28 Apr 2016, 23:23

6. Normal32
I like the layout, particularly all the scary chicanes you put in, but there are some corners with very high-speed entries and little or no runoff, plus there's nowhere for the pits.

5. Simtek
This one won't exactly get the juices flowing. It isn't quite a bunch of square corners, but they're similar enough to make things boring. And imagine a brake failure at the corner after 2 km....

4. AxelP800
Another track that isn't technically filled with square corners, but still satisfies the spirit of that archetype. Also, a couple of the corners lead straight into a wall where the straight is too long to justify it.

3. peteroli34
The layout is pretty good, although there isn't anything in particular to point out about it. The corners before and after 6 km could be safety issues and the pits need to replace a few buildings, but this one's all right.

2. watka
The corners look fun, but some of the roads are so ridiculous that this was never going to win. And if you just looked at the shape of this track, you would guess it's a lot shorter than it is, whatever that counts for.

1. dr-baker
You have some ludicrously narrow roads and a couple places that could use some runoff, but you gained the practicality points back by actually having an okay place for the paddock. It's much like watka's track in that respect, but you won for keeping the narrow roads to a few turns instead of most of the track. Safety aside, you put in some fun corners, and I like the idea of the entire race being a slipstreaming battle, so you did well on the actual layout. This one won't be looked upon with awe years later, but it was a fairly restrictive challenge, and obviously you handled it the best.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 29 Apr 2016, 11:46

Wow. I was not expecting that. And with a track in Ayia Napa of all places!

Mediterranean Grand Prix

The track must be in one of the following locations around the Mediterranean Sea (mostly islands, but with one or two penisulas as well): Gibraltar, Corsica, Sardinia, Cyprus, Malta, Sicily, Crete, Majorca, Minorca, Lesbos, Rhodes, Kefalonia, Corfu, Santorini. Length 2 to 4 miles. Go wild!

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 29 Apr 2016, 14:27

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6853083

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 29 Apr 2016, 15:51

Minorca:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6853138

Have to built a little new road just before 1 mile road and a bridge before the penultimate bend.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 29 Apr 2016, 19:40

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6853310

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 29 Apr 2016, 20:25

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6853328

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 29 Apr 2016, 20:43

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6853339

Aislabie · Post by **Aislabie** » 29 Apr 2016, 22:20

This one actually obeys all the rules (I think)

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 30 Apr 2016, 16:45

Aislabie wrote:This one actually obeys all the rules (I think)

Are you sure?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 30 Apr 2016, 18:57

dr-baker wrote:
Aislabie wrote:This one actually obeys all the rules (I think)

Are you sure?

I wasn't sure if it was an unfortunate mistake or an attempt at irony...

Aislabie · Post by **Aislabie** » 01 May 2016, 10:55

Simtek wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
Aislabie wrote:This one actually obeys all the rules (I think)

Are you sure?

I wasn't sure if it was an unfortunate mistake or an attempt at irony...

No irony attempted, just considerable evidence that one should never internet while drowsy.

Anyway, I've actually linked the circuit now, as opposed to "24 grown ass men who should be shot into space" which I was attempting to send to a friend at the time

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 02 May 2016, 05:52

Caltanissetta:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6746850

Post by **tommykl** » 06 May 2016, 15:20

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6858144

Making my return to this competition with a phoned-in design on Majorca. Hoping to not be last.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 06 May 2016, 20:12

Ooops, should have made a decision on this a couple of days ago. Deadline now obviously moved by a few days.

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 06 May 2016, 23:20

How on earth did you forget to put IBIZA?

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6858487

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 12 May 2016, 13:11

It's been an ambiguous amount of time since the last eligible track, so maybe get on it!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 12 May 2016, 15:54

UgncreativeUsergname wrote:It's been an ambiguous amount of time since the last eligible track, so maybe get on it!

OK, I need to go and do another couple of hours' work this evening (with almost as much commuting) so results will be produced around lunchtime BST tomorrow.

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 16 May 2016, 00:35

1. Simtek
2. novitopoli

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 16 May 2016, 00:36

1. AxelP800
2. novitopoli

Honourable mention to AdrianBelmonte_'s track, which I considered voting for, but I suppose it's against the rules until Baker says otherwise.

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 16 May 2016, 12:04

1. Aislabie
2. UgncreativeUsergname

UncreativeUsername37 · Post by **UncreativeUsername37** » 18 May 2016, 22:17

1. novitopoli (8)
2. Simtek (6)
=. AxelP800 (6)
=. Aislabie (6)
5. UgncreativeUsergname (4)

novitopoli beats three designers by the minimum margin.

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 20 May 2016, 13:16

Good, it's up to me then...

You have to fulfill Bernie's wish and design a circuit in the Las Vegas Valley. The circuit must be up to modern F1 standards (space for paddock, pits, some runoffs etc.) and be shorter than 6,5 km. You may use parking lots or similar spaces, but at least half of the track should consist of existing roads.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 20 May 2016, 13:35

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6868087

The curve on Convention Center Drive shouldn't be there...

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 20 May 2016, 16:19

To redo in other post

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 May 2016, 16:33

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6868236

Paddock to be in the car park at around the 3 km marker. This would please Bernie...

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 May 2016, 16:36

AxelP800 wrote:http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6853083

Temporary pedestrian bridge can be build to solve the malls' isolation, and I hope "Mall Ring Cir" is counted as public road....

Sorry Axel, but I don't think Cyprus is in the Las Vegas Valley....

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 20 May 2016, 17:06

dr-baker wrote:
AxelP800 wrote:http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6853083

Temporary pedestrian bridge can be build to solve the malls' isolation, and I hope "Mall Ring Cir" is counted as public road....

Sorry Axel, but I don't think Cyprus is in the Las Vegas Valley....

You got to be kidding.... So gmap saves it and shows the link of the link I used to open the gmap, got to do all over again.....
Thanks Professor Baker

EDIT:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6868277
It works. For sure.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 20 May 2016, 17:50

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6868317

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 20 May 2016, 18:09

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6868336

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 20 May 2016, 19:53

Remember the allmighty Caesars Palace GP? IT´S BACK!!!1

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6868430

Aislabie · Post by **Aislabie** » 20 May 2016, 21:34

I was going to do an airport circuit, but they aren't allowed. Instead, I present this creation, for better or for worse. It's not brand new, but it is by me.

It's also not very good, but I'm fed up with Vegas already.

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 26 May 2016, 18:30

Ok, here the results:
7. Normal32
6. AxelP800
5. Aislabie
4. AdrianBelmonte
3. Peteroli34
2. Simtek
1. Dr-Baker

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 01 Jun 2016, 13:47

OK, I've just seen this on my return from watching the Indianapolis 500 trackside, and am happy to see the result! So for the next challenge, inspired by my visit:

Indianapolis Street Track

So Indianapolis has an oval race for IndyCars in May, and also a road course race in the middle of May. But what if Indianapolis were to have a street race as well, to fully test drivers' abilities behind the wheel in the city? So the challenge is to build a street course, 1.5 to 3 miles long, within the boundaries of Interstate 465, or alternatively at the airport.

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 01 Jun 2016, 15:22

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6876578
Just under 3 miles

Details of pitlane: