The most boring circuit layout?

The most boring circuit layout?

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ChevronB19

Original Poster:

6,118 posts

168 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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I nominate Silverstone National circuit - other opinions?

Dan BSCS

1,178 posts

241 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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100% Silverstone National.

Edited by Dan BSCS on Sunday 19th September 23:29

take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey

5,655 posts

60 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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Agreed. That was quick and easy.

What next laugh

jeff666

2,344 posts

196 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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Mallory park has to be a contender.


Voldemort

6,468 posts

283 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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Elvington

WonkeyDonkey

2,391 posts

108 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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Only ever driven it in racing sims.... Is Snetterton any good in real life?

stevieturbo

17,443 posts

252 months

Sunday 19th September 2021
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Voldemort said:
Elvington
That's an airfield, not a circuit.

As such, it is laid out like an airfield.

mmm-five

11,380 posts

289 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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stevieturbo said:
That's an airfield, not a circuit.

As such, it is laid out like an airfield.
...and it depends what layout they build on the day. If they get a lot of Caterwesticals attending they make it tight & twisty, if it's turbo-nutter-barges they given them a bit more room.

Mammasaid

4,166 posts

102 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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NASCAR Oval?

Turn left, rinse and repeat!

mmm-five

11,380 posts

289 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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Mammasaid said:
NASCAR Oval?

Turn left, rinse and repeat!
You've missed the nuance.

Turn left a bit, straighten up, turn left a bit more than last time, straighten up, turn left a bit less than last time, straighten up...and watch out for those with 3 or 4 corners instead of 2 (or 4 if you count the in and out as 2 corners) as they may catch you out.

Chunkychucky

6,054 posts

174 months

Monday 20th September 2021
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ChevronB19 said:
I nominate Silverstone National circuit - other opinions?
Good call.

One i've been to and shan't be revisiting is Blyton Park, flatter than a witch's tit and felt a bit 'Mickey Mouse' to me without any real flow to it.

whp1983

1,218 posts

144 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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Don’t particularly enjoy brands hatch Indy (paddock hill interesting that’s about it)

Compared to my favourites of Oulton, Croft, Anglesey etc I don’t feel it comes close.

n3il123

2,662 posts

218 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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Silverstone National a challenging and technical circuit now compared to what it used to be....


Truckosaurus

11,842 posts

289 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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whp1983 said:
Don’t particularly enjoy brands hatch Indy (paddock hill interesting that’s about it)

Compared to my favourites of Oulton, Croft, Anglesey etc I don’t feel it comes close.
Brands Indy is my favourite to watch actual racing, as you can see the whole lap from the paddock hill stand.

Oulton never excites me, the action always seems far away.

l354uge

2,969 posts

126 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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jeff666 said:
Mallory park has to be a contender.
Certainly, I've been there once and probably won't go back, even though I live 10 minutes from it.

Would rather drive 2 and a half hours to oulton or cadwell.

Blyton is very flat but still has more interest than Mallory top me, or Bedford.

Haven't tried Silverstone, my car is too slow for a track that wide and open

mmm-five

11,380 posts

289 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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n3il123 said:
Silverstone National a challenging and technical circuit now compared to what it used to be....

Are you sure that's the National circuit (of any era)?

I thought the National was this one...

n3il123

2,662 posts

218 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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mmm-five said:
Are you sure that's the National circuit (of any era)?

I thought the National was this one...
Yep that is the old club circuit which is what the national turned into after one of the many butchering sessions

anonymous-user

59 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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Imagine if F1 decided that for the 2022 British GP, you had to do 10 laps of the National circuit and 50 laps of the GP circuit in any order you choose, that would be entertaining …

MG CHRIS

9,147 posts

172 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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Llandow is pretty dull even though it's my local track. Good for testing and pretty cheap too but not what you call an engaging track layout.

FWIW

3,138 posts

102 months

Tuesday 21st September 2021
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l354uge said:
Certainly, I've been there once and probably won't go back, even though I live 10 minutes from it.

Would rather drive 2 and a half hours to oulton or cadwell.

Blyton is very flat but still has more interest than Mallory top me, or Bedford.

Haven't tried Silverstone, my car is too slow for a track that wide and open
I always enjoyed Mallory Park, although I haven’t been for years.

Blyton is st.

But my nomination goes to Croix en Ternois.

Edited by FWIW on Tuesday 21st September 21:18