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I'm looking for tracks that a hidden gems. The highest rated add-on tracks are probably already on my radar, so I'm looking for the lesser known add-ons that are good to drive and contain no bugs.

Maybe I can use one of those tracks in future series.

Over at Nogrip there has been a slew of tracks for AC. Perhaps these are ones that you are already aware of?

I know one of them is Pukekohe Park which is a lovely circuit.

I haven't checked nogrip yet, but I think it has roughly the same tracks as RD, still good suggestion :).

Mostly looking for tracks posted at not so mainstream forums, often in foreign languages, that we can easily miss. Or tracks that have proven to work at other leagues but we never used here.

There is a Russian site with tons of good tracks on, grouped by type, i.e. Formula one tracks etc
I haven't got the link on my phone but can get it this eve

http://assettocorsa.club/en/tracks.html

That one ;).

It's a site with a nice overview. I use that for ideas and then check RD for reviews and latest versions. And to check if they are legal  :angel:

That's the jobby  :)

A few fictional tracks that were on my radar but I never got around to test them though.

http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/toscana.12659/

http://assettocorsa.club/mods/tracks/majura-valley-motorsports-park.html   ( video with the track in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PG7--qQN8I )

No idea about the surface quality and all, but they look kinda interesting.

I believe this one was kinda nice too. The Salzburgring:

http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/salzburgring.2798/ (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/salzburgring.2798/)

Looks good, will need to see which cars can feature here.

I'm not a fan of fantasy tracks  :-[

Salzburg is brilliant in classics - It's a main stay for close racing in GPL  ;)
Also great fun with the right difficulty/fun balance. I'll have to try the AC version as I didn't know there was one!

not a fan of fantasy tracks either. Keep it real  ;)

Salzburgring is a good track conversion and we've raced it before.  :)

Are you aware of Thompson GP? I DL'd it ages ago and took an RSR around there earlier. Maybe not best suited to my Riverside Porka setup but would be excellent in the older classes of car I recon.
There's also a Lithuanian track in progress, needs more work at the mo but looks to have great potential  :)

Also Autopolis oita is a good modern Japanese circuit based on my limited seat time there

Never heard of Thompson GP, but it looks good. Really need tracks that suit older cars. Thanks  :)

Well, then maybe take a look at the '88 track pack, as we did for the last Group C race. Lots of classic lay-outs!
(I see there is a Spa-Francorchamps 88 version in it..  ;) )

Also from the creator of Barbagallo and Riverside there is the New Jersey MS park. Might be worth a look?
And then there is Rouen es Lessart, Tsukuba and Sugo that might be worth a look.

I had an online race sometime ago with the 917 @ Higlands. Altough a fictional track, its lay-out had a nice vibe with these cars...

The 88 tracks are too modern for a series I am thinking of, but they should be good for the group C cars.

I saw Rouen and it looked good, but I haven't checked tsukuba and sugo yet.

I'll also check New Jersey out.

These might be too modern too then..  :-\

Should be able to make something out of what is out there...I hope  :P

I didn't know you wanted oldskool!
In that case also take a look at:
Longford '67
Albi 67 (I've not tested this yet so it might just be a gpl rip)
Mosport (I seem to remember it being ok, been a while since I drove it though)
Ahvenisto (either 60's or modern)
Pau (3 to choose from, 60's, modernish, modern)
Fuji '68.

I'm sure I once saw Falkenburg for AC but can't remember where - altbierdude maybe?

The New Jersey Lightning track is really good. Nothing special to look at but the layout is great.

I also adore Luca Ring.

Came across some of those and they looked good. Should have some ideas to fill the series now, thanks all (but keep 'em coming).

Longford 67 is in the top 5 modded tracks for AC according to YouTube sim reviewers, so definitely worth a try out for some historic cars. We already use the other tracks in their top5 list.

Goodwood Motor Circuit ?

That reminded me  of Cadwell  :p

How?  :wacko:

My only concern with Goodwood is that it's probably another GPL rip - They need serious amounts of work thrown at them these days to look even vaguely upto spec on AC (Take a look at Solitude to see what I mean)
They seem to have done a nice enough Job of Salzburgring though

 :lol:  I don't know, I just mix them up and I can't remember Goodwood but know Cadwell:p

Not sure there is a good version of Goodwood available for AC? Last one I tried about a year ago wasn't that good. Hope there is as I'm doing my next track day there  :)

Aside from the couple I mentioned earlier in other threads have a few more I've recently tried and enjoyed.

Modern:
Bikernieki (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/bi%C4%B7ernieki-race-track.17186/)
I thought this was another GPL based track until I tried it. The GPL version is great for fun racing, this appears to be the modern version and seems to be pretty much scratch built.
Only at 0.3 state so far but more than good enough to race on.

Okayama (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/okayama-international-circuit.15846/)
Scratch built modern GT circuit in Japan. As with all Japanese tracks it features some tight sections plus a few tricky faster turns - and hills  :D


Classic:
Donington Park 1938 (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/donington-park-grand-prix-circuit-1938.17313/)
I thought it might have been an odd rip from the old spirit of speed game, but it's scratch built and really quite a challange (Try it in a 250F ;) )
It looks stunning aswell.


To keep and eye on:
Goodwood (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/goodwood-circuit.17228/)
Created from Lidar and still heavily WIP, but very good already

Mont Tremblant (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/wip-circuit-mont-tremblant.14185/)
Has a long way to go graphically but the track seems pretty much bang on. Will suit classic or modern cars as it hasn't changed much in recent years (Same as Mosport in that respect)

Nemuno Žiedas (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/nemuno-%C5%BDiedas-nemunas-ring.15814/)
This is the Lithuanian circuit I mentioned before, Looks like it should provide some good racing when it's a bit more complete

Thanks FMG, I'll wait a bit with Bikernieki but Okayama seems very good, definatly a worthy pick for a modern series.

Donnington 1938 seems very good, not sure if it will fit the Lotus 25. Cadwell only has 18 grid slots and when sign ups go over that, I'll need to look for another track, so this might be good for that but that's just a guess as I haven't tried it yet.

So many people are raving about Goodwood, but it looks so boring :P.

Can't really place the last 2 tracks, maybe more for the Lotus 49 or something, so pretty much a GPL kind of track?

Drive Goodwood in a classic. It's a knife edge when you're going at speed.
I've been spending time in the Lotus 49 Vs the Fez 312 - they're very close at the mo in laptimes but frequently result in trips to the infirmary  ;D

Drifting the 250 around there is sublime once you've got the lines and braking points

If you're already struggling with the 49, I'm glad I went with the 25 :). Do you think Donnington 38 would be better than Cadwell for the Lotus 25, more fitting to the era?

the Short version of Rouen is quite good.

I'm using the long version for the series. You think short one is better?

apologies senior moment did not see it was included  :-[

Doesn't matter, I just thought you preferred the short one over the long one and was just curious :).

The long version is correct for the car being used, that's the 60's layout  ;)

The trouble with the 49 is that it's default setup was made for V1 tires so is utterly unsuitable to the V10's we have now  ;D
I've only recently got the thing stable enough to equal the 312 around Goodwood. The 312 was fast out of the box!

As for Donny. I think that will be better served with really old stuff, the little Porsche or 250F for example.
We won't get many finishers in the Lotus 25's based on the quick go I've just had  :D

Historic Zandvoort and Fuji '68 have just been released for AC  :o both at RD  8)

The L49 should be much faster than the 312 even out of the box.

Should be - but's it's such a twitchy SOB that it isn't!  :D

Sounds  good,  I will  check tonight. If they are good, I can replace current zandvoort with the old one.
Not sure about Fuji,  isn't that a very high speeds track?

I suggest you keep it for future events these tracks:
-Solitude (also used for F1 from '61 to '64)
-Spa66
-Mosport
-Zolder67

Wanting to replicate, in the future, the entire season '67, i think it is possible in AC:
#1: Kyalami => existing mod (Kyalami '67)
#2: Monaco => existing mod (Monaco '66)
#3: Zandvoort => existing mod (sandev f3ct)
#4: Spa => existing mod (Spa '66)
#5: France Le Mans (Bugatti circuit) => existing mod
#6: Silverstone => AC official track
#7: Nürburgring => AC official track
#8: Canada Mosport => 2 tracks availables
#9: Monza => AC official track
#10: Watkins Glen => no idea of mods
#11: Mexico => need AC convertion or use the track mod '88 (Hermanos Rodriguez '88)

Just some ideas...

I believe we have used Thruxton and Eastern Creek for online races before. I did not participate in either, but maybe there are people around here who can tell if they are up to scrap.

Feels3 has finally allowed his version of croft to be converted and i must say, its pretty darn good! As a regular there in real life it feels quite accurate.

http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/croft-circuit.16806/

Thruxton has this under known issues: Since this release, some have reported an issue with laps not being counted if you go off track at the final chicane - I will investigate as a priority.

Untill that is fixed or properly tested, I'm a bit wary.

Croft looks good, I think there are enough tracks now to fill a British series.

Any track recommendatiosn for the 330/908/GT40? Preferably something of the era and high and slow speed combo, so all cars are competitive.

So far I'm thinking:

Classic Silverstone
Kyalami 67
Imola 72: https://actrackrebootproject.wixsite.com/ac-track-re-boot/imola1972 (untested)
Oestereichring 79: https://actrackrebootproject.wixsite.com/ac-track-re-boot/oesterreichring1979 (untested)

Solitude
Rouen (the one very very long)
Zolder67

Looks a bit like Nordschleife, but less. I need to try it tho, never raced it.


We used the veyr long version of Rouen with the Lotus series. Is there an even longer version?


Looks pretty good, will give it a test.

Thanks for the suggestions  :thumbup1:

No, we used the longest  :)

I'm not a fan of the Solitude conversion for AC. It really highlights how much work needs to be put into a GPL conversion by not having actually done any of it ;)

Keeping with the 60's/70's vibe;

The site you got Kyalami from has a few gems that these cars raced on in the day:

Spa '66 (Really good, shows you how brave/insane the drivers were!)
Sebring (I don't think this is the historic version as I've not tried it - but that just means less piles of sand and/or polos)
Österreich ring. (Haven't tried it but the screen shots are looking good - again they will have raced here and it's a fun, challenging track)

In the same theme already in game you have:
Brands GP
Monza 66 - although they used a variant of the 10k layout in reality, see below
Monza 10K (you'll have to pretend the extra chicanes before the banking are there to be really accurate ;) see GPL's Monza 1000km )
Laguna Seca (different layout but, hey)
Nordschliefe

Then additionally:
Suzuka
Fuji Speedway
Goodwood (It's just been updated again)
I think there's a classic Hockenheim out there - or at least an 80's version with the chicanes in the forest
Le Mans historic
Mosport park (It's a modern version available, but the layout hasn't been changed really since the 60's)

I'm sure there're more, but that's just picking from my own installed tracks

Same Rouen version of race on Lotus  :D

Solitude is, in my opinion, one of best track. It is something between Old Spa and Rouen. For AC, it is a conversion from GPL.

True, but the track is cool.  8)

Ripped from rF2, so I can't use it.


Planning on using it for the 599xx


A classic version of Monza sounds good and Laguna as well.


Suzuku could be interesting, but not sure if there is a proper version of that track. Fuji could be more suitable. Modern Le Mans is already boring, but the looooong straights on the classic one...no thank you :D. Mosport on the other hand can be nice.

Current tracks that could be in the mix:

Classic Silverstone
Kyalami 67
Imola 72
Ostereichring 79
Classic Monza
Laguna Seca
Mosport
Mid Ohio
Classic Zandvoort (Sandevoerde)
Fuji Speedway
Virginia International Raceway
Zolder 67

That's 12 tracks, so that's 4 too many, but maybe I'll go for a 10 race series, just like the Lotus. Silverstone is my first pick to be dropped.
I still need to test most of those tracks, so anyone any experience with these?

Only comment is that Mid Ohio seems a little heavy in terms of frame rates - this may have been solved since I down loaded my version though.
I recommend a test with something to find out if it can cope with lots of cars online
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The rest seem OK, with varying degrees of historical accuracy :P

It's possible I do 1 more test race, using the findings of Kyalami to restrict the Ferrari.


Which one do you find too far from historical accuracy?

Weelllll, Laguna has gained a few corners from it's original 60's layout as I said. But otherwise it should suffice ;)
And of course the Nords has altered drastically since those days, although you haven't listed it anyway

Not tried it, but this is one of my all time faves:
http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/circuit-de-charade-2011.101681/

Is this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwAL7yD44I4

Tonight i ll dream that track with Lotus 72, im sure!  :angel:

Was going to suggest the Le Grand Circuit 1967 http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/le-grand-circuit-1967.17288/ but I now see that has already been binned.

1967 World Sportscar Championship comprised the following:
Daytona
Sebring    
Monza
Spa   
Madonie
Nürburgring
Le Mans
Hockenheimring   
Mugello
Brands Hatch
Autodromo di Pergusa
Österrich   
Villars-sur-Ollon   
Nürburgring

Yes Fabri, that one  :thumbup1: Part of it was small part of the old Clermont Ferrand track I think.

I could almost be tempted to pay for it if someone released a worthy historic version. The GPLEA version remains one of my favourite tracks to go for a blast on, in any car :angel:
In a '65 F1 or a '69 it's amazing

Thanks Ceolmor, that was the list I was looking for. I've never heard of some tracks and some have changed too much for me to fit these cars, but Sebring (not for 599 anymore), Monza, Spa, Mugello, Brands and Österrich will do fine. Finding 4 other tracks shouldn't be too hard, did somebody say include Longford?  ;D   

Madonie you will have heard of - It's the Targa Florio  ;)
Pergusa is Enna
I was unaware of Villars, a google says it was a hill climb?

I did not know about Madonie, but Enna did sound familiar. But I think that track gives most people nightmares  ;D

Madonie, very long track between villages in Sicily. The "Piccolo circuito delle Madonie" is 72 km.

I think that those cars raced at Longford too (maybe a race out of Championship)  ::)

Mugello, no please.

Should have a blast here one day, looks a very nicely done mod of the track. Will make a good round for some of the older cars
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/croft-circuit.16806/

there is a new version of Road America out too, version 3.5
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/road-america.7095/

This looks nicely done too, another fave for historics racing in the past
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/road-atlanta-2017.18293/

or some fun at a 90's Imola
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/imola-historic-94.19338/

Zolder '67
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/zolder-1967-v-2.18383/

Croft looks very good, I just haven't had a car that I think matches it I think.

I saw the update on Road America and that's going to be used with the 599's, same goes for Road Atlanta.

Don't know the 90's Imola layout by heart, but I did try the '88 version and I despised it because it has the horrible chicanes in it. Imola '72 is awesome, but only has very few grid slots.

The graphics of '67 look outdated on the screens, but I'll give it a go :).

Road America 3.6 just released
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/road-america.7095/

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Nice F5-ing there ;). I'll check the version the week before the race :).

Not the '67 lay-out, but perhaps a better version of the Zolder track.

https://actrackrebootproject.wixsite.com/ac-track-re-boot/zolder2017 (https://actrackrebootproject.wixsite.com/ac-track-re-boot/zolder2017)

AC reboot now has Algarve (https://actrackrebootproject.wixsite.com/ac-track-re-boot/algarveinternationalcircuit) and Suzuka (https://actrackrebootproject.wixsite.com/ac-track-re-boot/suzukacircuit2017)  ;D

And even better than that - Charade's 60's layout, seemingly modelled on the current day road course 8)
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/circuit-charade-8km-info-update-1-1.19689/ (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/circuit-charade-8km-info-update-1-1.19689/)

Just trialled another new one - this time by the guy that created Okayama.

Chang international Circuit
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/chang-international-circuit.20997/ (https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/chang-international-circuit.20997/)

It's another Tilke drome but isn't covered in chicanes at least. Already not far off Kunos standards despite not being finished yet, I'd recommend it for modern stuff.
Doubt historics would be as much fun here, underpowered stuff certainly wouldn't be.

Nice one. Interesting to see him put a lot of time into tracks that aren't that well known.

Is there a good version of Dijon Prenois for AC? Used to love that track for historics racing and its still used for that today.

Yeah, Mitya Bonca, proper AC lover,  turned into a real master from zero level in AC track building this some years. Really respect this guy.  I've done some laps in Chang and found it developed idealy for view and road feel.  Interesting to know what his track will be next?  :)

An interesting track of '50s
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/feldbergring.21195/

That looks epic  :o

It is - take the Ferrari for a spin here :D

Watkins Glen for AC  8)
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/watkins-glen-international.20204/ (https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/watkins-glen-international.20204/)

Have to give this a run out sometime soon  :)

Tried the above track out last night. Nice good sweeping track, will make for a good race round. Has classic and modern layouts and looks good quality. Found the track texture a little dark in my rift. Will let Baikal comment on the track physics  :)

Haha  :) This track was released more earlier and i was talked about it , as i remember  ;)
Good track, flat track surface is as in real- it took a new hi quality surface this years so it's correct. Respect to author - he was used near laserscan technology here.  :)
But yes- the graphics gamma is slightly not the same as in AC. All this autors tracks has this differencies. But ok  :) 

We raced on this track in the MC12 series :P
Maybe it was a revision earlier than present - but same track by the same guy, pretty sure you were in the race MJ ;D

And finally a proper Mosport!

https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/mosport-ctmp-0-8.24486/ (https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/mosport-ctmp-0-8.24486/)

At AC reboot there is a 1991 version of Le Mans, maybe an idea with the Group C Merc?.

Also Bathurst and Interlagos 1975 are there, together with Sonoma Raceway, a few tracks worth a try?

Bathurst is listed as a Rip from Forza, so I guess is out.
Sonoma is just as awesome as in all other games.
At Le Man's it might be possible to run the 962LH against the Merc, as they're both low drag variants.

Not tried interlagos yet though.

Would be cool to do a Le Mans race with prototypes i guess.

We also have a Daytona track don't we? Perhaps we could do a race there as i the real Daytona 24h is also imminent.

Tracks must stop being hosted as i've just checked my tracks folder i have an acu_bathurst

The Le Mans 1991 track is really nice and quite realistic  ;):

(https://i.postimg.cc/vTcvZBjr/Screenshot-ks-mercedes-c9-lemans-1991-11-1-119-19-59-17.jpg)

Not really a track suggestion, but this mod will make the tracks look a lot better and give night races as well:

https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/sol.24914/

Broke Back Moutain again Jeff??  :P

Mod is looking good. Kunos are out, modders are in! However i heard you also need the Content Manager mod for this to work? Anyone using this already?

Not multi-player compatible yet, but I'm sure MJ will appreciate the moody weather it can create ;)

hehe, funny enough i was watching some real onboard footage on youtube last night and thought the sky looked so much better/realistic with some clouds in it than what we always set with boring mid-clear  ::)
I also dislike the glare i get at some tracks using a Rift with the bright weather setting.

That Sol looks pretty impressive, dynamic weather!  :o and great moody looking skys.  8) if he gets it working with MP then we could liven things up now and then.

https://youtu.be/5e1aNK_YKMw (https://youtu.be/5e1aNK_YKMw)

Looks stunning  8)

Yeah. Ilya Yusupov  is genius and true enthusiast  and i hope we will see an track phisics changes  with weather and all it will be syncronised  online for proper racing. For now it's all about visuals only  :) We need the Kunos will give to Ilya some additional keys from AC code  ;)