I'm glad that everyones feelings aren't totally negative towards this track now we've attempted a race here.
Though the race could be viewed as a disaster due to the number of finishers, you could easily have just as many retirements on a smaller, more crowded circuit.
For me, this one has plenty of risk / reward corners, meaning that over the course of a lap you can make, or lose lots of time, depending on how much you want to push in the race.
I think if more people learnt the track (and i was in the group that didn't fully know it) then the racing here would be improved. There was certainly enough to keep you occupied when you weren't in traffic, whereas at other circuits in can become boring plodding round on your own through a load of mickey mouse corners.
This was one of the first tracks i downloaded for GPL when i first got it a couple of years ago as i love the longer, more dangerous tracks and i'm glad that i've been forced to learn it. Its been something i've been trying to motivate myself to do for a while.
I think the Amateurs should be pushed into taking on the odd 'difficult to learn' track each season for the challenge of it. I'd rather that than yawning my way round Watkins Glen.
I think that has been reflected this year with the addition of Nurburgring, Scottenring and Sachsenring to the schedule. Its almost like - think your good? Try these.
Very underrated longer circuit.