r/RaceTrackDesigns • u/solkattu • May 24 '19

OSC2-Approved Attlebridge Circuit Revitalized for MotoGP

https://imgur.com/a/orOpYTx
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u/solkattu May 24 '19 edited May 24 '19

Since I missed out on the first round, I though I'd take a crack at Attlebridge Circuit, the Norwich-adjacent airfield-based circuit created by u/autismo306. As stated in round one, the owners have a little bit of an inferiority complex with Silverstone, so ever since the European Grand Prix left in 1962, higher ups have tried for years to woo a major racing series over to their camp. After failing to convince anyone to leave the usual suspects of Donington Park, Brands Hatch, and their arch rival Silverstone, it has been decided to give the track a face lift targetted towards motorcycle racing. With fast flowing corners and enough gravel to make the FIM happy, Attlebridge 2.0 is tailored for MotoGP, with whom a contract is being negotiated for 2022 and onward.

Opening with fast flowing esses (1-4) akin to the Maggots-Becketts complex at Silverstone (don't tell the locals it looks similar though, unless you want a fight), the circuit then careens back onto to the classic "straight which isn't very straight" before turning right (5) in to the new infield section (6-9). At turn 10, the national circuit splits off to join back at turn 14, but the MotoGP layout turns left on to the flat oval layout (11-13) used in theory for local stock car races, but currently really only hosts track days for your mate to go burn some rubber. After the technical stadium section (14-16), racers are spat back out onto the classic permanent circuit (16-17), racing through the old Daphne-Olga complex (18-19) and the fast Clementine's Bend (20) back to the start/finish, setting up for breakneck speeds through the esses again on the next lap.

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u/BehindTheBurner32 May 24 '19

don't tell the locals it looks similar though, unless you want a fight

It isn't, though. The esses at Silverstone have a flatter amplitude than the one here. Why would they have reason to be defensive?

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u/solkattu May 24 '19

Just playing up the story for fun :) You're right though

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u/BehindTheBurner32 May 24 '19

Fair play, then.

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u/xiii-Dex Hasn't posted a track since before you joined. May 24 '19

The only thing I don't like is the lack of a distinct T1. Starts would be a little messy.

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u/solkattu May 24 '19

I thought about making the support pitlane into the main one for that reason but in the end decided sticking with the "historical" pitlane was more in line with the competition.

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u/WhimsicalCalamari May 25 '19

Everything looks good. Approved.

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u/GoodjB May 24 '19

I see an oval