Quandary Park

[ScotsBrutesFan]

The Quandary being which version do you run from it's centrally located paddock.

The Short North Circuit with it's own pitlane ...
2.550 kms / 1.59 miles Clockwise with 10 corners.

The Long North Circuit from the Main Pitlane ...
2.978 kms / 1.86 miles Clockwise with 7 corners

The South Circuit from the Main pitlane ...
3.759 kms / 2.35 miles Anti-Clockwise with 11 corners

The Full Circuit from the main pitlane ...
6.544 kms / 4.09 miles a cross over circuit with 19 corners

I am in the process of doing this circuit in full graphics but as usual work gets in the way of pleasure.

As a Note
I think this is the first deisgn where I've managed to successfully include a clockwise and Anticlockwise circuit operating from the same pitlane without the need for a reverseable direction section of track.

Also the Short North and Southern circuits can be operated safely at the same time.

Comments, criticism and posible edits are welcomed as always.

[werner]

A lot of possibilities, that's for sure. Until corner number 8, the track is good, especially turn 3-4-5. After that, it is a bit boring.
I wonder how you are going to sort out paddock access etc.

[xlr8r]

You seem to love figure eight designs lately. The track is alright imo. Too many constant radius corners

[Stig]

My only criticism is that the second half of the full circuit has a lot of repeating corners. Also, I agree with werner that the track is good up until turn 8. I prefer your other designs, but still not bad.

[TilkeWannabe]

I'm all for figure-of-eight designs, they're cool, but the area with all the bypasses for the shorter circuits and the overpass looks a bit crammed for me, especially if it were to be put into construction. I'm just saying this because of the same problem that I had with Mount Hill.

But Werner's not wrong, there are quite a few layouts and it would be hard to get bored racing it. It's not a bad track though from my perspective.

[ScotsBrutesFan]

I've put Quandry park on hold for the moment, whilst wroking on something a little simpler. I will get back to it with the full graphic which includes paddock access, though I'm sure my method will incite criticism.

[TilkeWannabe]

That will bring people back, constructive criticism is good for this sub-forum I think. Looking forward to it.

[Yannick]

This one is a beast of two halves really. I agree with Stig that the 2nd half of this circuit has lots of repeating corners. The first half is rather quick whereas the 2nd half looks rather Mickey-Mousey, even though it still retains some kind of flow.
I'm sorry to say that I feel that this design isn't really up to par when compared to your other recent designs. It looks rather like it was based on a 2 year old sketch or something, complete with the one aesthetic element from your designs of that period which I never really liked: an overabundance of parallel straights. Here, we've got 4 of them, located more or less equidistant to each other.
I guess it's a track that's OK from a technical point of view, and I might even enjoy using it on a simulator, but aesthetically, I just don't like it.
I'll try editing it, but you might not recognize it afterwards.

[Yannick]

So here is the quick edit. I lost the crossover and outlined only the long version, but maybe the corner shapes from my edit can inspire you to update your own design.

[ScotsBrutesFan]

That would also remove the multi layout options

[Yannick]

Yes, indeed, it would. I understand that the concept of the clockwise and anticlockwise layouts is very important to you. I'm sorry I couldn't come up with a design that keeps these ideas. Still, I hope that my suggestions have inspired you a bit to re-think the shape of some corners.