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Bottom post of the previous page:

Really tough one. Failed miserably. Looked it up.

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I thought so too! This is the same circuit. As you can see, it's not an American oval :sly:

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I'll give you guys a clue: It's been modelled in GPL and converted to rFactor before.
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Norisring? It's the only circuit that I can think of with a layout resembling the second picture.
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I think it is or a Japanese or South African circuit. Look at the drivers position. So it is definitely not a track on the main European continent. Could be british, but i doubt that.
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I thought it was an early Japanese photo too.
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Well, at least one person is very close. And it's not @John :wave:

What do you say guys? Japanese, South African or British?
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I go for South African.
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Nope.
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My first thought was Aintree but it feels way off.
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then i go for the Japan connection :D but still have not the slightest clue which circuit.
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Is it an early image of Suzuka? The only reason I think that is because the second image has 36R and 25R markers.
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Where would this be in Suzuka though, I cant think of a place where you get the situation where the road is in a configuration as pictured. Keep in mind Suzukas layout hasn't changed in a major way since it was build.
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We're in the right country now! Alas, it is not Suzuka.
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Michkov wrote: 5 years ago Where would this be in Suzuka though, I cant think of a place where you get the situation where the road is in a configuration as pictured. Keep in mind Suzukas layout hasn't changed in a major way since it was build.
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No the hairpin has a huge elevation change the road going to the left would be much lower. Also there seems to be a right instead of the expected left.

Problem is all Japanese tracks are twisted knots. I'll have a guess though, Funabashi?
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My guess Old Fuji Speedway ;)
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