The exception to this is the blatant remake of the Polar Wharf track from Mashed, a layout of two long frozen straights linked by
a tight hairpin at either end.
One corner that's unique to Long Beach is the very
tight hairpin at Turn 11.
Not exact matches
As for the track itself, overtaking tends to be quite difficult
at Sonoma, but the
tight hairpins can lead to some optimistic lunges which then lead to caution periods, which as ever in IndyCar have the potential to completely shake up the order.
Accelerating down the long straight from the
tight turn - 11
hairpin is an experience to savor, but now we're hard on the brakes for the 90 - degree left that we were approaching
at massive speed just a moment ago.
The Vulcan is a big, wide car and it feels it
at the first
tight hairpin, the tail slipping sideways and the traction control cutting in as Turner makes a swift correction.
Our first taste of the Cayman GTS is
at the
tight and technical Circuito Mallorca, which comprises a succession of
hairpins, as well as a couple of faster sweepers that can be attacked in third and fourth gears respectively.
Developer: Codemasters Publisher: Codemasters Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Yes Split - Screen: Yes Co-op: Yes PEGI: 3 + I'm hurtling down a straight
at insane speeds in my Lotus; the
tight hairpin is approaching fast, but Sebestian Vettel's rocket powered Red Bull hasn't taken massive chunks out of my lead -LSB-...]
I'm hurtling down a straight
at insane speeds in my Lotus; the
tight hairpin is approaching fast, but Sebestian Vettel's rocket powered Red Bull hasn't taken massive chunks out of my lead on that single straight and I need to leave my braking for this corner as late as possible to try to claw back a little bit of time and hold the lead for the final lap.
Tracks also have a good variety of long straights and smooth bends, letting you glide
at fantastic speeds as well as
tight hairpin bends which, if taken perfectly, will make you feel like a real champion.