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Bathurst -- In reverse !?


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#1 V8 Fireworks

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 00:16

http://www.fpr.com.a...urst-in-reverse

 

I think V8SC management are out of their minds.  :eek: 

 

April fools joke?

 

First banning the drivers from racing in the Bathurst 12hour, now this... What's wrong with them?  :well:



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#2 Risil

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 00:22

As a fan of racing videogames and chaos in general I think this is a great idea.

 

Didn't the original Forza let you run Bathurst in both directions?


Edited by Risil, 29 November 2014 - 00:23.


#3 Eff One 2002

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 00:43

Nah, Bathurst wasn't in the original Forza, only a track a little similar to it. You can run Bathurst backwards in GRID 2 and GRID Autosport, however. V8SC Management must be abusing certain substances....



#4 wiligates

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 00:59

In bold, in the heading  01/04/14.



#5 Wuzak

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 01:50

Good pick ip Wili.

 

I would question if it were even feasible. The safety faetures, like gravel traps and barriers, are set up for forward direction only. Reverse would need a safety review.



#6 Zippel

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 03:13

http://www.fpr.com.a...urst-in-reverse
 
I think V8SC management are out of their minds.  :eek: 
 
April fools joke?
 
First banning the drivers from racing in the Bathurst 12hour, now this... What's wrong with them?  :well:


Not firing on all cylinders today, V8?

#7 Jimisgod

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 04:57

That's a record; caught by April Fool's in November.

#8 Jackmancer

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 07:04

Here's a hotlap of Bathurst in reverse, looks quite decent, obviously: 

 



#9 wonk123

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 08:40

The esses hillclimb is fun, but nowhere near as good as the mountain straight hillclimb



#10 DS27

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 09:59

If only it were true!



#11 Brother Fox

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Posted 01 December 2014 - 02:59

In bold, in the heading 01/04/14.

That really should have been enough

#12 repcobrabham

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Posted 01 December 2014 - 06:01

when i did my advanced driver training course at amaroo (a loooooooooooooooong time ago, obviously) we lapped it in reverse, which was counterclockwise. some weird cambers. re bathurst: the cutting would be almost impossible, surely!



#13 Tenmantaylor

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Posted 01 December 2014 - 11:38

Always found learning tracks in reverse often meant discounting what you already knew and starting again. Most corners, especially linked ones or those with varying radii, often require completely different lines.

 

The approach to Forest's Elbow and The Cutting are going to be extremely fast with no run off. Safety concerns?



#14 Jimisgod

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Posted 01 December 2014 - 14:35

Yeah only the dozens of openings in the concrete wall facing the wrong way...