jalopnik.com— As we stand waiting at the starter tree of the 2009 motorsports season, we've let our minds wander across the infinite expanses of Google Earth, finding these shots of the world's top 15 race courses.
Feb 28, 2009View in Crawl 4
Actually, I think Daytona should be there, being the center of Nascar, and hosting one of the best 24hour endurance races in the world (2nd only to LeMans, IMHO). I don't think Road America should be in the list. It's a great track, but doesn't have the prestige of either Indy, or Daytona. Sazuka is a another great, fast track. But not one of the best 15 in the world. And the 'Ring should have been either first or second. It is one of the greatest tracks in the world, far better than Bathurst.
Well, the bad road conditions notwithstanding, the Gilles Villeneuve circuit is actually one of the pilots' favorite. It's very hard on the breaking, and it requires a lot of driving intelligence to win. It really should be in that list...
mankind121Mar 1, 2009
I thought it was pretty awesome to see Laguna Seca too
friday1970Mar 1, 2009
Actually, I think Daytona should be there, being the center of Nascar, and hosting one of the best 24hour endurance races in the world (2nd only to LeMans, IMHO). I don't think Road America should be in the list. It's a great track, but doesn't have the prestige of either Indy, or Daytona. Sazuka is a another great, fast track. But not one of the best 15 in the world. And the 'Ring should have been either first or second. It is one of the greatest tracks in the world, far better than Bathurst.
aaronrossMar 1, 2009
Monaco is badass
aaronrossMar 1, 2009
thought the same thing, from gran tourismo
sinurgyMar 1, 2009
Here is that google earth pic of the nascar track some of you have been wanting to see (sorry only have it in black and white): 0
chip626266Mar 1, 2009
No NASCAR?
daridaveMar 2, 2009
Well, the bad road conditions notwithstanding, the Gilles Villeneuve circuit is actually one of the pilots' favorite. It's very hard on the breaking, and it requires a lot of driving intelligence to win. It really should be in that list...
josiemiller7Mar 2, 2009
no slotcar?<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8-gly1ZBqI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8-gly1ZBqI</a>