rF2 Track Reviews

Peevee88 · Feb 17, 2016

Below is a list of tracks I tested and did not meet the basic standards set for these reviews and which I have uninstalled from my rF2 track roster until they are improved either by updates or as all new release for rF2.

Good tracks I have tested with links to review:

Good tracks I have driven and reccomend - no review yet:

Tracks to avoid:

Criteria used to test rF2 tracks:

I am a big rF2 fan and at the moment it is my go to sim, but as I discover it I am realising that there are many really bad looking add-on tracks. When I say 'bad looking' I mean that they are packed with jaggies, shimmering objects that should not shimmer and the off track terrain is something out of a bad acid trip with eyeball damage a possibility.
Perhaps some of these tracks have excellent 'physics' and the other stuff that makes good tracks. As a visual person the way tracks look are very important and sometimes all it takes is one lap to bin a track because it looks bad.
I admit: I hate jaggies and therefore anything where the jaggies actually catch my attention more than the braking zone or an apex is to me unacceptable. If there are jaggies but they are not too intense then I might stay with the track and live with the mild jaggies because the other elements are cool.
I have started this thread to keep a record of track reviews I make as I journey through rF2 and perhaps like minded souls (if there are any) can use this as a reference and even join in with critique or feedback and even do their own track reviews.
Note that these are plug-and-play, out-of-the-box evaluations with little (if any) tweaking or fussing about with settings other than the standard one-size-fits-all that I use.
The reviews are my personal opinions based on evaluations of the tracks I test and not meant to offend anyone.

Some of the criteria I use to test tracks are

Cars used for test: ISI Indycar, Renault Megane Trophy v1.02 & Renault Megane World Trophy MOD 1.4.01
Fields between 24 and 30 AI cars at 100% and 50% aggro
In the reviews the following are confirmed and/or work correctly with regards to reviewed tracks: penalties for false start, pitlane speeding, cutting track penalty, sector-times, start and finish procedure, starting lights and pit-limiter
System used: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, with Memory: 32768MB RAM, Processor Intel i7, Ram 32GB DDR III, Solid State Drive 128GB SATA, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, single screen 1920 x 1080 (60.000Hz) with all in-game graphics at full settings

Peevee88 · Mar 28, 2016

A couple of tracks driven briefly and looking very good:

Cadwell Park V1.5 by Digga (If you do not know this track you will struggle - unbelievable elevations and narrow. A true classic
Daytona Road Course by SJ seems to be a very good rendition of one of the great endurance venues in motorsport available for rF2 at last!

Peevee88 · Mar 28, 2016

Ace King said:
You need to correct the DL link for Oulton Park as it's the Adelaide v1.04 street circuit.

Thanks for the heads up. Corrected

Peevee88 · Apr 5, 2016

For the record I am not a big fan of fantasy tracks. But the ISI Toban Raceway released last month is worth the download. It sets continues to raise the bar and sets the benchmark for rF2 tracks in terms of graphics, immersion, good AI (they are aggressive but believable)
Also surprisingly easy to learn although it would not seem so when you do some early laps

Deleted member 130869 · Apr 5, 2016

Bathurst's layout accuracy is of course quite a bit off, but the quality of the work done by mianiak is way up there among all rF2 tracks.The texture quality and details are very good. It matches up even with the feels3 tracks - whose age are an incredible testament to his quality -, the Virtua_LM Sebring, and Atlanta Motorsports Park, ISI's finest work.

Peevee88 · Apr 6, 2016

Atlanta Motorsports Park is in my OP as: Good tracks I have driven and recommend - no review yet...
Great little circuit with several steep elevations, blind corners and all those nuances that challenge simmers. It won't cut it as a F1 or even Indycar track as it has a distinct clubby atmosphere - getting out of the pits is scary the first few times...
Works well for offline with AI and online racing
Really a pleasure to drive and for sure worth the download.
It also has four kart track layouts that I have yet to try.