Notorika is a fantasy track located in Brazil.
It is a very 'atypical' and purely Formula 1 track that happens to be very, very LONG -- much longer than most or all other real-life F1 circuits: Whereas most real-life Formula 1 tracks are roughly 2 miles in length...this track is about or nearly five miles in length...
This is absolutely one HELL of a track and a track of superlatives: The pitlane is both about the longest.......and by a very very big margin the WIDEST pit lane of any track in history: There is all kinds of room to maneuver, to make u-turns, etc. When you exit your garage, you can only barely see your pit crew team member -signaling which direction to go- because he is so far away.
There are several GARGANTUAN-sized grand stands, spread throughout the track -each of which probably has the capacity for seating several hundred thousand people. There is a great variety of flora: Palm trees and dense conifer trees as well. There is also a ferris wheel which closely borders this track -reminding me of the Suzuka, Japan circuit which is a real-life F1 circuit which also has one.
The track layout is absolutely massive, wide open, extremely varied and never predictable: Notorika is the opposite of a claustrophobic street circuit. There are an EXTREME variety of turns throughout the circuit of all types and speeds -- and lots of elevation change: This makes for both an extraordinarily-challenging and fun track to race. The modder who created this fantasy track should be designing real life Formula 1 circuits -since, in my opinion, this track is better, superior, and funner than any real F1 circuit that I know of or have ever raced, EASILY...including more so than two of my favorite F1 tracks that I have raced on the PC (Circuit of the Americas in Texas...and Spa Francorchamps in the Ardennes Mountains of Belgium).
The default sky that Notorika includes is a 'cloudy' sky. Somewhat interesting and unique.
A few minor complaints is that many of the pitlane garages are 'clipless,' you can pass through them and don't collide with them (perhaps to retain framerate?) and the overall graphical textures throughout the circuit are good -but not quite 'great' (ditto?).
Overall Notorika is an awesome, huge circuit.
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