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I didn't make them in 3Dsmax, i used google sketchup.
if you have 3Dsimed, i can send you the gmt's or in .3ds format.

a little better shot of what the pits are looking like, got all the barriers added to them today.
now tomorrow it time to add the trees, not many, but they do have a few.

yes i use BTB for the track, and sketchup 7.1 for making the buildings and other little things i need.
I haven't used BTB maybe in 2 years, so it's a relearning curve...lol  but things are coming back quickly.
the Next project i may do is the Oklahoma Motorsport Complex in Norman, Oklahoma.
many series... SKUSA, and STARS use this to start off their season.  I have some really good pics of the track.

the New Castle track is about 80% now.. trees and barriers is about it to add.. then the rF stuff.. cam and AIW need to be made.
i'm working on the main circuit now, i'll wait a bit to do the other 2, everything is the same, only AIW changes.

Yes it's mainly for rF, but your more than welcome to convert it.

a little update on the project,

Anybody want some corn on the cob....lol




Testing out the new barriers.

not to be picky but,  the shadows are on the wrong side of the track, meaning the sun angle is coming from the wrong direction.
the main start finish straight is heading east, and the shadows are coming from the north, flip the sun to come from the south, and you got it right....lol
something i like seeing are the shadows in the right place for the right time of day.. it only matters if you have been to that track many times.
but other than that it looks very nice, i like the graphics engine this game has.

well i always wanted to make this track.. i started on it 2 years ago, and stopped.
this new version is about 70% finished, i need to add trees, plastic barriers, and other little detailed stuff.
also needs AIW, and cam file.. but it is 100% to scale with all the elevations.

Last i heard they were going to replace Xplex with a Heli port.
last time i was there was 2004 for the US Rotax Nationals. started 28th, finished 10th

Rock Island  for the festival, and 1 big party.
the best place to meet and hang out with all the drivers in 1 place during the whole weekend.
but for track, it's really hard. the toughest track i have been to is the Xplex in Las Vegas. no longer there from what i hear.
2 major sweepers pulling over 3 G's a real neck stretcher. I wish i have had the chance to do some driving in the UK,
as they have some really nice and historical karting tracks. but my favorite track is US Air Motor Speedway in Shawano, Wisconsin.
a few laps around the track and you will see why... this track needs to be made for sim racing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npIp6Y479F4

This was the T A G senor class, I was using a Birel chassis / Rotax, the class was split, but most were on the Leopard. a few easykarts, but they were all slow.
yes, this is one of the most intense races ever, as you said, huge bumps, blind corners,
you never know who is sideways in the middle of the track when you come around the corner at 55 mph.
you really have to pay attention to the corner workers, and watch for the yellow flags, as your reaching 80+ at the end of the straight.
the year before 2003,  i started last, due to a DQ in qualy in the fuel test, Red line mixture was not allowed that year.  DUH.  I qualified 2nd
After a huge crash in T1 at the start, they red flagged the race and had a restart, i worked my way to 3rd before crashing on the last lap to finish 6th.

Me in my prime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLHSARkP1-Q&feature=plcp

1st Kart Tonykart 125 shifter for 3years, Honda CR 125, kart was stolen in 2000. this was before ICC engines
2000 started in the Rotax RMC, Birel chassic, Rotax FR125
Car crash in 2005 ended my karting, everything went up for sale in 2007

yes he a can convert them if he likes...

some very grippy tracks will make your kart hop very bad....lol
that is when you make the chassis and axle as stiff as you can get it, and just slide through the corners..
on a soft set up chassis or soft axle, it will bind it up, then release, bind it up, then release, this is what causes the hops on a sticky track.

until i can get a program that doesn't take me a year to learn, i guess i'll have to wait a bit...lol
but i have been working on the Karts in rF to feels very close to these..
I was using La Conca as a base to try and reach real lap times..
in the Shifter, i can get in the 48's where the lap record is 46.3 i think in the ICC class.
the others are close, Rotax, and ICA in the 48's, for record times.. haven't tested in them yet..
but in my Rotax i did do a 47.1 at Xplex in Vegas,  i set class record in 2004 at Rock Island 34.3
but that's been beat since, they keep changing the track every year moving the barriers closer to the curbs for faster corner speeds.
but driving a real kart, and a sim kart or any sim racing your just not ever going to get the perfect feel..
missing all the G's and the sore ribs, and the other little things that make you want to go fast...lol

for my friend.. he is using 3 30" HP's at 8000 x 1200  ?  not sure on the exact res, but it's in the 8000's
everything looks fine maxed out, he just needs to correct the bezel for the monitors.
will that be in game, or what should he do.?  we tested many different resolutions last night, but could not find the perfect bezel setting for it.

i hated when they added front brakes to the karts
i think only shifters need front brakes....lol