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Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:36 pm
by Viktor Karpenko
I always imagine where the original tracks could be located. Maybe you could share your thoughts about the location of the original tracks?
Here's a list of what we've found out so far:
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Apricot Hill Raceway - Gotenba, Japan
Autumn Ring - Italy?
Cape Ring - ?
Deep Forest Raceway - Indianola, Iowa, Usa
Eiger Nordwand - Switzerland
Gran Turismo Arena - Kazunorikhestan lol
Grand Valley Speedway - ?
High Speed Ring - ?
Kart Space - ?
Matterhorn - Switzerland
Special Stage Route 5 - Japan
Special Stage Route 7 - Shuto Kōsokudōro Wangan-sen, Japan
Special Stage Route X - ?
Trial Mountain Circuit - Scotland?
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:34 pm
by Zério
SSR7 is in Japan, it's based on some highway there.
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:00 pm
by Miao
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:17 am
by GodEneru
All the original tracks are located in the great nation of Kazunorikhestan.
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:56 pm
by Viktor Karpenko
GodEneru wrote:All the original tracks are located in the great nation of Kazunorikhestan.
Well done, with that we found the location of all the original tracks, the land of procrastination, Kazunorikhestan, what a nice place to live.
Jokes aside,
Nice findings.
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:53 pm
by Miao
Trial Mountain is in Scotland. 
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:25 pm
by Viktor Karpenko
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:43 pm
by Miao
Apricot Hill is way more elaborate than you think. 
I'm pretty sure it's Japan, namely, the farmlands outside of Gotenba in Shizuoka Prefecture, very near Fuji Speedway.
Here's the theory (not mine though...):
The first thing I noticed is that Fuji has almost the exact same fire extinguisher boxes that are at Apricot Hill. Then I noticed that the mountains southeast and southwest of Fuji are the same mountains that are at Apricot Hill.
This is lookin' southeast from turn 1 at Fuji. That sharp peak is Mt. Ashigara.
The same peak at Apricot Hill, viewed from turn 1 (normal).
This is Mt. Ashitaka, viewed from turn 1 at Fuji.
And again, comin' out of turn 1 at Apricot Hill.
To make sure, I did some overlays for comparison. The lighter ridgelines are from Fuji, superimposed over Apricot Hill. The first one is Mt. Ashigara.
This one is to the left of Mt. Ashigara. The difference in perspective really shows, but most of the details match up.
And here's Mt. Ashitaka.
I guess the only flaw in my grand theory is that Mt. Fuji should be very visible, but is nowhere to be seen. I suppose it's possible that it's not visible all the time due to fog, haze or clouds. It's also possible that it's view is blocked. In the foothills east of Gotenba, near some golf courses, there is a kind of depression where you probably wouldn't be able to see Fuji.
Also, a look at google earth.
Edit:
Fixed the pictures, 'cause I care about it. d:
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:31 pm
by Viktor Karpenko
Mindblow.
Awesome theory.
Re: Location of Original Tracks
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 4:31 pm
by Zério
Or... it could just be PD being lazy with backgrounds. 
, here is a picture from the Shuto Expressway 
