Loore 0 Posted April 28, 2014 Built in 1999 and located in Malaysia, the Sepang International Circuit has hosted a variety of major motorsport events, most notably the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix which has taken place every year since its opening.The primary route consists of 15 turns and 8 straights with plenty of overtaking opportunities along the 5.543km of track, so it should definitely make for some great racing in GRID Autosport.Now for some science; the track surface was built using a specially formulated bitumen compound, a mixture of hydrocarbons that are obtained during the distillation of petroleum. This special compound is not only incredibly smooth but it also helps protect against the tropical Malaysian climate....Read More Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjsharp2010 227 Posted April 28, 2014 ahh yes Kuala Lumpur or as I love to call it Swampa Lumpur :p because more often than not it rains when I race there and rains heavily too not every time but a lot of my races there tend to be wet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RubyRuby 0 Posted April 28, 2014 Surely the racing season there doesn't coincide with the monsoon season, or does it?Frank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RubyRuby 0 Posted April 28, 2014 Looked up some climate data, and KL gets about 8 feet of rain per year, average. Pretty wet for racing, I reckon. Around here we get 12-13 feet per year, average. Rain tires, anyone?Frank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjsharp2010 227 Posted April 28, 2014 RubyRuby said: Looked up some climate data, and KL gets about 8 feet of rain per year, average. Pretty wet for racing, I reckon. Around here we get 12-13 feet per year, average. Rain tires, anyone?Frank well I don't think weather is in the game so I don't think they'll be needed but I've found that it rains a lot there when I'm doing my F1 races there on the F1 games you normally get at least 1 wet session per race weekend there or I do anyway Not complaining about it as I find the track fun to drive in any condition Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RubyRuby 0 Posted April 29, 2014 When ever someone mentions a rainy F1 race, I can't help but think of the real life rainy footage of F1 at Spa, 1966 season I think, that Frankenheimer got in his movie Grand Prix. Great stuff.Frank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjsharp2010 227 Posted April 29, 2014 RubyRuby said: When ever someone mentions a rainy F1 race, I can't help but think of the real life rainy footage of F1 at Spa, 1966 season I think, that Frankenheimer got in his movie Grand Prix. Great stuff.Frank I tend to think back to the wet race at Spa when Schumacher crashed into Coulthard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buttonfan 5 Posted April 29, 2014 Or Brazil 2003. Or Canada 2011. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
