Great to see my local track Cadwell Park be mentioned in sim racing. I have been round it plenty of times IRL, but for rallying and track days. Very much a drivers track!
Cadwell in the Caterham was my first VR experience (in PC2) and I was hooked from there on in, great track, and great other selections Mike. We often race some of these with @mooniegt on a Saturday.
They need to release the Estoril layout without the silly chicane section. I love Estoril but can’t stand sector 3 in the only layout they have in AMS2.
The one track that blows me away is Velo Città. I had no expectations, and my is the verticality great! The old Gilles Villeneuve is fair enough; I hope Reiza's working on the original layout, with the pit lane immediately after the hairpin. I've yet to see that in any racing sim.
Velo Citta destroys me, lol. I can’t drive that track to save my life. Part 3 or 4 of this video series will be a “hardest tracks” feature, and I intent to include Velo Citta. Love the sign boards though, lol
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is open to cyclists when not in use. Since I live less than 10km away, and I'm a cyclist, I take full advantage, and the last time I went, I wanted to trace back the original circuit, and I really tried to get on the old pit lane. It, uh, didn't go well :D. I always do well at that track in sim racing, whether it's in F1, AMS2 or AC, and I do genuinely wonder whether having ridden it so often in real life has anything to do with it. As for the signs on Velo Città... they're something else indeed :D. Setting out in the early morning and seeing the sun rise over the mountains beyond the back straight is pure bliss. At least, it is until you fail to brake for the rollercoaster section!
It had been years since I drove Santa Cruz du sol, but yesterday, putting the final touches on my JPS Livery I made, I was using this track for some different views and your right. The track has a good flow to it, even in the BMW M1 ProCar. Nice video.
I found that Class GTE at Jerez is a good combination. GTE have just enough grip for come corners to floor them (if you get the entry right) and the middle technical section is a good exercise for modulating brake and gas pedal. Good racing.
Oh mate, this is great! Have you tried Velopark, v simple but for a short track, brilliant with the MCR S2000! Gotta Nice Close with Cadwell n the Mclrean, damn that thing sounds so good!
Nice video Mike. I find using cloudy weather still looks bright but you dont get those shadows that you can see in your Santa Cruz part. Still choose the same time but just cloudy instead of clear and it looks so much better imo.
Buskerud in a Kart.....total rollercoaster! :D I would also add the Hockenheim Kurz/Short Version, especially in the 1988 version as that chicane at the end of the Mittelspange gets deleted. It's a great little track that has a great ability to even out the differences between even the most different cars. Oulton Park is now too well known to count as a hidden gem, due to the Pcars and ACC series... ;) A missing hidden Gem would be Chesterfield, Greenwood and Summerton karting circuits (from the Pcars series). P.S. nice little tribute to our favourite gear stripper! ;)
I hope you touch on some of the underappreciated South American tracks like Taruma, Velo Citta, Curitaba, Ibarra, and Goiania. Santa Cruz and Cadwell are awesome for sure! just wish they had the historic Cascais without the chicane and the reprofiled T1-2-3 complex.
My favourite tracks in this sim are Ibarra, all the old Hockenheim layouts, Nurb 24h, Cascais and all of the Red Bull Ring (Austria) layouts (especially now with the seasons update)
Distinct lack of Curvelo in this video. Such a mega track to hoon the V8s around in - while Adelaide and Bathurst are obviously iconic, Curvelo captures the feel of Aussie tracks much better imo, great little track.
Do you ever have any issue with VIR? It absolutely will not load for me. Even after I did a fresh install of my OS and wiped my Steam drive and started over.
Do we know if Monza is coming? And historical variants? I know some people love to hate Monza (!) but id love to try some of AMS2’s historic F1 cars there 😜
I have to echo some of the other comments in that the more recent layouts of Estoril are definitely not as good. The 1972-93 GP Circuit was decidedly better and more flowing, with the old T1-3 complex and no Gancho chicane or other adjustments.
Still bothers me how AMS 2's cockpit sounds are different/missing when playing back replays. Makes the game difficult to feature properly! The 911 without the diff whine is criminality.
It’s improving and it’s very “car sensitive”. There are cars which are atrocious, such as the BMW M1 Procar, which people seem to like due to its absurd levels of downforce (which seems to be a common theme on cars that feel wrong).
@@jelly.1899 nah, that’s a ridiculous answer. If you need to do a set up for cars to feel “natural” something is definitely wrong. The amount of understeer and near impossibility of losing the rear that all or nearly all cars have is inexplicable.
I've always loved Cadwell Park. It goes very well with the Caterham Superlight.
Caldwell Park always makes me feel nauseous at the zig zag bit 🤢
Yep, Cadwell is awesome!
Worst track in the Sim!
Try it with the Supercart or ARC Camaro
Great to see my local track Cadwell Park be mentioned in sim racing. I have been round it plenty of times IRL, but for rallying and track days. Very much a drivers track!
It’s tremendous! Count yourself lucky to live so close to such awesomeness! As a Western Canadian, I’m very jealous
Thanks for the AMS2 videos, planning on buying the game on the Steam Summer Sale, and your videos just make me like AMS2 more and more!
Jerez was a hidden gem for me, i haven't raced on it yet but I've done TT and it's a lot if fun.
Jerez is one of my favourite circuits to TT and race at. The AI are a bit slow there but plenty of room for side by side racing.
Cadwell in the Caterham was my first VR experience (in PC2) and I was hooked from there on in, great track, and great other selections Mike. We often race some of these with @mooniegt on a Saturday.
This is the type of content that I love!!
Together with the term “one of the last analog supercars” makes this perfect, thanks!!
keep the AMS2 content coming!
They need to release the Estoril layout without the silly chicane section. I love Estoril but can’t stand sector 3 in the only layout they have in AMS2.
Hope you mention Ibarra in the next ones. My absolute favorite :)
Cadwell is also pretty nice with the old minis.
Oh cool! Nice one Mike! Good call on Cadwell Park. What a neat circuit!
The one track that blows me away is Velo Città. I had no expectations, and my is the verticality great!
The old Gilles Villeneuve is fair enough; I hope Reiza's working on the original layout, with the pit lane immediately after the hairpin. I've yet to see that in any racing sim.
Velo Citta destroys me, lol. I can’t drive that track to save my life. Part 3 or 4 of this video series will be a “hardest tracks” feature, and I intent to include Velo Citta. Love the sign boards though, lol
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is open to cyclists when not in use. Since I live less than 10km away, and I'm a cyclist, I take full advantage, and the last time I went, I wanted to trace back the original circuit, and I really tried to get on the old pit lane. It, uh, didn't go well :D.
I always do well at that track in sim racing, whether it's in F1, AMS2 or AC, and I do genuinely wonder whether having ridden it so often in real life has anything to do with it.
As for the signs on Velo Città... they're something else indeed :D. Setting out in the early morning and seeing the sun rise over the mountains beyond the back straight is pure bliss. At least, it is until you fail to brake for the rollercoaster section!
Search for "Acelerados" channel on youtube, they do hotlaps with different cars with Rubens Barrichelo driving there...
Love the AMS2 content.....has some really great tracks...
It had been years since I drove Santa Cruz du sol, but yesterday, putting the final touches on my JPS Livery I made, I was using this track for some different views and your right. The track has a good flow to it, even in the BMW M1 ProCar. Nice video.
Thanks, I didn't even know Estoril was on here! :p So many Brazilian tracks to learn too. Really starting to love AMS2 :D
I found that Class GTE at Jerez is a good combination. GTE have just enough grip for come corners to floor them (if you get the entry right) and the middle technical section is a good exercise for modulating brake and gas pedal. Good racing.
Right on! I’ll try it out
My personal favorite is Curvelo. Long track, fun turns, really great.
Oh mate, this is great! Have you tried Velopark, v simple but for a short track, brilliant with the MCR S2000! Gotta Nice Close with Cadwell n the Mclrean, damn that thing sounds so good!
Oh sweet!! Thanks man, I’ll check it out
cascais is a beautiful track with some great racing with weather effects and then sun rising is incredible
Cadwell always a favourite here in ol’ England
Can only agree on that
Nice! Loads of great tracks here.
Nice video Mike.
I find using cloudy weather still looks bright but you dont get those shadows that you can see in your Santa Cruz part. Still choose the same time but just cloudy instead of clear and it looks so much better imo.
Liking this video. Just discovered Velo Citta. I might have to try the P4 class MCR S2000 round Cadwell Park as it's a great little car.
Buskerud in a Kart.....total rollercoaster! :D
I would also add the Hockenheim Kurz/Short Version, especially in the 1988 version as that chicane at the end of the Mittelspange gets deleted. It's a great little track that has a great ability to even out the differences between even the most different cars.
Oulton Park is now too well known to count as a hidden gem, due to the Pcars and ACC series... ;)
A missing hidden Gem would be Chesterfield, Greenwood and Summerton karting circuits (from the Pcars series).
P.S. nice little tribute to our favourite gear stripper! ;)
I hope you touch on some of the underappreciated South American tracks like Taruma, Velo Citta, Curitaba, Ibarra, and Goiania. Santa Cruz and Cadwell are awesome for sure! just wish they had the historic Cascais without the chicane and the reprofiled T1-2-3 complex.
Great list
imo all the 'parks' or any weird twisty hilly track nestled in the British country is amazing fun
Hidden Gems you say................... FOUND ONE!!! --- and it's called SimRacing604 (though ferrariman601 isn't too bad either ; )))
I'd do anything(almost!) for an Estoril 1988.
My favourite tracks in this sim are Ibarra, all the old Hockenheim layouts, Nurb 24h, Cascais and all of the Red Bull Ring (Austria) layouts (especially now with the seasons update)
Amazing work Mike (as always)
Spoiler alert: Cascavel will be included
Would love to see Cadwell Park in more sims.
Distinct lack of Curvelo in this video. Such a mega track to hoon the V8s around in - while Adelaide and Bathurst are obviously iconic, Curvelo captures the feel of Aussie tracks much better imo, great little track.
When my mouth is closed I have hidden gums.
Oh wow, first again!
Do you ever have any issue with VIR? It absolutely will not load for me. Even after I did a fresh install of my OS and wiped my Steam drive and started over.
Try Tarumã, fastest track in Brazil.
It is my personal favorite
is there something wrong with the anti-aliasing or it's youtube?
Do we know if Monza is coming? And historical variants? I know some people love to hate Monza (!) but id love to try some of AMS2’s historic F1 cars there 😜
Yes monza is coming as a premium track, and historical variants will be there
@@shane-pawa that’s amazing thank you, I tried Googling but couldn’t find any official info about it! 😀
How do I fix this game being super super twitchy for every car
Warm the tyres and smooth steady inputs. Works for me.
@@2ndLastJedi it's more of a settings issue I believe, I just can't figure it out
I'm no expert but I increase the rear toe and decrease the rear ARB. Also increase brake bias!
Cascavel all day for me.
I have to echo some of the other comments in that the more recent layouts of Estoril are definitely not as good. The 1972-93 GP Circuit was decidedly better and more flowing, with the old T1-3 complex and no Gancho chicane or other adjustments.
As you i had favorit Ayrton Senna for F1.
ams2 is growing faster but 911cup sound is really bad, hope they fix it
Strange thing to say as the sounds are the same as in AMS1 and everybody loved them in AMS1...
i'm from santa cruz do sul lol
Still bothers me how AMS 2's cockpit sounds are different/missing when playing back replays. Makes the game difficult to feature properly! The 911 without the diff whine is criminality.
Gosh how I wish this sim didn't drive so awkwardly
It’s improving and it’s very “car sensitive”. There are cars which are atrocious, such as the BMW M1 Procar, which people seem to like due to its absurd levels of downforce (which seems to be a common theme on cars that feel wrong).
Just git gud
The SIM doesn't drive awkwardly, just set up the car. 👍
@@jelly.1899 nah, that’s a ridiculous answer. If you need to do a set up for cars to feel “natural” something is definitely wrong. The amount of understeer and near impossibility of losing the rear that all or nearly all cars have is inexplicable.
@@valter_vava74 this channel helped me a lot. th-cam.com/users/Steelcast27-GamingNetwork