Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-27170954-20161206183954/@comment-29898480-20161207033217

Clsj35 wrote: but what about in real life? what sort of cars typically race on GP circuits vs. international vs. national, etc...or is there even a distinction?

There isn't really a standard distinction for what kinds of cars drive on which track configurations of road courses, but in practice event organizers will focus on tracks & configurations that are more suited to the cars racing. For example, low power cars will more often race on configurations without really long straightaways. Or less agile cars will race on configurations without the most technical sections (for example, Nascar races on the Watkins Glen short track configuration). For safety purposes some cars are kept off certain configurations (for example LMP cars have to use a chicane in the uphill section of Lime Rock, as without it they were occasionally known to take flight). Very high speed cars won't race at tracks with inadequate safety margins for both drivers and spectators (for example, tracks without catch fencing in all the appropriate spots).

Sometimes it's just a cost issue. It's cheaper to run a shorter configuration. Fewer track workers/flaggers required!

What you don't see is sports cars racing on pure ovals (without an added infield road course section). Which makes the popularity on here of racing the P1 GTR on the Indy Speedway really ironic. Now that's Real Racing!