Located just outside of Calgary, Alberta in Canada, Rocky Mountain Motorsports is a new circuit for local championships and track days. Mod creator @Xerkaw has brought the circuit to Assetto Corsa for free.
Porsche GT4 at the final corner
However, like Bilster Berg, RMM is not one of these. Officially open in 2022, the Rocky Mountain Motorsports circuit has had a successful first few years. Whilst there are no major racing championships visiting the track yet, they might make the journey at some point in the circuit's future. The facility is based around providing driving enthusiasts with a technical, premium experience that is very hard to find in Western Canada.
The 3.5km circuit is designed as a multi-configurational layout. This allows cars and bikes to have a slightly different layout with an optional chicane on the front straight, slowing bikes down on track days. With over 36 metres of unique elevation changes and 16 corners, this new player in the Canadian motorsport world is a real driver's circuit.
The track and kerbs far outshine the vegetation surrounding the circuit
This is where the negatives end for the Rocky Mountain Motorsports mod. The circuit's surface and layout are very well made and the final product is an excellent replica of one of Canada's newest Motorsport venues. With those texture and graphical issues sorted, this would be a must-have mod for any North American racing fan. It is free to download right here on OverTake.gg!
The circuit's design is perfect for touring cars, small GTs and national-level championships like Radicals and Caterhams. A track day style class with road cars is also perfectly at home with that being the circuit's main priority in reality. Surprisingly, a multiclass setup with GT4 cars and LMP3s worked well. The AI had one notable crash, but outside of that, they raced cleanly and competitively.
GT4 cars are perfectly suited to the narrow and twisty layout
The narrow nature of Rocky Mountain Motorsports certainly has elements of track design that could remind you of circuits like Cadwell Park and the new French circuit, Croix-en-Ternois. There is little to no runoff area and slippery grass edges are ready to end your race at the slightest lapse of concentration.
Night racing without any floodlights is difficult and a great challenge on such a twisty circuit
The circuit has 30 pit boxes, which is a lot considering the size of the track. If the hardware you are racing on can handle that many cars, it is pure chaos doing a last-to-first challenge; regardless of which car class you choose.
The pitlane is not modelled fantastically well, but there are a handful of elements that are nice to see and that often get ignored with a lot of other Assetto Corsa circuit mods. A handful of the pitlane buildings are well-modelled as well as the two signs reminding drivers to return equipment and the exit sign make the circuit a lot more realistic.
A nice touch. Modelled buildings and signs
What do you think about Canada's new Rocky Mountain Motorsports circuit? Is it the style of race track you enjoy driving? Let us know in the comments down below!
The History Of Rocky Mountain Motorsports
Designed by renowned track design specialists, TILKE Gmbh & Company from Germany, Rocky Mountain Motorsports joins a long list of circuits under the TILKE banner. Some examples of their work are COTA (Circuit Of The Americas) and Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi - and countless others that F1 fans occasionally refer to as 'Tilkedromes'.Porsche GT4 at the final corner
However, like Bilster Berg, RMM is not one of these. Officially open in 2022, the Rocky Mountain Motorsports circuit has had a successful first few years. Whilst there are no major racing championships visiting the track yet, they might make the journey at some point in the circuit's future. The facility is based around providing driving enthusiasts with a technical, premium experience that is very hard to find in Western Canada.
The 3.5km circuit is designed as a multi-configurational layout. This allows cars and bikes to have a slightly different layout with an optional chicane on the front straight, slowing bikes down on track days. With over 36 metres of unique elevation changes and 16 corners, this new player in the Canadian motorsport world is a real driver's circuit.
Xerkaw's Rocky Mountain Motorsports Circuit
To begin with, the circuit has some graphical issues and texture problems. The grass for example is not stable and often disappears depending on what angle you are looking at it from. The textures outside of the immediate circuit are also very low resolution. This is a good point for those playing on lower-end hardware.The track and kerbs far outshine the vegetation surrounding the circuit
This is where the negatives end for the Rocky Mountain Motorsports mod. The circuit's surface and layout are very well made and the final product is an excellent replica of one of Canada's newest Motorsport venues. With those texture and graphical issues sorted, this would be a must-have mod for any North American racing fan. It is free to download right here on OverTake.gg!
The circuit's design is perfect for touring cars, small GTs and national-level championships like Radicals and Caterhams. A track day style class with road cars is also perfectly at home with that being the circuit's main priority in reality. Surprisingly, a multiclass setup with GT4 cars and LMP3s worked well. The AI had one notable crash, but outside of that, they raced cleanly and competitively.
GT4 cars are perfectly suited to the narrow and twisty layout
The narrow nature of Rocky Mountain Motorsports certainly has elements of track design that could remind you of circuits like Cadwell Park and the new French circuit, Croix-en-Ternois. There is little to no runoff area and slippery grass edges are ready to end your race at the slightest lapse of concentration.
Circuit Features
Whether you are into hotlapping, racing the AI or drifting; this track could be suited to you. The narrow and twisty style of Rocky Mountain Motorsports makes drifting a real challenge especially. With the lack of floodlights at the circuit, drifting or racing the AI at night with just the headlights is a serious challenge.Night racing without any floodlights is difficult and a great challenge on such a twisty circuit
The circuit has 30 pit boxes, which is a lot considering the size of the track. If the hardware you are racing on can handle that many cars, it is pure chaos doing a last-to-first challenge; regardless of which car class you choose.
The pitlane is not modelled fantastically well, but there are a handful of elements that are nice to see and that often get ignored with a lot of other Assetto Corsa circuit mods. A handful of the pitlane buildings are well-modelled as well as the two signs reminding drivers to return equipment and the exit sign make the circuit a lot more realistic.
A nice touch. Modelled buildings and signs
What do you think about Canada's new Rocky Mountain Motorsports circuit? Is it the style of race track you enjoy driving? Let us know in the comments down below!
