Workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2689976111
DUNDROD, NORTHERN IRELAND
Extract from the original GPL Readme by Jim Pearson:
"7.5 miles of public country roads west of Belfast, closed for race meetings. Narrow, bumpy, blind apexes, sudden dips and drop offs, roadside ditches. Very fast and very dangerous.
A circuit which hosted several rounds of the World Long Distance Sports Car Championship and the British TT in the 1950's, with works entries from Jaguar, Maserati, Mercedes, Porsche and M.G.
Stirling Moss won the 1955 race in a Mercedes 300SLR from Juan Fangio and Wolfgang von Tripps. However tragedy struck during that race with two separate fatal accidents before Cochranstown and at Tournagrough, in which three drivers died. Road racing in sports cars was subsequently abandoned at Dundrod, but the bikes and sidecars continued to race and still do so twice a year in the Ulster Grand Prix and Dundrod 150."
Build History
This full length "Dundrod 1955" was built by Jim Pearson entirely from scratch and released by him for the simulation Grand Prix Legends [GPL] in April 2021. It follows a much earlier version which modeled the slightly different 1965 track layout.
Jim's original release files are located here;
http://jrpearson.homestead.com/DundrodDownloads.html
The full release thread & video for GPL is located here;
http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=14111
Conversion Credits
Converted to rF2 by S.Victor(Xiang).
I approached Jim in November 2020 and agreed to the same conditions set out in his other track "37¾ Mile Isle Of Man Mountain Course" Readme PDF [http://jrpearson.homestead.com/37MileIOMMCRelease.html]. He then gave me written permission to convert his track to rF2.
Amongst these conditions were assurances that the permission being granted would be limited to rF2 in this case and that no income would be derived or sought for the conversion.
A sincerely thanks to Jim, who has been providing valuable suggestions and extensive assistance on various tasks throughout the development of this conversion.
Jim Pearson's Comments:
"Following Xiang's successful conversion of my Isle Of Man Mountain Course track for rF2, I was pleased to see him tackle this task. He has put a vast amount of work into the conversion; then added considerably more 3D detail into the surrounding countryside, for added immersion. Some of this you may only see in high TV cam views!
His work is of a high standard and deserves the gratitude of the rF2 community."
Enjoy
Jim Pearson & Xiang
December 2021
Track Info
- Length: 12.146 km / 7.547 Miles
- Max vehicles: 60
- Pit spots: 30
- Starting lights sequence: 6
- Default race length: 84 laps / 625 miles
- Default race start time: 10:30AM
Layout Configurations
- Dundrod 1955 TT (Le Mans Grid)
The Tourist Trophy layout with historic "Le Mans" style starting grid for maximum authentic experience.
- 24 Hours of Dundrod (Le Mans Grid)
Same as Tourist Trophy layout with additional track lights for extra endurance immersion.
- Dundrod 1955 GP (Modern Grid)
The Grand Prix layout with modern style starting grids.
- Dundrod 1955 GP Reverse (Modern Grid)
The Grand Prix Reverse layout features a lot of high speed up & down hill corners, which is even more exciting and challenging with a different view angle at the vast open countryside.
For additional notes, change logs and screenshots, please see workshop page. More info also available on rF2 forum.
Also see: 37¾ Mile Isle Of Man Mountain Course - Conversion from GPL
Finally, I know it's a little late to post the full release notes here on RD after nearly three years since the initial release, just want to thank everyone for supporting the two authorized rF2 conversion (Dundrod & Isle of Man) of Jim's original masterpiece over the years. Have fun!
