Mount Panorama, Motor Racing Circuit Bathurst (commonly referred to as Bathurst) is Australia's premier racing circuit located in the town of Bathurst, New South Wales province. This 6.2 km (4 miles) track is home to the annual Bathurst 12 Hour race and the Bathurst 1000 race which attracts racers from around the world.
One of the major features of this track is the astounding 174 metre (570 foot) vertical difference between its highest and lowest points. Racers must navigate three sections of the track starting with a short straight followed by a tight left turn leading into a steep mountain climb. The next section is arguably the most difficult because it forces the cars into a narrow series of turns on top of the mountain. From the summit racers must then negotiate a long downhill section with a few tight turns where if they are not careful, will quickly find themselves off track and in the dirt.
Bathurst started off as a dirt track in the mid-1930s and, with a ton of support from the New South Wales Light Car Club, Auto Cycle Union and the Federal Government; it was built into a track that simply demands respect from all who race on it. It officially opened on March 19, 1938; considering the great depression happening at the time it was quite an incredible feat that the track was built at all. But as a testament of how amazing this track is and how much support it had, the first official race drew a crowd of 20,000 spectators!
Bathurst is simply one of the most iconic tracks in the Racing world and you'll be able experience it in World of Speed!
Teaser footage of Silverstone gameplay with a Pagani Huyara running a lap in the rain.
World of Speed is a AAA massively multiplayer online action-racing video game, which introduces a new level of connected competition to the racing genre. Developed by the award-winning team at Slightly Mad Studios, World of Speed allows players to hop into the driver seat of their favorite cars and race across real world circuits and tracks carved from the streets of real world cities. As an online experience, players will be able to create and join in-game Clubs, compete against other players and teams in a variety of diverse team-based gameplay modes, interact and show off in the Airfield social hub and dominate the world in Territory Wars. World of Speed is a free-to-compete experience and will be available in 2014 on PC.
