Kyoto Ring
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| Short name | KY |
| Track type | permanent circuit |
| License | S2 |
| Introduced | 0.5P |
| Weather types |
clear day cloudy afternoon cloudy morning |
| Pit lane speed limit | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
| Configurations | 3 |
| Oval | |
| Short name | KY1 |
| Length | 2.980 km (1.852 mi) |
| Direction |
 Anti-clockwise |
| Turns | 3 |
| Banking |
16-20° (turn 1 and 2) 11-15° (turn 3) |
| Surface types |
asphalt (100%) |
| Grid size | 32 |
| Reversed option |
 Yes |
| National | |
| Short name | KY2 |
| Length | 5.138 km (3.193 mi) |
| Direction |
 Clockwise |
| Turns | 11 |
| Surface types |
asphalt (100%) |
| Grid size | 32 |
| Reversed option |
Yes |
| GP Long | |
| Short name | KY3 |
| Length | 7.377 km (4.584 mi) |
| Direction |
Anti-clockwise |
| Turns | 18 |
| Surface types |
asphalt (100%) |
| Grid size | 32 |
| Reversed option |
Yes |
| LFS.net details | |
In this Japanese environment, the atmosphere is set by the tri-oval - the 'ring', which links together all configurations. The configurations vary a lot - both slow and fast racing is good fun here.
Introduction
Kyoto Ring was introduced with the release of S2 (0.5P) on June 25, 2005.
Configurations
Oval (KY1)
Length: 2.980 km (1.852 mi)
A high-banked tri-oval, the fastest track in LFS. The third and final turn is the slowest, having the least banking. The starting line straight has a slight bend in it that can cause a crash if you aren't paying attention. Drafting, fuel, and tire strategies all play a major role on this track.
National (KY2)
Length: 5.138 km (3.193 mi)
Part of the track is on the oval, which basically counts as a long wide straight, but the rest of the track is quite narrow and twisty.
GP Long (KY3)
Length: 7.377 km (4.584 mi)
This configuration has its own pit area and main straight. It uses only one corner of the oval, but has very fast straights and sweeping curves. One of the longest tracks in LFS.
Future development
Like with all tracks since 2017, the developers shared many work-in-progress screenshots of the yet to be released, revamped environments bathing in the new lighting system. The latest Kyoto screenshot was shared by Eric himself in the thread of the 318th RTFR on October 25, 2023, besides which he also confirmed the existence of a new configuration that is the inside of the Kyoto oval area (similarly to National), but instead of being connected through the oval main straight, it just uses short section of Turn 2 of the oval track. In this screenshot, the start/finish straight of the so far unnamed configuration is placed between Turn 4 and 5 of the current National track, with a quite short and narrow pitlane next to it. He said the following:[1]
I've already added this config! I contacted to TFalke about this a couple of years ago because I wanted to give credit to the original layout creator. [...] Short pitlane, unfortunately. It's similar to Suzuka's West Circuit.—Eric
Events
Kyoto Ring has held numerous leagues and events over the years, ranging from endurance series to yearly oval events.
- New Dimension Racing
- Kyoto 250 (2008-2015)
- Kyoto 500 (2008-2014)
- GT1 World Series (2013)
- GT2 World Series (2011-2012)
- GT World Series (2014)
- TRR Endurance Pros
- 6h of Kyoto Ring (2020)
References
- ^ "318th RTFR". LFS Forum. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
Shared repository has media related to Kyoto Ring.
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