Overview
An old-school short but fast track with no room for error is a slowly disappearing type of tracks, but the one that will make you feel like a king or queen when you get that perfect lap. Laguna Seca is a perfect example of such track, especially with the Gran Turismo 7’s unforgiving sausage curbs physics. Here are a few things that you need to keep in mind when flying through the desert in the pursuit of that perfect lap.
A double-apex turn 2 needs precise braking and throttle control on the exit to make sure you don’t end up in the gravel. Fast turns 3 and 4 immediately introduce you to the deadly sausage curbs that you want to get awfully close to without letting them send you into the air and ultimately into the gravel. Turn 6 hides a couple of valuable tenths of a second when done right, but punishes you with a big crash if you push your luck a little too far. For the famous Corkscrew (turns 7 and 8) you will need all your skill to keep the car stable while dropping down a steep hill. And just as you thought that the worst was behind, turn 10 throws another deadly sausage curb at you that you want to avoid at all cost. Early acceleration without wheelspin out of turn 11 will cap off your perfect lap around Laguna Seca.
For the more in-depth guide on how to find pace around Laguna Seca we highly recommend to watch our dedicated Lap Guide video that you can find down below.
Lap Guide
Braking Zones and Corner Speeds
History
The Monterey Peninsula’s love affair with world-class racing traces its beginnings to the inaugural running of the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1950. Those sports car events quickly outgrew the public roads of the Del Monte Forest and a beautiful new road racing facility was born on November 9, 1957.
The original Laguna Seca Raceway was built in 1957 at a cost of $1.5 million raised from local businesses and individuals on part of the US Army’s Fort Ord (a maneuver area and field artillery target range) after the nearby Pebble Beach Road Races were abandoned for being too dangerous. In 1974, the property was deeded over to the Monterey County Parks Department. The entire facility is owned by Monterey County. You can learn more about the history of the Leguna Seca circuit here.
Telemetry
You can download the telemetry from Iggy’s fast lap shown in the lap guide video above and use it to compare to your own captured telemetry. If you need help getting started capturing and viewing your own Gran Turismo telemetry you can check out our quick start guide.
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