Singaporean here. After Its closure from GP racing, Old upper Thomson road (yup that's Its name now) became popular for motorcycle racing in the 80s and several people died there. It's now the entrance to be a beautiful park and attracted fitness psychos.

Kinda late to the party but thanks for reviewing this track which features the original Singapore Grand Prix track. Its def a map which has been overlooked but as a Singaporean I knew about this track from my Dad and prob Uncles who will know how dangerous this track can be. Many fatal accidents did occured which killed the drivers. A total of seven lives were lost due to racing accidents in the 11 years history of the Singapore Grand Prix. Two lives were lost during the last two consecutive editions of the Grand Prix: at the 1972 Grand Prix, Lionel Chan, the nephew of local racing champion Chan Lye Choon, died after falling into a ravine while in the 1973 edition, Swiss competitor Joe Huber died after crashing his car into a cable pole. I still drive on the same stretch of roads during my daily commute to work and is still prob as dangerous as the 1970s because there is a lot more wild animals roaming around and crossing the roads esp at night.

@ChrisHaye

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Lin Chester - thanks for the comment. I managed to visit Singapore earlier this year on business but wasn't able to find the time to get out to see the area - which is a shame. Though, staying in the Suntec City area did mean I could have a good snoop around the preparations for the Grand Prix!

@linchester8464

5 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHaye who ever did the mod is amazing to recreate the track based on old photos and videos. Some of the land marks and side markers are still there.

@kagenlim5271

3 жыл бұрын

@@linchester8464 I know I'm late, but Ill also like to add that Thomson Road is also infamous for the biker racers illegally held there throughout the 80s and 90s, before the government clamp down.

Madness from an old public road circuit, and I absolutely love it! It's also come to mind that Thomson Road reminds me a bit of the Opatija/Preluk circuit in Croatia.

Thank you for another entertaining video. The on board lap with explanations of the corners was a real treat.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Jody, many thanks :)

Hi Chris, I just re-visited your video as I just did one on Thompson-Road myself. I was reminded how much I loved your older videos on car and track mods, which only relied on your voice and very well done video editing.

That dry commentary during your on-board lap was pure comedy gold! Thanks for both informing and amusing me.

You have a "gift" sir. This is yet another great video you "knocked out of the park" Thanks so much Chris, Thompson Road Grand Prix looks like a very challenging and fun track no doubt. Keep up the great work.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim - definitely one to give a go when you get your PC up and running.

Whenever I race there, the race ends at the hump... at least most of the time. The AI can't handle it on the lotus 49. But I enjoy it a lot. Great video as always.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Giulliano - I know what you mean. The AI in Assetto Corsa seems to struggle with the 60's GP cars at a lot of mod circuits. The Imola 72 mod is even worse - I don't think I've ever successfully made it through Tamburello on lap 1 :/

@giuniral

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it seems the 60's and low downforce cars depend a lot on AI hints. I've been exploring these parameters a little bit. The problem is, if you adjust AI hints for low downforce cars, the high downforce/ performance vehicles will be unrealistically slow on the critical areas. So it is a delicate balance.

I'm loving the channel, the quality is just stunning. Even though I knew the track already, watching your reviews is always a pleasure. Keep it up, cheers :)

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey TruenoBestWaifu - thanks dude, much appreciated!

Your videos are fantastic. Keep it up

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey SimRacing604 - thanks man, really appreciate it :)

Really like the way you edit this videos, great work! Always makes me want to drive AC after watching one...

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Glen. :)

fat alfie does some incredible work. i grabbed this track after your freilbergring review, thought well he has done this remarkable mod, i wonder if he has done any thing else, and Thompson road popped up. whatever fat alfie has got his hands into, just grab it, you know its gonna be quality.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more EJ - It's great to have someone taking on these leftfield race circuits, and doing such a top job too!

Like usual a great video review about the fantastic work of Fat Alfie. We all can be happy to have this kind of talents in the community :) Thanks for the smile while watching your video

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey A_M - couldn't agree more. The AC modding community is really very impressive. Speaking of which, if you guys need an idea for a project, there really aren't many late 70's / early 80's GT prototypes about. It'd be great to see a Rondeau, Porsche 936 or a Renault Alpine :D

I like this type of history lessons not boring at all thanks

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey hectorcsg - thanks. I like the historical side of sim racing, so it's good to know that I'm not putting people to sleep! :)

Really nice video, and looks like a really cool mod!

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks R-VR Closet - much appreciated. And, yeah it's a great mod :)

amazing video!

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks zehazoltan - much appreciated!

Thanks for the heads up - is on my download list as we speak!

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Get on it dude, it's a winner :)

Thanks for the video. It is a great mod. I wish someone could take on Bathurst back in the 70's when it was more of a public road and had Conrod Straight.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey bobbavet - yeah, that'd be great. I can only imagine that getting the car stopped for Murray's corner back then was a bit of an event!

Best track. Best channel. Best video. Welcome back dude :D

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

As always Viperion, you're too kind - thanks dude!

The front straight by itself describes the tracks nature.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Heh, yeah!

The quality of your videos is so impressive.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words A Kuhn - much appreciated!

Hey Chris! I love your videos and I hope more and more simracers discover your channel! While watching your video reviews for AC I was wondering how to recreate some of the scenarios you tested the mod(s) in. For example what opponent cars you select to have a somewhat balanced race (do you BOP some of them ?). So I would sugest maybe you upload CM presets of opponent cars and/or track combo's. Maybe keep a google doc to keep them organized ? Also when you upload a video maybe you could upload the preset(s) you used when you made the video. Keep up the great work!

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey f1xxxx3r - thanks dude, much appreciated. That's actually a really great idea. I'll have a think about that for sure. If nothing else, it might help force me to be a bit more scientific with the bop settings I use!

Looks rly good

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

It's is Don!

Niceone mate 👍 definitely need this in my track list,. Wondering if you have tryed LA canyons loop very good driving mountains in a free roam and VIP, and loop for races you probably already know it just checking 👍

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard - I've not tried it yet, but, you're now the third person that's recommended it, so I should probably do something about that!

you are really good at this lol

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kingie - much appreciated!

Already knew the mod, but a really good review although the "Onboard Lap" looked like it was lagging a bit.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey All-Boy, yeah I can see that on the playback. I noticed it slightly on the raw footage, but I think KZread's compression has made it a bit more obvious, which is a shame. I think I need to get a separate capture card - even with a 1080TI, it's a delicate balance recording a QHD picture when using VR!

It's in Singapore! - aside from that omission for dummies like me; superb video. The track looks great.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Heh. Good point. I did talk about its location in the first draft of the voiceover script, but it got lost in the edits I think!

I need this track in my life.😍 Btw, i was wondering, what microphone do you use??

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Simon - I use a Shure SM7b. It's a pretty common microphone used in radio stations, and recording studios for male voices. It needs a bit more gain from the pre-amp than a lot of other microphones, so it's not really an ideal choice unless you have fairly good gear to plug it into (e.g. outboard preamp or a mixing desk). It's a bit overkill for KZread if I'm honest, but I've had mine for years as I have a bit of a background in music production.

Do you produce your own music? The track during the slow-motion section fits so well. Great production overall.

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Denise - thanks for the kind words. Yes, I produce the music myself - you're the first person to notice! :D

No slippers this time? I'm infuriated!!!11! Thanks for the vid, guess i should finally take the time and learn the track, which has been criminally neglected by me... 917/30 should fit perfectly

@ChrisHaye

6 жыл бұрын

Slippers died! The Fanatec pedals wore through the soles, so I thought it was about time I got some proper footwear. Strangely enough, I thought about using the 917/30 for the onboard lap... for about half a second - scary stuff!

@verdammteaxt8651

6 жыл бұрын

my hybris got the better of me, i'm afraid. the 595 abarth is quite a nice car, did i mention this before?

WHat was that old yellow car you was driving?

heyo

What it really was like: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYSdtdKgY9eaqso.html