Sepang 2009 released

Depois de algum mistério, finalmente conseguimos liberar a pista de Sepang 2009. Pedimos desculpas pelo anúncio não cumprido, mas surgiram muitos imprevistos, devidos principalmente à mudança ali no perfil de "Paulo, estudante" para "Paulo, engenheiro eletricista" :).

Como sempre, a pista e o pacote com texturas em alta resolução estão disponíveis na página de downloads. Aproveitem!


After some mystery, we are finally able to release Sepang 2009. We apologize for the "fake" announcement, but there were a lot of external matters to deal with, mainly because the change from "Paulo, student" to "Paulo, electric engineer" :)

As always, track and hi-res textures are available in our download page. Enjoy!

Away to Interlagos - YES, I´ll be there.

Estou viajando hoje de madrugada pra acompanhar os treinos e a corrida em São Paulo.

Se alguém quiser me encontrar lá, estarei com uma camisa branca com o logotipo do F1 Virtual, no Setor A, antes das Tribunas cobertas.


I´m leaving tonight for Sao Paulo event for saturday and sunday supporting.

If one wants to find me out, I´ll be wearing a white T-shirt with F1 Virtual logo plotted. I´ll be at A Sector, close to Covered Tribunes before main straight.

Abu dhabi, by Richard "Mad Max" r@m

1. Kerb making - as close as possible to real thing

2. Marshall Stand - 98 polys (Compared to F1 2010 Codemaster - 1,311 faces)


3. LG Safety Car Lights - 20 faces



4. Bank strips making - modelling them and render the mesh to texture

Keeping up his journey throughout this beauty F1 venue, Richard expands his methods of track making and poly fighting.
Most of the job we have seen so far has proved how committed he is in terms of Processor performance and realism. You are able to judge yourselves.

Sepang International Circuit 2009

The Fuji Experiment

Mais uma experiência maluca. Um modelo 3D do Monte Fuji, retirado de dados SRTM (dados de satélite da NASA) e transformado em 3D com um algoritmo Triangulação de Delaunay. Um monte de conceitos que talvez não façam diferença nenhuma para o leitor.

No final, isso servirá de base para avaliar se objetos grandes e distantes como esse ficam melhores representados em 3D ou em 2D com uma textura simples.


Another crazy experiment. A 3D model of Mount Fuji, taken from SRTM (NASA Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission) data and taken into 3D using a Delaunay Triangulation algorithm. Some concepts that may not matter at all for the reader.

Eventually, this will be used to evaluate if large and distant objects like this are better in 3D, or in 2D using a single texture.

Mugello landscape shots (For Davide)

I have asked Davide two weeks to enhance some points of his gorgeous job, and I´m trying my best here, on these topics:

1. Improve some textures based on real pictures (kerbs, trees, horizon)
2. Improve some of the 3d landscape, mainly hills and inner land;
3. Create new 3d Bridges for main straight;
4. Create new podium;
5. Improve banks with some 3d making;

I´m not sure now if two weeks are enough. But Please, Davide, it won´t hurt!

Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2008

Video by Jorge Caranti

	Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Version	Release Date	Download
2008 v1.0	Oct 2nd, 2010	Download	Hi-Res Update

Adelaide 2010

Olá moçada!

Andei trabalhando neste projeto nas três últimas semanas pra poder, a um só tempo, me habituar com as novas utilidades do GP4Builder e também tirar a poeira dos ossos depois de tanto tempo sem fazer nada.

Comecei apenas suavizando o dat do Jimbob, mas logo percebi que não faria mal algum termos a velha Adelaide disponível nos padrões atuais da F1.

Esse é o resultado até o momento.


Hi folks!

I´ve been working on this project last 3 weeks in order to get used to all new GP4Builder features and also to shake my bones with a non-F1 track after so many time away from GP4.

Indeed, it started on a Jimbob´s dat smoothing for my own use, but furtherly I noticed how nice it would be to have this Adelaide back with all new F1 standards.

That´s the result so far.

PS.: By the way, we have no authorization from Jim so far.

Primeiros passos da reabilitação

Lembram destes vídeos? Depois de muito, muito tempo na geladeira, este circuitinho finalmente verá a luz do dia no dia 2 de outubro (confirmado!).


Remember these videos? After a long, long time frozen, this little circuit will at last see daylight October 2nd (confirmed!).

If Tilke can, why we shouldn´t?

Thanks to Richard, a.k.a. Mr. r@m.