Adelaide has that aura of a track that has seen things. Supercars have thundered through it, Formula 1 raced here, and every curb could sign a book deal full of stories about cars that misjudged its edges. Its street-circuit nature blends Australian charm with a very simple rule: if you step half a centimeter too far, you’re meeting the wall.
Some tracks beg for horsepower. Adelaide doesn’t. Here brute force is mostly useless and finesse is king. That’s why Supercars, F4, TCR, MX-5 and other lightweights feel completely at home: big braking zones, tight corners, straights just long enough to plan an overtake but not so long that GT3s reach 280 km/h and refuse to fit through the door.
A GT3 in Adelaide is like trying to fit a three-seater couch into an elevator. It can be done, yes… but you really shouldn’t.
With smaller cars (or simply narrower ones), the circuit opens up, breathes, lets you play, experiment, risk. With Supercars, for example, every commitment through Turn 8 raises your heart rate because you know what’s coming next: a terrifying braking zone that defines the whole lap. It’s pure adrenaline without needing to hit 300 km/h.
One single layout, but what a layout
We live in days when new circuits arrive with ten different configurations: GP, short, long, night, with chicane, without chicane, with chicane but angrier. Not Adelaide. Adelaide brings exactly what it needs. One layout.
And honestly… it doesn’t need anything else.
The track is a compact whirlwind:
- An explosive start with the chicane
- A sequence of 90-degree corners where the curbs resemble miniature roller coasters
- Turn 8, lightning fast and carrying that energy of “if I get this wrong, goodbye race and confidence”
- The heaviest braking zone of the track, where everyone wants to overtake and almost nobody pulls it off cleanly
- A tight, twisting, slightly claustrophobic final sector that steals your breath before the finish line
It’s a roller coaster… but you’re the one responsible for keeping it on the rails.
Will it see strong participation in iRacing?
I’ll confess something: when The Bend arrived, I was convinced only a handful of people would buy it. Then suddenly half the planet was there running Formula 4 as if it had become the new Spa. So with Adelaide, which is far more famous and beloved, the outlook is obvious.
Will it be as popular as Miami? Probably not, because Miami has that vibe of being a big, modern circuit that works with anything. But Adelaide has its audience, and a very loyal one:
- Supercars enthusiasts
- Fans of street circuits
- Drivers who enjoy a technical challenge
- And those who secretly enjoy suffering… the good kind
It’s one of those tracks you may not master on the first lap, but once you get the rhythm, once you dance through those final switches of direction, that’s it: you’re in the club.
- Remember, you can join iRacing clicking here.
See you on the track!
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