Bryce Canyon is Race 02 of the Sketch Out Series. It was made just for the Dirt Times track design contest. The "Sketch" refers to the fact that the track was put together quickly over a 4 day period using a fast development cycle. The result is a track with a fresh natural flow.
It may seem like a easy course but winning on this track requires good concentration and an keen eye for shaving seconds. Don't be afraid to beat through the bushes, the wide spline encourages riders who can find the true inside line. Watch out for the cactus. My old-slow-dudes best time is a 2:09 with full graphics, what are you gonna do?
This layout highlights my recent fascination with vegetation Placement mapping and the use of precise veggie placement as a design element. I use a double size 2560x2560 .bmp for placement and really enjoy placing the "octillo" and "tumbleweed" on the track so you can thrash thru while trying to hold a line. Someday I would like to add shadows for all the vege and objects... I guess it wouldn't be a sketch anymore :-)
Thanks to MCM_Nut and AMA_Dirttwister at Twisted DIRT for the great utilities. They are huge time savers and are the only reason I can attempt to build a "sketch style" track. Thanks also to all the designers out there who are raising the quality standards and making so many fantastic track layouts. This season's tracks have been a real pleasure to ride and that provides a huge inspiration when I sit down to make a new one.
The Dirt times results placed Bryce Canyon 12th (13th?). It was a great contest with a lot of fantastic tracks. I have downlaoded them all and ride them with my ridin buds. Thanks to all the other track designers that contributed tracks to the collection.
Thanks
to all the Twisted Dirt crew for supporting my track design
work by test riding the track, providing ghosts, and offering
comments, suggestions, and encouragement
