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Tracks In Gran Turismo 3 A-spec you will find 19 completely different tracks, with Special Stage Route 5 having a wet road version bringing the total up to 20. And of these 20 tracks, 16 offer a reversed version, thus the grand total of tracks in the game can be considered 36, depending on what your personal definition of a different track is. While you'll only encounter 34 of them in the Simulation Mode, as you can't race on Complex String, you have access to all 36 in the Free Run section of the Arcade Mode.

This section of the strategy guide is here to provide you with a general look at the tracks, as well as some basic strategy to use when racing on them and more detailed tips on taking each track's key turns.

Note: The strategy sections of each track will be updated often. If you see anything that you would like added to the stradegy for tracks please send them to me

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400M | 1000M | Apricot Hill | Complex String | Cote D' Azur | Deep Forrest | Grand Valley Speedway | Laguna Seca | Mid-Field Raceway | Rome Circuit | Seattle Circuit | Smokey Mountain | Special Stage Route 11 | Special Stage Route 5 | Special Stage Route 5 Wet | Super Speedway | Swiss Alps | Tahiti Circuit | Tahiti Maze | Test Course | Tokyo R246 | Trial Mountain

400 Meter

Total Length: 0.250 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: No

Strategy: Floor it to a good RPM and GO! If the wheels spin too much just back off on the gas.

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1000 Meter

Total Length: 0.625 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: No

Strategy: Floor it to a good RPM and GO! If the wheels spin too much just back off on the gas.

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Apricot Hill Raceway

Total Length: 2.402 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: Apricott hill is a fast course with several long straightaways. There are a couple of sharp corners to watch out for but for the most part this track is relatively easy.

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Complex String

Total Length: 6.981 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: Oh my! This track takes patience and skill to complete successfully. There are a couple of long straightaways where you can build up a lot of speed, just watch out for the corners at the end. Make sure to break early.

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Cote d'Azur

Total Length: 2.090 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: No

Strategy: This course is relatively short with a lot of sharp corners. Only the corner at the end of the straightaway under the tunnel is the one you have to brake extremely heavily for.

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Deep Forest

Total Length: 2.222 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: This is a great track for high speed driving. There is only one corner you have to brake heavily for. If you take the corners correctly you can take most of them at full speed.

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Grand Valley Speedway

Total Length: 3.121 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: Everyone should know this track since it has made it in all three Gran Turismos. Watch out for the two sharp corners that are outlined by sand.

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Laguna Seca Raceway

Total Length: 2.276 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: No

Strategy: The main part of this track you have to watch out for is the corkscrew. Make sure your car is stable before you enter this corner.

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Mid-Field Raceway

Total Length: 2.235 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: Midfield is a very quick track with very few corners to worry about. If you have to, cut through the 'S' curve near the end of the track.

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Rome Circuit

Total Length: 2.459 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: This track you are able to go pretty fast. There are two 90 degree corners that you have to slow down for, but other than that this course is a breeze.

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Seattle Circuit

Total Length: 2.400 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: This course has lots of little surprises to work with. When you are going up hill, jumping the pavement, make sure you slow down near the last one so you don't slam into the turn.

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Smokey Mountain

Total Length: 2.223 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Dirt
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: This is by far the easiest dirt course. Just floor it and steer early.

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Special Stage Route 11

Total Length: 2.834 miles
Condition: Night / Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: The best advice for this course is to memorize the track because there are so many corners that you need to know this one well.

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Special Stage Route 5

Total Length: 2.350 miles
Condition: Night / Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: This is a very fun track because if you time the corners correctly you can fly through them. The main corner to worry about is the second corner after the tunnel.

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Special Stage Route 5 Wet

Total Length: 2.350 miles
Condition: Night / Wet
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: Same as above except you have to slow down a little more and go gently on the gas.

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Super Speedway

Total Length: 1.494 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: No

Strategy: Just floor it and hang on. Turns 3 and 4 you may have to slow down for but turn 1 and 2 should be close to full speed.

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Swiss Alps

Total Length: 2.044 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Dirt
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: There are a couple of corners that you have to navigate safetly. There is one corner that is a quick 'S' turn that you have to brake heavily for so you can leave the corner with good speed.

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Tahiti Circuit

Total Length: 2.313 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Dirt
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: Not too difficult to navigate.

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Tahiti Maze

Total Length: 2.209 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Dirt
Reverse Available: Yes

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Test Course

Total Length: 6.426 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: No

Strategy: The best stradegy for this course is to draft as best as you can.

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Tokyo R246

Total Length: 3.182 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: This is my favorite track to race on. The corner at the end of the long straight you have to brake for, the rest of them are pretty quick corners.

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Trial Mountain

Total Length: 2.437 miles
Condition: Dry
Surface: Tarmac
Reverse Available: Yes

Strategy: Everyone should know this track since it has been in every Gran Turismo. Go carefully in the rocky part of the track and just fly through the rest of it.

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