North Island Grand Prix
North Island Racing GameRace a 4.6 km circuit drawn from North Island's outline
- Length
- 4.6km
- Turns
- 12
- Main straight
- 930m
- Slowest corner
- 73km/h
- Climb
- 24m
- Setting
- Harbour
New Zealand's North Island gets its own lap in this North Island racing game, apart from the New Zealand circuit, which is drawn from the South Island. This one is drawn from the North Island's coastline: Cook Strait at turn 1, up the west through Taranaki, Manukau, Auckland and Waitakere, north to Whangarei and Kaitaia, then back down through Northland and Waikato to the Coromandel, the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne.
The North Island Grand Prix is a harbour layout, rolling with 24 metres of climb over 4.6 km.
The North Island circuit map
- T1Cook Strait
- T2Taranaki
- T3Manukau
- T4Auckland
- T5Waitakere
- T6Whangarei
- T7Kaitaia
- T8Northland
- T9Waikato
- T10Coromandel
- T11Bay of Plenty
- T12Gisborne
Each corner is named after the place on North Island's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the North Island circuit
Around the North Island track
The Sky Tower rises over Auckland's harbour, and the lap runs round the water beneath it. A carved Māori wharenui meeting house stands by the track, a geyser sends up steam, and sheep graze the green hills. Utes, campervans and cars are parked behind the fences. The banner says 'Kia ora · Welcome', and the boards name Auckland, Rotorua, Taupō, Napier, Taranaki and Hampton Downs.
- Sky Tower
- Māori wharenui meeting house
- Geyser
- Sheep
How to drive the North Island circuit
The 930-metre straight ends at Cook Strait, turn 1, named for the water between the two islands. From there the lap rolls up the west coast to Kaitaia, turn 7, the slowest corner at 73 km/h, out in the far north. A clean exit there sets up the long run back south.
Ways to race North Island
North Island lap record
The North Island leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
North Island racing game: questions
Is the North Island a separate track from New Zealand?
Yes. The North Island has its own circuit, and the New Zealand circuit is drawn from the South Island.
Does the North Island track go past the Sky Tower?
Yes. The lap runs round Auckland's harbour with the Sky Tower overhead.
How long is the North Island circuit?
4.6 km, with 12 turns and 24 metres of climb. The main straight is 930 metres long, and the slowest corner, Kaitaia, is taken at 73 km/h.
Can I race North Island on my phone?
Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.
Does New Zealand have its own circuit too?
Yes. North Island is one of New Zealand's circuits in Globe Prix, drawn from the island's own coastline, and New Zealand has its own Grand Prix as well.
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