The helicopter over the Sulawesi circuit: the Sulawesi racing game

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Sulawesi Racing GameRace a 4.6 km circuit drawn from Sulawesi's outline

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Length
4.6km
Turns
11
Main straight
480m
Slowest corner
70km/h
Climb
44m
Setting
Highland forest

Sulawesi is one island of Indonesia, and Indonesia has its own separate circuit; this one is drawn from Sulawesi's coastline alone. That makes the Sulawesi racing game a wandering lap, because the island spreads out in long, thin arms. From Sulawesi Utara the route runs along the Gulf of Tomini to Luwuk, drops to Sulawesi Tenggara, passes Makassar, and turns north up the Makassar Strait to Sulawesi Tengah.

The theme is the Toraja highlands, a hilly 58 metres of climb through forest and rice paddies.

The Sulawesi circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Sulawesi's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Sulawesi Utara
  2. T2Gulf of Tomini
  3. T3Luwuk
  4. T4Tanjung Bea
  5. T5Sulawesi Tenggara
  6. T6Teluk Lappessanggemanue
  7. T7Makassar
  8. T8Sulawesi Selatan
  9. T9Makassar Strait
  10. T10Sulawesi Tengah
  11. T11Tanjung Paligisan

Each corner is named after the place on Sulawesi's outline it traces.

Screenshots from the Sulawesi circuit

Around the Sulawesi track

Tongkonan houses line the hills, their roofs sweeping up at both ends like the hulls of boats. A rice-terrace hut sits above the paddies and an outrigger lies on the shore below. It's highland forest for most of the way, green and close, with mopeds and minibuses parked at the fences and a crowd waving flags under a Selamat datang banner. The boards read Makassar, Manado, Toraja, Palu and Bunaken.

  • Tongkonan houses
  • Rice terraces hut
  • Outrigger

How to drive the Sulawesi circuit

Turn 1 does double duty. The 480-metre main straight ends at Sulawesi Utara, and at 70 km/h it's also the slowest corner on the lap, so the braking zone is where races are won and lost. After that the road climbs and falls through the highlands, and the eleven corners come quickly on a 4.6 km lap.

Ways to race Sulawesi

Sulawesi lap record

The Sulawesi leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.

Set a lap in Sulawesi ▸

Sulawesi racing game: questions

Is Sulawesi a separate circuit from Indonesia?

Yes. Sulawesi is an island of Indonesia with its own circuit, drawn from its coastline, and Indonesia has a separate track of its own.

What is the slowest corner on the Sulawesi circuit?

Sulawesi Utara, turn 1, at 70 km/h. It comes straight off the end of the 480-metre main straight.

How long is the Sulawesi circuit?

4.6 km, with 11 turns and 44 metres of climb. The main straight is 480 metres long, and the slowest corner, Sulawesi Utara, is taken at 70 km/h.

Can I race Sulawesi 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 Indonesia have its own circuit too?

Yes. Sulawesi is one of Indonesia's circuits in Globe Prix, drawn from the island's own coastline, and Indonesia has its own Grand Prix as well.

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