Grand Prix of US Minor Islands
US Minor Islands Racing GameRace a 5.2 km circuit drawn from the US Minor Islands' outline
- Length
- 5.2km
- Turns
- 8
- Main straight
- 1480m
- Slowest corner
- 78km/h
- Climb
- 5m
- Setting
- Woodland
Coconut palms, a lagoon and a long, empty straight: this US Minor Islands racing game is about as flat as racing gets, with 5 metres of climb over 5.2 km. The track drawn from the US Minor Islands' coastline traces Palmyra Atoll, its eight corners running from Palmyra and Portsmouth Point round a string of bends along the atoll's edge to Sawle Point.
Its long straights make it a good place to chase ghosts, and it runs in the browser on desktop or phone.
The US Minor Islands circuit map
- T1Palmyra
- T2Portsmouth Point
- T3Palmyra Atoll 1
- T4Palmyra Atoll 2
- T5Palmyra Atoll 3
- T6Palmyra Atoll 4
- T7Palmyra Atoll 5
- T8Sawle Point
Each corner is named after the place on the US Minor Islands' outline it traces.
Screenshots from the US Minor Islands circuit
Around the US Minor Islands track
The scenery is borrowed from Wake Island: a wide lagoon, an airstrip with its beacon, and a radio mast standing over the low woods. Coconut palms crowd the shore, pickups and SUVs are parked by the track, and a simple Welcome banner hangs over the crowd. There's little else out here but sand, trees and sea. The boards read Washington, D.C. and US Minor Islands.
- Wake Island lagoon and airstrip beacon
- Coconut palms
- Radio mast
How to drive the US Minor Islands circuit
The 1,480-metre main straight is the lap's big moment, a long flat-out run to Palmyra at turn 1. Most of the corners are quick sweeps round the atoll, and the slowest, Palmyra Atoll 5, is taken at 78 km/h near the end of the lap, just before Sawle Point and the straight again.
Ways to race US Minor Islands
What country is this? Guess the US Minor Islands from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's the US Minor Islands' outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
US Minor Islands lap record
The US Minor Islands leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
US Minor Islands racing game: questions
Which island is the US Minor Islands track based on?
The corners trace Palmyra Atoll, while the scenery shows Wake Island's lagoon and airstrip beacon.
How long is the main straight on the US Minor Islands circuit?
1,480 metres, ending at Palmyra, turn 1, on a 5.2 km lap with 8 corners.
How long is the US Minor Islands circuit?
5.2 km, with 8 turns and 5 metres of climb. The main straight is 1480 metres long, and the slowest corner, Palmyra Atoll 5, is taken at 78 km/h.
Can I race US Minor Islands 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.
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