Best AC Track Mods 2026

Category: Real Circuit • Belgium
Length: 7.004 km
Why it's essential: One of the most legendary circuits in motorsport. Eau Rouge, Blanchimont, and Pouhon are iconic corners. Multiple high-quality versions available.

Recommended Version: RSS Spa 2022 (laser-scanned, CSP features, rain support)

Nordschleife (The Green Hell)

Category: Real Circuit • Germany
Length: 20.8 km
Why it's essential: THE ultimate driving challenge. 73 corners, massive elevation changes, historic and modern layouts available. Every sim racer must drive the Ring.

Best Version: Kunos official (included with game) + Shaders Patch enhancements

Suzuka Circuit

Category: Real Circuit • Japan
Length: 5.807 km
Why it's essential: Technical masterpiece with flowing corners and the legendary 130R. Perfect flow, challenging but fair. A true driver's circuit.

Recommended: Legion's Suzuka (updated 2024, CSP lighting)

Laguna Seca

Category: Real Circuit • USA
Length: 3.6 km
Why it's essential: The famous Corkscrew, blind Turn 1, uphill/downhill elevation. Compact but incredibly challenging and fun.

Best Version: Reboot Team Laguna Seca (laser-scan quality)

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Category: Real Circuit • Spain
Length: 4.675 km
Why it's essential: F1 testing circuit with great variety. Mix of fast and slow corners, good for learning racecraft and setups.

Recommended: Kunos official + CSP updates

Category: Touge • Inspired by Initial D
Type: Downhill Run
Why it's essential: THE most famous touge in anime/manga history. Tight hairpins, technical sections, perfect for drift or grip. Multiple versions with different era settings.

Best Versions: Shomaru Pass (realistic), Akina 2017 (anime-inspired)

Usui Touge

Category: Touge • Real Location
Type: Mountain Pass
Why it's essential: Absolutely beautiful scenery, narrow roads, high risk. Technical uphill and downhill sections through forests. Authentic Japanese mountain pass experience.

Recommended: Tochigi Usui Touge

Akagi

Category: Touge • Initial D Location
Type: Technical Mountain Roads
Why it's essential: RedSuns' home course. Variety of corner types, beautiful mountain views, perfect length for battles.

Best Version: Mt. Akagi Tourist Course

Irohazaka

Category: Touge • Real Tourist Road
Type: Hairpin Heaven
Why it's essential: 48 hairpin turns on the real road. Perfect for mastering technical driving and hairpin techniques. Stunning autumn colors.

Recommended: Irohazaka Downhill/Uphill

Category: Drift Track • Japan
Layouts: Minami, Higashi, Kita, Nishi (4 courses)
Why it's essential: The most famous drift complex in the world. Multiple courses with different characteristics. Authentic Japanese drift culture.

Best Version: Ebisu Circuit Pack (all layouts)

Kansai Service Area (KSA)

Category: Drift Playground
Type: Open Layout
Why it's essential: Massive open space for tandem drift practice. Smooth surface, safe runoff, perfect for learning and freestyle. Popular for online drift lobbies.

Recommended: KSA v3

Tsukuba Circuit

Category: Racing/Drift • Japan
Length: 2.045 km
Why it's essential: Short but technical. Popular for time attack and drift. The benchmark circuit in Japanese tuning culture. Tight corners require precision.

Best Version: Tsukuba 2020 (CSP night lighting)

Meihan Sportsland

Category: Drift Track • Japan
Type: Technical Circuit
Why it's essential: Famous "8-hour endurance drift" location. Multiple layouts, elevation changes, professional-level drift track with unmatched flow.

Recommended: Meihan Long Course

Category: Street/Highway • Tokyo
Type: Massive Highway Network
Why it's essential: Recreates Tokyo's famous Shuto Expressway. Night highway racing, realistic traffic, detailed city environment. Multiple routes (C1, Wangan, Bayshore, etc.). The ultimate Tokyo highway experience.

Download: Shutoko Revival Project (free, regularly updated)

LA Canyons

Category: Street • Los Angeles
Type: Canyon Roads
Why it's essential: Real-world LA canyon roads. Beautiful vistas, technical corners, sunset lighting. Perfect for street car cruising and spirited driving.

Best Version: LA Canyons v1.1

Lake Louise

Category: Scenic Drive • Canada
Type: Mountain Highway
Why it's essential: Breathtaking scenery through Canadian Rockies. Long flowing corners, pristine nature, perfect for high-speed GT cars and supercars. Relaxing but engaging.

Recommended: Lake Louise 93

Highlands Long

Category: Street/Mountain
Type: Point-to-Point
Why it's essential: Long flowing mountain road with incredible elevation changes. Mix of fast and technical sections. Amazing mod quality with realistic environment.

Best Version: Highlands Long (Lilski)

Old Spa-Francorchamps

Era: 1960s-1970s • Belgium
Length: 14.1 km
Why it's essential: The ORIGINAL Spa layout before safety modifications. Ultra-fast, incredibly dangerous, legendary. Experience what drivers faced in the golden era.

Recommended: Spa 1966

Riverside Raceway

Era: Lost Circuit • USA
Status: Demolished 1989
Why it's essential: Historic American road course, hosted Can-Am and NASCAR. Drive a piece of motorsport history that no longer exists. Challenging old-school layout.

Best Version: Riverside International Raceway 1960s

Targa Florio

Era: Historic Race • Sicily
Length: 72 km per lap
Why it's essential: The most legendary and dangerous race in history. Full mountain course through Sicilian villages. Insanely long, technical, and beautiful. An experience like no other.

Recommended: Targa Florio 1972 Layout