F1: the abandoned and deserted.

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i really like this thread. some beautiful pics in here, thanks for that!
is there any chance to get some high res versions of the pictures?

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Andres125sx
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OMG, those abandoned F1 cars are paintful, F1 tracks ok but cars??? :shock: :cry: :cry:

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mertol
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The toyota and bmw are not F1 cars or at least are not in their original colors.

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Shrieker
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I hope that macca is a mock up...
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bdr529 wrote:Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar in Spain, built in 1923 and used until the 1950′s
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/ ... zgltfv.jpg
http://www.autobild.es/sites/default/fi ... uito_2.jpg

Video of Audi R8 LSM Carlos Sainz / Miguel Molina drive the track, and some old footage,
It's in Spanish click on CC for english subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0frJrTduaU
In 2008 I visited the old Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar. You can read my report of that day here http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/sitges/tripsitges
Remember the motor racing circuits of the past http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/

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RicME85
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Shrieker wrote:I hope that macca is a mock up...
Partly yes - http://jalopnik.com/5852873/how-i-nearl ... ts-history

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FW17
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Herman1967 wrote: In 2008 I visited the old Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar. You can read my report of that day here http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/sitges/tripsitges
Great write up


how come you have not visited Montlhéry, just outside Paris


It is in quiet good nike
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Hail22
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Honestly this thread tears me to shreds, such beautiful magnificent objects created by man turned to ruin...

This pretty much sums me up (no joke intended):

If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.

Gilles Villeneuve

Charlatan
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The once great Ontario Motor Speedway in California;

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Part of the original Spa Francorchaps track;

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agip
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That one makes me really sad. It was my favourite part of the circuit.

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RicME85 wrote:Surprised how bad Valencia looks
You shouldn't be. It was disused port land before the race and is disused port land once again.

With the recent financial situation in Spain, nobody was going to spend money securing the site and so anything of value that wasn't nailed down quickly grew legs.

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bdr529
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Herman1967 wrote:
bdr529 wrote:Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar in Spain, built in 1923 and used until the 1950′s
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/ ... zgltfv.jpg
http://www.autobild.es/sites/default/fi ... uito_2.jpg

Video of Audi R8 LSM Carlos Sainz / Miguel Molina drive the track, and some old footage,
It's in Spanish click on CC for english subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0frJrTduaU
In 2008 I visited the old Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar. You can read my report of that day here http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/sitges/tripsitges
Thanks Herman for the article, and welcome to F1tech, I mentioned the site and link on the first page
I'm sure the members will enjoy it, and I'm sure you can add a good deal to this topic

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bdr529
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RicME85 wrote:
Shrieker wrote:I hope that macca is a mock up...
Partly yes - http://jalopnik.com/5852873/how-i-nearl ... ts-history
Here's how the car looks now that it's been cleaned up
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Alpine Renault A220
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Riverside 1972;

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Now;

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