Quintin, Eau Rouge is taken flat-out in F1, and the stretch from La Source to Les Combes is 2030m. It actually may be more than that now with the revisions they did for the 2007 season.
Luiggi, would the Nordschleife be that much of an engine breaker, or have a lap average that far away from 200km/h? So I think we can say that a 10k or more circuit doesn't have to be the reincarnation of AVUS. Then again, just taking out the chicanes, and reinstating the banking, there is a VERY fast 10km circuit most of us are quite familiar with: Monza.
I like that one SBF. It has a great flow to it, and several good, high-speed curves. It would be interesting to see which turns could be taken flat, or near to it.
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