26 Feb 2009, 22:10 (Ref:2404943)
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Originally Posted by R59
That's one idea - and I do hope it comes off.
I hear also that the owner of the Croix circuit in France is entertaining the idea of building an oval - I guess something 1/2mile to 1km...
If only Silverstone had pursued the 1/2mile banked - a-la Bristol oval that some of it's member proposed as part of the re-development a few years back, the world might be a different place now.
Me, I'm not interested in sub-1/2mile paved ovals - thought I could be tempted by a 3/8mile dirt oval in a Late Model dirt car......(I offered to bring one in from the 'States a few years back and demo it at NASA Autograss events, and got knocked back with all sorts of reasons why I couldn't do it) (also - not interested in Lydden or Mallory Oval - they're not proper ovals (banked, wall, stadium type, etc..).
And one more if only - the Velodrome built for the Olympics were built as a 33degree banked concrete oval, 1000m long (5/8mile), with enough space infield for two pitlanes (front and back stretch).... if you see where I'm going with this.....
And had a decent capacity grandstand....
It could be used by the spandex trousered types, as well as petrolheads....(running on Bio-fuel of course - to keep the greenies placated)
As I said on the official V8 Trophy forum - may you have the very best of luck with this, and to add that I hope it grows, because if it grows and circuits are built that meet my "criteria", I'll be there like a dog with two tails.
Rob.
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Sometimes you just have to compromise in order to be part of building towards the bigger picture!
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