To get the thread going, here are a couple of "lost tracks" from the rest of the world.
1) The Nordschleife - The F1 circuit to end them all. Over 14Km of road. The circuit that nearly cost Niki Lauda his life was about as mad a circuit as you could get and should have been shelved long before that almost tragic day in 1976. If you're brave enough you can pay per lap to drive the circuit. You will also see the new "ring" in the south west corner of the picture. Not the same is it?
2) Montjuich Park - Take note Valencia, it is possible to run a race on Spanish streets and it not be a total bore fest. Montjuich park was the home of the Spanish GP until the early 70's. A track that saw the nail in the coffin for those huge high wings. The track is still marked out today and can be driven round however i've no idea where it sits in this picture.
3) Autodrome Nelson Piquet - Wave goodbye to this sight as the track will be demolished to make way for the olympics now that Rio has won the bid to host the 2016 games. Not the first time a brick construction has caused the name Piquet to leave F1.
4) Rouen-Les-Essarts - One time home of the French GP this circuit run on public roads and in use as a track until 1994. Most of the buildings associated with the track were demolsihed in 1999. A sad way for a famous part of Motorsport history to go.
That's a few to get started with. Please add anymore you know of.
1) The Nordschleife - The F1 circuit to end them all. Over 14Km of road. The circuit that nearly cost Niki Lauda his life was about as mad a circuit as you could get and should have been shelved long before that almost tragic day in 1976. If you're brave enough you can pay per lap to drive the circuit. You will also see the new "ring" in the south west corner of the picture. Not the same is it?
2) Montjuich Park - Take note Valencia, it is possible to run a race on Spanish streets and it not be a total bore fest. Montjuich park was the home of the Spanish GP until the early 70's. A track that saw the nail in the coffin for those huge high wings. The track is still marked out today and can be driven round however i've no idea where it sits in this picture.
3) Autodrome Nelson Piquet - Wave goodbye to this sight as the track will be demolished to make way for the olympics now that Rio has won the bid to host the 2016 games. Not the first time a brick construction has caused the name Piquet to leave F1.
4) Rouen-Les-Essarts - One time home of the French GP this circuit run on public roads and in use as a track until 1994. Most of the buildings associated with the track were demolsihed in 1999. A sad way for a famous part of Motorsport history to go.
That's a few to get started with. Please add anymore you know of.
