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10th September 2008, 05:47 #1
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Is this a new racetrack in Beijing?
http://www.grandprix.com/mole/mole20666.html
http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&z=18...shan+Velodrome)
It sure does look like one. What do you think?
It seems to be about 5 km long, but most of it is pretty twisty.
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10th September 2008, 06:26 #2
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"We're not in Kansas anymore..." or maybe we are - Coffeyville, Kansas anyway.
"You can mop the blood up later." - R.A. Lafferty
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10th September 2008, 06:32 #3
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How intriguingly hillarious. It seems that the forums don't include the bracket at the end of the link I gave, which appears to be necessary. I'll try again:
http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&z=18...han+Velodrome)
That should work better.
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10th September 2008, 06:42 #4
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Originally Posted by cosmicpanda
(However, the twisty bits on the satellite photo did make an interesting shape for a racetrack! Maybe you've stumbled upon Bernie's location for the new USGP???)"You can mop the blood up later." - R.A. Lafferty
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10th September 2008, 08:21 #5
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Looks spectacularly ordinary.
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10th September 2008, 12:27 #6
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Don't you realise that this is not a racetrack, not for cars? It was used in Beijing'08 for Mountain Bike races, next to the Laoshan Velodrome (indoor bike races)....
Ayrton, still missing you
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10th September 2008, 14:11 #7
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Do you think it could be converted?
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11th September 2008, 07:41 #8
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Originally Posted by cosmicpanda"You can mop the blood up later." - R.A. Lafferty
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11th September 2008, 08:43 #9
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Originally Posted by rublazar2
That area seems like public roads to me you can see cars moving on themI got my motorcycle jacket, but I'm walking all the time...
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12th September 2008, 04:42 #10
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It seems little complicated track, with lot of turnings and bendings.
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