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20 Aug 2008, 18:37 (Ref:2272284)
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Chinese Grand Prix future venue?
This may all be speculation, but I found it an interesting read. The main story: Chinese GP to move to Beijing street circuit post 2010?
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20 Aug 2008, 19:08 (Ref:2272301)
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Here's a pic of it for those who can't be bothered to fumble around Google Earth. Length is around 5km but don't deem it exact due to my dodgy tracing. Looks a bit karty in places.
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20 Aug 2008, 23:33 (Ref:2272425)
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It looks very bland indeed! Four straights with four 90 degree corners and plenty of run off area......oh,and somewhere for a helicopter to land.
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21 Aug 2008, 02:17 (Ref:2272471)
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Right now, I can't see any pictures, but now that Marbot mentions it, I don't think I'd wanna see.
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21 Aug 2008, 04:03 (Ref:2272494)
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how many street circuits does Bernie want? **** Bernie and TC are so alike it's not funny no wonder he is called Aussie Bernie.
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21 Aug 2008, 16:01 (Ref:2272791)
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I think this is the same track that Marcello Lotti (boss of the WTCC) went to see, it's a possible replacement for their race in Macau because they are having some problems with the organisers.
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22 Aug 2008, 10:41 (Ref:2273257)
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I hope this is not the same Bejing Street Circuit that they tried to use for A1GP.
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22 Aug 2008, 11:25 (Ref:2273275)
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No it isn't the same track as Beijing A1, this isn't really a street circuit. It's a park type circuit.
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22 Aug 2008, 13:20 (Ref:2273344)
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23 Aug 2008, 08:03 (Ref:2273716)
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I'd rather have the Chinese GP move to Macau than to Bejing. The Chineses' much-debated governmental power would clearly be enough to widen the street circuit at Macau ...
Apart from that, the Shanghai Autodrome is my least preferred Tilkedrome, but I guess that's just personal taste. |
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23 Aug 2008, 09:00 (Ref:2273740)
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Remember that Macau is an SAR of China - Macau is practically a separate country and largely runs itself.
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24 Aug 2008, 01:30 (Ref:2274092)
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24 Aug 2008, 02:55 (Ref:2274100)
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the access road looks very narrow and I don't see runoff...
This rumour looks like an example of 2 + 2 = 5. |
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25 Aug 2008, 13:08 (Ref:2274983)
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To be honest it is no worse than some of the circuits they currently race on. Maybe a little long at 5km for today's pack-em-in mentality (RIP Hockenhiem)...
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