Top 10 Weirdest Race Tracks - Improved Version

[@sebonator3000]

There was another weird racetrack in Germany wich was made on a Autobahn. It was called "Autobahnspinne Dresden and was litteratly on a Autobhan Crossing. It held Formula 2 and Formula 3 events from 1951 to 1971

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yeah that's pretty weird. I visited Dresden twice, so maybe I drove there :)

[@aussieaudir8lms871]

It's name tho

[@zanemurcha2675]

In 1954 my Grand Father watched "The Berlin Grand Prix" aged 12 and he even saw Fangio in the Mercedes W196. He said those Mercedes' went like "silver bullets".

[@silverdarlin]

Fun fact about Pescara: Ferrari didn't attend the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix because Enzo was scared one of drivers would be killed... Enzo Ferrari was well known for not caring about his drivers safety. I'm glad F1 only ever went there once

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Actually, ther have driven there more than one time. But only the 1957 race counted for the championship.

[@domdomdom5396]

The outside line of the Hockenheim Ostkurve that just comes from the bushes always makes me wonder what could have been. So sad to see it rot away. I don't understand why they didn't at least put up signs at the sites of the chicanes and the Ostkurve, to remind what once was. It's like they're trying to forget, even Jim Clark's original crash site is hidden next to the site of the Jim Clark chicane. Thanks for these videos Herman, I absolutely love them!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks. I'm also a bit confused about that line. If you see old footage of the track there was a small asphalt connection with the old part if the "Dreieckskurs". So I wonder when they restored that connection. If they did it after the demolishing it wouldn't make sense to keep that line.

[@domdomdom5396]

Yes, they restored that connection while demolishing the old track. Here's a picture from 2002 at the freshly paved connection looking down the straight/exit of the Ostkurve that is still here today. www.pro-steilstrecke.de/images/Hockenheimring/AusfahrtOstkurve.jpg

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks for the additional information!

[@FoxThePolak]

I going to the Ostkurve for metal detecting im so exited

[@PunChris_92]

I see Norisring, I press like

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Do you also like the cartoon?

[@yhelloh]

Damn they named a circuit after Lando Norris??

[@exoroxx]

I was hoping to see the 'Großdeutschlandring' (which translates to 'Great Germany Circuit'), located in the Saxon Switzerland. It's around 10 km long and contains a long banked corner, a downhill section through the woods and some zigzags. Nowaydays the whole circuit is a public road.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I know, because I visited it in 2016. Here the video I made there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGa1eYWHjM6tmtU Apologies for the misaligned camera. I discovered it when I was back home. So I have to go another time, to make a better video. By the way: Translating Sachsische Schweiz to Saxon Switzerland can cause some confusion with the country. In German they use the word Schweiz to indicate a mountain range.

[@lobby55_77]

@@Circuitsofthepast no in german we dont jus Schweiz to indicat i maunten renge Its just the name for Schweiz (srhwitzerland)

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@lobby55_77 I didn't say it's just for a mountain range. It's used for the country AND a mountain range as well. Or do you think the "Sachsische Schweiz" is in Switserland?

[@Mishima505]

I have an article from Motor magazine dated 1938 which really praised the proposed circuit. However the planned 100000 spectators would never turn up at all…

[@YuriBruschi]

Thanks for sharing my bike crash in Monza, and for the link of my channel in the video description. I wish happy holidays and a happy 2020 to Herman and Simon! Grazie ciao!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Grazie e buon anno!

[@HyperVanilo]

So AVUS is a real-life counterpart of Special Stage Route 7 from Gran Turismo 5

[@DDS029]

And Gran Turismo 4, Gran Turismo 3, etc.

[@aussieaudir8lms871]

Or special stage route x

[@NerfMaster000]

Nope, Special Stage Route 7 is based off Route Wangan that stretches from Tokyo to Yokohama.

[@joestephan1111]

The Avus banking was not progressive, was paved with bricks, and had no guardrail. A number of name drivers disappeared over the top, most fatal. In the late 1930s Mercedes & Auto Union factory grand prix teams, using fully enclosed wheel & cockpit streamlined bodies, ran the then fastest races ever. But as crazy as the car races were, during that time there were also motorcycle races held at Avus. One of the competitors was a young engineering student named Zora Duntov riding a motorcycle of his own design & construction. He went on to become a designer & builder of top speed equipment and, going to work for General Motors, "godfather" of the Corvette where he took a bad "joke" and made a real sports car out of it. That didn't stop him in 1954 from taking his two week vacation to Le Mans and, though in the employ of GM, co-driving a factory team Porsche to the small car class win.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks for this interesting story :)

[@joestephan1111]

@@Circuitsofthepast Thank you, glad I could share. There is a lot of good stuff that has been lost to time and to urban legend/mythology. If you search around KZbin there are some videos from the glory days of Avus. The one I'm looking for is a guy who was Dr Porsche's personal secretary & right hand man, who in the early 1950s went over the top in a 550 Spyder, with the car somehow finding the few trees on the outside which broke his fall, and then driving back around the outside where he unsuccessfully tried to re-enter the race in the badly smashed car. Wildest of all was his staying in it and surviving in an era when road racing drivers didn't wear seat belts, believing it safer to be thrown clear in case of fire. Though I've been around motor sports for 67 of my 72 years I am finding and learning new stuff all the time. Makes it more interesting & enjoyable.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@joestephan1111 That's a cool story (or urban legend/mythologie). Never heard about, so I can't help you with that. I only know about a miracle escape in the flat South Corner. But I will do some research to this story.

[@joestephan1111]

@@Circuitsofthepast Thank you. The first part of his name was Richard von. Last part is falkenburg, valkenburg or something like that. Until his death in a road accident in the early '70s he was the official company historian, editor and writer. He authored the biography of Dr Porsche which included rare factory archive photos & being close to him background far better and accurate than the garbage/brain candy that's out there today. If you can find a copy buy it & read it.

[@joestephan1111]

@@Circuitsofthepast I just found a bunch of stuff on line about Richard von Frankenburg, including his Avus crash. Go to Google and enter his name in the search box.

[@rickvisser8296]

So... Number 2 is a bean-shaped track... Nascar should re-introduce that concept.

[@vixenwolfvirtualfarms4185]

Nascar banking Talladega 33 Daytona 31 2000 Bristol 36 Also number 2 is kinda like trenton an oval with a right kink

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Inderdaad, de vorm van een boon :)

[@WynnofThule]

*B E A N S*

[@Kvapilnation]

Actually they used to race on a bean type track called Trenton Speedway

[@NaNi-rx2cc]

Michigan is like that

[@mrrolandlawrence]

the avus was just a temple for speed. hence the 2 long straights. nice to see the track in spain has plans to open again!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I heard they are building a horse track inside Sitges-Terramar, as part of the project to preserve the banking.

[@PaulMcElligott]

Stiges-Terramar was featured in an episode of _The Grand Tour_ (Season 2, #8), where the boys competed to see who was bravest by seeing who could hit the highest speed in a speed trap.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I know, but long before I drove the banking. Here the story: www.circuitsofthepast.com/sitges-terramar-track-visit/

[@WynnofThule]

Who is Hermann again? Tilke?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

My name is also Herman, but with one n and my family name is not Tilke ;)

[@Rodeo-Bangers351]

The oval circuit at venray is somewhat weird. Not necissarily the circuit itself but the fact that after some issues with the local council they had to move over the circuit to a new (nearby if im not mistaken) plot of land. Not entirely sure though but I remember the old circuit from when I was a little boy

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Bedoel je de oude Baarlo Speedway? Die van Venray is min of meer de opvolger daarvan.

[@a2z60s]

Venray /Yselsteyn heeft inderdaad 2 locaties, het oude circuit lag ten noorden van de Bakelsedijk, het huidige circuit op amper 300 meter ten zuiden van de Bakelsedijk. (en dan een kwart slag gedraaid)

[@Rodeo-Bangers351]

Wat a2z60s zegt ja, las het een tijdje terug dus wist niet precies meer hoe het zat, wist alleen zeker dat er een nieuw circuit was gebouwt

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@a2z60s Bedankt voor de informatie!

[@a2z60s]

Op google maps kun je het huidige circuit zien liggen, het oude kun je qua vorm van de begroeiing nog terug zien. p.s. altijd mooie website & video's Herman. Wegberg is amper op 20 km afstand. Bestaat ook een boek van over de historie en natuurlijk het ongeluk wat het einde betekende voor de racerij. mvg Geert

[@Mercedes-Benz_CLK_LM]

That footage of Monza banking is impeccable. I`m extremely lucky to find this movie! Appreciate it! The process of circuits history researching inspires me, especially, street circuits(AVUS).

[@Briz2y]

I actually didn't know we had a race circuit in Denmark

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Even Kevin Magnussen didn't know about it. and he's from Roskilde! A Dutch reporter who knew it from me told it him.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@The Lads Lounge Yeat that's also a peculiar circuit. There are more weird circuits in Scandinavia. A lot are combined with an airfield. Maybe I do a circuit tour through Scandinavia once.

[@Gabe-by5zt]

Wow det vidste jeg ikke engang...

[@samueleliasen4595]

Jeg bor ca 40 km fra!

[@Briz2y]

@@samueleliasen4595 ja fandme

[@dielegende9141]

I heard Hockenheim was built because the Wildpark track in Karlsruhe was abandoned, is there any truth to that?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

That's new for me. However, some websites claim it. However, I contacted the Hockenheimring many years ago ( the early years of my website) and get a book with the history. There is nothing said about the Wildpark Track. Actually, the Hockenheimring was an initative from the local motorsport fan Ernst Christ, who want a circuit in his hometown Hockenheim. Maybe the fact the Wildpark Track was cosed helped to get the support of the German Motorsport Association. Here my article about the history of Hockenheim: www.circuitsofthepast.com/hockenheim-circuit/

[@pauls5745]

lovely compendium of some racing history. some footage of races on these forgotten tracks still exist. sometimes you can find original 8mm films for sale online

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks for the information!

[@mc689]

No mention of Brno in the Czech Republic? It was a wild street circuit that changed in 1987. The ETCC has some footage. Otherwise. Great video!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks! I made a photo tour around the pre war verion of Brno in 2010. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZy9d3iXmZ18apI However, the reason it is not in this video is it is not weird engough :)

[@geesek5776]

How sad is to see some tracks rotting away Amazing vid

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks! Yah it's allways mixed feeling when exploring some bygone motorsport history. At one side it are very cool locations to explore. But on the other side it's motorsport history fading away.

[@thomasroth84]

It is worth noting that the Norisring also used todays layout with longer straights instead of the over/under thing. The Grundigkehre (Turn 1) was a lot further down the road with the length being 3,7km. It was shortened after Pedro Rodriguez fatal accident in 1971. Sachsenring also worth checking out, especially the old street circuit layout. Not only was it part of the MotoGP in the 60's and 70's, but it also held GDR Formula car races as well as a final hooray after the reunification of Germany with IDM Superbike. If you drive from the A4 Autobahn to the circuit, you drive on the final section of the old track. Warning, speed camera!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I drove a few laps on the old Sachsenring in 2016 and noticed the speed cameras ;) Especially the old MTS-Kurve was very cool. Here the lap I filmed there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqa7d3uZfd59g7c Note: This onboard needs an update with voiceover.

[@Gordanovich02]

I rather wish that the Hockenheim rebuild (if it happened at all) had stuck with the original idea to connect the first and third chicanes. A long sweeping right-hand curve would have retained a lot of the character of the old track.

[@joestephan1111]

Published maps (books etc) I have of 1950s Hockenheim show no chicanes.

[@MrLargePig]

Bravo, Hermann, and, apparently, Simon!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks! Also good you mention Simon. He does a great job.

[@ohiopower]

Funny. Shumacher retired shortly after. And the Lausitzring never really lived up to expectation. I read Dekra bought it and closed it down for major events and was just gonna use it for testing. So they could have left Hockenhiem the way it was. They would still have a German GP. And the fans around the world would have a unique track to watch motorsport on.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I agree. Afterwards you can say that everything was for nothing.

[@scouttrooper1215]

1:40 i actually live like 5 minutes away from the ring my grandpa was at the race in 52 and after that it got integratet into the streets. One of my best friends lives like 200 meters from a part of it so yeah a lot of memories

[@Circuitsofthepast]

So your grandpa was at the tragic race of 1952? By the way: Here my lap on the Grenzlandring at normal speed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6eQeWmfgMmWaLM

[@baktru]

Mettet! I've raced there! In regularity racing. We had to go around that roundabout to get to the parking lot of the now "normal" Mettet track to grab a Time Control there. Then we had to get through that weird roundabout again to get to our next Regularity stage coincidentally the best stage of the entire 650km race.

[@tomdrex]

I love your videos! Really great stuff for a racing-addict like myself. Slightly disturbing is the strange music, when talking about old German tracks like Avus and Norisring ...

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I always try to add music that is as appropriate as possible. The march at the Norisring is a reference to the original function of the site. The number at the AVUS is called 'Old Berlin'. It couldn't be more appropriate.

[@senorsoupe]

The old Monza also hosted the fascinating "Race of Two Worlds" in 1958 and 1959 between Formula One cars and Indycars

[@Mistertbones]

Great video. Too many tracks these days are similar, so I'm glad that the designers of these tracks had different ideas.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Very good point!

[@elchungo5026]

8:00 T H I C C B O I

[@bronzite_]

13:43 the lads at The Grand Tour know how easy it is to get these two mixed up

[@DavidNewlandz]

excellent explanation, details, locations, history!!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks!

[@verdiguy]

Ah, AVUS and it's "Wall of Death". I can't imagine racing on a 43 degree banked slope. Brave, brave men. Have you ever visited Zeltweg air field, the site of the original Austrian Grand Prix on your travels? The whole surface was concrete pads that came up in sections during the race and shattered a few suspensions.Are you excited about Zandvoort returning? Have you been able to get a sense of how the updates to the track will impact the circuit's ability to host Formula 1? I'd be interested in getting your insight as a frequent visitor to the track.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I visited the old Österreichring, but not the Zeltweg Airfield. Actually, it's a military airfield so filming there could bring me in trouble. About Zandvoort: When I heard about bringing back F1 I was worried about the adjustments. There was a terrible plan from the late 80's to cut off the Gerlach and Hugenholtz Corners to enlarge the paddock. That would destroy the character of the classic track. But fortunately, they cancelled that plan. The FIA accepts the narrow paddock. The changes to the track are mostly to the new section. So the character of the track will not be destroyed. Now I'm happy F1 is back to the Netherlands and I look forward to the Grand Prix.

[@verdiguy]

I've seen quite a few You Tube videos of the recent work that people have filmed using drones. The banked sections look pretty interesting and from what I can see, they have done a terrific job of maintaining the look and feel of the track. And, best of all they didn't let Tilke Design near it. I have very fond memories of Zandvoort as the first race I really remember watching when I was a boy was the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix. Jackie Stewart won but it was also a dark day as Roger Williamson died in a horrible crash during the race.Thanks for the update, I'm looking forward to Zandvoort and the first weekend of May.

[@darkfoxly7227]

I love ovals racing but that Grenzlandring look so strange oval to me

[@Circuitsofthepast]

A street oval :) That's why it is in this top 10.

[@robin_marriott]

I know this is a 4 year old upload but I’m in the midst of planning a road trip through Germany and Italy amongst other places and this video has given me the info I was looking for about access at Monza and Hockenheim. I’ll also be passing the Norisring and staying nearby overnight but I’m really not sure I’m comfortable being a tourist who is visiting that… architecture.

[@flylikealbatross7441]

5:15 Alpine A610

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yeah that was a funny moment :)

[@javichaguin1593]

Great job, thanks!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

You're welcome!

[@MrRofl131]

Best memory from the AVUS ring. Alex Würz in his formula 3 car gets hit from behind by the safety car.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Or Dieter Quester who finished upside down in a DTM race. By the way, it's just AVUS, without ring.

[@ianlawrie919]

Fascinating content, riveting viewing.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks!

[@DocTommy1972]

Anyone remember 8:00 from Geoff Crammond's GP games. I nearly cried

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I remember it from real.

[@Comet701]

My biggest memory is the Jos Verstappen pitfire there. You can see it every other week during the F1 opening credits, where they decided to put Max's burning dad in the background of young Verstappen's portrait :)

[@chrissss696]

Autodromo di Pergusa?

[@bingbingwow]

I love how you make "Gelsenkirchen" sound like a Finnish town!

[@mikespearwood3914]

Is that supposed to be correct German pronunciation?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Come on, Simon is a native English speaker and Motodrom Gelsenkichten is difficult for him. However, I think he does a great job with the voice-over. I'm Dutch and I speak German, so for me it's not that difficult. In this vlog you here me saying "Motodrom Gelsenkirchen": kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn7Jep6XoZWGhbM

[@DatFinnishGuy]

Wtf, if u can make Turku sound like DurchschedschdagenChrgchshesenrku, grats.

[@ddt3619]

What's the car at 5:15? As you can tell by my comment i'm only at that time into the video, but i'm loving it👍 Update will be added Update: yeah i loved it, those old circuits are just something else, thanks for keeping those memories alive. A shame some of those racetracks are abandoned, but sometimes is their decaying state that gives them such a special feeling. See you below your next video

[@Circuitsofthepast]

The car at 5:15 is a Renault Alpine. I agree, at one side it's sad to see circuits left abandoned. But on the other side it's also very cool to visit them and enjoy the strange atmosphere :)

[@mattmattmatt131313]

Dude...pause the video... read... RENAULT _Alpine_ ... write in browser... search images... find the car... find the name.

[@ddt3619]

@@mattmattmatt131313 didn't see it first time

[@Team_Nico_Motorsport]

@@ddt3619 a610 alpine

[@varalobaone4339]

Excellent video, very interesting and informative - thank you Herman

[@Circuitsofthepast]

You're welcome.

[@DerThuringerM]

Ich fände es auch interessant, wenn du uns die Strecken auf Satellitenbildern zeigst. Dann kann man das vielleich auch besser vergleichen. Aber ein sehr informatives Video.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Danke! Die Verwendung von Satellitenbildern ist aus urheberrechtlichen Gründen schwierig. Genau wie bei alten Aufnahmen.

[@frankly88]

Norisring is a fav of mine. There is a really in depth doco on it called Europa: The Last Battle i highly recommend to watch

[@Bastian_Zugnappen33]

I love all your Video! You are the best, Cheers from Bayern 🏎🏁🇩🇪

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Danke!

[@brunodurcek2868]

For me the weirdest and fun track is porsche test track

[@plazasta]

Bruno Ďurček Leipzig? Yeah, it's like 10 different race tracks built into one. I love it too!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks for attending me to this track. Maybe I contact them for a visit if I make a circuit tour in Germany again :)

[@jeffrielly]

5:07 stuck behind farming equipment again lol

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yeah that was a cool moment. Fortunately I could overtake it immediately (after the Alpine). At the Grenzlandring I had more bad luck, when I stucked behind hay wagons. And at Spa-Francorchamps my laps were hampered by slow driving tourists.

[@muhammadrahmanadinoto2532]

They should've keep the old hockenheim course as a 2nd gp layout or maybe as a track for cart/champ car/indycar while the f1 and dtm use the new layout

[@soundlessbird9181]

I think old Hockenheim should be endurance layout

[@christophermathern6796]

Thank you so much for this. I miss the old Monza circuit.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

You're welcome. The combination of the currens Monza circuit with a lap through the banking would be cool, but it's from another era. Fortunately, the banking is still there as a memory from the past.

[@joestephan1111]

The two separate trips down Monza's front straight were separated by a line of rubber cones. For the long distance sports car races of the sixties there was a major, square turn chicane built at the beginning of each banking.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I know. However, it is weird and funny they passed the straight twice a lap :)

[@joestephan1111]

@@Circuitsofthepast It was good for the fans in the main grandstand who got to see them twice in the same lap. And another item forgotten is there were a couple of Indy Car races on the banked oval in the late 1950s at speeds never before seen. A couple of F1 teams entered only to be left far behind.

[@mattmattmatt131313]

They are separated by hay bales in Assetto Corsa :D

[@jonhart9176]

Here's a track we raced at in 2008, in FIA GT1. Argentina. circuit poterro de flume

[@Circuitsofthepast]

There was also a very cool street circuit in Park Palermo in Buenos Aires.

[@jonhart9176]

I have many of the tracks you mentioned today on my simulator

[@caspardejonge5902]

I know that one from the computer, great track!!

[@nachoalvarez7171]

@@Circuitsofthepast yea they raced there in Formula e before

[@nachoalvarez7171]

@@Circuitsofthepast i went there once

[@krananlegg5849]

Was actually at the 01 race @ Hockenheim. Had seats in Jim Clark curve... Makes me furious looking at what the track has become. Mount Fuji, also a strange track. Was there ever f1 racing there?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yes, in 1976 (the famous race were Lauda withdrawal because of the heavy rain and Hunt became champion) and 1977. And in 2007 and 2008 F1 was back at Fuji for 2 more years.

[@darvish2012]

#2 has double the banking at Daytona and Talledaga in the US with 31 and 33 degree respectively.

[@Xs2...]

Never knew where the name Noris(ring) came from. Now I know. Thanks.

[@FelipeFreiredeSouza]

Old Monza was good for suicidal drivers. Insane track.

[@somebloke2238]

Am I the only one genuinely saddened by this

[@Circuitsofthepast]

You're not the only one. Some people tell me they cried, especially about old Hockenheim.

[@soundlessbird9181]

My recommendation: Taiwan Speedway in Lungtan, Taoyuan,Taiwan. It is a track, even only 2.5 km roughly(roval), but with a oval and a road course. And the oval have NO banking!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks for the information!

[@sportquattro8430]

Very interesting video! Do you have a list of the tracks with like the location and layout?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I have a whole website about it: www.circuitsofthepast.com/

[@brianferus9292]

I thought you would have done the Targa Florio, I can't imagine practicing on open roads for 40 to 45 miles.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

It's still on my to do list.

[@shvalovpavel9243]

Old Nepliget-park circuit in Budapest is also worth mentioning

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yes that was also a weird circuit, with it's twisty layout. However, not weird enough for this top 10 ;) In 2002 and 2010 I visited it. This slide show was photographed in 2010: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmeWoHRjnZVlgsk Next tme I make a real video. By the way: During photographing the lap a drifter scared me by shouting very loudly from the bushes.

[@Streetl3gal]

Number 2 has been used by Topgear/the Grand Tour a few years ago

[@NaNi-rx2cc]

Terramar at this moment is being converted into a horse racing complex

[@Circuitsofthepast]

And what about the banking?

[@NaNi-rx2cc]

@@Circuitsofthepast the old track will remain intact, and the complex will be inside, ah, and its not the typical 1 mile horse racing, its just horse jumping

[@joestephan1111]

Pescara continued to have endurance sports car races, including on the championship schedule.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

And it closed for racing after the 1961 season. However, when I was there in 2007 there was a temporary grandstand at Start/Finsih, and they also painted the S/F line on the road. I have no idea what the reason was. Maybe the Giro d'Italia? Here my article of the history of Pescara: www.circuitsofthepast.com/pescara-circuit/

[@samuele64246]

I'm Italian from Pescara and unfortunately a part some "revocation" no race because now it's a traffic road

[@joestephan1111]

@@samuele64246 Hi Samuele; the last Pescara race I found online reference to says it was held there in 1964. I first have great interest, and admiration for the drivers, of races held over closed off public roads. They were the bravest & best ever. Pescara is special to me because my mother's parents came to America from that area 100 years ago.

[@joestephan1111]

@@Circuitsofthepast Could all of that be for historical preservation or rememberance? Both Rheims & the Targa Florio have museums and are preserving & restoring their grandstands.

[@joestephan1111]

And, again, thank you for all of the excellent material you search out & provide. Your channel is one of the best racing historical spots on all of You Tube.😎

[@DavidRSAT]

10:45 made me vomit.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yeah, even after 17 years, emotions run high when I publsih about old Hockenheim.

[@sl0wman047]

Gelsenkircken 😂

[@lobby55_77]

Beste Aussprache

[@michaelwerner3521]

Nordkörf

[@soundlessbird9181]

Like 04, they sux

[@paulfromperth5713]

The new Hockenheim track is very boring and dull, just like most of the F1 circuits. I’d love to see more banked corners incorporated into today’s tracks like those of the old Monza.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Well, at Zandvoort they built new banked corners.So maybe it's the beginning of a rebirth of the banking.

[@andyjamess]

Re: Monza. I am sure they had a makeshift wall between the 2 tracks

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yes there was a makeshift wall in the middle of the wide Start/Finish straight.

[@tonywheeler1281]

another superb video

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks!

[@mp24x]

Where i can find the old layout of the pescara circuit in the google Earth, literally i can't found it 😢😢

[@Circuitsofthepast]

That's difficult because it's a huge circuit. You can look for the last angle point in Montesylvano. Then you follow the long straight. The first corner is near the railroad station.

[@mp24x]

@@Circuitsofthepast so the first corner is near the mumbo jumbo?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@mp24x Follow Via Michelangelo. On the site of the first corner is now a roundabout around a park. Then you turn right to a tunnel underneath the railway track, near the railway station.

[@mp24x]

@@Circuitsofthepast owh ok thank you Herman

[@AndreiTupolev]

Alpine A610? Nice

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yeah that was a cool sprint :)

[@russcattell955i]

Who else can remember watching F3 races at Avus in the 80's on the excellent "Screensport" channel.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I remember the DTM and F3 races from the late 80's on Eurosport. In 1991 we got Screensport here (in the Netherlands) too. A few years later Screensport merged with Eurosport.

[@russcattell955i]

@@Circuitsofthepast As I remember, Eurosport bought out Screensport & gradually killed the content. Now here in France Eurosport is a pay channel.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yes that's correct. They bought it and actually eliminated the concurrent. If I remember well, Screensport had the rights for IndyCar, which was since then broadcasted by Eurosport.

[@frdml01]

I've lived in Stuttgart for 5 years, and there used to be the Solitude race track. Also a street circuit, with a length varying from 22km in the beginning to 11km later. The finish tower is still there: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitude_Racetrack#/media/File:Solitude-Rennstrecke_Start-_und_Zielturm.jpg

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I know about the Solitude Ring. I was there in 2016. Here my videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKXdfpKNpM6Br9E

[@jimpern]

Unfortunately, the Norisring will always be remembered as the site of the fatal accident of Pedro Rodriguez during a sports car race in 1971.

[@kevin.kroeber]

Great Video

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks

[@air8orne734]

Awesome! Thx!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

You're welcome!

[@lexuslfaguy3758]

Great Video Sir..For about circuit in the fast

[@caspardejonge5902]

Well done!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Bedankt!

[@Baltuc_Racing]

Roskilde_ringen 💪 Use to live 5min away 😀

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Than you can play golf on the old track ;)

[@Baltuc_Racing]

@@Circuitsofthepast yep if watergolf is ur thang 🤣

[@Gracievision]

Pescara was very typical of its time, just not for a Formula 1 race.

[@martingaleana1493]

7:48 are you ok

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yes, Yuri was OK after his crash on the Monza banking.

[@YuriBruschi]

Ciao, i'm fine after my crash

[@QemeH]

17:25 - A better translation would be "automobile traffic and TESTING road" (as in testing [effects on] automobile traffic like lane closure or waves of a traffic jam, etc.)

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks!

[@leonardocodirenzi2284]

Vecchi ricordi sempre piacevoli

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Grazie

[@ElChasco_official]

The 50s Monza south banking is not in the exact same space as the old one. Is more on the north the newer one

[@Circuitsofthepast]

I know. Simon (voiceover) said its's ALMOST on the same site.

[@samomega2616]

Top gear or grand tour did a episode at the Spanish oval circuit

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yeas I know. But I was there already in 2008 ;)

[@yudi8662]

How about use Formula E car for abandoned race track cause noise complaint?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

That coiuld be a solution those days. But for most circuits it's too late. Maybe they can reopen Morano-Po for electic racing. The circuit closed because of noise complaints in the 1970's. Since then the site is left abandoned but could be refurbished. Check this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXjdn6ekdrFkl5I

[@kingcarrot6355]

Great video. From a time before racetracks became sterile and boring, and men, not boys ruled racing with their huge balls

[@bilsbo8870]

No.2 was in the Grand Tour?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yes, Sitges-Terramar was in the Grand Tour. But long before they drove there, I did :) Check this article: www.circuitsofthepast.com/sitges-terramar-track-visit/

[@mungers88]

Catalina park is always forgotten :(

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Yeah that was also a weird circuit by the shape. According to my information it seems to be there left unused. So maybe I will explore it, one day.

[@TheNachtschrei123]

where ist the panzerplatte in germany? the best loop ever ;)

[@Circuitsofthepast]

That's a rally stage.

[@TheNachtschrei123]

@@Circuitsofthepast yeah but there is a round course version. :)

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Interesting. I will do some research. I understood that it is not far from the Nürburging, so I can have a look when I visit te Nürburgring.

[@hardwaylearner]

Full Monza would be so sick for stock car racing. Too many Gs to pull for F1 tho, unfortunately

[@titaxlp3677]

"Ring" stands actually for circle. The german word for race circuit is "Renn strecke"

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Rennstrecke, nicht Renn strecke ;)

[@francoisdvanderwesthuizen]

15.55 does that resemble a sugar bean, sure can be

[@Circuitsofthepast]

It looks like.

[@BagusWidyanto_HappyIn1997]

Chuck Noris = Chuck Nuremberg? 🤔

[@Circuitsofthepast]

That's Chuck Norris ;)

[@BagusWidyanto_HappyIn1997]

Ahh I get it Chuck Norris = Chuck Nurremberg

[@stellingbanjodude]

Environmentalists, gotta love em

[@draganluzija3823]

5:07 that is local safety car

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Than we both overtook the safety car :O

[@vinctendo_tv]

The way how "Reichsparteitagsgelände" was pronounced sounded like some finnish dish I guess :D Try to seperate the word, so you read "Reichs-partei-tags-gelände" should make it a bit easier for a non-native ;)

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Ich rede ja fließend Deutsch und kann Reichsparteitagsgelände aussprechen. Simon, der das Voice-Over macht, ist ein englischer Muttersprachler. Es ist also schwieriger für ihn. Trotzdem macht er einen perfekten Job für meinen Kanal. Herman

[@vinctendo_tv]

@@Circuitsofthepast Euer Kanal ist ja auch supper, ich fands nur ein bisschen witzig, wie's klang, dann dachte ich man könnte ja mal nen nützlichen Tipp geben ;)

[@Dullias]

It looks like the norisring ?!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

The track on the thumbnail is the Norisring. But there are 9 more circuits in the video.

[@Dullias]

Nice 👌

[@shoobsey]

wasnt noristing a Nazi rally ground?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@shoobsey Yep, that why I put a Hitler cartoon on the thumnail. And you will learn more about the history in the video :)

[@owenthornley8954]

The grand tour went to Terramar

[@Circuitsofthepast]

But I was earlier: www.circuitsofthepast.com/sitges-terramar-track-visit/