TT Circuit Assen Old Layout 1955 - 1983

TT Circuit Assen Old Layout 1955 - 1983
In this Circuits of the video we show you the 1955 - 1983 layout of TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands. In this periode it was only used for motorcycle races.
Short after the start was the famous S-Bocht, a fast right-left combination. However it was easy full throttle it was most spectaculair to see the motorcycles move from the right to the left at high speed.
Unfortunately, this spectacular corner has been demolished in 2006 for the modernisation of the track.
After the lost S-Bocht we enter the abandoned "Noordlus" (Northern Loop). In 2006 this section was replaced by a miniature version of the Noordlus.
From the "Veenslang" section we continue on the current TT Circuit Assen. During the video we explain what has been changed compare to 1955 - 1983 version of the track.
About TT Circuit Assen
The TT Circuit of Assen was original a street circuit. The first ever Dutch TT was held in 1925 on a street circuit with Start/Finish in the village of Rolde, not too far from Assen. A year later it moved to a new street circuit near the city of Assen.
In 1955 a semi permanent circuit opened which used parts of the old street circuit, like Start/Finish. The layout we show you in this video is the first layout of this new semi street circuit, which was specially designed for motorcycle races. Until the 1990’s car racing was taboo at Assen.
The old TT Circuit ran on the grounds of both the municipality of Assen and the municipality of Beilen. When the organizers want a reconstruction of the track the mayor of Beilen didn’t want to cooperate, so the new track came on the territory of Assen only. That was the story they told in Assen…
In Beilen they told the municipal of Assen wanted all the profits of the Dutch TT for themself, so they abandoned the section through Beilen.
Angry residents of Beilen predicted that it would soon be over with the Dutch TT on that micky Mouse circuit…
However, the new semi permanent track was built in only 4 months. For that reason they called it “The Miracle of Assen”.
When the 7.7 km (4.78 Miles) Mickey Mouse circuit was used for the 1955 Dutch TT, drivers in the 500 CC class drove one slow lap on the track, to see how much audience had came to the event.
Then they wanted more Money from the organization. If not, there would be no 500 CC race! So the organizers had to pay.
The 1955 TT Circuit of Assen made usage of a public road, which formed the central axis of the track. On both sides was a permanent loop, the Northern Loop and the Southern Loop.
When there were no races, the full circuit was open for public. Hower both permanent loops lead nowhere, except to the farmers land on the inside of the track, they also were open for traffic untill 1992.
Through the years the layout of the 1955 track changed, but it is still the base of the current TT Circuit of Assen.
For safety reasons they shortened the Northern Loop in 1984. The section we are now was cut off by a new section with a new Haarbocht Corner.
To bring back the length of what the people of Beilen called a Micky Mouse track to a more common length they abandoned the full Northern Loop in 2006 and replaced it by a new stadium section.
If you want to know more about the history of TT Circuit Assen, please check the website:
www.circuitsofthepast.com/tt-... (English)
www.circuitsofthepast.nl/tt-c... (Nederlands)
Special thanks to Simon Smith for the voiceover. Visit also his channel: / higherplaingames
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[@ricksiffleet2295]

It's like discovering a secret treasure, when you uncover these circuits to enthusiasts who are unaware - Brilliant and thank you...

[@Circuitsofthepast]

You're welcome

[@narvul]

Rode this track several times on my motorbike and I like it. Downside is that you really need to have a high performance bike while it's a speedy track. It's an utterly shame that they changed the banking of some corners.

[@martinkuller]

Geweldig om de echte Kathedraal eens terug te zien. Tijdens de F750 zaten we altijd bij de Haarbocht. Jaren daarvoor tijdens de TT waren de madijk en en de Ossenbroeken een favoriete stek. Wat een geweld als de MV's daar langs kwamen.

[@willem3456]

ongeveer 7 jaar geleden kan ik herinneren dat we de bossen uitkwamen in een 4 tonner van defensie en ik het circuit zag en dacht ''is dat niet het tt-circuit''. en nu ik dit filmpje zie werkt het heel nostalgisch.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

See also my video with the remains of the Nürburgring Südschleife: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKW5pHSsh6etfdE

[@robdavies82]

I’ve often wondered where the exact location of the old T1 is in relation to the current pit straight at the Nurburgring. Looking forward to that one

[@patealbin8921]

Wish it they could have included it in iRacing, with today's technology getting better maybe it will be eventually.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@robdavies82 That was where now trhe right kink is before braking for the hairpin of the Mercedes Arena. There they turned left.

[@ricksiffleet2295]

Have walked the uphill section from Müllenbach to Scharfer Kopf several times. If you let your mind imagine it, you can still hear the racing motors coming up behind you..!!

[@blackmoonsunshineparanorma7479]

Yes I know the circuits are different now. But I meant to say was like spa today still have parts of the old layouts. Only parts of the circuits.

[@aniballyon72]

Excelente video, el circuito de Assen es la catedral de Motociclismo y Automovilismo. Felicidades!!!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Gracias!

[@dave130r4]

Thanks for the video Herman and Simon, interested in next week video.

[@antoniofortunato8211]

You have to visit circuito de monsanto in Portugal, near where i live. Though abandoned, it´s still fully driveable

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks for the tip.

[@pabloperez4063]

And Vila Real ? I was there TT 1985

[@Nelis1992]

Very interesting to see! It may be a shame to see the circuit getting smaller over the years. Im thankfull we can still enjoy the current Assen. Considering all the regulations on sound etc.

[@Pesepeda_Kesasar]

Great job Herman & Simon.. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks!

[@TypicallyThomas]

I'm Dutch and it took me so long to figure out Simon was saying Beilen. That was a... Unique... Pronunciation, for sure. Literally had to grab a map to see what surrounding areas sounded something like "Bay-line". For those wondering the correct pronunciation is closer to By-lun. Still not quite but close enough

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Dat weet ik want ik kom ook uit Nederland ;) Als je de ondertiteling aan had gezet kon je zonder zoeken zien dat het Beilen was.

[@riccardocorradini2581]

Il circuito più bello senza rivali

[@blackmoonsunshineparanorma7479]

Very excellent video. It's amazing how different these circuits were back then. But some of these circuits still have their original layouts. Like spa and monza and of course the hockenheimring. And others😎 take care

[@narvul]

Spa has been changed also.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Hockenheim and Monza too.

[@Tomtown007]

Non of them tracks are original in layout lol. Very few tracks are, if you don’t count ovals, the oldest unchanged track in the world is probably the Pau street circuit, unchanged in layout since 1935 But even that used a different layout once in 1933! Maybe Herman or Simon have an answer to this @Circuits of the Past

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@Tomtown007 Indeed, there are not many thracks that never changed the layout. The only circuit I can think of is Mugello.

[@Tomtown007]

Circuits of the past I know Mosport is unchanged since it opened in the 60’s, Macau has also been the same for an extremely long time, although it does slightly feel like cheating using street circuits haha

[@1106Winter]

I live in Rolde, actually: the road near my house is the old circuit. The old circuit is now a route, it's a great route for biking and motorcycling.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Dat weet ik, die heb ik ook gereden. Hier een hele oude video, die op de lijst staat voor een remake: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWqXf4eHi6popJo

[@1106Winter]

@@Circuitsofthepast oh, wauw! De route helemaal langs Borger en zo... Gaaf man, gaan we vanavond even kijken!

[@ruubjumper126]

love the video!!!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks!

[@itzimpreza6908]

Nice channel 😀

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks :)

[@agustianpratistarukmananda3624]

CLASSIC👍

[@Boschkurve]

Great video!! 2:00 was where Franco Uncini had his crash?

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks! Yes that was there.

[@RobertDiderich]

At -17.24 the corner was not called the Haarbocht, but the Bedeldijk

[@Circuitsofthepast]

At 17:24 you see De Bult. And Bedeldijk was the left kink between the Haarocht and Stroomdrift and can be seen at 2:12.

[@RobertDiderich]

mij video counsdown from -19:24?!. But the corner at -17.24 or 2.00 was not called haarbocht, but Bedeldijk. It was the corner where Wayne Gardner had his accident with Franco Uccini. The Haarbocht was introduced in 1984, when the circuit was shortened for the first time

[@Circuitsofthepast]

According to my information the right corner was the Haarbocht and the left kink Bedeldijk. Gardner and Uccini crashed on the exit of the Haarbocht towards Bedeldijk. This section already had the name "De Haar" when it was a street circuit. When the corners got individual names on the 1955 semi permanent circuit they named it Haarbocht.

[@seesaw41]

I tell you: until now, I thought Hermann Tilke made these track tours

[@Circuitsofthepast]

No I'm not Hermann Tilke ;)

[@Robsty88]

Nice video. Thank u Beilen is pronounced like "By-lan"

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Dat weet ik want ik kom ook uit Nederland. Ik ben Herman, wiens vader in de jaren 50 in Beilen woonde ;)

[@Robsty88]

​@@Circuitsofthepast Bedankt voor de leuke video's Herman. Ook erg leuk stukje over de TT baan. ik woon zelf in Haren dus heb er vele uurtjes doorgebracht natuurlijk. Ik keek je video's al een tijdje zelfs. kleine wereld.

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@Robsty88 Ik woon in Heerenveen, op 3 kwartier van het TT Circuit. Het was het allereerste circuit dat ik in het echt zag. Zoals in de video wordt verteld kwam ik daar in 1989 voor het eerst en kon je toen op het circuit rijden. Daarnaast ook races op het circuit bezocht waaronder enkele malen de TT. Helaas werd het circuit in 1992 voor verkeer gesloten. Maar eigenlijk kon ik dat ook wel begrijpen. Ik heb zelf ook heel veel gebruik gemaakt van de mogelijkheid dat je zo het circuit op kon. Maar eigenlijk was het ook wel een gevaarlijke situatie.

[@Robsty88]

@@Circuitsofthepast Ja dat zal best gevaarlijk zijn. Maar dat zijn de meeste leuke dingen die met autoracen te maken heeft volgens! gelukkig hebben we nu het Simracen. Leuk en belangrijk om de geschiedenis vast te leggen voor de toekomst!

[@Circuitsofthepast]

@@Robsty88 Ik bedoelde meer gevaarlijk omdat er ook gewoon verkeer reed. Zelf dacht ik er altijd wel om wanneer ik weer het centrale gedeelte opreed. Maar niet iedereen deed dat. Er is ook een keer een dodelijk ongeluk gebeurd doordat iemand een handbrake-turn maakte op de Veenslang, terwijl iemand anders op volle snelheid kwam aanrijden. Dat is het nadeel van "ongeorganiseerde autosport".

[@1106Winter]

Was wondering what 'bayline' was (Beilen)... 😂

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Je bent niet de enige die zich dat afvraagt ;)

[@happysoul1907]

8:10 - 8:18 Hmmmmmm 🤔🤔

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Some extra practise is always useful :)

[@happysoul1907]

Yes but the way Simon said it was.... strange

[@Circuitsofthepast]

He's always joking. That makes the videos entertaining.

[@happysoul1907]

"A very scary moment" did you have a big crash or what?

[@MamajuicyJoyce]

first and btw nice video

[@Circuitsofthepast]

Thanks!