F1: the abandoned and deserted.

[Herman1967]

In 2008 I visited the old Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar. You can read my report of that day here http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/sitges/tripsitges

Great write up


how come you have not visited Montlhéry, just outside Paris


It is in quiet good nike
http://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/02/86/45/99_big.jpg

I visited Montlhéry twice, both when I came back from the 24 Hours of le Mans

But both times I found the gate closed and they didn't let me in. So all I have from Montlhéry are two photos from the outside of the banking, which can be found here http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/p ... =0&AG_MK=0

[Herman1967]

The once great Ontario Motor Speedway in California;

http://www.insidetheie.com/files/images/turn-one.jpg

I visited the site of OMS last year. Here my blog about the visit: http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/b ... peedway-ca

And here a video I made there.

[Herman1967]

Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar in Spain, built in 1923 and used until the 1950′s
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/ ... zgltfv.jpg
http://www.autobild.es/sites/default/fi ... uito_2.jpg

Video of Audi R8 LSM Carlos Sainz / Miguel Molina drive the track, and some old footage,
It's in Spanish click on CC for english subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0frJrTduaU

In 2008 I visited the old Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar. You can read my report of that day here http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/sitges/tripsitges

Thanks Herman for the article, and welcome to F1tech, I mentioned the site and link on the first page
I'm sure the members will enjoy it, and I'm sure you can add a good deal to this topic

Thanks for posting a link to my website. That's exactly the reason I found this website, I saw in Google Analytics new visitors from here so I subscribed

[Herman1967]

Riverside 1972;

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I ... KVsUoo.jpg

Now;

http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/pitarea2.JPG

I visited Riverside in 2012 and I can tell you that there's nothing left of the circuit.

[Richard]

In 2008 I visited the old Autodromo de Sitges-Terramar. You can read my report of that day here http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/sitges/tripsitges

The RB video seems to show the track is still complete, but it looks a lot worse in your pictures. I imagine RB had to tidy up a lot of scrub and debris to make their video.

[Herman1967]

@ Richard: Yes Red Bull cleaned up the track before they could use it. On my website you see also a big hole in the track. On the RB video you can see that they marked it with pylons

Here a video from one of my favorite abandoned circuits, Nivelles in Belgium.



The first time I visited Nivelles was in 1998. I did also a few illegal laps Later that year I photographed a complete lap. These photos can be found here http://www.circuitsofthepast.nl/en-US/n ... apnivelles

Most challenging part was the "Big Loop", two very fast corners. I loved this section. It's a pitty that this circuit had such a bad reputation.

[Manoah2u]

great additions guys, thanks so much

yes, very sad to see stuff like this, but it's part of history and it looks really interesting.

that ontario racetrack makes me sad, too, wow.

[flynfrog]

not F1 but old race tracks are still cool right

Bridgehampton New York

Track is located on long island most of the larger course is now a golf course.

It stood at the pinnacle of American car racing during the golden age of the sport in the 50s and 60s. They called it “The Bridge” and mostly they loved and feared the place. Stirling Moss called it the “most challenging course in America ” and routinely it embarrassed world class drivers during the heyday of the Can-Am, Trans-Am and international sports car races. It was a place of wonderfully diabolical natural beauty.

I did have the opportunity to abuse a rental car on what is left of it.




Current turn one


THey still do some events I was there a few years ago and they had some of the Lister Jags and a gorgeous birdcage

[flynfrog]

Nascar

North Wilkesboro rumor is if you knew how to ask you could get some shine from the concession stand.

[flynfrog]

Not a famous track but its near where I grew up and it has a secret

Greenwood raceway Indianola Iowa



Today



Now for the kicker

Above



on board


Look familiar yet?

[Charlatan]

Tulln-Langenlebarn was an military airfield track in near Wienna in Austria, hosting F2 races as I can remember;



Here is one Nikolaus Lauda in 1971;