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Post by amiatanut/marc.gosselin on Jan 22, 2023 17:38:02 GMT -7
Craig and I plan to be there!
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Post by DennLeo on Mar 26, 2023 10:21:19 GMT -7
track looks awesome
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Post by amiatanut/marc.gosselin on Apr 16, 2023 18:37:08 GMT -7
I dont have any cars that will run on the ceiling, how do you keep yours up there??
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Post by DennLeo on Apr 17, 2023 12:54:47 GMT -7
Probably with magnets.
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Post by chris on Aug 22, 2023 16:50:57 GMT -7
History Estoril, a vacation-destination beach town located 32 km (20 mi) west of the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon has had a motor racing dating back to the 1930s, with a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) street circuit used in 1937 for a local race. The current Estoril circuit was built and completed in 1972 on a rocky plateau near the village of Alcabideche, 9 km (5.6 mi) from Estoril, the town lending its name to the circuit. The course has two hairpin turns, noticeable elevation changes, and a long 0.986 km (0.613 mi) start/finish straight.[2] Its original perimeter was 4.350 km (2.703 mi), and the maximum gradient is nearly 7%.[3] Monsanto Park, another street circuit in Lisbon hosted a variety of motor racing events in the 1950s, including the 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix, an event it shared briefly with the Boavista street circuit in Porto The track looks really fun! Chris
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Post by dkmura on Aug 24, 2023 9:13:59 GMT -7
Harry's Estoril track looks great and I look forward to trying it out. I have to mention that the real Estoril is the only European circuit I have driven on. Back in 2008, I was invited by Nissan to attend an event in Portugal that included a track day at Estoril. Although weathered, it was still a fearsome layout, with fast sweepers and linked turns that tested both man and machine severely. We had the then-new R35 GT-R to test on a circuit that had coned down straights to keep speeds under 120 MPH. I had a chance to try chasing one of the R35s down in a NISMO 350Z after a 30 second interval was given between cars. Within two laps, I was on the tail of another journalist and the Portuguese instructor I was with had to use his radio to communicate with the R35 so there were NO miscommunications/mishaps when I made the pass.
What a memory! Estoril has been superceded by a new FIA track in the Algarve (south of Lisbon), but it remains in use today as a club track with some limited FIA racing.
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Post by Craig Jennings on Sept 4, 2023 11:31:46 GMT -7
Track looks GREAT Harry, I hope I have the same luck on your new track as I did on the old one !
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Post by Harry C on Sept 9, 2023 16:27:32 GMT -7
"Estoril" Grand Prix Circuit (1972–1993) History Estoril, a vacation-destination beach town located 32 km (20 mi) west of the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon has had a motor racing dating back to the 1930s, with a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) street circuit used in 1937 for a local race. The current Estoril circuit was built and completed in 1972 on a rocky plateau near the village of Alcabideche, 9 km (5.6 mi) from Estoril, the town lending its name to the circuit. The course has two hairpin turns, noticeable elevation changes, and a long 0.986 km (0.613 mi) start/finish straight.[2] Its original perimeter was 4.350 km (2.703 mi), and the maximum gradient is nearly 7%.[3] Monsanto Park, another street circuit in Lisbon hosted a variety of motor racing events in the 1950s, including the 1959 Portuguese Grand Prix, an event it shared briefly with the Boavista street circuit in Porto.
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Post by DennLeo on Sept 10, 2023 6:10:51 GMT -7
Can't wait to beat you guys here...maybe
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