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Title: UKGPL Season 35 - 69x FUN - Monza - Aug 18 Post by: Cookie on August 15, 2019, 01:02:18 PM +0100 Fun Race - 69X – Monza 10k
Just for fun... It takes us to the Cathedral of Speed in Italy. The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the city of Monza, north of Milan. Built in the Royal Villa of Monza park in a woodland setting, the circuit has gone through numerous changes over the years. Perhaps the most striking feature in the park is the steep banked (sopraelevata) curves on the now defunct 10Km variant, first used in 1955. The original circuit (used between 1922 and 1933) also had an oval section but the banked curves were not as wide or as steep as the later 1955 variant. The banked circuit was used on four occasions for Formula 1 races; in 1955, 1956, 1960 and finally in 1961 when it was decided that Formula 1 cars were just too fast to be safe on the oval track. The banked oval section was last used in any capacity in 1969. From 1962 onwards, the Formula 1 Grand Prix was held on the "road circuit" which by the early 1970s was also deemed to be too fast for Formula 1 cars.
GLA + FUN Title: Re: UKGPL Season 35 - 69x FUN - Monza - Aug 18 Post by: Cookie on August 18, 2019, 09:18:32 PM +0100 IP 92.116.163.253
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