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Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« on: June 10, 2013, 04:36:50 pm »
Hi there,

just finalizing the campsite chapter for the CA Guidi -  this one isn't listed in the ACO brochure any more - did they forget it or isn't it existing any more?

Anyone knows?
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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2013, 05:28:14 pm »
Think that you will find it is no more they will be building a new FIA International Karting track on it.

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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2013, 05:35:11 pm »
Can anyone from the test weekend confirm what the state of Karting Nord is currently?

Do we know if that access point to the circuit is still there??
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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2013, 06:48:48 pm »
Don't see any tickets for it on fleabay...

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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2013, 07:18:57 pm »
It's certainly closed this year. There is currently a big construction site and most of a new FIA karting track on it.

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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2013, 07:56:17 pm »
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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2013, 12:14:30 pm »
A business acquaintance of mine, who is a long-term user [abuser?] of KN tells me that as a camping site it is dead, it is no more, it is an ex-camp site
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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2013, 04:06:18 pm »
A business acquaintance of mine, who is a long-term user [abuser?] of KN tells me that as a camping site it is dead, it is no more, it is an ex-camp site

Sure it's not just pining for the Danes?  ;)
« Last Edit: June 11, 2013, 05:47:52 pm by Barry »

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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2013, 05:05:40 pm »
After taking a peek at Test Day, it looks like Karting Nord is now just 'Karting'... having been turned into a karting track, with just the top bit still fenced off for the Tom Kristensen fan club :-)


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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2013, 05:32:53 pm »
OK, I've removed it from the CA guide campsite chapter. Pity, I once stayed there in 2001 I think and actually liked it.
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Re: Is Campsite Karting Nord still existing?
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2013, 06:44:03 pm »
OK, I've removed it from the CA guide campsite chapter. Pity, I once stayed there in 2001 I think and actually liked it.

I've bent many a tent peg there though!
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