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Offline lynxd67

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Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« on: May 31, 2007, 08:32:45 pm »
Unwrapped at last - the secret ACO photo of the circuit modifications.


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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2007, 08:52:11 pm »
The view from ground level



The car arrowed in the centre is my mates 1956 Hillman Minx that we went in that year ('65, '66 or '67). 

Lynx's photo is even earlier though - I don't ever remember a bridge being there.  It looks like that was before the old tunnel was built.

As you can see from both pics, the N23 used to be one of the main car parks

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2007, 09:36:55 pm »
Where are all the tents, gazebo's pools etc, come to think of it where are the camp sites?  :o
been there done that doing it again !

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2007, 10:40:11 pm »
Thes pics are superb!!!!!!! Anybody got anymore similar ones.  Does anybody know when the ferris wheel first became part of the event??

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2007, 10:51:25 pm »
I guess in those days.....kitty litter had not been invented....and of course catch fencing was someting onlyused to keep sheep in the field!!!

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2007, 10:59:47 pm »
Where are all the tents, gazebo's pools etc, come to think of it where are the camp sites?  :o

A tent probably cost the equivalent of 2 or more months income in 1960!   

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2007, 11:04:44 pm »
Nd here is a further shot of the circuit taken in 1954. The first one was in 1950. Recognise where we are looking here?


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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2007, 11:07:48 pm »
Tetre Rouge going onto Mulsanne?

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2007, 11:10:44 pm »
Nd here is a further shot of the circuit taken in 1954. The first one was in 1950. Recognise where we are looking here?



I personally recon it is arnage with run to the porsche curves as they are now anyway in the bottom right.

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2007, 11:35:50 pm »
I think Arnarge too - looking from the north

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2007, 11:44:11 pm »
I'm with Rick - definitely.

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2007, 11:50:28 pm »
looks like the run into Indianapolis to me with the white house in the corner, virage arnage campsite on the left-hand

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2007, 11:53:34 pm »
I'm with Pam. It's Indianapolis. Arnage corner is just off the left-hand edge of the photo.

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2007, 11:54:31 pm »
looks like the run into Indianapolis to me with the white house in the corner, virage arnage campsite on the left-hand

I think you are right! Right corner wrong way up!

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Re: Latest aerial photo of new circuit.
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2007, 11:55:52 pm »
Nah Rick, I liked your first effort...