New section at Suzuka??

I just found this pic on Google Earth...



I REALLY hope this isn't for the F1 races!

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it for bikes

How up-to-date are the pics on Google Earth?

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iCeMaN pAuL Wrote:
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its variable. for example, if u search Hockenheim, you'll see the old long track. but u'll see @ 70000ft. Magny Cours' pìc is >2003 & highly detailed. New circuits (bahrein, istambul) are not in Google Earth (shoot date probably <2003)

i've located some circuits, some not. some in hi-res pics. if u r interested reply

Nigel Senna


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Just note USA doesn't like F1 (since 1981)

Hungarian GP, 1997. Last laps just when damon's problems had just begun:
(Louise Goodman has just reported that Damon Hill was on the radio with Tom Walkinshaw)
Murray: "How do they do that, Martin? How does a man talk calmly and especially to his team boss, when Damon in the situation he's in?"
Martin: "Well, you press a little button on the steering wheel and start talking, Murray. There's a little speaker in the front of your crash helmet..."
(excerpted from the "Brundle's Quote Central")

thats coming out of the hairpin going towards Spoon right?

well on GT4, they have cones around that area, so maybe its been there for a while? will check it to be sure.

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It has been there for awhile. They dont want bikes going into the 200R at full speed

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How did you get it to show the track? I've installed it, and I tried to look for Hockenheim and Silverstone by trying to type the names in, amongst other things, but I've not had any luck. Did you just scroll along in the general area until you got lucky?

Laters,

Montana_UK

Yeah. I put in "Suzuka, Japan" and then hunted it down. :D

Hockenheim, Germany is the easiest one to find.

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it is deffinetly for bikes, that long right hander was dangerous even 4 150cc bikes let alone 240bhp+ GP bikes!

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@ Iceman Paul - Seeing as you seem to have been busy finding all of the circuits, any chance on sharing the details, such as Lattitude and Longitude with the rest of us, please?

Much appreciated

Laters,

Montana_UK

130R actually

hehee, I actually saw this exact picture a few hours ago on Google Earth, and thought it was odd! Well at least they've not been ruining another great circuit

@ Montana_UK: How am I suppost to know that LOL

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No, Dave was right, the 130R is nowhere near that chicane.

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Wrong. 130R is in the last section of the lap and was named because the corner used to have a radius of 130 (It doesnt now that it has been changed).

The corner we are referring to is the long right hander approaching Spoon, which is the 200R

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lmao 130R
thats one of the most famous corners in F1!!!!!!!!!! and yes for the record its before the casio triangle

@ Iceman Paul - If you pin a "placemark" on the circuits, and then go to EDIT them. Click on ADVANCED, and look in LOCATION, and it shows the Latitude and Longitude.

Hope that helps. I've managed to pin one on Hockenheim so far (Lat = 49°19'39.97"N Long = 8°34'4.63"E)

Laters,

Montana_UK

I've found the Silverstone, Hockenheim and Montreal circuits so far if anyone's interested...

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I've found Jerez, Australia, Malaysia, San Marino, Spain, Austria, Monaco, Canada, Silverstone, France, Germany, Hungary, Spa, Monza, Indi-gate and Suzuka. :D

But where the **** is Brazil?????

@ montana_uk: Cheers for that, I'll give it a try and let you know where Suzuka is.

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