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30th Sep 09, 22:26
well what do you all make of this (those of you that are left on here)
http://www.stockcar-news.de/smf/index.php?topic=1367.0 scroll down for many pics Duane
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30th Sep 09, 23:31
It looks super. We need more. But then we also need some slightly bigger ones, a 3/4 mile oval banked at roughly 15 degree would be superb. Alternatively build a Dover!
Nice to see it has a kart track by the looks of things, clever thinking, exactly what rockingham should have had from the get go!
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2nd Oct 09, 20:43
replaced Baarlo for f1 Stockcars in that area, Baarlo was much bigger, bigger than hednesford but a recent visit to what is left of baarlo shows that th treck is in perfect condition but missing armco and a few cabins dumped on the track but is used for nothing!
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2nd Oct 09, 20:45
Rockingham- ive herd that word before, cant remember when though!! Excellent track at venray though, you never know i can just see tractor racing around there!
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3rd Oct 09, 03:43
Excellent idea, when are you building one???????
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3rd Oct 09, 22:37
I'd say next year but my name isnt Simon Gillett!
(i still would prefer F1 at Donington though!!)
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3rd Oct 09, 22:39
I never understood why a kart track wasnt built. Stick it in the middle of the track somewhere, and you have all these grandstands for people to sit and watch. Not only that but you'd get the thrill of competing in the middle of one of the best motorsport facilities in the country. Ho hum!
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4th Oct 09, 17:19
you tube has a few images of baarlo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl3PzglgYdQ&feature=fvw
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5th Oct 09, 09:12
Racing looks mental they are just constantly punting eachother off ! looks a very good crowd there aswell.
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10th Oct 09, 16:42
No Chance!
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19th Oct 09, 07:49
As I'm feeling too lazy to google the right answer - why was Baarlo shut? Was it NIMBY's and noise? Or was it financial?
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20th Oct 09, 12:04
It seems the old promoter died in 1984 and his successors didn’t quite keep it together. I also remember hearing that the land owner was operating the camping lot next door and had complaints from the campers and wanted to extend the camping area, what obviously never matured. A lot of Baarlo racers also raced on German speedway tracks (Kaldenkirchen, Reck-inghausen, Gelsenkirchen) in the same area. These were pretty wild tracks, all de-funct now. Some nice era photos and further information (In German): http://www.nsu-bergrennsport.de/bilder_speedway.htm http://www.boehmshome.de/speedway_hotrod.html http://www.gelsenkirchener-geschicht...c.php?p=114899
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21st Oct 09, 08:26
So if some like minded person with the gift of negotiation were to get the land owner interested again, it could open up for use once more....?????
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21st Oct 09, 19:45
I don’t know about Dutch law but probably the old concession has expired, meaning a new concession would be required, obviously by today’s standards. A quite enthusiastic promoter built a new oval (Venray) about 35 km away, but is still fighting environmental issues. That promoter actually planned to build a NASCAR type oval in Moers/Germany a couple of years ago, but was rejected by the local gov-ernment. For more on Baarlo: http://www.stockcar-news.de/smf/index.php?topic=1626.0 For more on Venray: http://www.stockcar-news.de/smf/index.php?topic=1367.30
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