Algarve 2010

#1

So, Portugal voted for Jean Todt (and had previously shamefully voted
for Mosley at the time of the sado-maso vote) and the payment* is coming:

Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).

The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging. The only
negative opinion I remember reading was from Luca Badoer, which is
a good endorsement

.

* apart from the nomination of two Portuguese men to positions in the
FIA hierarchy (one is in the world council and the other is one of the
7 (!) vice-presidents for mobility).

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#2

"Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro" <rps (AT) koala (DOT) mat.uc.pt> wrote in message..

Quote:

Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).
The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging.

I did not know about that track, went to google maps,
viewed the 'satellite' photos.
What! Is the longest straight maybe 300 meters / 900 feet?

Looks to me to be almost impossible for passing.

#3

a425couple escribió:

Quote:

"Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro" <rps (AT) koala (DOT) mat.uc.pt> wrote in message..
Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).
The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging.

And it relatively close to where I live, so I could go to see the race!

Quote:

I did not know about that track, went to google maps, viewed the
'satellite' photos. What! Is the longest straight maybe 300 meters / 900
feet?

The main straight is relatively long:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aut%C3%B3dromo_Internacional_do_Algarve.png

Quote:

Looks to me to be almost impossible for passing.

It should be fun. I think there isn't any horizontal surface at all.
It's all uphill and downhill like a rollercoaster:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XWky2-lAkY

The A1GP and test drivers that have been there say that there are good
places for overtaking.

--
Shevek

#4

a425couple wrote:

Quote:

"Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro" <rps (AT) koala (DOT) mat.uc.pt> wrote in message..
Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).
The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging.

I did not know about that track, went to google maps, viewed the
'satellite' photos. What! Is the longest straight maybe 300 meters /
900 feet? Looks to me to be almost impossible for passing.

The current google pic doesn't give much away. This is better.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4717/portimaoms9.png

It was used for the GP2 finale in September. It was pretty good as I
recall.

--
Bigbird
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#5

Bigbird wrote:

Quote:

a425couple wrote:

"Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro" <rps (AT) koala (DOT) mat.uc.pt> wrote in message..
Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).
The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging.
I did not know about that track, went to google maps, viewed the
'satellite' photos. What! Is the longest straight maybe 300 meters /
900 feet? Looks to me to be almost impossible for passing.

The current google pic doesn't give much away. This is better.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4717/portimaoms9.png

That's better, thanks

#6

martin escribió:

Quote:

Bigbird wrote:
a425couple wrote:

"Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro" <rps (AT) koala (DOT) mat.uc.pt> wrote in message..
Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).
The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging.
I did not know about that track, went to google maps, viewed the
'satellite' photos. What! Is the longest straight maybe 300 meters /
900 feet? Looks to me to be almost impossible for passing.

The current google pic doesn't give much away. This is better.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4717/portimaoms9.png

That's better, thanks

This video is relatively old (it was filmed during construction of the
circuit), but shows a complete lap from on board:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-6T5f4O16c&feature=related

It's really a roller coaster!

These are newer, taken from a Golf:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK-YTJG-M5k

and images from A1GP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TAA0FDQJRo

--
Shevek

#7

"Shevek" <shevek99 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message...

Quote:

martin escribió:
Bigbird wrote:
a425couple wrote:
"Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro" <rps (AT) koala (DOT) mat.uc.pt> wrote in message..
Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).
The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging.
I did not know about that track, went to google maps, viewed the
'satellite' photos. What!

The current google pic doesn't give much away. This is better.
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4717/portimaoms9.png
That's better, thanks
and images from A1GP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TAA0FDQJRo

Yes, thanks to Shevek, martin, bigbird etc.
Obviously what google maps shows as "Autódromo
Internacional do Algarve?" is not what is there now!

They have come a long way since the 1959/60
track for the GP.

#8

Shevek <shevek99 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in
news:7l0ad6F3afptgU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net:

Quote:

a425couple escribió:

"Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro" <rps (AT) koala (DOT) mat.uc.pt> wrote in message..
Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).
The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging.

And it relatively close to where I live, so I could go to see the race!

I did not know about that track, went to google maps, viewed the
'satellite' photos. What! Is the longest straight maybe 300 meters /
900 feet?

The main straight is relatively long:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aut%C3%B3dromo_Internacional_do_Algarve
.png

Looks to me to be almost impossible for passing.

It should be fun. I think there isn't any horizontal surface at all.
It's all uphill and downhill like a rollercoaster:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XWky2-lAkY

The A1GP and test drivers that have been there say that there are good
places for overtaking.

Daymn! (in the words of Will Smith) a new F1 course that has *hills*?

Can't be right, must be that plant extract I had earlier <g>.

#9

"Bigbird" <Bigbird.usenetNOSPAM (AT) Gmail (DOT) com> wrote in
news:xn0gh0pn487iemk000 (AT) news (DOT) individual.net:

Quote:

a425couple wrote:

"Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro" <rps (AT) koala (DOT) mat.uc.pt> wrote in message..
Several Portuguese newspapers are today reporting that Algarve has a
good chance to be in the 2010 championship (replacing one of the GPs
which are still uncertain).
The good news is that the circuit is nice and challenging.

I did not know about that track, went to google maps, viewed the
'satellite' photos. What! Is the longest straight maybe 300 meters /
900 feet? Looks to me to be almost impossible for passing.

The current google pic doesn't give much away. This is better.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4717/portimaoms9.png

It was used for the GP2 finale in September. It was pretty good as I
recall.

Ah. From the Fuji subset of track layouts.