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Old 01-06-2009, 12:26 PM
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Default The coolest video you'll see today - Mosport under construction, 1960

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-EkXEzcwwY

No sound, but make sure you click "watch in high quality"
Old 01-06-2009, 01:41 PM
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Priceless - See the line at Turn 4 hasn't changed - pretty freaky seeing cars going in the opposite direction.
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Originally Posted by Silver C
Priceless - See the line at Turn 4 hasn't changed - pretty freaky seeing cars going in the opposite direction.

Yeah, I don't know if I'll ever be able to approach Turn 2 the same way again....seeing those cars appear coming at me would be freaky...

Great video, thanks, Chris
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Great find.
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If only I could have been there at the time to move the walls further at turn 10
Old 01-06-2009, 11:26 PM
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Could you imagine how long that straight must have felt in an old 1970's car!!! Even in some of the quicker modern cars, it feels like you could easily add another 200hp to make the straight a bit more intense.
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Originally Posted by fc-racer
Could you imagine how long that straight must have felt in an old 1970's car!!! Even in some of the quicker modern cars, it feels like you could easily add another 200hp to make the straight a bit more intense.
It feels about 65 seconds long, a bit less with a tailwind
Old 01-07-2009, 12:22 AM
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The straight is all uphill imagine going the other way. Well I can, done it virtually.
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Funny how much different it is in reverse, eh?

Apparently there's a cycling club that holds a race there every year in November or December - they run counter-clockwise, I suspect because the straight would be just too hard. But man, could you imagine bicycling UP turn 4? Wow.
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lol Turn 4 and 1 would kill the legs. Actaully sounds fun.
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Originally Posted by AM993
If only I could have been there at the time to move the walls further at turn 10
3 feet on the overrun and were talking a different out come.
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Originally Posted by jumper5836
Actaully sounds fun.
You are very clearly in MUCH better physical condition than me!
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Originally Posted by Christien
You are very clearly in MUCH better physical condition than me!
He is and don't make him Mad. 3 hours of sleep makes the Jumper Extremely Volatile.
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Nice find.... and the Mosport cloud made an appearance as well.... My father raced there all throught the 60's in his 3 356's and then Formula ford. In one race he took out the gardrail at corner 10 over the bridge and the next race a famous racer went through the hole and crashed breaking his arm... I think it was Derek Bell?
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Originally Posted by AM993
If only I could have been there at the time to move the walls further at turn 10
The only difference would be the OTHER rear corner would be damaged instead..


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