Circuit de Reims - Reims racetrack
bimbeano
A couple of weeks ago i happened to be near the city of Reims ... don't know what led me there ;-).
So suddenly it came to my brain i had never visited the old stand of the former racetrack, after a quick search on Googlemaps i arrived at my destination:
What a fantastic place for car-nerds like me , i think Cazalea would love it here as well 
. The 'old' painted advertising makes this place alive again. Can you imagine 14 Grands Prix where held here .. the track (public road) was used from 1926 till 1972 .
. The 'old' painted advertising makes this place alive again. Can you imagine 14 Grands Prix where held here .. the track (public road) was used from 1926 till 1972 .Fangio, Hawthorn, Brabham, Clark and many other legends risked their lives in these exhilarating and horrifying races.
The buildings have been in great distress, but a couple of years ago a bunch of guys started restoring them with some financial help of the local community.
Call me a freak, a nerd, a geek ... next time i'm in the neighborhood i'll have my coffee and sandwiches here while dreaming of roaring engines .
.An old pic to give you an idea of the atmosphere in the good old days !
If you google 'circuit de reims' you'll find a ton of information.
Chers,
Bim
Comments:
bimbeano April 27th, 2017-00:23
Always a pleasure .. .. to visit places like these and to share the memories. Filip
amanico April 26th, 2017-15:28
Thanks for sharing this journey in time... I will try to visit it.
bimbeano April 27th, 2017-00:25
A cool location ... .. to take pictures of your P1800 and for some wrist shots as well But most of all ... you can sense 'an atmosphere' ... it's a cool place ! Filip
bimbeano April 27th, 2017-12:00
I'll bring the food .... .. you bring the Champagne ;-)
KMII April 27th, 2017-02:29
Lovely place, lovely post! :) Thanks a lot for sharing this!
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