Is this a new racetrack in Beijing?

[cosmicpanda]

http://www.grandprix.com/mole/mole20666.html

http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&z=18&q=39.912995+116.207403+(Laoshan+Velodrome)

It sure does look like one. What do you think?

It seems to be about 5 km long, but most of it is pretty twisty.

[wmcot]

"We're not in Kansas anymore..." or maybe we are - Coffeyville, Kansas anyway.

[cosmicpanda]

How intriguingly hillarious. It seems that the forums don't include the bracket at the end of the link I gave, which appears to be necessary. I'll try again:

http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&z=18&q=39.912995+116.207403+(Laoshan+Velodrome)

That should work better.

[wmcot]

How intriguingly hillarious. It seems that the forums don't include the bracket at the end of the link I gave, which appears to be necessary. I'll try again:

http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&z=18&q=39.912995+116.207403+(Laoshan+Velodrome)

That should work better.

OK, NOW it makes sense! :)

(However, the twisty bits on the satellite photo did make an interesting shape for a racetrack! Maybe you've stumbled upon Bernie's location for the new USGP???)

[ShiftingGears]

Looks spectacularly ordinary.

[rublazar2]

Don't you realise that this is not a racetrack, not for cars? It was used in Beijing'08 for Mountain Bike races, next to the Laoshan Velodrome (indoor bike races)....

[cosmicpanda]

Do you think it could be converted?

[wmcot]

Do you think it could be converted?

Possibly for NASCAR! :)

[ChrisS]

Don't you realise that this is not a racetrack, not for cars? It was used in Beijing'08 for Mountain Bike races, next to the Laoshan Velodrome (indoor bike races)....

Mountain bike races take place on a mountain not tarmac roads ;) The mountain bike course was in the area within the roads that seem to make the track

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/4840/satellite800x452vf3.jpg

That area seems like public roads to me you can see cars moving on them

[racecraze]

It seems little complicated track, with lot of turnings and bendings.