Is this a new racetrack in Beijing?

[cosmicpanda]

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

http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&z=18...shan+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...han+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...han+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



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.