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It was hardly EVER used for F1. It was too punishing for the cars. Only used a couple of times in the 50s and in 1960 and 61. Racing on the banked track stopped completely in 1969.
It's now in too much a state of disrepair to be used.
>> Edited by eric mc on Sunday 14th September 16:31
It's now in too much a state of disrepair to be used.
>> Edited by eric mc on Sunday 14th September 16:31
Indianapolis is also about twice as wide as Monza and is only banked at 9-12 degrees max. Whereas the Monza banking is 38 degrees. If you have a copy of Nascar on the PC start it up and go to Bristol, the banking their is 36 degrees and it's only a 1/2 mile oval where the cars barely break 100mph. At the Monza banking a modern car would be doing well over 200mph.
Indy cars have traditionally always been beefier than F1 cars.
With the odd exception, Grands Prix have not been run on banked circuits. Even pre-war the only banked tracks GP cars raced on were Montlehry and AVUS. The legacy of GP racing is derived from racing on closed down public roads so, even today, tracks are still built with that "notion" in mind.
When the Italian GP was run on the banked Monza in 1960, the British teams boycotted the race on the grounds that the track was not safe. In 1961 they used the banked track again and there was a serious accident which claimed the life of Von Trips and 14 spectators. Ironically, the accident happened on the normal part of the circuit (on the long run down to Parabollica).
The GP never returned to the banked track. The last ever race held on it was in 1969 since when it has been allowed to gently decay.
With the odd exception, Grands Prix have not been run on banked circuits. Even pre-war the only banked tracks GP cars raced on were Montlehry and AVUS. The legacy of GP racing is derived from racing on closed down public roads so, even today, tracks are still built with that "notion" in mind.
When the Italian GP was run on the banked Monza in 1960, the British teams boycotted the race on the grounds that the track was not safe. In 1961 they used the banked track again and there was a serious accident which claimed the life of Von Trips and 14 spectators. Ironically, the accident happened on the normal part of the circuit (on the long run down to Parabollica).
The GP never returned to the banked track. The last ever race held on it was in 1969 since when it has been allowed to gently decay.
FourWheelDrift said:
If you have a copy of Nascar on the PC start it up and go to Bristol, the banking their is 36 degrees and it's only a 1/2 mile oval
Which version do you have? Mine's the old NASCAR3, but it's good enough to make you think very hard indeed! Those are very big cars, and it's sooo easy to nudge the others. Certainly taught me to respect the NASCAR drivers.
Always amazed me they continued to run races around Avus - seem to recall Luis Krages (aka John Winter) having an enormous fireball accident there in the DTM, and sadly it's where Keith Odor was killed in a STW race - lots of questions over that crash too, as it took the track emergency services an age to get to him. Very sad.
Think the French touring cars used a portion of the Monthlery banking a few years ago.
Think the French touring cars used a portion of the Monthlery banking a few years ago.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richardfrancis/Other%20Photos/EUSI_monza-Itlay.jpg
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