Circuito Hermanos Ricardo y Pedro Rodriguez
Discussion
Just a bit of info.
I'm sure it was asked on here before about the old Circuito Hermanos Ricardo y Pedro Rodriguez in Mexico, after seeing it used for CART, they used an infield section cutting though a baseball ground and missing out the banked Peraltada corner. Famous in recent years for Nigel Mansell's overtake around the outside of Berger on the penultimate lap but used since the 1960's as a GP venue up until 1992. I wondered if the old corner still existed or whether it now lay under a few thousand tons of concrete.
Well it's still there, the stadium built on the infield at that point has a curved back to it that follows the curve of the corner, the full track with the Peraltada can still be used.
I'm sure it was asked on here before about the old Circuito Hermanos Ricardo y Pedro Rodriguez in Mexico, after seeing it used for CART, they used an infield section cutting though a baseball ground and missing out the banked Peraltada corner. Famous in recent years for Nigel Mansell's overtake around the outside of Berger on the penultimate lap but used since the 1960's as a GP venue up until 1992. I wondered if the old corner still existed or whether it now lay under a few thousand tons of concrete.
Well it's still there, the stadium built on the infield at that point has a curved back to it that follows the curve of the corner, the full track with the Peraltada can still be used.
Final few laps from 1990, the battle between Berger & Mansell.
http://rapidshare.de/files/662932/1990-mexico-mansell-v-berger-full.wmv.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/662932/1990-mexico-mansell-v-berger-full.wmv.html
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