The 1st Brussels Grand Prix Revival was held last weekend at the site of the 1958 World Exposition (around the Atomium).
A pity the organisers couldn't manage to get more "significant" cars, hopes are high to organize a second edition.
You can find my pictures of this event on my Jalbum webspace, just click on the icon of the event.
1st Brussels Grand Prix Revival
1st Brussels Grand Prix 1961 - 2011 Revival
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Pedro 917
, Sep 08 2011 08:30
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Barry Boor
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Posted 08 September 2011 - 08:55
Super pictures as usual, Luc.
What a shame there seems to be a slight lack of 1.5 litre cars....
I think of all the public roads circuits in the world the Brussels circuit has been more comprehensively destroyed than virtually any other. What a pity.
What a shame there seems to be a slight lack of 1.5 litre cars....
I think of all the public roads circuits in the world the Brussels circuit has been more comprehensively destroyed than virtually any other. What a pity.
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Posted 08 September 2011 - 09:01
Beautiful photos, Luc! You might wanna be careful putting pictures of the Atomium online, though, that's actually illegal...!
Barry, why comprehensively destroyed? There were several circuits in that area and it's still possible to trace most of them, including much of the Heysel circuit used for the 1960s Brussels GP.
Barry, why comprehensively destroyed? There were several circuits in that area and it's still possible to trace most of them, including much of the Heysel circuit used for the 1960s Brussels GP.
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Barry Boor
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Posted 08 September 2011 - 09:09
Well, Rob, if you can find much of the Heysel circuit on this image, you are a better man than I:
Edited by Barry Boor, 08 September 2011 - 09:13.
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Pedro 917
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Posted 08 September 2011 - 09:14
[quote name='Rob Semmeling' date='Sep 8 2011, 12:01' post='5266943']
Beautiful photos, Luc! You might wanna be careful putting pictures of the Atomium online, though, that's actually illegal...!
I asked the organizer and he told me that as long as I don't start to sell pictures of the Atomium, it wouldn't be a problem.
Beautiful photos, Luc! You might wanna be careful putting pictures of the Atomium online, though, that's actually illegal...!
I asked the organizer and he told me that as long as I don't start to sell pictures of the Atomium, it wouldn't be a problem.
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Posted 08 September 2011 - 09:53
I hope so, Luc, but you never know... it's a ridiculous situation to begin with. Your photos are truly beautiful though, so how could anyone object to that? 
Barry, here is a map of what's left of the Heysel circuit, quite a lot I think. The main changes have been to the motorway on the northern end of the course, but with the increases in traffic that could be expected.
Barry, here is a map of what's left of the Heysel circuit, quite a lot I think. The main changes have been to the motorway on the northern end of the course, but with the increases in traffic that could be expected.
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Pedro 917
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Posted 08 September 2011 - 10:07
[quote name='Rob Semmeling' date='Sep 8 2011, 12:53' post='5266990']
I hope so, Luc, but you never know... it's a ridiculous situation to begin with. Your photos are truly beautiful though, so how could anyone object to that?
I just checked Atomium.be and they say I can publish pictures of the Atomium at a 600 pixels resolution to avoid abuse and I have to ad copyright Atomium.be ...
Mine are at 1024 so I'll have to remove or resize them. Never done that so I hope I won't have to delete and re-upload the album. Grrrrrr.....
I hope so, Luc, but you never know... it's a ridiculous situation to begin with. Your photos are truly beautiful though, so how could anyone object to that?
I just checked Atomium.be and they say I can publish pictures of the Atomium at a 600 pixels resolution to avoid abuse and I have to ad copyright Atomium.be ...
Mine are at 1024 so I'll have to remove or resize them. Never done that so I hope I won't have to delete and re-upload the album. Grrrrrr.....
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Pedro 917
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Posted 09 September 2011 - 10:07
Top pix Pedro the guy in Ferrari badged March looks a tad uncomfortable
So it is a March then, thanks for letting me know.
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Peter Morley
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Posted 09 September 2011 - 14:54
So it is a March then, thanks for letting me know.
It's a March 86A (chassis 86A-30 = ex-Jack Miller apparently) fitted with a carburetted Ferrari 328 engine.
I saw it a few years ago with a guy who had imported it from the States.
These were based on the March 85B F3000, built in 1986 for the American Racing Series which later became Indylights.
They originally had Buick V6 engines but this one was later fitted with the Ferrari engine in the States - the carburettor replacing the road cars injection system.
