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[Paul Hurdsfield]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, so if the mods dont like it here, please feel free to move it to where you think appropriate.

On my recent trip to South America I spotted this track on the road from El Calafate airport to the town, does anyone know anything about it?


Then when we arrived in town there was a two week festival celebrating the 136 Anniversary of El Calafate.
There were all kinds of activities going on, but this caught my eye.




I wonder how the BBC would have coped with the Sara Kay Sex Shop way back when?

[Geoff E]

Here I think (Google maps) http://tinyurl.com/baeend6

[Paul Hurdsfield]

Yep thats the one, Thanks Geoff, I did try googling it, but all I got was hotels.
We think Oulton Park is scenic, but that place had the foothills of the Andes as a backdrop, like this.
BTW the tracks shots were taken through the window of a moving bus.

Edited by Paul Hurdsfield, 26 February 2013 - 18:27.

[raceannouncer2003]

Do a Google search for "autódromo de El Calafate". You will find some history and photos. I clicked on "translate this page" where it appeared. Looks like they have just started racing there.

Vince H.

[john winfield]

I found this Paul. It's a July 2011 news item previewing a meeting planned for November that year. The photo caption suggests that the last meeting prior to that had been back in February 2008.

http://www.ahoracala...?...&Itemid=115

Edited by john winfield, 26 February 2013 - 19:21.

[Paul Taylor]

Recent images of some racing at the circuit, the red #24 car (FIAT?) you took a photo of is seen here racing there:
http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream

Edited by Paul Taylor, 26 February 2013 - 21:47.

[Paul Hurdsfield]

Y'know this forum never ceases to amaze me, thanks all
In my simple mind I googled El Calafate racetrack.....never thought about searching in Spanish

[Frank de Jong]

Recent images of some racing at the circuit, the red #24 car (FIAT?) you took a photo of is seen here racing there:
http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream

The're all Fiats