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[jeanfrederic]

Hi folks,
I'm new here in this forum and lookin for pics or videos from Nivelles track. It doesn't matter what the cars/bikes running on it, the most important is the track.
All those pics for helping modeling the track for a sim game rFactor.

I'd really appreciate your help.

[jeanfrederic]

Sorry, double post with http://forums.autosp...&threadid=92993

[lil'chris]

A few pics here taken long after it closed

http://groups.msn.co...jenivelles.msnw

I know people slate the place, but I've always thought the first corner had shades of Signes at Ricard and would've been quite a challenge especially in a turbo given a 1 km run up along the S/F straight.

Chris

[jeanfrederic]

Thx Chris, but i know this site already...
Somebody else for some pics of Nivelles?

[Rob Semmeling]

Fellow TNF member "gyle" has a fabulous website with photos of the Belgium circuits from the past decades:

http://www.gyle.be

[jeanfrederic]

Yes thx Rob. I know this site actually. But i'm lookin' for track pics, and i only can fin cars pics on this site.
I need the more infos about the track, road, stands, advertises... in order to modelise it.

Thx anyway

[Rob Semmeling]

Just in case you missed them: there are more Nivelles photos in the gallery of the aforementioned site: http://groups.msn.co...itnivelles.msnw

Motorsport did a tracktest on Nivelles in its December 2002 issue.

[jeanfrederic]

Yess, circuitsofthepast is well know, but what about "Motorsport did a tracktest on Nivelles in its December 2002 issue" ? Can i find that somewhere? And are there some old pics from the track?

[Rob Semmeling]

Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll mail a scan of the Motorsport article. Don't expect too much of it, there are only 4 vintage photos.

[gyle]

jeanfrederic , i you want some technical information about the track ,there are three places where you can find it:

every building or road that has been build in belgium since 1960 must have "building" permissions

1: the community of "nivelles" has the original drawings of the track and the buildings
there you can ask to see them and take a camera with you to take a photo and notice the name of the architect (he has made the drawings)
http://www.nivelles.be

2: from every drawing of buildings and roads there is a copy in "cadastraux de wallonie " where you can ask the plans (ok that will cost a litle bit of money)

3: in "l'urbanisme et patrimonium" is the offical department of the government which gives or refuse the permission of the building or road ,they have also the original drawings
(that is in mons or charleroi)

in those places the original drawings are there until the demolition of the building

hopes that helps you
gyle

[Terry Walker]

Can't help with contemporary photos, but this is Nivelles today according to Google Map. It's surprising so much still exists; maybe we have a TNFer is Brussels who could drive out and walk around it.

[lustigson]

It seems to be almost entirely intact. Apart from the fact that Nivelles is now the first race track in the world with roundabouts on the main straight.

[LittleChris]

Just found this on You Tube.

[pete53]

I went to the 1972 GP at the late but not lamented Nivelles. However, watching this video the circuit doesn't look that bad, certainly not compared to a lot of the sterile modern circuits.

[MCS]

Shorter film, but in colour. Nice to see Tom Pryce in the Token. Close finish!

Edited by MCS, 05 February 2012 - 19:10.