1565 replies to this topic

[70JesperOH]

 

There's no elevation map on this piece of art?

 

Jesper

[ozpata]

I have to check why it didn't show, there is not much elevation change anyway, the aerial was from 1970 and after that even though there hasn't been major change, there were some changes ( late 90s early 2000s) for some roundabouts and some digging to create more space , the elevation is around 9m from 56m to 64-65m at the most

[ozpata]

[Ray Bell]

Yes, it looked like it would be a bit on the flat side...

 

As always with Oscar, ask and you shall receive. Thanks on behalf of the many who merely read the request and silently agreed with it.

[ozpata]

[davidsalt]

What wonderful circuit diagrams.

Over the years I have walked the majority of the Ospedaletti circuit, during my regular visits to San Remo.

[Sterzo]

What wonderful circuit diagrams.

Over the years I have walked the majority of the Ospedaletti circuit, during my regular visits to San Remo.

And if you have had your Box Brownie with you, we might enjoy any pictures you took on the "Then and Now" thread.

 

https://forums.autos...8-then-and-now/

[ozpata]

[ozpata]

I am going over the Modena track from the 50s, also the street one from the 30s, both tracks are basically done, they are an update to what I did a while ago, but I have issues with the 50s track, even with plans from close to the time ( Comune di Modena 1962), which gives me good reference points to combine with several others, if I follow the maps that are around like in Silhouet, they have the lap at 2.3 kms, the only way to get to that distance, I just have to use the outside track and none of the center aeropark track, that way will do almost spot on the 2.3 kms, if I use half of that center tack it will add 600m minimum, which for  a short track is a big discrepancy, but most of the maps I have or seen use at least 3/4 of the way of that track in the center.

 

can someone confirm the distances ? if the center track was used or not 

 

thank you for any help anybody can provide 

Edited by ozpata, 08 April 2024 - 13:23.

[Barry Boor]

Although my Autosport Directory 1955 Shows the Modena circuit as having the two centre straights with the hairpin at the end, the map also quotes the 2.3 km track length, which does not agree with the map.

 

I am responsible for that map being shown on the GEL Motorsport website, have emailed it to them many years ago.

 

The longer circuit WAS used in 1950 and 1951 for the first two Modena Grands Prix for F.2 cars.  Lap times confirm this.

Edited by Barry Boor, 08 April 2024 - 15:09.

[68targa]

From Autocourse. 

 

[Barry Boor]

Thank you.  This confirms my earlier, edited, post.

 

Interesting that the hairpin is shown to be not as far down the centre runway as the Autosport Directory map.

Edited by Barry Boor, 08 April 2024 - 15:42.

[ozpata]

thank you, now it starts to make more sense

[ReWind]

Piero Taruffi's 1958 book "Tecnica e pratica della guida automobilistica da corsa" shows a track map with arrows (indicating the anti-clockwise direction of the course) only on the outside track but not on the "pista aerea" in the center. The length is given as 2.306 kilometres. That obviously is the shorter version - supporting Óscar's assumption.

[ozpata]

[ozpata]