The old Reims Motor Circuit, and Spa
 

As part of the Nurburgring trip, we visited the old GP circuit at Reims, France, and on the way back, drove the original parts of the Spa circuit in Belgium.

The grandstand and pit area, where you can drive quite fast up and down, and a certain car
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Round back of the grandstands
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View from up top
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Julia drives past at some miles per hour
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Lap timing boards
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Part of the old circuit, no longer a through road
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Man in action
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Not all is restored yet
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And now onto the old Spa circuit, considered too fast in it's day, that the GP drivers refused to drive it. The Spa circuit today incorporates a bit of the old circuit but is much smaller.
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The crash barriers give it away
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Where the old straight joins the new circuit
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Under the circuit
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Today's GP circuit
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Love the pics Keith, cracking job.

This one is a stunner :10: :10: :10:

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look forward to spa :ok:

Top quality Keith :10:

Thanks Chaps!! Reims in particular is a cracking place for photos!

And the atmosphere at Spa is amazing. Those roads remain pretty much as they were raced on. Very high speeds and roadside trees do not mix well!!

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