GTO 39 special - Guess the circuit: All solved.

250gto · July 14, 2009, 03:10:56 PM

And another, 8 is Miramas.
Well done, that was another that I thought people would struggle with.

metalshapes · July 14, 2009, 03:12:57 PM

#4
Silverstone.

metalshapes · July 14, 2009, 03:25:17 PM

#13 a guess...

Rouen.

250gto · July 14, 2009, 05:02:19 PM

Yep #4 is Silverstone and if #13 was a guess it was a good one because it is indeed Rouen.

D-type · July 14, 2009, 05:05:56 PM

#5
Sebring
Fritz d'Orey in the Tec Mec 1960

#10
Syracuse

#12
Brands Hatch

#14
Albert Park, Melbourne

pieter · July 15, 2009, 06:18:34 AM

12 looks like Monza (the old banked circuit passing over in the background)

250gto · July 15, 2009, 07:07:12 AM

Ok. D-Type: #5 is Sebring and the Tec-Mec (1959 not 1960 tho) and #10 is Syracuse but #14 is not Albert Park and #12 is not Brands Hatch, instead pieter is correct and #12 is Monza with the old circuit in the background.
So 2 points to D-type and 1 to pieter.
Two are left unsolved and they are #9 and #14.

D-type · July 15, 2009, 07:26:29 AM

Dammit! I genuinely meant to say 1959

If #14 isn't Monaco or Albert Park, could it be Montreal?

And as #9 is a road circuit, is it Long Beach?

250gto · July 15, 2009, 07:43:43 AM

Sorry no neither is right. For #9 you've got the wrong racing series. As for #14 I was a little suprised by the location but it does make sense. If I hadn't set this puzzle I'm not sure I'd have guessed it tho.

metalshapes · July 15, 2009, 05:07:15 PM

Is it a Formula 3000 at Pau?

250gto · July 15, 2009, 05:25:27 PM

#9 is a F3000 car but its not at Pau

DynaMike · July 16, 2009, 09:13:45 AM

I'll try again...

#9 Birmingham Superpix?

250gto · July 16, 2009, 12:29:58 PM

Yep it is indeed the streets of Birmingham.

metalshapes · July 16, 2009, 02:22:35 PM

#14

Phoenix ?

It was a street circuit, but I dont know how close it was to the artificial lake...

They had the US GP there for a couple of years around the late '80s

250gto · July 17, 2009, 05:41:58 AM

Sorry not Phoenix either.

D-type · July 17, 2009, 09:38:42 AM

Last guess:
#14 - Long Beach
I can't think of any ther F1 circuit near water.

250gto · July 17, 2009, 10:31:07 AM

Its not Long Beach either...
Like I said before if I didn't know the answer I'd find it very suprising (even if in some ways it shouldn't be)

ImpishGrin · July 18, 2009, 12:04:52 PM

Is #14 the Detroit street circuit?

250gto · July 18, 2009, 03:06:32 PM

Yes it is indeed Detroit. It might not be a circuit normally associated with water but the start/finish section ran right next to the Detroit river. So well done you get the final point in this puzzle.
I was thinking of doing a second puzzle of this type. I knocked this one together pretty quickly so I would spend longer on the next one and make it (hopefully) much harder with more obscure/less eaisly reconisable circuits. Then I'd probably open it up to everyone straight away by putting it into the pros section (since they didn't get a chance with this one).
So what do people think about these kind of big multi answer puzzles? Would people be up for another, better, harder sequel to this puzzle? Let me know what you think.

Ray B. · July 18, 2009, 03:17:42 PM

I'm no racing specialist at all, but I might have a try at it: I liked this one very much.

D-type · July 18, 2009, 05:13:39 PM

Yup, go for it!

250gto · July 19, 2009, 12:43:44 PM

OK then, I'll spend some time getting the pics together and I'll post it in the next few weeks.

metalshapes · July 20, 2009, 02:38:17 AM

Quote from: 250gto on July 14, 2009, 05:02:19 PM
Yep #4 is Silverstone and if #13 was a guess it was a good one because it is indeed Rouen.

BTW, you havent given me the points for these two yet... :)

250gto · July 20, 2009, 06:07:42 AM

Oh sorry I thought I had done ???...
Well I definatly have now. :)

metalshapes · July 20, 2009, 12:04:50 PM

Thanks. :)

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