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Sitges Terramar vs Brooklands - Battle of the Race Circuits

In the 12th battle of the race circuits we have a battle between the abandoned high banked race tracks of Brooklands and Sitges-Terramar.

0:00 Introduction
0:46 Sitges-Terramar
2:08 Brooklands

The Sitges Terramar circuit opened in 1922 as a private initiative from Frik Armangue, near the seaside resort Sitges Terramar, not far from Barcelona.

The track was an oval with a huge banking of 66 degrees! A strange detail, the oval had a right kink in the backstraight.

The Sitges Terramar circuit was the first permanent race track in Spain. In 1923 it hosted the Spanish Grand Prix, which was won by Albert Divo in his Sunbeam.

However, the race track was not a Financial succes. Bills were not payed and as a result of that it was shunned by international series.

In 1925 Bugatti driver Edgar Morawitz bought the site. He caused a short recovery of the Sitges Terramar circuit. But when in 1936 the Spanish civil war broke out, the track closed and never opened again.

In 2008 Herman visited the abandoned race track. It took him some effort to get permission from the then owner to take pictures. Those days it was an agricultural area.

In 2016 a plan was presented to re-open the track, but not for motor racing. The banked oval will be used for events and presentations of car manufacturers. They started with the construction of a horse race track on the infield.

Brooklands opened in 1907 and is seen as the First ever purpose built race track in the World. It was an initiative from entrepreneur Hugh F. Locke-King.

Because racing on public roads was banned by the British law, he want to built a permanent racing venue. They built the circuit near the village of Weybridge, southwest of London.

Brooklands was combined of a high banked oval, with a road circuit on the infield. There was also a steep hill to test vehicles.

Before and after the First World War Brooklands had a huge boom. Motorsport was only for the rich those days. Not only the drivers themselves, but also the audience consisted only of wealthy people. “The right crowd and no crowding” was the circuits slogan.

WWII would eventually become the downfall of Brooklands. The aircraft manufacturer Vickers was located on the infield. During WWII, this factory had to run at full speed and capacity, and so expansion was necessary.

Since the circuit was not used during the war, a part of the banking was demolished. Moreover, the circuit was easy to recognize from the air by the German Air Force. To camouflage it, holes were made in the surface in which trees were planted.

In 1946, the site was sold to Vickers, which went further with the demolition of parts of the banking. Half a century later, Brooklands finally gets the status of being monument, which therefor prevents further demolition. Today, a part of the old Brooklands Circuit belongs to the Brooklands Museum and can be visited by the public.

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