who knows even today that in the forested area behind rüssesheim, near the "pretty accurate Justice", the remains of the former are opel racetrack?
initially during the first world war as a test track built drove in the twenties there giants as Rudolf Caracciola or August Momberger; next to the motor sport of the oval was also cycling the course. The rapid pace of development of automobile technology, however, went on this race track away and left them soon, "obsolete" and "useless" to be, because due to the small size (1.5 km) could not be there faster than a maximum of 140 km / h down.
if, like me, these days there through stalpt through the thicket, one can see the remains of the steep curves yet. the concrete is broken up by roots, trees growing on the dam-like surveys, the curves representing the former, and some pieces missing altogether. nevertheless we can still imagine the running of the track.
has unfortunately made my camera limp, but I am, however - as almost every subject - on Youtube've found:
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