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Old 08-14-2004, 09:16 PM   #16
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Indianapolis. Just a name, no sponsors.
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Old 08-14-2004, 11:12 PM   #17
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Nordshleife (sp?)

pronounce Nord-de-shlee-fuh

sweeeeet
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Old 08-14-2004, 11:26 PM   #18
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No no no

THE name :

Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃ*guez
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Old 08-14-2004, 11:31 PM   #19
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well i like how the Nurburgring sound, as well as Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
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Old 08-15-2004, 02:23 AM   #20
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Nürburgring / Nordschleife
Laguna Seca
Barbagallo (AUS)


Originally Posted by sameerrao
From a non-road racing side how about "The Rim of the World rally"
My favourite race name would be 'Race to the sky'.
http://www.racetothesky.com/
The late New Zealand rally ace Peter 'Possum' Bourne was killed there last year.

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This is a useful resource I sometimes hit on.

http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/tracks.html
Thanks RC45, great site!
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Old 08-15-2004, 02:27 AM   #21
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Nordschleife sounds pretty cool 8)
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Old 08-15-2004, 02:33 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by sameerrao
Purely going by name and not anything else I would vote for Kyalami - I love the way the name rolls from one tongue...

Imagine an Australian pronounincg that. Sounds funny... "Kaya..lami ... mate"
That and Killarney in Cape Town...
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Old 08-15-2004, 02:43 AM   #23
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Barbagallo:

Barba = beard
gallo= cock

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Old 08-15-2004, 02:48 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by X-ale
Barbagallo:

Barba = beard
gallo= cock

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Hmmm... so is this what they sell at the concession stands instead of hotdogs?

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Old 08-15-2004, 02:55 AM   #25
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/\/\ Now with spicy pubes
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Old 08-15-2004, 04:11 AM   #26
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Now with spicy pubes
its mmm mmm good

Monaco, Laguna Seca, Le Mans Circuit des 24 Heures and of course Fiorano
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Old 08-15-2004, 04:59 AM   #27
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Always found Nordschleife as the coolest name on a racetrack...
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Old 08-15-2004, 07:53 AM   #28
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Barbagallo, Mount Panorama, and Nürburgring. Pikes Peak also sounds cool. 8)
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Old 08-15-2004, 08:07 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by Régie
Barbagallo (AUS)
aye the track in my home town!!
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Old 08-15-2004, 08:10 AM   #30
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Nordschleife, because it is German, it sounds cool and in lots of cases it is funny as well hehe

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