The World’s Highest Banked Oval - 1923 Sitges-Terramar
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Sitges' Terramar had the highest banking of all time. When it was constructed it was an engineering marvel, and arguably the finest track in Europe. In an alternative history we would talk about the Terramar in the same way we talk about Indianapolis, Monaco, or Le Mans. But in history there are legends, and this citcuit is one of them. With only one major race being held, the secrets of Sitges' Terramar have been relegated to stories and black and white photos, until now. Sergio Loro's F3ClassicTracks, with the help of others in the community have brought the wonderful track to life in Assetto Corsa. When paired with Nicecuppatea's 1923 Grand Prix cars, well, there isn't anything much better in Sim Racing.
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0:00 History
6:37 Mod Info
7:29 Race
19:03 Final Thoughts 
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We can finally have a fantasy 1920s European Oval series!
1 - Brooklands (Great Britain)
2 - Sitges Terramar (Spain)
3 - Linas Montlhery (France)
4 - Opel Rennbahn (Germany)
5 - Monza (Italy)
Perhaps Richie Axlesons long lost grandfather Richard should have a series. Who's in?!?! 😁
Slightly stretching the oval definition you could also include Avus which was 1921 IIRC.
@@malthuswasright I was thinking that for a 30s oval series. Especially with the late 30s proposed double banked layout that started construction in 1939 and didn't happen for obvious reasons
Would that mean, that the one who competed in 1955 season is actually Richard Axleson II?
@@sanny8716 Yea but senior would probably go by "Dickie"
OMG yes please
Living just 15km from Sitges, I'm so glad this track gets featured on the channel ! I'm thinking on visiting it next weekend and take some pictures.
Now those are some pictures I'd like to see. Here's a cool video ruclips.net/video/1wRFgmY3Yk4/видео.html
fyi chicken farms often smell real bad :(
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The 1920s racers had balls of steel. Closing this circuit when they did must have saved so many lives. Great video as usual. :)
Why do you think the cars were so big, needed somewhere to put their balls
Indeed altho on balance i think the civil war killed more than would have died here 🙂
when top gear went even alpha male richard hammond refused to do it
@@gherbo1609 Yeah I think it was just after his big accident, so he was a little less brave than normal
@@glenchapman3899 “after his big accident” hes almost crashed and died like 30 times 😂😂
Honestly, the most incredible thing is that they raced Motorcycles here, and I'm genuinely struggling to process that information.
This track is terrifying in a car, let alone with half the wheels and even less safety.
I imagine that it felt about the same as velodrome cycling, but a lot more terrifying. Taking part in velodrome races feels insane enough, so I can't imagine how scary it would be either
They had insane high banked motordromes, wooden board track racing back then too. Riders could get impaled by big splinters if they fell.
I could not get past incorrect format size or textures issue with the link but DAMN this looks amazing!!!!
@@Noctoletsgo try to install track manually or re install Sol, or select other version of CSP. any of option will fix the problem.
@@sergioloro Thank you so much for replying. I really appreciate it. I will try that this evening.
Oh my god, those two Fiats going off together was terrifying!
While we couldn't really see how bad the first fiat flew off, if it were real, the drivers would have likely been seriously injured or dead, especially since it was around the highest banking.
@@valutaatoaofunknownelement197 those cars likely would've exploded on impact
@@AmokCanuck Probably. Though sturdy metal, the force of the fall, combined with their weight, combined with momentum, and combined with some gasoline, would create an intense fireball.
Or a mangle chunk of metal with the driver either in the seat or thrown out by the impact.
@@valutaatoaofunknownelement197 the fuel they used back in those days was *crazy* combustible also. Look at the le mans disaster
The realism of this simulation is incredible. Even down to the colour of the trousers of the marshalls in their hut on the second banked corner that turned progressively browner as the race went on.
i laughed
@@OkieDokieSmokie So did I.
That was an INSANE save.
13:27, it is very hard to even analyze how you're able to save that. The last place where you'd want to tangle wheels with a fellow competitor is when you're more or less flat-out in a banked turn, driving cars like those...
Makes you think of the sheer amount of bravery and luck involved here. The drivers back then would race for hours, and on tracks like this, the faster ones would've used the higher lines 'round the banking to maximize their speed through it. Imagine that, literally near the edge, lap after lap, for hours on end...
That some jedi knight car control.
YEET or be yeeted
A banked turn without any barriers or walls, might I add
13:45 rip that man in the red Car
You really do have a fantastic way with the history parts of your videos. Honestly the reason I watch your videos
$4 million in the 20’s for a track that only saw one full weekend of racing and then mostly abounded, and yet it’s still there. Damn.
It wasn't 4 mil dollars but peseta. I tried to convert but I would take it with a grain of salt. 4 mio peseta in 1923 converts to $577,786 in 1923. When put into inflation caltulator it comes to about $9,531,827 today. However it's hard to compare what you could actually buy for that kind of money as Spain and the US were quite different back then and Spain's economy went downhill right after building the circuit.
$9,5 million seems kind of low but then again it was very short and there was basically no safety to worry about, just concrete.
It's in a place that is extremely arid and dry and experiences no winter. That's why they mothball aircraft in the desert. They can sit there forever and come out like they went in.
Cars going high up the banking made me flinch at least 5 times.
I stayed in Sitges for a week a few years ago, had no idea this existed at all. Looks like a monster of a track.
All of your intros are more cinematic then actual movies! Can’t help but admire your passion for Motorsport history.
You're the David Attenborough of car racing history. Your historic documentaries are a pleasure to watch.
Terramar😍😍😍 that's next to my house, I go there every week to take some shots with my camera 😍
That looks so much fun! At the limit of adhesion at the top of the banking, one bump at the wrong time and you’re airborne, heading for an airplane style crash!
Imagine if the cars actually caught fire and burned for the rest of the race when they crashed. When someone else flew off the banking, every following lap you’d see a plume of black smoke to remind you not to push the limit too far!
WOW what a race! Just saw the clip from TGT a few days ago and was thinking "What if GPLaps came here"? Great to wake up to!
Same hamster even bailed out haha
Bro, your history bits are the best part of the videos. I'll watch some of the racing just to see the track you just peaked my interest about. Awesome narration and info. Thanks!
That action replay with the side to side contact was way too cool
It's so nice having simracing today, being able to discover closed and deceased paths of the past. On a business trip in Barcelona in late 90ies and with 2 days off in the weekend to spend time I had no idea of Sitges-Terramar. But when I in 2008 was on vacation in Valencia (in the days just before the 1st edition of Valencia Street Circuit GP) and already by then having tried a 1st rFactor mod edition of this track.
I convinced my girlfriend a trip to Sitges with excuse of 'excellent beach' (though the beach just up to the Americas Cup Harbour/Valencia Street Circuit area was already perfect), and took the advance to visit the remains of this imperfect oval. Unfortunately my digital camera was low of batteries (before my first smartphone), so no pictures - but good memories.
Another excuse was 4 years later on birthday vacation to Sicily, lurking with 'a trip to the country side in our neighbourhood'. That turned out 'coindicidentally'' to be a full lap of "Piccolo Circuito", the slopes of the 72km classic Targa Florio version. My detailed knowledge of the exact slopes to drive again thanks to the fantastic sim modders out there.
BTW: I hope Kunos have courage and make AC2 just as moddable as AC, rF1, GTR2, etc.
Have you ever tried to convince your gilrfriend on a "trip across Italy" starting and ending in Brescia, which would coincidentally turn out to be a Mille Miglia lap?
thank you, another fantastic vid and glad to know you enjoy the ride!!
I remember when you used to do full seasons of GP Legends, it'd be awesome if you did a full season of 1920s/30s GP racing with period tracks, even if it's not exactly correct using tracks from the era to create an ideal season with 10+ races would be amazing.
Maybe do it online, I know lots of youtubers would be willing to do it.
He's in the middle of a full season of GP Legends right now.
Y'all won't believe this.
No idea why, but yesterday night this track's name popped out of my head, for no reason whatsoever. I don't even know how does the track look and which cars raced there; it just happened. Then I find this video. Speechless
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went there on my honeymoon and got a ton of photos, just didn’t have the skill to make a track mod. The banking is seriously nuts in person
Loved the history behind the track! You really have a way of explaining things and keeping it very interesting, keep it up!
This is the best oval racing Ive seen from AC. I wonder how well this track fairs with more modern cars
Another fantastic video Jake. I love these ones that have the history of the track. Thanks
I really appreciate the attention you put into these. The staging the scene, the voice over scripting, the aesthetics and cuts. It all blends so well together.
I had this track for months but never knew the history behind it thanks for another great lesson
Yet another tour de force of a video/race/history lesson and inspiration for a new challenge in the world of sim-racing. Thanks.
I'm enjoying the motor racing history lessons. These early banked tracks are absolutely terrifying! I've often visited the Brooklands track and even seen demonstration runs on the remaining sections of the banking - 50mph max. It's scarily steep - you can only walk about half way up the banking comfortably.
I've always had the thought of a sort of NASCAR/FIA World Stock Car Championship and the tracks that I'd seen are tracks like Monza and Montihery. The circuits would need a lot of rebuilding done but I think that it would be awesome to see an oval racing world championship. it's just something we've never really gotten a taste of in all honesty.
I think because of tracks like Monaco and Nords, the appeal of motor racing started to shift away from the sheer speed of the cars and towards the skill of the drivers, and people started seeing oval racing as too simplistic for that; which combined with the safety concerns of such steep bankings on Sitges, Brooklands, Monza, Monithery and AVUS, were along the contributing factors to the decline of oval racing in Continental Europe.
Currently the most up-to-date oval circuit in Europe; EuroSpeedway Lausitz, doesn't even use its oval layout for racing anymore; only letting the infield layout be used by DTM, while the current owners use it for testing road cars the rest of the time.
@@legoferrari14 Raceway Venray ran NASCAR Euro for a few years iir. even so, a lot of the ovals I have on this list would be current NASCAR tracks, Motegi, Thunderdrome, Phakisa, if the 3 mile paperclip in Argentina is still good then theres that. I know Bahrain has an "Oval" layout and in many cases the tracks that would be used are tracks that have mainly road layouts but have the capacity to run ovals. Honestly theres such a different skillset that oval racing takes that you dont get with open wheel road formula cars like in F1 and Sports cars with the WEC and I'm partially surprised that it hasnt started to get more popular with racing fans across the world just because it's not the same kind of thing you see constantly over and over again. tbh I'd love to see F1 in person but holy balls that's a nasty receipt. And when Indycar's closest road race is in another state, you start to understand why Americans like ovals as much as we do.
As always, your presentation is outstanding, the history, the racing, the commentary it's all just wonderful and with so much heart put into them, I love watching your videos 😍🏁🍾👏
My gawd, I LOVE your historic recreations, Jake. Thanks for a delightful break in my day. BTW, that replay at 13:50 is pure gold!
The cuts between gameplay and replay are impressive and very very satisfying. Once again beautifully presented GPL!!
I love how you do it. Very well done video, compilated information and the simulation of the race, also, well done. I went by the abandoned circuit back in the day and its awesome that we get to picture how it was to drive it, i really appreciate it. Love and regards from Spain!
Excellent video - I love these documentary style videos, and with a race added in as well, just perfect. Really high production values and great content.
Just recently got into Assetto and cars from the 10s to 30s are some of my fave... Stuff is wild. Great video GP!
Absolutely fantastic video. Great set up and the race was thrilling as well.
Mate, i love your videos. The music, the narration, the shots, the knowledge, everything man. Your work is always top notch. You deserve a million subscribers and more.
Great video mate, your channel is real inspiration for me. congratulations.
I was in Sitges once, never knew there was an old race track there.
That was a fantastic race to watch, can’t wait to download the track tomorrow
This is the kind of content that gives me absolute love for this channel.
Great videos man! I really like your commentary setting every video up! Keep em coming 👍
13:51 Watching red car yeeting off the bank was the funniest thing ever!
Great video and what a fantastic track,. Its awesome Sergio Loro is making pre war tracks.
Wow! This place looks amazing! Makes me consider getting Corsa just to run this race.
I really like how you introduce us into the setting. I think using historic photographs of that time would improve immersion even farther.
Awesome Race.
Great visuals man, as usual.
U really know how to put together a vid.
Really enjoy your work.
Mate you make some amazing videos. A great history lesson and fun to watch, well done.
Nice save! Fascinating slice of history.
incredible channel, thanks you! cool mods
Great vid ... I tried explaining a bit about 1920's/30's GP to a friend the other day and this is another video that sums it up well. No safety at all ... crazy
Highest quality content for motorsport and sim racing lovers out there. Bravo sir
Your content is truly an inspiration.
Thanks for the history lesson, never heard of this circuit before now 👍
Never expected to watch terramar like this. 😍
BRAVO-BRAVO Another great Historic video!
What a great course. Love it so much.
Really awesome bit of history! The facilities are actually reopening next year to host horse events and more motorsport related things too!
This video, Sir, is a work of art.
I remember in the old GPL days there was a fantasy track called the 'Pants Ring', and it was a super high-banked circle. What chaos to drive!
Sitges-Terramar is one of several banked ovals built in Europe at the time. Thinking about it, for some reason, they weren't as popular as their contemporary or even later American counterparts. Only a few became known, and even some of those tracks were connected to, and were normally used in conjunction with, a road circuit.
The oldest one, Brooklands, is probably the only one that maintained its popularity, it took until 1937 before they built a road circuit that went with it, the Campbell layout.
Linas-Montlhery and Monza did get their complementary road layouts very early on, and were normally used utilizing the road circuit and/or parts of the oval.
There's actually yet another oval, Miramas near Marseille, active in the mid 1920s to early 1930s. The track still exist, but as a test track by BMW.
Thank you again for this beautiful lesson in Motorsport-history
I love you're movies, keep on going.
Fantastic track, driving, narration and suicidal opponents. All the ingredients for another GPLaps classic!
Thank you sir!
Love your history lessons
I love this channel so much.
"It was a fun race."
The 4 Cars who YEETS off the banking: *Ghostly cries*
What a video. You're an artist.
As a fledgling Sim racer, I stumbled across your channel by accident. (Or was it).
Anyway, I have been drawn in by your tremendous knowledge, history and narration of motor racing. And over a vast array of disciplines to boot.I just seem to want to learn more. FYI, My first video is your 24 hr of Lemans in 66. Still into it.
Just a thanks for a superb effort and channel.👍🏁
I'd love to see an interpretation of what one of these tracks would look like if they had stayed open and were updated and remodeled over the years.
God, same :o
Great stuff!!
That was great! Man, you are a terrific communicator and good racer, Jake! More from this track, try some newer cars too!
came here because jimmy recomended you. havent left since. keep up the good work fella.
Outstanding… and scary, at the same time. I never knew!
Great review and race!
Fascinating and terrifying!
Awesome CG
What a race!
Awesome video
Man thank you very much for this exquisite video!!! Your emotive narration, the race, put my nerves to the edge. This is an awesome an inhuman racetrack!!!
2:57 8:00 Why, why the marshall post is there?
This is amazing😍😍😍
Your videos are just beautiful.
Great run! Just gotta wonder how hard it must have been to hold a car of this technical stage of development on a track like this...they really were daredevils back then!
Great video I'm hooked I'm subscribed
i've lived in barcelona all of my life and these are the first news i heard about the Sitges-terramar circuit
What could go wrong? Great content as usual!
A great premise and a good fun race.
Had it been financially successful could you imagine the rear engined auto unikns around there, with their oversteer! Could have been pretty scary and plenty funny.
The guys from Grand Tour did an excellent segment on this track. That banking is terrifying
Me driving anything pre 1970 in simulators: “why doesn’t it.. like.. turn?”
That was fun !
Great video and gorgeous track and cars! You should do a video on Linas Montlhery. I think the AC version is more modern era and not as elegantly made as this track. It still has concrete banking though. It must be a popular track because AC videos I did there had more views than my other AC vids.
I am now very curious about lower banked Monza. Can you please do a video on that next?
13:45 the fiat in the background 😂😂
Wow, That must have been very dangerous, LOL at the same time it must have been insanely exciting.
13:45 RIP drivers of those 2 red cars!
F to pay respects 🤣 a brutal track for sure.