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Missed the Turn

Posted by James Turnbull, Monday, 6th August 2007

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When it was opened in 2001, Rockingham Motor Speedway was Britain’s first purpose built racetrack in almost a hundred years. On the day the Google Earth photograph was taken the stands are all empty, so we can see who sponsors the stadium.

However, there may be no spectators, but there is a car on the track. Well, there was a car on the track!

It would appear that this blue car missed the turn and had to hit the brakes. The car has then turned around and is heading back for the road.

Wikipedia: Rockingham Motor Speedway

10 Responses to 'Missed the Turn'

  1. Ben says:

    Maybe he / she sould have spent a little more time here first: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  2. Martyn Cox says:

    Just a typo:

    “It would appear that this blue car missed the turn and had to hit the breaks”

    Should be ‘Breaks’

    :)

  3. James says:

    Nope, it should be “brakes”!

  4. Haha! That’s awesome!!

  5. josh says:

    some of the tracks leading off the track around there are a bit funny… maybe he just wanted to play in the dirt?

  6. CookieMonster says:

    Is this the props department for The Italian Job?

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  7. Martyn Cox says:

    Haha…..can’t believe I basically repeated the typo!

    Apologies ;D

  8. Phillip says:

    Maybe you guys just have this song stuck in your head… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtO5ejCu0Ic

  9. Cyre says:

    I thought SURE that song link was going to be Chocolate Reign again…

  10. Phillip says:

    I would never do that to you guys. That would be rather cruel and unusual.