F1Weekly Podcast # 1036
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Nasir Hameed continues his travels around the world discovering old and current race tracks sharing his adventures with F1Weekly Familia members. As he crisscrosses the globe this week’s Motorsports Mondial feature a tour of Spa Francorchamps with long time F1W listener Louis Jansen giving us Chicane to chicane commentary!
Spa Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps has been a privileged witness to the evolution of motor sports since 1921. It welcomes you to a history rich in success, memories and passion. Follow in the footsteps of motor racing legends and feel the passion emanating from its iconic track. In short, you’ll enjoy an immersive experience at the heart of the history of motor sports, which is still being written every day.
A Circuit nestled in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes and its verdant surroundings, recognisable the world over thanks to, among other things, its legendary Raidillon (de l’Eau rouge). The biggest national and international motor sport championships are held here, and a host of sporting events round off a rich and varied calendar every year.
Eau Rouge (red water), la Source, Pouhon – there are many references to water on the track at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and not by coincidence.
L’Eau Rouge is a stream that runs under the track at the foot of the Raidillon and then meanders through the site, between the paddocks and the entrance to Blanchimont. English speakers refer to Eau Rouge with inference to the Raidillon without always saying it. This stream is a tributary of the Amblève, which served as a border between the Roman and German empires, and later between Belgium and Germany.
The river owes its name to the rusty colour of the many ferruginous carbogas seeps, or pouhons, that line its course. This river also has numerous tributaries, one of which is the Rohon. It enters the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps site at the La Source corner, then disappears under the track to cross the paddock underground and flows into the Eau Rouge.
The Eau Rouge, a major tributary of the Amblève, is a non-navigable stream located on the right bank of the Amblève, in the municipalities of Malmedy and Stavelot. Its total length is around 15.5 kilometres. Its source is at the “Croix Delvoie” (612 metres above sea level) and meanders its way to its confluence at “Challe”, 278 metres above sea level.
The Eau Rouge flows mainly over Revinian phyllites, quartzites and quartzophyllites. At the end of its course, and for a short distance, it passes over Paleozoic schistose-cemented puddingstone.
Nasir will be bringing us more Historical race tracks from around the globe this time from Australia and Tasmania. Please stay tuned to next week’s F1Weekly.com Podcast. Clark Rodgers your Host.