**Guess the circuit**

[hollie3sa]

Bottom post of the previous page:

There has been more than one race track in Falkenberg.

Like this one?



E:\\ Wait. That's not the correct one.



I was looking for videos of "Skreabanan"? Is that it?

[Cheeveer]

Skreabanan is correct! Falkenbergs Motorbana was built in 1967 to replace the old road course.

[hollie3sa]

Skreabanan is correct! Falkenbergs Motorbana was built in 1967 to replace the old road course.

Great choice! A tough one to crack. But it somehow got me interested in Swedish motor racing history

Is the track called "Skreabanan" or "Skreabanen"? The second one is the spelling at gdecarli.net.

And is the corner from the photo visible in the video?

[Cheeveer]

Skreabanan is correct! Falkenbergs Motorbana was built in 1967 to replace the old road course.

Great choice! A tough one to crack. But it somehow got me interested in Swedish motor racing history

Is the track called "Skreabanan" or "Skreabanen"? The second one is the spelling at gdecarli.net.

And is the corner from the photo visible in the video?

"Banan" means "circuit". "Banen" is not a word.

I believe that was the final corner (Falkenbergkurvan on the map bellow) of the circuit, same as this:



Not really sure where that was in that video, since the track has been cut in half by the motorway since it was discontinued. Anyway, here are some more pics and maps:

1963:




1964:

1962: http://www.ampe.info/vastkustloppet1962/

[hollie3sa]

Thank you, thank you and thank you!


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[Michael Ferner]

Looks like Starkey's Bridge at Donington Park.

[hollie3sa]

Fixed:

I'm going to have to disqualify myself!

[Michkov]

Skreabanan is correct! Falkenbergs Motorbana was built in 1967 to replace the old road course.

Our Circuit Database lists both under Falkenberg, but from a quick glance at the map you posted and google maps makes it look like the two circuits are quite a ways apart. With the Skreabanan possibly not even existing completely anymore, or the roads are too narrow to show up.

Question I had was would you list them under the same circuit or two separate ones?

[hollie3sa]

Looks like Starkey's Bridge at Donington Park.

It's correct, of course:

August 27th 1937

Austin Dobson on the Maserati 6CM chasing the ERA driven by either Brackenbury or Carlo Pintacuda (they shared the car) at the X JUNIOR CAR CLUB 200 MILE RACE 1937

[Cheeveer]

Skreabanan is correct! Falkenbergs Motorbana was built in 1967 to replace the old road course.

Our Circuit Database lists both under Falkenberg, but from a quick glance at the map you posted and google maps makes it look like the two circuits are quite a ways apart. With the Skreabanan possibly not even existing completely anymore, or the roads are too narrow to show up.

Question I had was would you list them under the same circuit or two separate ones?

Different ones, since they don't share one meter of asphalt. But I don't know how you usually do, it is the same case with the circuits at Sachsenring and Brno - the purpose built track replaced the old road course. The signature event at Skreabanan - "Västkustloppet" (The West Coast Race) - was moved to the new track. So while it is a completely different track, it is the same franchise.

[John]

They're two different circuits, IMHO. Skreabanan deserves it's own spot in the database.

[MonteCristo]

In an effort to thwart @Michael Ferner.

[PTRACER]

In an effort to thwart @Michael Ferner.

Albert Park?

[Michael Ferner]

Nah. He's just trying to fool us.

It's the entry to his driveway...

[John]

It's the Tom Selleck-styled rug on @MonteCristos chest.

[Michkov]

Skreabanan is correct! Falkenbergs Motorbana was built in 1967 to replace the old road course.

Our Circuit Database lists both under Falkenberg, but from a quick glance at the map you posted and google maps makes it look like the two circuits are quite a ways apart. With the Skreabanan possibly not even existing completely anymore, or the roads are too narrow to show up.

Question I had was would you list them under the same circuit or two separate ones?

Different ones, since they don't share one meter of asphalt. But I don't know how you usually do, it is the same case with the circuits at Sachsenring and Brno - the purpose built track replaced the old road course. The signature event at Skreabanan - "Västkustloppet" (The West Coast Race) - was moved to the new track. So while it is a completely different track, it is the same franchise.

Sachsenring get the same entry since the last one is a modification of the old track, granted that's quite tenuous as you can see.


Brno will get the Spa treatment, with a zoom to the modern track, since it's so close to the original one.


Falkenberg will get two when I get around to it, pretty much has to since Singapore and Thompson Road are separate too.