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RAFAELA (1920÷1924)
Not to be confused with Rafaela (1919) - Rafaela (1925) - Rafaela (1926) - Rafaela (1927÷1928) - Rafaela (1929÷1930) - Rafaela (1935) - Rafaela (1936÷1941) - Rafaela (1947, Parque) - Rafaela (1947÷1951) - Rafaela, Autódromo / Báscolo
Description Circuit used five times for Fuerza Libre events. First edition in 1920 was won by José Masoero (Dodge), avg. 105.252 km/h - 65.4 mph; last edition in 1924 was won by the Scottish Juan Malcom (Chandler chassis fitted with a Curtis aeronautic engine), avg. 107.025 km/h - 66.5 mph
Location Rafaela
S - Santa Fé - Centro
Location  
Latitude - Longitude (approx) - 31°12'27"     - 61°28'35"     (approx)
-31.2075     -61.476389     (approx)
UTM Coordinates (approx) X = 645145.215  -  Y = 6546401.406  -  Zone 20J     (approx)
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Flash Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL (approx) 100 m - 328 ft    (approx)
Inauguration 1920
Closing 1924
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Angola Historia Deportiva del Automovilismo Argentino Author: Alfredo Parga - Published by: La Nación - Published in: Argentina - year: 1995
(2) Angola Fuerza Libre 1919-1942 Author: Guillermo Sanchez - Published by: Bonvivant - Published in: Buenos Aires - year: 2008
(3) Angola ForumForum --> Latin America --> Argentina --> Circuitos Argentinos [ESP] (with description)
(4) Angola www.rafaela.com.ar/autodromo.php
(5) Angola Automundo 116/1967 (page 35)See note "Nota "Amancer en Rafaela" por el Ingeniero Juan R. Bascolo", pages 35/42 [Publishing date: July 25th 1967]
(6) Angola Autos de Epoca 31/2003 (page 16)See note "Juan Malcom, el gaucho escocés", pages 16/18 [Publishing date: July 2003]

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Rafaela (1920÷1924)
Description  
Years 1920÷1924
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration 1920
Closing 1924
Last update of this page June 7th 2010
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Rafaela - Roca - Castellanos - Vila - Santa Clara - Susana - Rafaela
length 398  km    247.312  mi   (3)





Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
June 7th 2010   1920÷1924 Guido de Carli   Luis Alberto González Update Description without map
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