TRACKS: RAFAELA (1947÷1951)

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RAFAELA (1947÷1951)

Not to be confused with

Rafaela (1919) - Rafaela (1920÷1924) - Rafaela (1925) - Rafaela (1926) - Rafaela (1927÷1928) - Rafaela (1929÷1930) - Rafaela (1935) - Rafaela (1936÷1941) - Rafaela (1947, Parque) - Rafaela, Autódromo / Báscolo

Description

Last version of road (oval?) circuit, before new Autodromo was built.

Location

Rafaela
S - Santa Fé - Centro

Location

Outside Rafaela, towards Pueblo Roca

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 (*)

OpenStreetMap - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Google Maps - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Bing Maps - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Zoom Earth - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Wikimapia

Altitude AMSL (approx)

100 m - 328 ft (approx)

Inauguration

May 7^th 1947

Closing

October 14^th 1951

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)

(1)	Forum	Forum Latin America Argentina Circuitos Argentinos [ESP] (with description)
(2)	www.lacremaesdeprimera.com.ar/Automovilismo.htm	History in brief (page still exists, but contents has changed)
(3)	Automundo 69/1966		August 31^st 1966
(4)	Automundo 116/1967	Article by Juan R Bascolo, "Por los caminos del tiempo" (by Juan R Bascolo)	July 25^th 1967
(5)	Automundo 117/1967	Article by Juan R Bascolo, "Por los caminos del tiempo" (by Juan R Bascolo)	August 1^st 1967
(6)	Automundo 118/1967	Article by Juan R Bascolo, "Por los caminos del tiempo" (by Juan R Bascolo)	August 8^th 1967
(7)	Automundo 119/1967	Article by Juan R Bascolo, "Por los caminos del tiempo" (by Juan R Bascolo)	August 15^th 1967
(8)	Historia Deportiva del Automovilismo Argentino	Author: Alfredo Parga - Published by: La Nación - Published in: Argentina	1995
(9)	Autos de Epoca 11/1999 (page 44)		March 1999
(10)	Las 500 Millas Argentinas de Rafaela	Author: Horacio Agustín Baldo, María Elena Baldo - Published by: Ediciones del Corredor Austral - Published in: Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina - ISBN: 9872065632	2003
(11)	Fuerza Libre 1919-1942	Author: Guillermo Sanchez - Published by: Bonvivant - Published in: Buenos Aires, Argentina	2008

(*) 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 (1947÷1951)
Description
Years	1947÷1951
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Road course
Inauguration	May 7^th 1947
Closing	October 14^th 1951
Last update of this page	September 14^th 2010
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	8746.41 m	28696 ft	5.435 mi	Full circuit
Straight length	404.7 m	1328 ft	0.251 mi	East Straight
Straight length	2806.35 m	9207 ft	1.744 mi	North Straight
Straight length	1661.06 m	5450 ft	1.032 mi	West Straight
Straight length	2812.5 m	9227 ft	1.748 mi	South Straight
Bend length	530.9 m	1742 ft	0.33 mi

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
September 14^th 2010		1947÷1951	Guido de Carli		Luis Alberto González	Update	Description
January 20^th 2007		1947÷1951	Guido de Carli			New	Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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