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    1929 Fiat factory rooftop racetrack - photos

    1929 Fiat factory rooftop racetrack.





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    Could you imagine loosing power high in a turn and skidding down to the wall of the absent infield

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    Thanks Jon. They appear to be pretty high walls in the lower picture and double barriers in the upper. 1929 top speed for a Duesenberg Model J was 114mph...Fiat not so much although the S76 Beast of Turing rig did 132 in 1910 and the 29' Gypsy Racer was a bit faster but if they were testing 520's not an issue.

    What's interesting is how they get the cars up there...freight elevator or round spiral road from the floors below. You can see the stall outlet/garages/inlets in the 3 center structures. Pretty impressive architecture for a 1929 factory!
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    It's an interesting building, we walked the track when we stayed in the Hotel within the structure 2 years ago, and yes there were and are spiral ramps at each end of the building.



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