/ Spring 2013
New start to the Atelier and a new abandoned territory to examine. Once again, we will be working through the creation of maps to analyse a deserted context open to re-invention, questioning the obsolete character of a place and speculating on its future life.
/ Spring 2013 - Abandoned Territories
The Autodromo of Terramar (Sitges, Spain) was built in 1923:
aiming to become the National Spanish Racing Circuit, it was inaugurated by the
king Alphonso XIII.
The opening meeting was held on 28 October 1923. The event
was for 2-litre GP cars and was won by Albert Divo in a Sunbeam defeating Count Louis Zborowski in a Miller, with a winning
speed of 96.91 mph. No prize money was awarded. Unpaid construction
overruns caused the builders to seize the gate receipts, leaving the organizers
with no money to pay the drivers. As a result, the track was forbidden to host
international races again. Drivers also complained about the entry and exit
from the bankings claiming the transition from straight to banking and back
again was poorly designed. Catalunyan Automobile Club and the Penya Rhin
continued to hold races in 1925 with little success. It was sold to Edgard de Morawitz
in the 1930s. The last known race held on the oval was in the 1950s. The track
and surrounding land is currently an operating chicken farm.
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