Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Knooppunt Badhoevedorp

Surely not?! I thought, the first time I spotted this motorway intersection on the map just south west of Amsterdam, and the penny dropped. I jumped on the Guzzi and went to test it. Sure enough, Go Fast, Turn Right, and keep on Going Fast, Turning Right ad finitum like some demented child with a Whizzwheels loop (I was one, so thats probably why I enjoyed it). If a similar clover leaf intersection exists in Britain or other countries that hold their jousting lance in their right hand then it will be Go Fast, Turn Left. BPphoto from Vectis
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9 comments:

  1. keithybloodygeorge2 March 2011 at 05:58

    sensational! does it come in an off road version by chance?

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  2. Unknown2 March 2011 at 09:34

    Started Clover Leaf Racing in the S.F. Bay Area, CA back in 1984 on My SR500F...

    IRONMACHINE.COM

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  3. Adriaan2 March 2011 at 11:57

    Redrum, yes, there is, less than a mile away from the one Ben mentions..

    http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Haarlemmermeer&ll=52.355906,4.739549&spn=0.013105,0.021973&t=h&z=16

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  4. TS2 March 2011 at 18:03

    Well, if you look a bit in the surroundings... this oval is now used for horses. But with a little imagination...

    http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Haarlemmermeer&ll=52.355906,4.739549&spn=0.013105,0.021973&t=h&z=16

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  5. TS2 March 2011 at 18:09

    Sorry, wrong link:

    http://maps.google.nl/maps?hl=nl&ie=UTF8&ll=52.352596,4.742716&spn=0.00306,0.009055&t=f&z=17&ecpose=52.3525962,4.74271579,668.56,5.563,0,0

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  6. Sideburn Magazine2 March 2011 at 18:30

    Yeah TS!
    Looks like 1/2 mile
    What about a Dutch randstad flat track tounament Jan-Willem?
    BP

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  7. TS2 March 2011 at 18:44

    I drove past it discovering it. I reckon it would be a perfect location to organise something. It is in the middle of nowhere, so noise is not a problem. If you want I can do some research....

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  8. Adriaan2 March 2011 at 22:26

    @ TS, Besides being in the middle of nowhere it is under the approach for Schiphol airport..
    Hmmm, a dirt oval less than 5 min from my house, beat up DRZ 400 in my garage..

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  9. David3 March 2011 at 21:12

    Go fast. Turn left. Just south of Birmingham.

    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=redditch&aq=&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=12.948388,28.256836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Redditch,+Hereford+and+Worcester,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.290961,-1.935353&spn=0.006536,0.013797&z=16

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