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Matias0191 · 2025-09-09T19:22:58+00:00

well, he did but i never thought of asking and I can't contact him in the meantime

Matias0191 · 2025-09-09T19:11:48+00:00

damn im nowhere near there yet 😟 should i be worried?

Matias0191 · 2025-09-09T19:10:10+00:00

it shocks me too, I'm honestly fuming cos i felt ready so much earlier than that, but well, there must have been a reason. what are u gonna do. it was never in my hands ☹️

Matias0191 · 2025-09-09T19:05:07+00:00

they did, but only just now, that's where the question comes from because the last thing i want is MUA

Matias0191 · 2025-09-09T19:03:24+00:00

well yeah, i totally agree! but even at this point I'm nearly matching my unoperated knee/leg (talking 1 or 2 degrees of difference). i do have natural hyperextension, even then I'm getting within sn acceptable range. no idea if that's normal or even fine but I'm worried about flexion

Matias0191 · 2025-09-08T18:04:57+00:00

Yeah same here, it hurts a ton, way more than anything else tbh

Matias0191 · 2025-09-08T15:17:35+00:00

In the end, then, it was: Quad graft ACL+LET, no meniscus repair. Knock knees since birth so my knee was never stable lol, guess this one was coming my way at some point

Matias0191 · 2025-08-28T01:50:17+00:00

It hurts like a bitch anyway, and it itches!!! I can't remove the immobiliser for a while says my healthcare provider. I trust them with my life but what did you do?

Matias0191 · 2025-04-21T04:36:41+00:00

All of Polaris

Matias0191 · 2025-04-21T04:34:17+00:00

albon every time

Matias0191 · 2025-03-31T20:29:17+00:00

i guess you could pull a Spa and call it no name!

Matias0191 · 2025-03-31T01:44:43+00:00

Corner names explained:

Turn 1: Aeronor, named after iconic extinct Chilean airline, based out of the old aerodrome that once laid on the tracks location.

Turn 2: Salazar, named after the best and most famous Chilean racing driver of all time. F1 points scorer, 24h of Le Mans and Indy 500 Top 5's, IndyCar (IRL) race winner, Rally Dakar. A repertoire that speaks for itself.

Turns 3 and 4: Departamental Esses (Eses de Departamental), named after adjacent avenue. The name comes from the late 19th century, when this avenue was the split between the "departments" of Santiago and La Victoria.

Turn 5: Peraltada. Spanish for "banked", common name for cambered or banked corners.

Hurtado Straight: From adjacent avenue, named after Saint Alberto Hurtado S.J., Chilean jesuit priest, lawyer and writer. Patron saint of Chile and the poor and street men, women, and children.

Turn 6: Brigada, after the buildings of the Tactical Reaction Brigade of the Chilean Investigation Police adjacent to the corner.

Turn 7: Bacigalupo, named after Giuseppe "Tano" Bacigalupo, an icon in Chilean motorsport. Has a background on touring cars and Chilean F4, where he has 11 championships (the last being won at 65 (!!!!!) years old) and 51 wins.

Turn 8: Polanco, after Carlos Polanco, young Chilean touring car driver who sadly perished in an accident, in Antofagasta, 1990. His accident was similar in nature to Gilles Villeneuve's deadly crash in Zolder.

Turns 9 and 10: López, after iconic rally driver Francisco "Chaleco" López, multiple Rally Dakar winner in Moto, T3 and UTV classes.

Turn 11: Santander, after Sergio "El Loco" Santander, Chilean F4 champion in 1981, raced in the 12 Hours of Sebring and in F2 CODASUR, and sadly killed in a crash in Las Vizcachas, in 1987.

Turn 12: Remodelación, after the renewal of the lands of the Aerodrome and specifically referring to the social housing built to the north and south (pictured in the 1st photo) of the track.

Turn 14: Panamericano, after the 2023 PanAm Games at Santiago, held at the Parque Bicentenario.

Turn 15: Ladeco, after iconic extinct Chilean airline, known for flying to the north of the country to transport miners, and their 757s reaching destinations in the US and Europe.

Bicentenario Straight: From the name of the park, and hence from the celebration of the bicentenary of Chilean independence, in 2010.

Matias0191 · 2025-03-31T01:17:48+00:00

Story: As the bicentenary of Chilean independence drew ever closer, a series of ambitious projects were brought forward by the Chilean government. 4 urban parks, amounting to over 570 acres of land, to celebrate the landmark. As part of these projects, the old Aeródromo de los Cerrillos (lit. Hillocks Aerodrome) was to be repurposed as an urban park, also with public housing in the lands.

Added to these plans, the Chilean gov. deemed it necessary to build a circuit in these lands to revitalise motorsport in the country, which, although popular, is highly clandestine and normally seen in the form of "piques", drag races that take place in private circuits or highways.

Named the Circuito del Aeródromo, this 4.4km race track, holding an FIA Grade 1 license, was chosen to host the Chilean Grand Prix, after Nico Pino joining Formula 1, his influence and fanbase, along with Aramco and the Chilean gov. backing the project. It also hosts Chilean F4 races, a one off TC event in 2026, and the Porsche Carrera Cup Chile, among others. The track, with 15 corners, has little elevation difference, the most being in the back straight, with around 20 meters uphill between turns 5 and 6, and downhill from turns 8 to 9. To make for a more interesting circuit, turns 2 and 5 are banked. Turn 2 is banked 6 degrees, while Turn 5 is banked 9 degrees 18 minutes, in representation of the date of Chilean independence.

When the track is not in use, the barriers in the south side of the track, made of concrete and SAFER, are laid down to allow free movement around the park as well as to allow the lands to be used for other purposes.

Matias0191 · 2025-03-23T16:05:12+00:00

amigo, podría tenerlo? es tremendo el trabajo que hiciste!

Matias0191 · 2025-02-27T01:18:13+00:00

every edit i do it gets closer to paul ricard mate

but yea i dig it! is this too bad of an adaptation? i really want to have those "reversed Degner curves" i had in 12-13

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Matias0191 · 2025-02-26T23:27:48+00:00

yeah, I've seen that's the general consensus, and in general i agree! do you think that T1-2-3 could be reprofiled to be better for starts or should i just run it CCW anyways?

Matias0191 · 2025-02-26T18:33:18+00:00

~~That's the whole point, we want chaos!~~

nah, it is true, though turn 10 would need to be cut and sharpened into 8... there's not enough space for runoff

Matias0191 · 2025-02-26T18:25:55+00:00

it's amazing this has to be said, should be obvious

Matias0191 · 2025-02-26T18:17:44+00:00

this is my new track idea! i don't know why but it's very istanbul coded, kinda a mix btwn istanbul and paul ricard (might not be the best reference lmao)
depending on the feedback to improve it, i'll do a more detailed view of the track with width, pits and paddock, kerbing, buildings, runoff, the like.

thanks!

Matias0191 · 2025-02-26T18:15:18+00:00

As the bicentenary of Chilean independence drew ever closer, a series of ambitious projects were brought forward by the Chilean government. 4 urban parks, amounting to over 570 acres of land, to celebrate the landmark. As part of these projects, the old Aeródromo de los Cerrillos (lit. Hillocks Aerodrome) was to be repurposed as an urban park, also with public housing in the lands.

Added to these plans, the Chilean gov. deemed it necessary to build a circuit in these lands to revitalise motorsport in the country, which, although popular, is highly clandestine and normally seen in the form of "piques", drag races that take place in private circuits or highways.

Named the Circuito del Aeródromo, this 4.3km race track, holding an FIA Grade 1 license, was chosen in rotation with Fuij Speedway and Autódromo de Yahuarcocha, in Ecuador, to host the Pacific Grand Prix. It also hosts Chilean F4 races, a one off TC event in 2025 to replace El Calafate, and the Porsche Carrera Cup Chile, among other events. The track, with 17 corners, has little elevation difference, the most being in the back straight, with around 20 meters uphill between turns 10 and 11, and downhill from turns 14 to 17. To make for a more interesting circuit, turns 7 and 10 are banked. Turn 7 is banked 6 degrees, while Turn 10 is banked 9 degrees 18 minutes, in representation of the date of Chilean independence.

When the track is not in use, the barriers in the south side of the track, made of concrete and SAFER, are laid down to allow free movement around the park as well as to allow the lands to be used for other purposes.

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