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Autódromo De Benguela
Autódromo de Benguela was a race track located in Benguela, Angola. History Autódromo de Benguela was located west of the Benguela airport, about away from the Atlantic Ocean. The circuit was designed to replace Circuito da Praia Morena, a street circuit in downtown Benguela that had been used for sports car racing since the 1960s. The Autódromo de Benguela was opened on 21 May 1972 - one week before the Autódromo de Luanda in Angola's capital - after six months of construction. At that time, only the race track itself had been completed; unlike in Luanda, there was no pit lane or grandstands. In the following two years, the Autódromo de Benguela was mainly used for some endurance races in the Angolan sports car series. These were the Benguela 500 km races in 1973 and 1974, the first winners being Mário de Araújo Cabral and Antonío Peixinho. After the Carnation Revolution in Angola's mother country Portugal in 1974, the resulting independence of the African coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benguela
Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. History Portuguese rule Benguela was founded in 1617 as ''São Felipe de Benguela'' by the Portuguese under Manuel Cerveira Pereira, 8th Governor of Angola (1604–1607). It was long the centre of an important trade, especially in slaves to Brazil and Cuba. Ships anchored about off the shore, in depths of and transferred loads to smaller boats which used five or six jetties in the town. However, the nearby deep-water sheltered harbour of Lobito was a much larger port. Besides the churches of S. Felipe and S. António, the hospital, and the fortress, as of 1911 there were only a few stone-built houses. A short way beyond Benguela is Baía Farta, where salt was manufactured and sulphur was extracted. Close to Baia Farta was the beach of Baia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorsport Venues In Angola
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two-wheeled motorised vehicles under the banner of motorcycle racing, and includes off-road racing such as motocross. Four- (or more) wheeled motorsport competition is globally governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA); and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) governs two-wheeled competition. Likewise, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) governs powerboat racing while the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) governs air sports, including aeroplane racing. All vehicles that participate in motorsports must adhere to the regulations that are set out by the respective global governing body. History In 1894, a French newspaper organised a race from Paris to Rouen and back, starting cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
