Unbelievable Locations That Can Only Be Seen on Google Earth

A Ring Around a City

This is a high-speed racetrack that was designed by Fiat but acquired by Porsche. The track is just under eight miles long and it has four lanes in total. The outside rim of the track was engineered to be curved in such a way that drivers don't have to worry about touching the steering wheel at all if they go a consistent speed. 

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The More You Know

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