Imperia Test Track Trooz Belgium 2023 - Abandoned Rooftop Test Track

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Imperia Test Track Trooz Belgium 2023 - Abandoned Rooftop Test Track
In this Circuits of the past video, we show you the abandoned Impéria Rooftop Test Track in Nessonvaux, Belgium.
Impéria was a Belgian car manufacturer from 1906 until 1948. They started in Liege, which is not too far from the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit, but that’s another story. In 1907 the company moved to the nearby village of Nessonvaux in the municipality of Trooz.
In 1928 they built their own test track around and on top of the factory buildings. The track was a little more than 1 kilometer long and is one of the only three rooftop test tracks in the world. The only other rooftop test tracks were on Fiat's Lingotto factory, opened in 1923, and the Chrysler factory in Buenos Aires, opened in 1928.
In 1948 Impéria stopped as a brand and only assembled Standard Vanguards cars under license. But after Standard decided to set up a new factory in Belgium, the old Impéria factory had to close the doors in 1957. Factory buildings can still be seen in Nessonvaux and part of the test track that was built on the roof. The other part has been sadly demolished.
In June 2023 Herman Liesemeijer, the founder of this RU-vid channel, explored the site and made this walk on the remains of the old rooftop test track.
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Комментарии : 16

@simonbarrett6059 6 месяцев назад

To think the place would once have been a hive of industry, to hear the birds singing in the trees was very atmospheric.

@pianta4403 10 месяцев назад

Crazy to think this once was a factory. you guys do awesome work, I’ve never heard of this test track before.

@Circuitsofthepast 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@nattiedraws 5 месяцев назад

To think some madman was like "ah yes, we should test our cars!" 'where though sir?'"the roof!"

@YuriBruschi 10 месяцев назад

Ciao Herman, congratulatilon for this new Discovery 🍀

@Circuitsofthepast 9 месяцев назад

Grazie!

@MrLargePig 10 месяцев назад

That one needs a drone- and I don't Hermann for not continuing around the old track!

@MrLargePig 10 месяцев назад

" I don't BLAME Hermann..."

@Circuitsofthepast 10 месяцев назад

My name is Herman with one n. A drone flight was too tricky there, because there were many houses nearby. Only if I could not enter the site I would have take that risk.

@MrLargePig 10 месяцев назад

I beg your pardon! Thinking of Hermann Lang, I suppose. I don't know what the rules are, for drones in Europe, generally. In America, it depends largely on where you are.

@Circuitsofthepast 10 месяцев назад

I think drone rules in Europe are now quite similar to the rules in America. You need to register the drone and get a license to fly. My drone has no EU quality mark, because it was produced under the old rules. As a result, he falls under the strictest restrictions. So I may not fly so close to the buildings. On a very abandoned site it would be no problem, but there are many houses nearby on this site.