Fundidora Park Street Circuit
Fundidora Park is a public park located east of Monterrey, Mexico, inside the former Monterrey Foundry property with an area of 120 hectares (1. A park is a protected area of Land and Water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped state and set aside for some purpose often to do with human This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. 2 km²).
History
The Monterrey Foundry (Monterrey Steel Foundry Company) operated from 1900 until its bankruptcy in 1986. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against Two years later, after having been legally declared financially insolvent, the "Fideicomiso Fundidora" (Fundidora Escrow) was installed to administer the Park. Escrow is a legal arrangement in which an asset (such as Cash, Real property or other tangible assets is deposited into safekeeping (e
Multifaceted Location
View of Fundidora Park
The park contains several industrial buildings from the old Foundry making the park a famous Archeological Industrial Site in Mexico full of beauty and ambiance. It also contains extensive walking tracks, an artificial lake, playgrounds for children and a 2. 1 miles (3. 4 km) permanent road course which is popular with joggers, bicyclists and inline skaters. Fundidora Park also includes a CINTERMEX which is a convention center, a hotel, a museum, Sesame Street Park, the Monterrey Arena, an auditorium, Cineteca Nuevo Leon and other smaller buildings with cultural venues. Arena Monterrey is an indoor Arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It is primarily used for concerts shows and indoor sports like indoor soccer or basketball
Events
Monterrey Champ Car Race
- The Champ Car World Series Grand Prix of Monterrey was held from 2001 to 2006. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis
- Fundidora Park has been the venue of UN and OEA summits. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Organization of American States ( OAS, or as it is known in the three other official languages OEA) is an International organization, headquartered
- On February 26, 2006, the Fundidora Park raceway hosted the A1 Grand Prix racing series. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004
- The park was the center of the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures. The Universal Forum of Cultures Monterrey 2007 was an international civil-society event that took place in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, starting on September and For this event an area of 30 hectares (0. 30 km²) was joined to the 120 original hectares, and also was joined to Macroplaza by an artificial river called "Paseo Santa Lucia". Macroplaza or La Gran Plaza is a Town square or Plaza located in the heart of the city of Monterrey, Mexico. The Santa Lucia Riverwalk ( Spanish: Paseo Santa Lucía is an artificial river located in the Mexican city of Monterrey, Nuevo León.
- For the main Champ Car article see 'Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey'. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis For the race held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico - see Gran Premio de México.
A1GP race history
External links
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