For every beloved and iconic race track in the ... a 1961 book by Robert Daley that delves into the historic motor racing ...

The track is basically ... the much shorter straight, the race set a record for the fastest F1 race in history at the time, with an average speed of 143.3 mph. AVUS was phased out of use in ...

The track was never included on the F1 calendar again. Per Robert Daley in his 1961 book Cars at Speed, drivers hated AVUS ... of the most absurd race tracks in Formula 1 history.