RACE, Real Automóvil Club de España
RACE, Real Automóvil Club de España · Centro, Madrid
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The Real Automóvil Club de España sports club (RACE) is situated on the outskirts of Madrid, in the foothills of Sierra Norte, where a large campus boasts an 18-hole golf course and a 9-hole practice layout, twenty-four tennis courts (eight of them floodlit), four swimming pools (one indoor), twelve padel courts, a football pitch, a basketball court, a hockey field and one of Europe’s best horse riding rings.
As if all that sporting activity wasn’t enough, the Jarama motor racing circuit sits to the south of the property, first opening for business in 1967, which was the same year that the Javier Arana-designed 18-hole course debuted. The former home of the Spanish Grand Prix, with the race held here on nine occasions between 1968 and 1981, the Jarama track remains an iconic motor racing venue.
The Marquis of Jura Real sold six hundred hectares of the Pasadilla property to RACE in the early 1960s, with the club intending to build houses as a means to funding the development of a major country club and motor racing circuit. Designer Arana drew up plans for two 18-hole layouts, though he eventually staked out twenty-seven holes, eighteen of which were actually built, despite a reputed last minute bid by architect John Harris to take over the project.
Nº 75 de España · Top 100 Golf Courses
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