The Losail Graveyard!

Greeker
By Greeker

I turned right, off the Losail-Doha highway, seeing the board 'Losail Graveyard'. A 25-minute search took me nowhere. And then I saw this.

The Losail Graveyard!

It was poetic justice (to the signboard on the roadside) at it's best!

By anonymous• 15 Jul 2009 10:00
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

this pic has been taken from inside the losail international circuit. nice view though.

By heero_yuy2• 15 Jul 2009 06:07
heero_yuy2

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

By anonymous• 14 Jul 2009 21:01
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

Shame on everyone, such prestigious coast line, and yet 'NO ONE CARES ABOUT IT'

1-Let me guess, those tires are for experimentation of a natural under water coral reef, the problem is that they are sitting in dry ground......

2- Better yet, it is the play ground of the local population of Bedouin kids...

Graduated from Xavier Institute for Higher learning.

By fishermanalex• 14 Jul 2009 19:09
Rating: 5/5
fishermanalex

yes those will wake up at night and walk like

ZOMBISSSSSSSS

By lusitano• 14 Jul 2009 11:42
lusitano

Greeker,

Well observed, the eyes of a photographer!

By drsam• 14 Jul 2009 11:33
Rating: 4/5
drsam

if it was the case, those tyres would've been long gone, put to blockade streets and lighten up! maybe exporting them to iran or to the xiangyang'ughurs in china seems appropriate! still it's only a few dozen tyres.

By Greeker• 14 Jul 2009 11:33
Greeker

I was trrying to find the Losail graveyard and found this symbolic sight instead... It was a grave yard... for tyres. It was ironic, i felt. At the height of its powers, these tyres zoomed at over 200kmph. And now, they just lie there, discarded, under the sun and hail. Strangely, i found this scene tragically poetic, but then again, it just might be me...

@ shoeaddict: Thanks for the welcome back thingie. I appreciate it.

@ Lusitano: If it indeed is, then it ain't that effective, is it?

Reply to your last comment--> That's what I tried to convey through this picture too...

@ Someonenew: The search continues.

@ Rizks: That's the Losail race track in the background. And yes, it appears to be a graveyard for tyres, which were high-performance ones in a previous life not so long ago...

@ Chuckspeak: You hit the nail on the head.

@ Eco-Savvy: I know.

@ Pitstop: Never been there, may provide another photo-op. Could you guide me there?

@ Skanky" You too, Skanky. I've been inside the shooting ranges several times. But I haven't seen it. But I confess this idea didn't occur to me. Shall check it out the next time I'm there. Thanks for the thought.

By lusitano• 14 Jul 2009 11:12
lusitano

maybe its a tyres' graveyard...hehehehe

By skanky• 14 Jul 2009 11:08
skanky

One weekend I drive around too trying to find it and no luck.

Even I went behind the shooting range and nothing, I dont know if the graveyard is inside the shooting range.

Anyone knows anything about this place?

The Venezuelan Sensation!!!

By PITSTOP• 14 Jul 2009 10:42
Rating: 2/5
PITSTOP

This is nothing compared to the Tyre Dump that is in Al Khor, by Al Nouf Chalets. I was driving over there once to our place and got lost in the mess. It smelled bad and I was disturbed by it.

Why not recycle it?

By anonymous• 14 Jul 2009 10:32
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

its illegal to dump this waste in developed countries.

Now we will print more glossy leaflets and talk about green tyres

By anonymous• 14 Jul 2009 10:10
anonymous

It's ironic how it's plonked next to a circuit sah? Although I guess they got to put all the burnt out tyres somewhere rather than burn them and contribute even more to global warming :-p

By Rizks• 14 Jul 2009 10:00
Rating: 5/5
Rizks

Wow !! wat a big Grave yard it is with so much off lights.

Wats tat, Grave yard for Tyres ?

By someonenew• 14 Jul 2009 09:51
someonenew

:) Did you finally find the graveyard?

"Ali Baba and 40 thieves" are now "Ali Baba and 30 thieves" ; 10 were laid off.

By lusitano• 14 Jul 2009 09:41
Rating: 3/5
lusitano

That's the Qatari Government Recycling Program ;)

By shoeaddict• 14 Jul 2009 09:36
shoeaddict

youre back!!!and long time no post.

LOVE the pic.soo true...

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