| Fundidora Park | |
| Photo Width: | 300 |
| Type: | Urban Park |
| Location: | Monterrey, Mexico |
| Coords: | 25.6781°N -100.2833°W |
| Area: | 144ha[1] |
| Created: | 2001[2] |
| Operator: | Fideicomiso Fundidora |
| Visitation Num: | over 8.5 million annually |
| Open: | 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.[3] |
Fundidora Park (Parque Fundidora in Spanish) is an urban park located in the Mexican city of Monterrey, built in what once were the grounds of the Monterrey Foundry, the first steel and iron foundry in Latin America, and, for many years, the most important one in the region.[4] [5]
The Parque Fundidora is located inside the grounds formerly occupied by Fundidora Monterrey, a steel foundry company of great importance to the economic development of the city during the 20th century. After its bankruptcy in 1986, Federal and State government showed interest in using the land to create a public park with the aim to preserve its history as well as being a center of culture, business, entertainment and ecological awareness for the people of the city.[2] In 1988 the land was expropriated and the Fideicomiso Fundidora (Fundidora Trust) was created to manage it in an arrangement between the State government and private investment.[2] Construction began in 1989, starting with the preservation of historically important buildings and structures within the foundry and the dismantling of the others, followed by the construction of the CINTERMEX convention center, Plaza Sesamo amusement park, a hotel and a cinematheque. Construction and rehabilitation continued during the rest of the 1990s.[2]
The park opened on February 24, 2001, with an area of 114ha, receiving the additional name of Museum of Industrial Archaeology Site. In 2010 the Paseo Santa Lucía development, consisting of a artificial river and accompanying river-walk, is incorporated to the park bringing it into its current state, with a total area of 144ha, 80ha of which are green space, 2 lakes, 23 fountains, 16 buildings, 27 large scale industrial structures and 127 pieces of steel-making machinery and tools of historical importance to the state of Nuevo Leon.[2] There's also a long track surrounding the original section of the park.[1]
See main article: Monterrey Arena.
Arena Monterrey is an indoor arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It is primarily used for concerts, shows and indoor sports like indoor soccer or basketball. It used to be the home arena of the Monterrey Fury indoor soccer team and the Fuerza Regia, a professional basketball team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional and the Monterrey La Raza, a team in the NISL.
The Arena Monterrey is owned by Publimax S.A. de C.V. (TV Azteca Northeast), part of the Avalanz Group, who owns 80% and by TV Azteca who owns 20%. The arena is 480,000 square feet (45,000 m) in size.
Parque Fiesta Aventuras (formerly Parque Plaza Sésamo) is a theme park located in the complex that originally opened in 1995. The park was operated under a license from Sesame Workshop, the owners of Sesame Street and Plaza Sésamo.
On May 18, 2022, the park announced that it would rebrand as Parque Fiesta Aventuras for the 2022 season following a two-year period of closure. The reason for the rebranding was not classified by the park, but is likely that the owners had terminated the license to use the Plaza Sésamo branding and characters.[6]
Auditorio Citibanamex (formerly named Auditorio Coca-Cola, Auditorio Fundidora and Auditorio Banamex) is an indoor amphitheatre with a capacity of 8,200.[7]
The amphitheatre opened in 1994 with a sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company, and it was the primary venue for concerts until the Arena Monterrey opened in 2003.
| Fundidora Park Circuit | |
| Location: | Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico |
| Time: | UTC-6 |
| Events: | Champ Car World Series Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey (2001–2006) A1 Grand Prix (2006) Formula Atlantic (2002–2006) Barber Pro Series (2003) Indy Lights (2001) |
| Opened: | 2001 |
| Closed: | 2006 |
| Layout1: | Grand Prix Circuit (2001–2006) |
| Length Km: | 3.390 |
| Length Mi: | 2.104 |
| Surface: | Asphalt |
| Turns: | 15 |
| Record Time: | 1:14.529 |
| Record Driver: |  Sébastien Bourdais |
| Record Car: | Lola B03/00 |
| Record Year: | 2006 |
| Record Class: | Champ Car |
| Season | Date | Driver | Team | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | March 11 |  Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | Report | |
| 2002 | March 10 | Cristiano da Matta | Newman/Haas Racing | Report | |
| 2003 | March 23 |  Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | Report | |
| 2004 | May 23 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | Report | |
| 2005 | May 22 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | Report | |
| 2006 | May 21 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | Report |
The fastest official race lap records at the Fundidora Park Circuit are listed as:
| Class | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:14.529 | 2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey | |||
| 1:15.386 | 2002 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix | |||
| 1:21.100 | 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico | |||
| 1:23.206[8] | 2006 Monterrey Formula Atlantic round | |||
| 1:24.282[9] | 2001 Monterrey Indy Lights round | |||
| 1:34.095[10] | 2003 Monterrey Barber Pro round | |||