Dover Pit Road --- getting fixed!

[TexasRaceLady]

Dover pit road to be fixed: Dover International Speedway is set to announce Thursday that it is adding a 43rd pit stall and widening pit road by tearing down the current retaining wall and replacing it with one that includes a SAFER barrier. Construction began roughly three weeks ago. Previously, the track had only 42 pit stalls – forcing the last two cars in the field to share a stall until another competitor fell out of the race – and a narrow pit road that caused many incidents over the years. Now, pit road will extend further into Turn 4 – allowing for the extra stall – while expanding toward the track's frontstretch apron by nearly five feet. The old steel wall caused many in the stands to hold their breath after seeing drivers bash into the barrier from accidents started out of Turn 4 or at the start of the frontstretch. The new wall means that all grass along the frontstretch will be eliminated, as well as a section of grass in Turn 4. The pit road changes are the third phase of what the track is calling its "Monster Makeover." Previously, the so-called Monster Mile revamped its fan zone – including the addition of a 46-foot-tall Monster Monument – added a new skybox complex and refurbished its media center.(SceneDaily)(1-7-2009)

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FINALLY

 

[speedwayphoto]

Is it just me, or does it seem someone has their priorties mixed up???? Stage one- build a statue....... stage two- add skyboxes....... stage THREE- add SAFER walls and fix pit road for driver safety??????????????? well..... least its bein fixed.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Is it just me, or does it seem someone has their priorties mixed up???? Stage one- build a statue....... stage two- add skyboxes....... stage THREE- add SAFER walls and fix pit road for driver safety??????????????? well..... least its bein fixed.

I'm with you, speedway --- strange way to do things.

 

[Magnethead]

bout time, but i agree, a lil bass ackwards.

 

[WNY24Fan]

I hear ya'll. Sure is a backward way of doing things. At least it's getting done though.

The Glen was the same way, sort of. They built huge frontstretch grandstands, then a new media center and finally they were going to add another pit box and work on the road. At least I'm pretty sure they emailed me saying they were going to do so! They already have the grandstands and new media center.

 

[Magnethead]

I hear ya'll. Sure is a backward way of doing things. At least it's getting done though.

The Glen was the same way, sort of. They built huge frontstretch grandstands, then a new media center and finally they were going to add another pit box and work on the road. At least I'm pretty sure they emailed me saying they were going to do so! They already have the grandstands and new media center.

How long did it take for infineon to drop the second pit road?

I'll believe WGI adding 2 stalls when I see it.