esorlxaw,
I can tell you've never been to NHIS. This is one of the cleanest, most modern and well maintained race facilities on the NEXTEL CUP circuit.
Not too mention that this is probably one of the most fan friendly tracks in the country.
If all you've seen is what's shown on television, you have no idea of just how good the racing can be at NHIS.
The only guys who complain about the track are those who don't know what it takes to make a car handle on a flat track, even though there's more banking here than at Indy or Pheonix and two of the turns at Pocono. It's the same as Martinsville only expanded to a mile.
We hear that the track needs more banking, but everybody is always complaining about the "cookie cutter" tracks as well.
It would seem that for the most part, race fans don't actually have any idea about what they really want, wouldn't it?
As far as damage to the track, I would doubt that; there is an extensive drainage system under the whole area which replaced the brook and infield pond when the new track was built.
Probably the most damage would be to the media center, the infield restaurant, the tech bays and the medical care center; I would think that to be minor, but I haven't had a chance to talk to anyone at the track yet this week.
Maybe tomorrow or Friday...
I'll post whatever I find out.
A bit off the topic here, but...
It's been a pretty wet week here; with more rain in the forcast.
Roads are washed out, some towns in the southwestern part of the state were really hit hard, homes and businesses washed completely away.
The police station in the town of Alstead was hit with a wall of mud over 8 feet high. They lost all there emergency equipment, files, furniture, etc. The secretary who was on duty at the time, along with the town's fire chief were lucky to get out a side window when the mudslide hit and the town is still just about completely cut off because of road washouts.
We lost a few roads in my area; a couple of small damns went out, even some of our city streets and bridges were damaged, but nothing compared to other areas around the state.
The funny part of all this is that all the emergency services went into operation smoothly, the National Guard was called out and they went to work without any looting, shooting or fuss of any kind, local businesses were at work all weekend trying to give any help they could and there was no political finger pointing, trying to place blame or whatever.
Just people helping their neighbors and trying to get on with their lives as best they can.
Some difference than some of the other areas where natural disasters have occurred of late. Of course, our state has not been hit nearly as hard, but still...
