Random NASCAR Stuff to talk about.....

Smoke14 said:
Where is he getting his money? Attorneys are very expensive and do not work for free.
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Maybe they are working pro bono? Besides, his lawyers don't seem to be getting much done for him. I gotta wonder how expensive they really are.

Seriously I wish this guy well. He needs to start his road to recovery by first admitting he has a problem. Until then it'll just be one sad story after another.
 
Matthew2470 said:
I don't see where it says that he will no longer be running those NW race.
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I don't think anyone does, including dpk. Their season runs almost the entire NW season, so wondering where his focus is would be a very good question.
 
Seen elsewhere concerning the All-Star announcement later today.....

Looking forward to hearing about changes to 2012 NASCAR All-Star race later today. Maybe they will drive segment backwards.

You know, this just may happen. o_O
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Seen elsewhere concerning the All-Star announcement later today.....

Looking forward to hearing about changes to 2012 NASCAR All-Star race later today. Maybe they will drive segment backwards.

You know, this just may happen. o_O
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I sure hope they put Tiger in a car....you know, for ratings. :)
 
Matthew2470 said:
Rain in forecast for Martinsville. :(
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Screw the forecast. Rain was in the forecast too for Bristol and they got it in. We weren't even supposed to get a lap in this past Sunday and they got in an official race. I'm going to go with the Grubb forecast and count on it not raining by race time. ;) What a bonehead move. I guess that's another thread.
 
Matthew2470 said:
Maybe Bruton will build a 1/2 mile track with a retractable roof someday.
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FenderBumper said:
Headlines "Dale Jr wins while 160,000 die from carbon monoxide poisoning".
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Do you remember when there was talk of building an indoor track just outside of Pittsburgh, PA? Brandt Motorsports was to be the developer. I gotta go look that up now. o_O
 
Here some info to chew on for a while.....

Indoor auto race track garaged indefinitely

Friday, December 14, 2001
By Mark Belko, Post-Gazette Staff Writer




Plans for a $400 million world's first indoor race track, to be built at Pittsburgh International Airport, are in limbo because of the inability of the developer to finalize financing for the ambitious project.
Allegheny County Chief Executive Jim Roddey said yesterday the track has fallen victim to a faltering economy and declining sponsorships in the auto racing industry.
"Right now, this is a very difficult market to finance something new and untried. Sponsorships in racing have been dropping off very dramatically," he said.
Roddey made his comments a day after meeting with Bob Brant, vice president of Brant Motorsports, at the county courthouse. Roddey said Brant had been able to secure some of the funding for the project but was still far short of the total needed.
He said he did not know when the project would get back on track.
"I don't think it's anything we're going to see within the next few months," he said.
Brant did not request an extension of his company's exclusive right to develop the property, Roddey said. That right, granted by the Allegheny County Airport Authority, will expire at the end of the year.
At that point, the authority, which does not plan to renew Brant's right, will be free to negotiate with others to develop the 145 acres, which sit on a bluff overlooking the airport.
Roddey said the plan lost some momentum with the death of Bob Brant's brother, Ted, in June 2000 and then stalled altogether because of the economic slowdown caused in part by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The project also was sidetracked for a time because of bureaucratic delays in getting federal approvals for the environmental assessment.
"Unfortunately, the times caught up with them," Roddey said.
Bob Brant declined to comment before his meeting with Roddey. But in a prepared statement he issued yesterday, he said he still was committed to making the track a reality.
"We're hopeful that an adequate financing package can be assembled that would allow us to move forward with the county," he said. "We at Brant Motorsports are committed to seeing that this project reaches victory lane."
Roddey said another problem is the cost of the project has ballooned to nearly $400 million, or almost $100 million more than it was when it was announced in April 1999.
Brant has promised to finance the race track almost exclusively through private dollars. It has not asked the county for any direct financial help, although it has sought tax increment financing for infrastructure improvements.
Roddey said the county is still willing to work with Brant to complete the project. But he added the county also would entertain offers from others interested in developing the land.
"I'm disappointed," he said of the stalled project. "That location is a location that should be attractive to any number of different kind of businesses. Hopefully, they will get their financing and have a race track or we will have another facility there that creates jobs and generates revenue."
The proposed track was unveiled with great fanfare by former county Commissioners Bob Cranmer and Mike Dawida, who was running for county executive, in 1999. The facility, which would be the first of its kind in the world, would feature a 1-mile oval track with 850-foot straightaways.
It would seat 60,000 people and use a sophisticated air flow system to remove exhaust. Soundproofing would deaden the noise from the race cars. Brant had hoped to attract hugely popular NASCAR racing to the facility and use it for other forms of racing.
He also was planning to hold other events there, including boat shows, wrestling matches, conventions, aircraft exhibitions, circuses and tractor pulls. There were plans to build ramps directly from the airfield to the facility.
In retrospect, the 1999 announcement probably was premature, Roddey said.
"It was a great idea but it was highly speculative. It was premature to make it sound like a done deal," he said.
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From here.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Do you remember when there was talk of building an indoor track just outside of Pittsburgh, PA? Brandt Motorsports was to be the developer. I gotta go look that up now. o_O
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No. It's a fairly insane idea though. The fumes and noise would certainly kill a few. I'm guessing that weather is the motivator. I think tracks should install solar panels over the fans and Goodyear should develope a wet tire to run on damp tracks. A quick blow off and tire change makes more sense that 2 hour drying sessions. Then startegy on when to change to dry tires would play a part.
 
Cross post. Thanks dpk.

Seems like a lot of cash when NASCAR tracks report earnings less that $2 million a year. WTF is with the planes? The planes roll out, and you can't see anything because the damn stadium is covered. I don't think you can build a covered stadium with a retractable roof that big, and why seat just 60,000? It doesn't sound like a well thought out plan.
 
I would think that we could come up with a ventilation system that could get the fumes out of the indoor track.
 
In the old RCA dome they used to race figure 8's and some other race cars. With that though, I'd never want to lose the weather element in racing. Obviously except the rain.
 
Thegroundpounder99 said:
In the old RCA dome they used to race figure 8's and some other race cars. With that though, I'd never want to lose the weather element in racing. Obviously except the rain.
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If it had a glass roof, the sun could still bake the track. But it would be a miserable fan experience, I think. I would want to see it (at least once) but...

Maybe they could build a wooden indoor track. They used to race on those back in the day!
 
robbybee said:
If it had a glass roof, the sun could still bake the track. But it would be a miserable fan experience, I think. I would want to see it (at least once) but...

Maybe they could build a wooden indoor track. They used to race on those back in the day!
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With jet dryers and Juan. What a BBQ that would be.
 
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robbybee said:
If it had a glass roof, the sun could still bake the track. But it would be a miserable fan experience, I think. I would want to see it (at least once) but...

Maybe they could build a wooden indoor track. They used to race on those back in the day!
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Wood?! Goodyear hasn't figured out out asphalt or concrete yet
 
ted@economy said:
I'm not familiar with Pastrana, other than my 12 yr old grandson loves him, what do you dislike about him?
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Just think that if he makes it here it will be treated as just another thing to try and not give it a real chance.
 
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