|
Post by lynardwashington on Apr 16, 2009 12:10:17 GMT -5
Can Somebody PLEASE tell us when the Ol' track is gonna open? I am jonesin' for an Alabama tube steak.At least have the swap meet so we can take a look around!
|
|
|
Post by internetpolice on Apr 17, 2009 16:54:57 GMT -5
Not sure about an opening date,but it looks like a good ways off.....
Asphalt is complete some grandstands are there but not in place.
Safety walls are in place but need to be painted.....Quite a bit of dirt to be moved around........Timing towers to be installed.....No return road yet....
Track looks excellent............ ;D
I'm ready to try it out......................
|
|
|
Post by Matt Shabani on Apr 19, 2009 2:42:39 GMT -5
A couple of days ago we were told it would be 4-6 weeks..
|
|
|
Post by denson on May 5, 2009 12:18:41 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by Matt Shabani on May 6, 2009 19:21:54 GMT -5
I went out there today and took a look at the track and almost had the law called on me.. ooops I didn't mean to cause any problems just wanted to sneak a peak of the new surface. There are new pics on the website also.
The track surface looks great.. Still a ton of work left to do though. I personally don't see the track being opened anytime soon. But, hopefully I'm wrong. I'm sure it would help if it quit raining. I saw something that puzzled me and it is the fact that the dirt sits level with the top of the concrete barriers on each side of the track and the dirt is butted up to the backs of the barriers as well and has plastic stuff inbetween the dirt and the wall. If you were sitting on the top of the concrete barrier you would also be sitting on dirt. And it is like that the entire length of the track on both sides basically. Looks like it would get mud on the track when it rains, but maybe they are planning to put grass on it or pave it.
Hopefully it won't be too much longer because I'm ready to go race and I miss hanging out at The Mtn every wednesday night after work and on the weekends. Its gonna be a lot of fun when its up and running again.
|
|
|
Post by internetpolice on May 9, 2009 9:32:30 GMT -5
Not really much more done from when I was there about a month ago.......
I'm just not sure if they will race there this year or not........Maybe T&T later,but there is alot of work left to do.
The backfill against the retainer walls puzzles me also........That's alot of red clay which has to go somewhere when it rains.....
There are drains about every 10 feet under the retainer walls and hopefully that will keep the track clean.
|
|