Transforming Bristol Motor Speedway

ee8384 said:
They are not adding stands.

The distance to the field is not that much greater than in a typical stadium.

The Colossus video system is underwhelming.

They will start bringing dirt in on Sunday after the race.

The UT & VT fans around here have been gaga about this for two years. There is a countdown clock just west of downtown on the main highway to the speedway.

Bruton Smith is talking about having a bowl and/or MNC playoff game here in the future.

I am getting out of town for that weekend. Promises to be worse than race week.
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ee8384 said:
They are not adding stands.

The distance to the field is not that much greater than in a typical stadium.
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I beg to differ. So do these measurements. The closest seats will be almost a football field away from the football field.

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Most division 1 quarterbacks couldn't throw a football from the front row onto the field with a running start. That's a long ass way.
 
GoGATech said:
I beg to differ. So do these measurements. The closest seats will be almost a football field away from the football field.

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Dang! I wonder how high the lower seats are elevated up off of the field. That's going to produce a really crappy sightline I would bet.
 
Take this and imagine a football field out there about where the haulers are.

EDIT: This is also the closest you can be to the video cube. Not that impressive. The huge fence is also a plus for lower level seats...

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GoGATech said:
Take this and imagine a football field out there about where the haulers are.

EDIT: This is also the closest you can be to the video cube. Not that impressive. The huge fence is also a plus for lower level seats...
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Some of the worst viewing will be in the lower rows - fence in the way, not elevated above field, long way to the "Colossus".

I'm going to the race tonight and will take some pics from higher up. Not as bad a view from there.
 
There are probably 150,000 people who will go because it's unique and they want to participate in the event. It will be a fun party atmosphere, but I doubt they'd be able to sell 150,000 tickets again for a long time. When the fans sober up, they'll decide it's not a substitute for an actual football stadium.
 
jacket67 said:
There are probably 150,000 people who will go because it's unique and they want to participate in the event. It will be a fun party atmosphere, but I doubt they'd be able to sell 150,000 tickets again for a long time. When the fans sober up, they'll decide it's not a substitute for an actual football stadium.
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Story around town is that Pilot/Flying J (primary sponsor) bought a massive amount of tickets with their sponsorship to make sure of a "sellout".
 
Here's a view from a suite looking at what will be the 50 yard line. Close to actual human eye magnification. A wide angle photo makes it look a lot further away than it is.

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