CONCORD, N.C. -- Clarification on pit passes for the events on Saturday, March 5:
Pit passes for the quarter-mile open practice are $20 for adults and $10 for youth age 15 and under. Parental or legal guardian consent is required for anyone under the age of 18 for access to the pit/paddock area.
Access to the half-mile infield for Rookie Day is free for drivers and team members. Parental or legal guard consent is required for those under 18 years.
CONCORD, N.C. -- The third phase of construction began this week on the world's largest high-definition video board, designed and created by Panasonic, that will debut during Charlotte Motor Speedway's 2011 May race events.
Installation is underway on the 500,000-pound steel frame that will support the 165,000-pound video board, by crews from Granite Contracting, of Concord, N.C., Mid-Atlantic Construction of Charlotte, N.C., and Eastern Sign Tech of Burlington, N.J. For the third phase of the HD video board construction, crews have started erecting six 30-foot tall steel columns galvanized by Galvan Industries of Harrisburg, N.C.
Each column weighs 18,500 pounds and is being attached to concrete footings. The construction crews are using an 80-ton crane with a 100-foot arm to move the massive support columns into place. The approximately 200-foot-wide, 80-foot-tall screen will eventually rise 110 feet above the track on the steel support structure.
Source: http://the-auto-racing-journal.blogspot.com/2011/03/speed-shifts.html
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