The Roaring Season

by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:42 pm

Neat photos Rod! Whats even more amazing is that the track was built in the 1950s, and opened in 1959. Imagine the herculean effort it took to build it with the modest technology available at the time.

by **Rod Grimwood** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:21 pm

bry3500: Bet they are faster than our roadworks guy's out here are on the flat.

by **bry3500** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:01 am

wonder how fast those roadlayers are on the banking

by **GD66** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:33 am

Wow, incredible ! Used to quite intrigue me as a kid how they'do that, now we know !
Banking is 31deg at Daytona from memory, wicked !
Thanks, Rod.

by **Rod Grimwood** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:24 am

by **Rod Grimwood** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:16 am

Some more

by **Rod Grimwood** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:14 am

Thought this may be of interest.

The logistical problems of tar sealing a road on this angle are enormous.

The operators are tied to the machines because you cannot stand on a 45 degree angle.

The sealer is tethered to a bulldozer to stop it sliding down the slope.

A huge project and very difficult conditions.

Now you can get a feel of just how fast these cars are going just to stay on the slope.

Not only is this a true engineering project feat, but will give you better perspective of the pitch of the track itself.

The Roaring Season

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