How crews are clearing steep hurdles to pave Atlanta Motor Speedway

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  • @andrewmamarella905
    @andrewmamarella905 3 роки тому +42

    “Some engineering to it, mostly trial and error” sounds a lot like nascar racing in itself lol

  • @ChucksPullingVideos
    @ChucksPullingVideos 3 роки тому +70

    It will be so awesome and fulfilling for these workers to come back and watch the race next spring after they're all finished. Great to hear some interviews from the crew on the ground. Really glad to see a repave without progressive banking too, just a straight up 28 degrees of racing surface. Gonna be exciting.

    • @flickmybiscuit
      @flickmybiscuit 3 роки тому +4

      Agreed. I'm a sucker for behind-the-scenes on this kind of stuff. Good ol' boys, too. Definitely drink a beer with 'em

    • @RustyDungood
      @RustyDungood 3 роки тому +3

      Idk man I kinda like watching the drivers rip the fence, slide job passes, dirt track style top and bottom battles...

    • @badmonkey2222
      @badmonkey2222 3 роки тому +2

      The drivers are going to hate it they all love the old pavement, it had to be done though the payment was coming up in several places.

    • @jimutjayadev
      @jimutjayadev 3 роки тому +1

      wel its just nascar. so its not as satisfying at the end after all

    • @robert9595
      @robert9595 3 роки тому +1

      I bet when next year comes... there'll be a magical delay...and the construction will need another 500 million dollars.

  • @randipoling635
    @randipoling635 3 роки тому +34

    It's weird seeing the old non safer barrier walls after so long.

  • @ronaldheit196
    @ronaldheit196 3 роки тому +2

    My old boss, Don Colbert in the Florida Keys will love that. He's a hard core die hard NASCAR fan who records every race if he's out in his boat fishing or snorkeling or not.

  • @outragedgamer1288
    @outragedgamer1288 2 роки тому +1

    Them workers up on the roller and paver have some guts of steel

  • @nicklastname9495
    @nicklastname9495 3 роки тому +26

    I just hope the racing improves as much as they think it will. I’ve always loved the old weathered surface of AMS. Was the first cup race I ever went to.

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому +3

      It won’t

    • @lewiskemp5893
      @lewiskemp5893 3 роки тому +2

      Should have gone to the old TRUE oval. Those races were great. Especially Nov 92. My first race there.

    • @TheGrinch_
      @TheGrinch_ 3 роки тому +4

      It will

    • @centralscrutinizer6108
      @centralscrutinizer6108 3 роки тому +1

      Saw my first race there in 99, got to see Earnhardt best Labonte by about an inch. Best day ever!

    • @lewiskemp5893
      @lewiskemp5893 3 роки тому

      @@centralscrutinizer6108 I think it was 2000. I know the race. It was good. Harvick beat Gordon in the same car next year

  • @manuelgrothe608
    @manuelgrothe608 11 місяців тому +1

    1:16 We need the “Atlanta Quaker State ROVAL 400 presented by Walmart” at Atlanta Motor Speedway!!!!!

  • @rogerpullin8997
    @rogerpullin8997 3 роки тому +103

    NASCAR needs more than a re-pavement, they need new management

    • @fredroberts6778
      @fredroberts6778 3 роки тому +6

      totally agree

    • @Good_ol_Butch
      @Good_ol_Butch 3 роки тому +19

      #LetsGoBrandon

    • @thereaper9759
      @thereaper9759 3 роки тому +7

      agreed.. they also need people who ever calls for the red flag / caution needs to be fired yesterday .. hmm on second though that's probably management

    • @1STGeneral
      @1STGeneral 3 роки тому +6

      That's why I haven't watched a cup race in almost 2 years. This is real no politically correct rainbow asphalt

    • @mikeznel6048
      @mikeznel6048 3 роки тому +3

      Clearly Bubba Wallace is the best racer of all time and he should win the championship even though he didn't win a single race.

  • @tremontitized3018
    @tremontitized3018 3 роки тому +1

    I as an individual that has worked a tiny bit with asphalt and concrete and knows how it sets and how fast you have to work it and all of that I really appreciate what these guys are doing and none of the blame and I mean zero of the blame is going to go on them if they're racing sucks but if it does great it probably won't be because of them either I just hope that they like what they're doing and enjoy the process of that work because if they don't enjoy it then I doubt the product will be as good as it would be if they loved it... If that makes sense but also is a Nascar fan I really appreciate the hard work you guys are putting in thank you

  • @dougbowers8759
    @dougbowers8759 3 роки тому +18

    2022 starts a new era in AWESOMENESS !

  • @dmaharry7976
    @dmaharry7976 3 роки тому +1

    That’s the US of A for you … trial and error ! Classic.

  • @jacobevenson8702
    @jacobevenson8702 3 роки тому +41

    Man the new surface could have produced great racing if NASCAR actually gave the cars power... Now its just gonna be full throttle on the bottom all race...

    • @deansapp4635
      @deansapp4635 3 роки тому +6

      Give those cars about 900 hp and lets see real racing

    • @EthanCowlbeck
      @EthanCowlbeck 3 роки тому +3

      Next Gen will make Mile and a Half’s watchable, look at the physics and see there’s more than just the engine. Trust me

    • @FloridaManRacer
      @FloridaManRacer 3 роки тому +7

      @@EthanCowlbeck Seriously? Don't act like you have a single clue. If you looked at the physics you'd know that a rear diffuser is going to pour all that concentrated dirty air on to the front splitter of the car behind. They're dumb enough to think somehow releasing it low will fix the aero push issue, problem is, it puts ALL the dirty air directly onto the splitter of the following car. It will INTENSIFY aero push... If NASCAR had taken away the splitter and made a front air dam like the old school 90's cars had, then it would workbecause that air would slide in the gap between the nose and the ground...

    • @azvez_122
      @azvez_122 3 роки тому +4

      @@FloridaManRacer He’s just one of those fans that needs the cars all racing under a blanket in a pack where they throw cautions every 20 laps to force a restart pay him no mind. He’d probably cry if the leader busted out to even just a 2 second lead on 2nd place calling it “boring.” I wish Nascar would just experiment with a new car for once that has unlimited hp, no splitter, tiny spoiler, and a raised ride height. One can dream right?

    • @NickyD
      @NickyD 3 роки тому +1

      @@FloridaManRacer actually drivers who tested the next gen said its alot better then the current cars and atlanta has always been follow the leader

  • @CoasterMan13Official
    @CoasterMan13Official 3 роки тому +8

    Hope the racing improves and the racers get good grip racing on it.

  • @RyGuy8989
    @RyGuy8989 3 роки тому +9

    Cannot wait! #NextGenAMS

    • @manuelgrothe608
      @manuelgrothe608 11 місяців тому +1

      We need the “Atlanta Quaker State ROVAL 400 presented by Walmart” at Atlanta Motor Speedway!!!!!

  • @ronniecox109
    @ronniecox109 3 роки тому +2

    I just hope we get FRIDAY NITE DRAGS back. Raced every friday nite for 10 years there. One of the best venues in the south , with fast cars, and Show And Shine. Bruton Smith are you listening, Commerce Ga is done, time to build us a drag strip and get the Southern Nats. Here in Hampton Ga. Hammertyme Performance.

    • @beefwellington7323
      @beefwellington7323 3 роки тому +1

      This message was brought to you by Bud Light

    • @brianellison3525
      @brianellison3525 3 роки тому +1

      Sure, only now we gotta recoop some costs, so entry this year is going to be 3000.00 and you'll have to buy their insurance, but we have a special this week

    • @ronniecox109
      @ronniecox109 3 роки тому

      @@brianellison3525 can i make install ments, pay as you race.

  • @Leuel48Fan
    @Leuel48Fan 3 роки тому +4

    Love the through documentation and coverage of the whole process, keep it up 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @manuelgrothe608
      @manuelgrothe608 11 місяців тому +1

      We need the “Atlanta Quaker State ROVAL 400 presented by Walmart” at Atlanta Motor Speedway!!!!!

  • @mauricecooper176
    @mauricecooper176 3 роки тому +2

    I have a couple ways of getting the black top in the paver without the conveyor much faster too

  • @jonathonpoloski917
    @jonathonpoloski917 3 роки тому

    I checked some of the testing footage today, looks pretty good. Can't wait to go in March.

  • @77barrj
    @77barrj 3 роки тому +2

    Please have them come to PA. Our roads are abysmal.

    • @manuelgrothe608
      @manuelgrothe608 11 місяців тому +1

      I live at the Mason-Dixon Border of PA & MD

  • @realbaron5714
    @realbaron5714 3 роки тому +1

    Preparing them for the Next Gen 💪

  • @alacran1986
    @alacran1986 3 роки тому +10

    28 degrees of banking sounds like a good move. As long no progressive banking or whatever was done at Bristol and Homestead does not happen again.

    • @Tylnorton
      @Tylnorton 3 роки тому +14

      Homestead had the best race of all time with 550hp package and Bristol is literally the best track on the schedule. So....

    • @eternalharvestfarm
      @eternalharvestfarm 3 роки тому +1

      @@Tylnorton hahahahaaha

    • @Blackflag9661
      @Blackflag9661 3 роки тому +3

      Homestead, Kansas and Vegas were terrible before they put in progressive banking. Now Bristol having variable banking was a terrible idea, can agree there.

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому

      @@Tylnorton no Bristol was saved by pj1 not progressive banking and homestead has always been good. It doesn’t matter if you throw the shitty 550hp package on it

    • @Rose34561
      @Rose34561 3 роки тому

      @@Blackflag9661 honestly vegas has gotten a lot better

  • @jameswhiteside1506
    @jameswhiteside1506 3 роки тому +34

    It used to be an oval track which I liked and thought it wasn't cookie cutter. But I'm old ... oh well.

    • @jamesculbertson1746
      @jamesculbertson1746 3 роки тому +11

      I wish they’d go back to the pre-1997 configuration.

    • @altacalifornia2580
      @altacalifornia2580 3 роки тому +1

      but…it is still an oval track

    • @whatDflip
      @whatDflip 3 роки тому

      I'm 26 and I've never seen anybody call the track cookie cutter. It was unique.

    • @brettsterken7716
      @brettsterken7716 3 роки тому +4

      @@altacalifornia2580 No, it's a D. It used to be an oval though before 1997 and it used to produce consistent great racing

    • @lewiskemp5893
      @lewiskemp5893 3 роки тому +1

      Me too. Nov 92 was the best. And I was wearing my Hooters tshirt

  • @thanosetsitty1896
    @thanosetsitty1896 3 роки тому +1

    I work in an industry that does paving but not race tracks. So I always wondered how they pave on a slope like this. And now I know.

  • @trustenbaker8766
    @trustenbaker8766 3 роки тому +8

    damn I've never noticed how steep that is, doesn't come across that way on TV

    • @rosepupsupreme
      @rosepupsupreme 3 роки тому +2

      It is also a few degrees steeper than it was, they are reconfiguring the corners from 24° to 28°

    • @crunchie83
      @crunchie83 3 роки тому +1

      Go to the track and stand inside a turn in the infield about 100 feet away from the track. Then look straight toward the track. Looks like a wall of asphalt.

  • @ryanskrub7894
    @ryanskrub7894 3 роки тому +11

    Don’t mess it up like you guys did with Bristol

    • @sgtpepper6379
      @sgtpepper6379 3 роки тому +5

      Bristol is concrete, you Muppet. I don't think asphalt pavers were responsible for that...

    • @davidfstanford
      @davidfstanford 3 роки тому +1

      And Texas

    • @Dat-Mudkip
      @Dat-Mudkip 3 роки тому +1

      @@davidfstanford Texas got a redesign (...for some reason), so I wouldn't blame the paving crews for that.

  • @robert-vt1fq
    @robert-vt1fq 3 роки тому

    They're going to be one excellent races see now I can't wait to see it

  • @sleepyheadfpv1507
    @sleepyheadfpv1507 3 роки тому

    Awesome Content! You guys are kickin butt!

  • @michaelflowers5712
    @michaelflowers5712 3 роки тому +2

    Next Gen cars To test it out!! Boo-Yaa!

  • @Lady_Aleera
    @Lady_Aleera 3 роки тому +4

    Sucks GA public roads can't get this much dedication

    • @FlyEaglesFly19111
      @FlyEaglesFly19111 3 роки тому +1

      Maybe vote in people willing to work for the people not working over the people. Smith was spending the monies from his own pocket though.

    • @the_Jdawg88
      @the_Jdawg88 3 роки тому

      Fr tho

  • @johnvandeventer8668
    @johnvandeventer8668 3 роки тому +4

    It looks awesome

  • @bryonkidder6199
    @bryonkidder6199 3 роки тому +6

    Raise those retaining walls up a couple feet in the corners might be needed too...lol

    • @melun64
      @melun64 3 роки тому

      those are the inner walls. the safer barrier rests against the wall and will most likely not need to be raised

  • @bravofoxable
    @bravofoxable 3 роки тому

    Now there's a challenge, well done 👍🏻

  • @Daniel-cu8zt
    @Daniel-cu8zt 3 роки тому +1

    See you in March!!

  • @ericc4438
    @ericc4438 3 роки тому +1

    That's really cool to watch

  • @mwhitelaw8569
    @mwhitelaw8569 3 роки тому +1

    Solid work y'all
    God bless

    • @manuelgrothe608
      @manuelgrothe608 11 місяців тому +1

      We need the “Atlanta Quaker State ROVAL 400 presented by Walmart” at Atlanta Motor Speedway!!!!!

  • @chadfren
    @chadfren 3 роки тому +2

    Hell yeah brother!

    • @magicmogwai
      @magicmogwai 3 роки тому +2

      Do it for dale!

    • @manuelgrothe608
      @manuelgrothe608 11 місяців тому +1

      We need the “Atlanta Quaker State ROVAL 400 presented by Walmart” at Atlanta Motor Speedway!!!!!

  • @davidrobinson2535
    @davidrobinson2535 3 роки тому +2

    Are you going to bump grind and reseal? That could make it a smooth ride

  • @caseydean5751
    @caseydean5751 3 роки тому +1

    Will put on a good show with this new car

  • @hot2trot2023
    @hot2trot2023 3 роки тому +3

    Gonna be awesome can't wait🇨🇦🔥😊💜🙌👍

    • @manuelgrothe608
      @manuelgrothe608 11 місяців тому +1

      We need the “Atlanta Quaker State ROVAL 400 presented by Walmart” at Atlanta Motor Speedway!!!!!

  • @pdmustgtd1013
    @pdmustgtd1013 3 роки тому +6

    You think after repaving many tracks that are steeper we would have figured this out. We all know banking hardest part to do and keeping asphalt in place

    • @COORS5766
      @COORS5766 3 роки тому +2

      It's not like they are repaving 28 degree tracks every day, if you think it's so easy by all means you can be a millionaire over night if you provide the wisdom making this work easy! You can probably count on one hand how many have been repaved in the last decade!

    • @pdmustgtd1013
      @pdmustgtd1013 3 роки тому +2

      Not like they don't have steeper banking like at Daytona, Talladega or Bristol strange right

    • @COORS5766
      @COORS5766 3 роки тому +1

      @@pdmustgtd1013 HENCE counting on one hand genius!

    • @pdmustgtd1013
      @pdmustgtd1013 3 роки тому

      Smarter than you that's all what counts. I was only listing major tracks too. You have any other stupid stuff to say??????

    • @fredvance1313
      @fredvance1313 3 роки тому +2

      At Daytona we used a paver that did half of the track at a time

  • @Tylnorton
    @Tylnorton 3 роки тому +15

    Here's a better idea, should have kept the configuration the same. This track will be the next to fall.

    • @Leuel48Fan
      @Leuel48Fan 3 роки тому +5

      Nah, most tracks that add banking end up producing a better racing product. Most tracks that reduce banking (Texas, Kentucky) end up being worse.

    • @Jakereisman11111
      @Jakereisman11111 3 роки тому +6

      @@Leuel48Fan if they actually had horsepower and less downforce itd be better racing. When the car relies on that much downforce through the corners, dirty air will be a thing and drivers will have a harder time making passes on their own.
      When we bring pack racing to a half mile, it’s either gonna be a talledega style demolition derby or an extremely boring race. Either of those are bad for the sport

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому +3

      @@Leuel48Fan I have no faith in them making this “Daytona.” It’s incredible how bad the nascar execs are at doing their job

    • @mattkowal90
      @mattkowal90 3 роки тому +1

      @@Leuel48Fan Kentucky didn't reduce banking. Turns 1 and 2 was steepened to 17 degrees so that they could widen the apron. Turns 3 and 4 has always been flat.

  • @jfkjunior2004
    @jfkjunior2004 3 роки тому +7

    9 inches makes a difference 😏🤣

  • @uscitizen5656
    @uscitizen5656 3 роки тому +1

    Let's hope the cold and then summer heat don't cause issues with the track pot holing. That would be a bad thing at 190 MPH. Bad enough at 60 on Atlanta roads

  • @deuce9624
    @deuce9624 3 роки тому +8

    Maybe move the start finish line further around like talladega

    • @mikeznel6048
      @mikeznel6048 3 роки тому +4

      Why? This isn't Talladega, it's Atlanta.

    • @deuce9624
      @deuce9624 3 роки тому +2

      Why not ?! It’s not Charlotte, Kansas, Kentucky, Rockingham, Martinsville,Daytona, Las Vegas, Darlington, Chicagoland, Richmond, Martinsville, or any of the other tracks that has the finish line in the same place either

    • @1982MCI
      @1982MCI 3 роки тому

      @@deuce9624 so what is the difference between this “new” track in Atlanta and the other NASCAR tracks out there?
      The paving guy said “there’s not another track out there like this one” so I’m just trying to figure out what’s different.
      Are the banks steeper than the other ones or what’s gonna make this track special from the other ones?
      Thanks for any info you can give brother!! I’ve always been into 1/8th & 1/4 mile over oval track so I just don’t know anything about it at all. I appreciate it!!

    • @cussmustard4748
      @cussmustard4748 3 роки тому

      @@1982MCI this one’s in Atlanta.

    • @1982MCI
      @1982MCI 3 роки тому

      @@cussmustard4748 nevermind

  • @timhoyne16
    @timhoyne16 3 роки тому

    What is that thing on his left arm, is it Bionic?

  • @nancymcgee4776
    @nancymcgee4776 3 роки тому +1

    Facinating!

  • @dustinsmith8734
    @dustinsmith8734 3 роки тому

    R.I.P Atlanta. Can’t wait to see full throttle, garbage racing here. You’d think they’d see that Homestead, is the only mile and a half that doesn’t suck. Maybe try more of that?

    • @thedirtybubble9613
      @thedirtybubble9613 3 роки тому

      Homestead is a cool 1.5 mile track and it is a very basic oval that almost reminds me of the old Atlanta before the dog leg. It needs new asphalt as that is the original surface from 2003 when they added banking to that track.

  • @xTheRedShirtX
    @xTheRedShirtX 3 роки тому +4

    Is it weird this video got me pumped for the race in March?

  • @robertbragg1469
    @robertbragg1469 3 роки тому +6

    One groove on the bottom,like most repaves

    • @FinancialGuyLou
      @FinancialGuyLou 3 роки тому

      Which is awesome. If they put PJ1 down on this track I'm going to snap

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому

      @@FinancialGuyLou so u like no passing

    • @FinancialGuyLou
      @FinancialGuyLou 3 роки тому +1

      @@jingleoctopus4160 Every new track is one groove. Let the groove come in naturally. Look what happens when you dump loads of PJ1 on a track. You still get single groove racing because everyone fights for the PJ1 so it solves nothing. Texas and Kentucky ruined their new surfaces and one of them is gone now and the other sucks. Natural grooves are so much better. Just ask Homestead, Kansas, or Auto Club.

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому +1

      @@FinancialGuyLou I’m not saying throw pj1 on the track. I’m just saying one groove racing isn’t good

    • @FinancialGuyLou
      @FinancialGuyLou 3 роки тому

      @@jingleoctopus4160 That's just the way it works. It's not worth fucking up a brand new surface for a couple of races. Wait until 2024 to watch.

  • @markfr8543
    @markfr8543 3 роки тому +2

    So, are they using special pavement that's at the correct temperature when compacting the pavement?
    In 2021 I miss the technological advances made to be certain of the end result. But all I hear is trail and error.

    • @Blyter7
      @Blyter7 3 роки тому

      these workers sound drunk and uneducated

    • @wolfgamingnetwork3542
      @wolfgamingnetwork3542 3 роки тому +4

      There is nothing that has been invented that allows heavy machine stick to the top at such a low speed
      So yeah trial and error is the only thing they can do

    • @markfr8543
      @markfr8543 3 роки тому

      @@wolfgamingnetwork3542 you're missing the point here.
      I'm not talking about defying gravity.

    • @wolfgamingnetwork3542
      @wolfgamingnetwork3542 3 роки тому

      @@markfr8543 actually to an extent they are
      Banking wants to pull things to the bottom the more banking the more speed is required to stay up top
      Take a marble into a funnel itll be pulled to the center
      The machines can not move at the speed to keep them up there unassisted

    • @Blyter7
      @Blyter7 3 роки тому

      @@wolfgamingnetwork3542 its not that we cant do it, its that it makes no sense economically to design something for banks like this

  • @cito1101
    @cito1101 3 роки тому +2

    Keep it up!!!

    • @1STGeneral
      @1STGeneral 3 роки тому

      I'm trying boss it keeps sliding down

  • @Guhoose
    @Guhoose 3 роки тому

    This man said just a small 9 inches 👋 👋. His wife is a trooper.

  • @Jessie-fq1wo
    @Jessie-fq1wo 3 роки тому +1

    I would hate to know what the bill is!

  • @calebcook1121
    @calebcook1121 3 роки тому +2

    Hope we get it done on time 😬

  • @michaelmurray11189
    @michaelmurray11189 3 роки тому

    No doubt the increased banking in the turns along with the added grip that the new track surface will have will lead to faster speeds around the tracks.

    • @CORNDODGER
      @CORNDODGER 3 роки тому

      MORE BLOWN TIRES AND WRECKS

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому +1

      @@CORNDODGER that doesn’t mean good racing

  • @jeffreymurray4691
    @jeffreymurray4691 3 роки тому

    I drove 8 hot laps there and it was a tooth rattling ride in a couple of places. However it was still an awesome experience.

  • @josephdavis4872
    @josephdavis4872 3 роки тому +2

    I think the next track for me is that going to need repaved is Michigan and needs to at at least °7 to °10 in the banking.

  • @anthonygreen7978
    @anthonygreen7978 3 роки тому

    I wish they get Indy Car Racing did in the 80s when Mario Andretti Won a few times. Roger are you noticing this?

  • @FlyEaglesFly19111
    @FlyEaglesFly19111 3 роки тому

    That asphalt looked pretty coarse. I sure hope the top coat was much smaller stones.

    • @lillie1875
      @lillie1875 3 роки тому

      You want coarse pavement for race tracks

  • @tarmac1697
    @tarmac1697 3 роки тому

    Do you have race track asphalt in the USA ?

  • @bravoninetyseven
    @bravoninetyseven 3 роки тому +2

    The configuration was better prior to 97.

    • @thedirtybubble9613
      @thedirtybubble9613 3 роки тому +2

      The "Old" Atlanta.

    • @Dat-Mudkip
      @Dat-Mudkip 3 роки тому

      @@thedirtybubble9613 I think you need to start calling it the Original Atlanta.

    • @bravoninetyseven
      @bravoninetyseven 3 роки тому

      @@Dat-Mudkip Like saying "the original west"?

  • @redknightsr69
    @redknightsr69 3 роки тому +2

    Marcus Smith definitely made Texas uniquely hated. Good I hope the spring race is 500 km. I might even come down from VA for it

    • @1STGeneral
      @1STGeneral 3 роки тому

      What's a km 🤔 🇺🇲

    • @redknightsr69
      @redknightsr69 3 роки тому

      @@1STGeneral something too sophisticated for most Americans

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому +1

      @@redknightsr69 certain Americans not everyone

    • @mattkowal90
      @mattkowal90 3 роки тому

      500 kilometers? That's 312 miles or 203 laps around the track. The Spring race is 500 miles/325 laps, while their Summer race is 400 miles/260 laps.

    • @redknightsr69
      @redknightsr69 3 роки тому

      @@mattkowal90 that spring race will take at least 3.5 hours to run. Long races like that do nothing for the sport but bore the younger generation

  • @somebodyelse836
    @somebodyelse836 3 роки тому

    How did you get the boot truck up there?

  • @kylegeitzenauer9121
    @kylegeitzenauer9121 3 роки тому

    Wasn't it paved before?

  • @truckerray7533
    @truckerray7533 3 роки тому

    Why was this track re-paved???

  • @stevehetrick2676
    @stevehetrick2676 3 роки тому +1

    Do any of you guy's remember that originally the banking at Atlanta was 33 degree's!!! So why are you making such a big deal with the (new 28 degree's of banking??? I was there in 1988 in the spring, I saw it myself. All they keep doing is making changes, not sure if it is for the better or worse??

    • @Dat-Mudkip
      @Dat-Mudkip 3 роки тому

      The complaint I got is the narrowing of the track.

  • @matismf
    @matismf 3 роки тому

    Cleetus recently wen through this at his Freedom Factory!

  • @scotthalladay2210
    @scotthalladay2210 3 роки тому

    How do you roll it?

  • @nascarcollector3715
    @nascarcollector3715 3 роки тому +1

    Daytona: so your tryin to copy me?

    • @SN-nh6pq
      @SN-nh6pq 3 роки тому

      Atlanta won’t be pack racing…,,they’ll easily spread out

    • @Tylnorton
      @Tylnorton 3 роки тому

      @@SN-nh6pq Still will be a complete disaster

    • @SN-nh6pq
      @SN-nh6pq 3 роки тому

      I’m terms of ??

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому

      @@SN-nh6pq racing, their goal, the “pack” racing, the dirty air, new pavement. The track won’t be good for at least 5 years. Probably more

  • @timothyward6644
    @timothyward6644 3 роки тому +1

    9 inches solves everything

  • @fa3556
    @fa3556 3 роки тому

    Anything being done to prevent water from wicking up to the surface after a few days of rain? Seems like a problem on every track

    • @atlantamotorspeedway
      @atlantamotorspeedway  3 роки тому +2

      Yes! Our crews are currently putting down an Open Drainage Layer of asphalt that will help flow excess water down away from the racing surface. Expect to see a video about this soon!

  • @Zacht1980
    @Zacht1980 3 роки тому

    1:23 - That's what she said!

  • @milwaukeevibe
    @milwaukeevibe 3 роки тому

    If they have that much of a hard time paving Atlanta, this crew would really freak out at Talladega

    • @crunchie83
      @crunchie83 3 роки тому

      Yeah, seems like this is something that's been done a few times before. I dunno.

  • @metrichotrods1763
    @metrichotrods1763 3 роки тому

    I was there for the supercross race and commented on how shitty the asphalt was.

  • @ricardobjj24
    @ricardobjj24 10 місяців тому

    If every track in Nascar made the changes that Atlanta made, it would be much better

  • @kg0173
    @kg0173 3 роки тому +1

    That is good! It means the next repave won't happen very soon.

    • @orion7741
      @orion7741 3 роки тому

      it will need to be repaved in about 5-7 years. asphalt does not hold up very well or very long, especially with the type of traffic that is running on this one!

  • @thedirtybubble9613
    @thedirtybubble9613 3 роки тому

    Next repave Homestead and give it a few more degrees of banking. Then that track will be complete.

  • @CRFLAus
    @CRFLAus 3 роки тому

    One question, how did they do it in the first place? Makes me wonder if they really went to the moon if this is so hard to do in 2021.

    • @sntslilhlpr6601
      @sntslilhlpr6601 3 роки тому

      Wasn't even possible to fake the moon landing back then. Was easier to go there than to invent the moviemaking techniques necessary to fake it. Plus, anyone with the proper radio equipment would be able to tell whether they actually went or not, including the USSR.

    • @orion7741
      @orion7741 3 роки тому

      when they did it originally, people still knew what hard work meant..... now days people are just lazy asses and want to overthink everything instead of just getting it done.

    • @CRFLAus
      @CRFLAus 3 роки тому

      @@orion7741 Sounds about right.

    • @CRFLAus
      @CRFLAus 3 роки тому

      @@sntslilhlpr6601 That's a rabbit hole right there Mike!

  • @thejman3489
    @thejman3489 3 роки тому

    It's really too bad we won't see the cars go fast at this track. Would love to see how much faster the lap times would be with the new banking vs the lap times in 2014.

  • @Matthew_Robert_Hunt
    @Matthew_Robert_Hunt 3 роки тому

    Where’s Lightning McQueen when you need him?

  • @davidbaum7597
    @davidbaum7597 3 роки тому

    Get better Steve!!

  • @Z-Ack
    @Z-Ack 3 роки тому

    Wonder why they dont use that asphalt or concrete that doesnt hold water..? Where you can run a hose on it and just goes right through.. would think thatd be ideal for tracks.. guess the rubber and sticky goop would just clog up the works anyways..

    • @atlantamotorspeedway
      @atlantamotorspeedway  3 роки тому

      Our crews are currently putting down an Open Drainage Layer of asphalt that will help us manage excess water. Expect to see a video about this soon!

  • @thehobbyshop5306
    @thehobbyshop5306 3 роки тому

    Bubba should run in 27th nicely on the new surface.

    • @pjartistics
      @pjartistics 3 роки тому +1

      I don’t see you saying anything about Chase Briscoe? Bubba has more wins than him in the Cup Series!..

    • @thehobbyshop5306
      @thehobbyshop5306 3 роки тому +1

      @@pjartistics because bubbles is an back of the pack average entry that takes up a slot each week.

  • @matthewfranke7503
    @matthewfranke7503 3 роки тому

    Bessie? Who's Bessie?

  • @jingleoctopus4160
    @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому +1

    This isn’t a repave. This is a complete overhaul for no reason. I understand the repave but not every track needs steep Daytona banking. You’d think nascar would learn after what happened with texas

    • @EthanCowlbeck
      @EthanCowlbeck 3 роки тому

      Atlanta’s problem was that it was mandatory to come get 4 fresh tires after 2 laps. This is very necessary

    • @jingleoctopus4160
      @jingleoctopus4160 3 роки тому +2

      @@EthanCowlbeck the repave is. Not changing the banking

  • @DarianClarkMusic
    @DarianClarkMusic 3 роки тому

    STEEP!

  • @lightningsrt4707
    @lightningsrt4707 3 роки тому +1

    Just another Monopoly

  • @adriansims1596
    @adriansims1596 3 роки тому

    Here comes restrictor plate racing racing. (Death trap racing)

  • @rafeone9808
    @rafeone9808 3 роки тому

    Call the guys that do daytona

  • @MerwynAlex97
    @MerwynAlex97 3 роки тому

    A new makeover

  • @rodneyrhonemus3197
    @rodneyrhonemus3197 3 роки тому

    "so its just a SMALL 9 inches"

  • @grill1234
    @grill1234 3 роки тому

    Hope that entrepreneur gave a good quote so he ends up with a profit!

  • @mrwest5552
    @mrwest5552 3 роки тому +9

    yes indeed, gonna' go fast and make big passes ! (now feed them boys an honest breakfast)

    • @DannyWalker247
      @DannyWalker247 3 роки тому +2

      It will be slick with one groove. Passing will be hard because that new surface will not have the grip of that old worn pavement. But it will be exciting. Now if NASCAR could get the format right it could be good.

  • @zrinzoj
    @zrinzoj 3 роки тому

    But they paved it before. Can't use the same technique?

  • @thatjokerperson7062
    @thatjokerperson7062 3 роки тому +2

    This guy thinks 9 inches is small...
    Now i feel really small :(

    • @Dat-Mudkip
      @Dat-Mudkip 3 роки тому

      I imagine in the paving industry nine inches is pretty small.

  • @Ionization2020
    @Ionization2020 17 днів тому

    1:20 thats what she said

  • @truegret7778
    @truegret7778 3 роки тому +3

    Sure would like to have heard him say "we actually had this project engineered", it would give them more credibility. Imagine how much time and $$ they would have saved if it were actually engineered. The hook would have been "engineered" right the first time. How soon before we hear complaints about "weepers" seeping up through the track in Turn 4? Or, before we hear "the track is torn up because of the sun"? Disappointed ... former fan.

    • @truegret7778
      @truegret7778 3 роки тому

      @Dartgame 340 then you have the wrong engineers, or they earned their degree from a two year school, or “on the job training”. I’m talking about something as operant as a super speedway, with next Gen. cars, NASCAR needs to contract PEs. That would be Professional Engineers that are liable and responsible should something go wrong. 2021 technology in the cars with 1950’s building of tracks. In my opinion.

  • @badmonkey2222
    @badmonkey2222 3 роки тому

    Drivers will hate it

  • @stevebennett9839
    @stevebennett9839 3 роки тому

    U Wana make it unique, add a jump near the end of the straightaway.

  • @TheRoulette77
    @TheRoulette77 3 роки тому

    1 BET This popped up on CLEETUS McFarland's FEED