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I sent a message about how ridiculous and unneeded it is to close Georgetown Road.
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I think it is something they should have done for the last 30 years.Originally Posted by kevin99
I feel bad for the intern w ho has to read all the dreck that will be submitted.
I couldn't disagree more
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I've never been to IMS, can you both explain what its right or wrong
I'd rather have 10% of the world interested in the ICS than 50% of US that NASCAR currently has
Look at the before and after pictures,
What they want is to make The current Georgetown road a fan plaza and build a new "Georgetown road" a little farther from the track. This would also help with some Homeland security issues that the road is to close to the grandstands.
Once again, I respectfully disagree.
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Thank you for that.Look at the before and after pictures,
What they want is to make The current Georgetown road a fan plaza and build a new "Georgetown road" a little farther from the track. This would also help with some Homeland security issues that the road is to close to the grandstands.
Are you serious?
For 2 days a year?
Are you serious?
Where is the everyday traffic on Georgetown going to go the other 363 days? Right past Speedway High School? Yeah, real smart.
Same here.
Where are the yellow shirts at in the picture.
for those of us that visit Indy, rather than live there, it's pretty awesome to see the grandstands right next to Georgetown road when you drive down it. Also, the road could be widened or moved west adjacent to the track the entire way if need be.
They could temporarily close the road on race day if they decided it was better for pedestrians. On the other hand, where would N/S traffic go it were closed?
Pretty sure that ship has sailed and disappeared over the horizon, kevin99.
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They do close it on the race days.
Georgetown is busy all year, makes sense to route the traffic past the high school.
Not yet.
I've always understood that G-Town was only being repaved 2 blocks west in all of the land that the speedway had purchased.
Also, didn't fully understand the grandstand layouts. It would make more sense if they had a hint as to where those were supposed to. If those were for the main stretch...ain't no way.
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I just looked at this "proposed" development project. You have got to be kidding me...How about they get all the junk cleaned out from under the stands by Opening Day, and take it from there. The place looked horrible Opening Day, like no one had been from Gate 9 to the Northwest end since the previous July. How about they get all their current troubles resolved before showboating about all this F-1 looking goofery.
Let them know how you feel.
This along with almost every side street in Speedway is full of potholes, crumbling curbs and overgrowth.
$100 million-plus to work with, and this is what they're thinking? :shakes head in disbelief:
This rendering of the "iconic fan fair" for the month of May is not very realistic. I count 21 fans in the drawing. All at the fan fair. At the same time. That's more paying customers than they get on the entire grounds on practice days during the month of May.
Last edited by MM658; 07-27-2013 at 10:46 PM.
My closing thoughts --
Give us:
- lights
- HD screens out the wazoo
- WiFi, and cellular access that actually works
- clean, 20th century (no sense going overboard asking for 21st century) bathrooms
With whatever's left over, put a covered grandstand that can hold more than 12,000 people in turn 1. Preferably 3X that many, with suites and elevators/escalators.
Project done. You're welcome.
I second that - although I was thinking the new stand would have more suites, too.My closing thoughts --
Give us:
- lights
- HD screens out the wazoo
- WiFi, and cellular access that actually works
- clean, 20th century (no sense going overboard asking for 21st century) bathrooms
With whatever's left over, put a covered grandstand that can hold more than 12,000 people in turn 1. Preferably 3X that many, with suites and elevators/escalators.
Project done. You're welcome.
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Clearly you are turning into a ratings thread because I can plainly see 23 people in that shot!
This rendering of the "iconic fan fair" for the month of May is not very realistic. I count 21 fans in the drawing. All at the fan fair. At the same time. That's more paying customers than they get on the entire grounds on practice days during the month of May.
We'll win it next year baby.
Develop the area west of Georgetown with a "fan plaza" or whatever they feel they need to squeeze an extra buck out of the dwindling fanbase, and build walkways over the street Vegas Strip style. That'll make the proponents of a casino within the Speedway feel right at home.
So what is the story on suites with this plan? Are those of us in the Paddock or E going to have to worry about being displaced for quite possible less desired digs?
Covered grandstand makes the most sense to me as far as generating revenue/ rate of return. I think the center of attraction plaza is probably a good idea. and lights maybe. Then paint the fences lining the racing surface black. But for the sake of preserving the character of the speedway DO NOT REDISIGN THE PENTHOUSE GRANDSTANDS.
Eh, people complained about the last three pagodas, but they got better with each one
There's only like three hundred good seats in all of E Penthouse (even though they are the best). Needs re-done.
A permanent place to hold musical events would be great. That would provide opportunities not only for income outside of race weekends, but also bring in fans who normally wouldn't come to the track for racing. Might gain some Indy 500 goers.
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Obviously, the idea would be to increase those opportunities, not diminish them.
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