First Phase of “Worlds Largest HD Video Board” Nearly Complete at CMS

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Construction crews have nearly completed the first phase of work on thesite where the world’s largest
high-definition video board will rise 110 feet above the track for its debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2011 May race events.

Using heavy earth-moving equipment, crews from Granite Contracting,
of Concord, N.C., have removed 18,000 cubic yards of dirt and 3,000 cubic
yards of concrete behind the backstretch where the gigantic, nearly
16,000-square-foot screen will be located. The concrete bleachers that were
removed were part of the speedway’s original construction in 1960.
The next phase of site work will include removing another 900 cubic
yards of dirt by drilling 12 holes, each 54 inches in diameter, more than 50
feet deep to bedrock level. Concrete piers will then be installed in the
holes to support the massive 500,000-pound steel frame that will hold the
165,000-pound video board. When completed, the total structure will weigh
332-and-a-half tons or 665,000 pounds.

Designed and created by Panasonic, the approximately 200-foot-wide
and 80-foot-tall screen will be centered along the backstretch between Turns
2 and 3, across from the start/finish line. Fans seated throughout the
frontstretch from Turn 4 to Turn 1 will have clear viewing angles of instant
replays, leaderboard updates and interactive entertainment displayed in 720P
high-definition visuals. The screen will be illuminated by more than nine
million LED lamps during each NASCAR race event at Charlotte Motor Speedway
this spring, including the May 21 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the May 29
Coca-Cola 600.

Frontstretch tickets with the best views of the new HD video board
and pit road start at just $49 for the May 21 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
Fans can also purchase two frontstretch tickets for just $99 to the May 29
Coca-Cola 600 by calling the speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS or
online at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com.

 


CREDIT: CMS PR

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