Paving Daytona

[Rolex]

They have to use cranes to keep their machines from sliding or turning over on the banked turn.
This gives you an idea just how steep that bank is.

 

[bergoff]

That is a cool pic. I hope that their seats swivel or that ride would suck. And also thats the slowest anyone will ever go around that turn.

 

[Racer 1966]

That's cool. What degree of banking is it?

 

[Rolex]

This must REALLY wreck the backs of the equipment drivers.

The crane is supporting a conveyor to bring asphalt to the spreader. The yellow dozers on top of the track are supporting the equipment with cables.

Lessen, what's the degree of bank?

 

[Lessen]

Pretty cool pics. I think they start tire testing next week. Jamie's on schedule to test I believe.

It's 31* in the turns. The old Bristol was 36* all the way up.

 

[Racer 1966]

I wasn't far off,I was thinking 30*. That's what Charlotte is right?

 

[hamz9561]

The only thing that would move any slower on that curve would be Rolex's Savage.

Those are really cool pics.

 

[Lessen]

I wasn't far off,I was thinking 30*. That's what Charlotte is right?

Nooo. Most of the 1.5ers are in the 20's. There are a couple that are less like Chicagoland

 

[Racer 1966]

24* - I just Googled it. That felt steep,31* would be crazy,as the pics show

 

[Rolex]

The only thing that would move any slower on that curve would be Rolex's Savage.

Those are really cool pics.

Are you KIDDING ME? If they let me drive it on that track, I'd be doing the break in right now, under the bathroom exhaust fan.

 

[Lessen]

Just imagine, it could roll without being pushed.

 

[Rolex]

It's a steep downhill bank.