8 Jul 2004, 14:56
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This is great news all round. A second oval, a wonderful lcoation and a great bill, all with plenty of time for fans and promoters to prepare. Fingers crossed that this'll become a regular jewel in OWRS' crown.
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8 Jul 2004, 16:11
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Unlike MIS, LVMS does not have a BYOB policy, you can't even bring in a cooler!
Bummer.
I hope the event doesn't sell out too fast - only Earnhardt Terrace seems to still be available - and I can't order mine for nine more days!
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8 Jul 2004, 16:23
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McDaddy, I ordered four tickets yesterday, got Row 78 of 80, so I think in nine days you should be okay. It appears that the track gave big discounts for the club seats to the people who bought tickets for the truck races. I never thought to ask about tickets other than the Earnhart Terrace. 
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8 Jul 2004, 17:54
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The place is HUGE. It can hold 150,000 I think. I was there for a Winston West cup event.
Last edited by Mags; 8 Jul 2004 at 17:55.
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8 Jul 2004, 19:24
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Okay I know we are all euphoric over this (and I still am), but I have to be a voice fo reason here: I am praying that this does not turn into another Texas Motor Speedway debacle. Can Champ Cars run safely in Vegas?
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8 Jul 2004, 19:36
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Quote:
Originally posted by Amar7605
Okay I know we are all euphoric over this (and I still am), but I have to be a voice fo reason here: I am praying that this does not turn into another Texas Motor Speedway debacle. Can Champ Cars run safely in Vegas?
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The banks are only 12 degrees at Vegas, and it is a 1.5 mile oval....
they are much steeper at Texas....I don't forsee a problem....
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8 Jul 2004, 19:37
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Theoretically yes they can. The banking is less, 15 degrees vs 18 (that is a lot by the way) and the cars now have 'only' 650 HP compared to the 8-900 they had at the TMS debacle...
Wouldn't hurt to have OWRS have a mid-season test and media session there...good PR
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8 Jul 2004, 19:50
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Quote:
Originally posted by noquarter
Theoretically yes they can. The banking is less, 15 degrees vs 18 (that is a lot by the way) and the cars now have 'only' 650 HP compared to the 8-900 they had at the TMS debacle...
Wouldn't hurt to have OWRS have a mid-season test and media session there...good PR
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NOTE:
To be sure that we're comparing actual banking numbers for each facility:
Texas Motor Speedway's corners have 24 degree banking...
Las Vegas has 12 degree banking....
Less than half....a HUGE difference...should be no problem whatsoever for Champ Cars to run there, and the Texas situation will not be a factor at all....
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8 Jul 2004, 20:11
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Quote:
Originally posted by Uesque
Isn't Vegas a copy of Michigan? Those were always exciting races.
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Vegas is only a 1.5 miles oval. Michigan is 2.5 miles I believe.
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8 Jul 2004, 20:14
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Vegas is a Phoenix copy ?!... or a similie...  
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8 Jul 2004, 20:14
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(Taken from another thread)
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Regarding schedules and TBAs, let's talk about Gentilozzi's comments last November about either a street race or an oval race in Las Vegas.
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Yes, lets talk about those comments Indycool. 
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8 Jul 2004, 20:23
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Quote:
Originally posted by jjspierx
Vegas is only a 1.5 miles oval. Michigan is 2.5 miles I believe.
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Michigan is 2.0 miles...
Las Vegas is closer to Kansas Speedway or Nashville in shape than it is to Michigan or Fontana
Las Vegas is really a tri-Oval, whereas Michigan is known as a D-shaped Oval...so is Fontana...
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8 Jul 2004, 20:27
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Quote:
Originally posted by zerO
Vegas is a Phoenix copy ?!... or a similie...
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Phoenix has an irregular shape to it....one end of it has a smaller, and higher banked corner than the other, and the dogleg is closer to the tighter of the two turns...
Las Vegas has a regular shape to it....
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8 Jul 2004, 20:44
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I am sooo there.
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8 Jul 2004, 21:10
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I am absolutely grinning from ear to ear!
Brilliant, Fantastic, Great news.
I am absolutely happy to see the diversity of the series growing.
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