This crew has the all time record for the slowest qualifying lap in Atlanta

@casualguy393

2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping the opening scene would have been a steamroller creeping by overlaid with the sound of a loud V8 screaming.

@juliecohen9041

Жыл бұрын

lol

Ok, always wondered if the walls behind the SAFER barriers were the originals... now I know! Kinda cool to see the old paint on the concrete walls from years past. And sad to see the old surface go... but it had to be done. Crossing my fingers that the narrower track and higher banking will put on some great racing!

@toyotaecw

2 жыл бұрын

Technically it didn’t have to go…

@dandy9412

2 жыл бұрын

@Bobb Grimley * Said no Bristol fan. Ever.

@sicfrynut

2 жыл бұрын

@Bobb Grimley would the bigger track make that more useful than at bristol ?

@Caleferink1

2 жыл бұрын

@@toyotaecw It was long past time for this to happen. AMS was spending millions of dollars on repairs to the old track surface.

@teebob21

2 жыл бұрын

@Bobb Grimley "You think you do, but you don't."

Best documentation of a track repave / reconfig job, good job AMS. Enjoyed all the clips!

@juicejuice6675

2 жыл бұрын

Love the vids man

@Leuel48Fan

2 жыл бұрын

@@juicejuice6675 Thanks!

This was fun to watch. Also thank you for not putting any crappy music in the background.

Really took for granted how tedious all of this work had to be. Very impressive.

@4touchdowns1game29

2 жыл бұрын

i am a grade checker and can tell you doing roads for tracks are a nightmare. City streets allow up to a tenth of tolerance to spec, usually shoot for half a tenth though. Freeways are usually half a tenth or five hundredths where tracks and runways get into the thousandsths. Soil samples are also taken after completion from runway's and tracks and if compaction doesn't pass in one spot that whole area has to be torn up and redone.

@TRAXRIPPER

2 жыл бұрын

@@4touchdowns1game29 damn just the fact that the operation is running day and night can have the temp change the compaction rates within a few thousands easy. How the hell do they regulate between a softer hot soil to a cold hard soil to keep that overall balance once done and the track starts baking in the sun when going out to read the transit? And secondly is the target for the transit set off the old track for the reference point that the new track is brought up to or is it ripped off all the way and then grade it out on a flat run and then transit everything from that reference point? He said.... Who the f##K told night shift to put all the speed bumps going into turn 3? OMG! WHAT? Get that D10 over there and rip that SHIT up! GONNA BE A LONG F##KING WEEK! LMAO

@4touchdowns1game29

2 жыл бұрын

@@TRAXRIPPER dude it's crazy if you set up a total station you can actually watch how much asphalt sinks throughout the day. Also I do t know what they shoot for on a track like this as I've only ever worked on tracks from scratch. You'd be surprised how many test tracks there are built up here for car companies. Automated car companies including Tesla spend tons of money on test tracks all over here for their self driving vehicles. 99 percent of the time from what I've seen at a racetrack as opposed to a runway much of the fill is trucked in from processing plants where an airplane runway has its own sub grade and procedure/type of pavement. What we do is set up a total station and I take a shot about every two feet on a racetrack, you can also use lasers but total station is a little more accurate. You first want to get a good close cut but get someone on a roller that knows what they are doing. You absolutely cannot stop especially while vibrating on the soil. for the higher corners where a roller can't hit we use a jumping jack and then a vibe plate. Racetracks much like foundations and runways usually call for 96 percent or higher compaction. There are soils guys on site that use radioactivity shot out and returned to measure density. Flat ground is hard enough I can't tell you how much of a pita a banked turn is lol. Vibrating on a roller already scoots you down hill so you literally have to steer the thing uphill just enough to stay in your line. It's almost impossible to keep a straight grade doing all this so after we do finish work with a Skippy box and last bits by hand rake. We also use string and engineer rulers all over the place to check every last square foot once we have benchmarks put in with either the total station or survey points around the track.. Weird how doing this job makes me notice f ed up roads more. Doing runway, asphalt etc is so much harder than cement as well because cement auto levels where compounded materials barely will settle and show any imperfection in the subgrade.

@4touchdowns1game29

2 жыл бұрын

@@TRAXRIPPER also it's funny you said that cause my first road ever was a bike path that had to all be ripped up because the soils guy kept passing us when it turns out it was against code to have any type of pavement in the subgrade as there was an old road like four feet down. Thing had to all be ripped up and redone cost like 4 million dollars. You'd be surprised though that honestly a racetrack still isn't as picky as an airport. Those guys not only want tolerances of a few thousandths but they also will wait a few weeks after completion and take core samples from all over randomly. Imagine a giant cylinder with teeth that is seven feet long, they dig through and get a solid cylinder full of tarmac, sub grade and base and if any of it fails that portion has to be ripped and redone.

@TRAXRIPPER

2 жыл бұрын

@@4touchdowns1game29 yeah I seen them have big ass arm support bars hooked to the rollers down to some big loaders on the apron area to keep them online! I was like well yeah I bet keeping it online without that is impossible! Lol and you cued that up and I forgot to even ask so you scored on that one double points! Lmao I've done a lot of foundation work, spent most of the time with the air powered dildo jamming it under the matts to get it to settle then working with the curbing guys making that butter for that smooth shine finish! Lol fun fun fun! So under runways do they pack in any crushed stone in mesh wrap? I was surprised not to see any under the track for the exact reason I was saying and you confirmed... The amount of movement that soil can give way when asphalt is laid down but I guess unlike concrete cement the asphalt would probably break apart with a rigid crushed stone under it so the compacted soil probably gives it a way to settle without busting up. As I'm thinking about it while saying it! Lol So I was wondering where they were testing all these auto driven trucks and shit and you scored a triple point on that one! But do people know for the most part the scale this is actually being done? They sure do like to keep telling people to COME ON INTO AMERICA while on the verge of putting double that amount out of work with self driving trucks! Well this should turn out just grand! What can go wrong? Lmfao Good Lord! Be safe my brother! Do what ya gotta do have fun and just keep a mental check list of the stupid SHIT you see unfolding To keep you a few steps ahead of the slow moving pack! Haters will cry foul but everyone has the choice to pay attention! Some people are just more worried about M&M gender and proper representation! HOLY SHIT ITS CANDY! WHO THE F##K HAS THE MONEY TO PAY SOMEONE THE MONEY TO WORRY ABOUT THE DUMBEST SHIT EVER? PROBABLY THE DUMBEST PERSON EVER! LMFAO WTF!!!!! PAY NO MIND TO THE MORONS! JUST MENTAL NOTES AND DO YOU! LOL ITS WORSE THEN WE THOUGHT!

Man I love racing, I love the slow and satisfying racing here at Atlanta What a good race the construction crew put on today

@slymint8526

2 жыл бұрын

You gotta appreciate the hard work that it went in to the track

The dozer creating the slope has a GPS system on it. The take the plans accomplished by the design engineers, and enter the coordinates into that system, and the contractor knows exactly where he is, what slope angle is specified. This ensures the accuracy and consistency of the area of construction.

@thomasmorais3749

2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! I was wondering what it was used for :)

@riccardo1796

2 жыл бұрын

The dozer knows where it is because it knows where it isn't

@xbldev11

2 жыл бұрын

@@riccardo1796 LMAO

@thijsgribnau3638

2 жыл бұрын

@@riccardo1796 makes me wonder about that rocket

@steveboyes3367

2 жыл бұрын

@r_ elentless01 I didn’t see anything on the blade ends but would think it more accurate. Do you think they used it?

As a highway construction worker of eighteen years, this crew looks very professional. Nice work!

Amazing to see all the effort and time the construction crews put in!! Great job everyone!!

Man, it’s seems like just yesterday, I was hanging steel and setting aluminum bleachers in the new “Johnson” section with Club One going off into turn one. Next thing you know, all the tracks that we had been adding seating to, more than we added was getting ripped out. I hated to see Nascars fall but maybe one day all those tracks will regret ripping out the seating they once had when every race is sold out instantly with 1000’s more waiting. Man life was good for NASCAR in the early 2000’s.

Idk whst it is about ripping out old pavement is so satisfying. I bought my tickets to the spring race. My birthday is on that race.

@sicfrynut

2 жыл бұрын

should be a fun birthday.

The fact that you had to use a stabilizer bar to keep the roller machine from falling over is spectacular. Really awesome video. Thanks!

The co ordination between the crews and all the machines is amazing. Keeping everything running even to pave is more than skill, it is an art form..

I’m local 66 operating engineers in PGH, and that would have been a cool job to be on. Good work from the guys! Great footage

@wesleyblanton2432

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I own a Hvac company been doing it for 30 Years and I’m tired of it.I watch this and think how cool it would be to drive Tonka trucks for a living Well for 6 months and I’d probably have enough! So cool though, there’s nothing cool about Hvac, except the cold air that blows.

@BUILTFORDTOUGH79

2 жыл бұрын

@@wesleyblanton2432 it gets old quick… like anything else. A job like that though you don’t ever forget. I had the pleasure of working down point state park through the 5th phase. Love being able to share pictures and stories with friends and family.

You guy's made that look easy, and I'm willing to bet it wasn't. Nice job.

One of the few times that a reconfiguration put on some great racing for the past 4 races we've come to the plate track version of Atlanta. I can't believe I'm saying this, but good job SMI!

I helped redo Daytona speedway year's ago,You don't realize just how steep the turns are until I try running equipment on them or even walking

@sicfrynut

2 жыл бұрын

was on charlotte turn 3 in 97. it was all i could do to stay standing. not so much for the guy 100 ft away as he made it back to the infield without the use of his feet.

@patwatson2454

2 жыл бұрын

@@sicfrynut 🤣🤣it's steep,I don't know how those cars wreck in a turn like that it's almost straight up and down

@sicfrynut

2 жыл бұрын

@@patwatson2454 once you realize what you've seen and know then the importance of downforce comes to play. among other forces. my wife thought very little of racing until i explained the mathematics and science involved with it.

@patwatson2454

2 жыл бұрын

@@sicfrynut I race dirt track, super late models,But dirt is more of a controlled chaos But you are right NASCAR is all math one missed calculation and the car takes flight,Or can't keep up with the other ones,

Love to see the equipment required to keep the machines doing the real work up on the banking!!!

Wow! That was definitely different and interesting, answered questions I didn’t even know I had.

This is mesmerizing

Wahoooo this is a really nice job. Well done guys. 🤩

Excellent footage.

Content that I was unaware that I needed

Looks beautiful nice job to the crew

I attended a Winston race there when it was called Atlanta International Raceway. I was 6-8 rows up the new back straight grand stand when the preacher told everyone to stand up and pray. The Bleachers swayed so much that I and another guy got up and went down below. Thousands of us were sitting on a death trap that hadn't been completed. I was a high-end construction supervisor who had no problem recognizing the temporary bracing and the horrible "farmer welds" that held those inadequate braces to the 'I" posts. The posts sat on top of concrete piers, poured in sono-tubes. The base plates had never been grouted to the column tops. The spaces were filled with hundreds of 1/2" flat washers. No building inspector in the country would have let the public near that incomplete project. The promoters dodged a huge bullet that day.

@danthecnctoolman8024

2 жыл бұрын

That was a different era for sure.

I’m sure those hard workers will be happy to see some racing on their creation.

Hell of a job boys , great effort.

Can't wait for the first race

11:18 thats a cool old mack! This is really interesting

cant wait to see racing here again

This will be worth the drive!

Can't wait to be there for the first race back! First time at AMS!

This is what the Freedom Factory needs!

Haven’t watched nascar in a long time but I still know this track is gonna be crazy with this repave

Wow what a process.

GREAT JOB BOYS!!!!!

@bigharrykochenbauls4567

2 жыл бұрын

You're not wong 👌

They should've just left it as a dirt track. That red Georgia clay looked good!

Great video. I hope Fontana does this type of video for its conversion to a half mile short track.

Good job AMS

I can not wait to see the racing on the new surface !!!

Some good looking crush under that lift y'all

This really puts into perspective how long those couple 1.5 miles really is.. watching cars zip around it for several hours makes the track look small..

Finalmente chegando o grande dia! 🏁🏎️

I can’t wait till nex month!

Gonna be an epic racetrack!

Went to a Hard Rock Cafe concert there in 1999 on my way from NZ to London. Good times

A track is needed to see who can steer left the best lol 🤣

No matter how well the new configuration of ATL motor speedway is I will always love the old asphalt.

@sicfrynut

2 жыл бұрын

i love the early 90's version. i was at the last race before the changeover.

There's going to be some fast and wild racing at Atlanta this season.

For tearing out the old asphalt, my 973 would've been able to hammer that out in no time. I excavate asphalt in back alleys frequently. Large track loaders are perfect for these types of jobs.

NASCAR would totally try to do this under yellow.

Track paving ASMR

Can't wait

can't wait for the iRacing re-scan!!!

Aww sweet, you turn left the entire race. Exciting.

This was more exciting than the actual racing

2:02 The earth itself started crying when the asphalt was being torn up

a lot of work but those guys did a great job this track looks faster now

Looking at the banking feels like your looking at the biggest ride in the park, wide open city 650 shesh it’s about to get real real interesting

Will the speedway be selling bits of the track like Daytona did during its repave? I managed to get a piece of the track cut into a Dale Earnhardt “3” as a gift from my dad and I would like to get a piece of Atlanta’s history.

@QueenLaQueeftah619

2 жыл бұрын

Shortly after they announced the repave they were giving away chunks of the track if you were a member of some club, which meant you had to purchase a ticket to every 2022 event at AMS.

@DevinEMILE

2 жыл бұрын

I'd Assume, Its pretty common. Hell i have a Brick from Kinnick stadium, Iowas football stadium, from the renovation in like 06

@wetsaltypickle

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of Cletus MacFarland and the freedom factory.

@EllaGP22

2 жыл бұрын

If you go to AMS’s website I believe there should be a link where you can buy some

@atlantamotorspeedway

2 жыл бұрын

We're including a complimentary piece of the old asphalt for Insiders Club members this year. The Insiders Club includes tickets to every NASCAR race at AMS and other great perks starting at $98: www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/events/insiders-club/ Speedway Children's Charities Atlanta is also selling jars of asphalt and even pieces of the old start/finish line to benefit children in need: www.speedwaycharities.org/events/atlanta/take-home-the-track/ Hope that helps!

Goodyear thanks you, man that place used to be rough on tires!

Great, you turned one of the best races of the year to another boring plate track, congrats.

The asphalt is thinner than on a german road in the middle of the countryside :D

Some dude is going to have an asphalt driveway put in at his house not realizing he has recycled millings from the Atlanta Motor Speedway in it.

Nice replace job Took the cup cars 20 laps to tear up the new pavement during the test session a few weeks ago

Still probably going to be one of the most volatile surfaces in Nascar for tires

I’d be very curious as to how much that entire process cost🤔

@robboz85

2 жыл бұрын

You’ve got your eyes on those metal wall bumpers. See how much it will cost to have it shipped over. Collaboration purposes “wink wink”.

@bobby2pistolz854

2 жыл бұрын

give or take about 4 dollars

@MineStrongth

2 жыл бұрын

From the looks of it, the winning bid was enough to pay for several new machines.

@DarkEnderPlayz

2 жыл бұрын

Atleast 1$

@chrisgooden9662

2 жыл бұрын

What ever you think it cost it's more

Alrighty now whens iRacing gonna get out there an scan this beast. Ready to do some racing!

Looks easy, glad it only took 13 minutes

good b roll clips

Anyone know how many tons of hot mix was put down..? I'm sure a certain percentage was recycled and put down again, just curious..

god I want go there so freaking bad, ever since I was a kid its been a dream....one day I will make it there with my kids to enjoy the real experience but for now TV will have to do.

@AmpUpDaleJr88

5 ай бұрын

It’s not the same as it was , been to every race since they changed it and it blows !!

I thought this was the Freedom Factory for a second and old Cleet went all out!

@5:49 I always wondered how they compacted on the banking. Bet that's a wild ride 🤣

@petegregory517

2 жыл бұрын

My aged neck and back is destroyed. Chiropractor appointment tomorrow, glad I watched it tonight.

Formula drift is going to be amazing!!!

Wanna see Indycar making a comeback at this track.

I know that a new surface was needed, but how many years of " follow the leader " are we going to have to go through?

this remind me when lighting fixing radiator spring

Good 👍

Did they use brand new asphalt or did they reuse the old ground up asphalt that was remixed ? Inquiring minds want to know. What does 17,000 tons convert to yardage for material ? Very interesting and well put together video. Thanks.

@michaelmaas5544

2 жыл бұрын

One cubic yard weighs about 2 tons

That first race is going to be sliiiick.

It's interesting to see how they redo the banked part of the track.

Good job. Was the banking changed at all? Maybe to a progressive banking? What is the degree of banking in the corners now at AMS?

Someone got a sweet contract to do this job!

4:06 "What's fascinating is that...." Now I really wanna know it

I noticed that there is old paint on the walls, might be old Winston signage?

i hope all these guys got a free ticket to the first race lol

Must be great to work on a project like

It's pretty killer to be able to watch Atlanta morph in a relatively quick amount of time. Hope this bird flies when it leaps off the cliff in the spring

I’d be curious to know, what happens to all the old safer barriers?

The track needed repaving which is a shame. It provided some awesome races and unbelievable finishes. I just hope it doesn't do to the racing what Bruton Smith did when he ruined Bristol. Not the first redo for Atlanta and I hope they got it right.

@Leatherface123.

2 жыл бұрын

What did he do to Bristol

@jimsachtjen119

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leatherface123. He ground down the track and created a two groove track. When he realized what a huge disaster it was they redid the top groove again to bring the cars further down. It was better but still not what made it what it was. Bristol was a one groove track and the only way to pass was if someone let you or you used the bump and run to move them. Side by side racing with green flag pit stops IS NOT BRISTOL. Now you have teams playing gas mileage strategies when there used to be too many cautions to even think about gas mileage. It was not about gas or the fastest car it was about the driver who was willing to out drive the rest. That's what made legends of Bristol out of guys like Waltrip and Rusty Wallace.

@Leatherface123.

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimsachtjen119 is it gonna be fixed?

@TheZillaman89

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leatherface123. If NASCAR is smart and they listen to the fans, perhaps so. I'd rather they go back to what worked for decades instead of what's happening now. Time will tell.

@jimsachtjen119

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leatherface123. No

Gonna miss the old one

Did they increase the banking or was it my imagination? How many yards of asphalt?

now if the asphalts hold will be the real test.

Es el mismo trabajo que se emplea en los circuitos de F1? Saludos desde Argentina

Goodness that's a lot of effort to drive in circles lol

Are the embankments steeper now? Nothing beats the look of a freshly paved smooth surface.

Dont miss this race

March can't come soon enough

That small compactor on the Banking is really scary