I did this for 2 years for fun. This is my 3rd year now and it is taking a toll on my business. Last year I was unable to control my construction site with a tight hand while dabling all over the Country with GrandAm. Just need to concentrate on my stuff and do my own racing this year more than last. Also our team needs to make some changes to get top10 competitive and I don't see that happening. So I can put as much effort into it as I want and control the guys during the race as much as I want but we will always be having the same problems that will prevent us from reaching higher goals.
This prose is pretty remarkable. I don't know whether to laugh or wince, but I do agree and like the last sentence... http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=246197&FS=ALMS-LEMANS
same as on their website - pretty good ! ! Can't wait for the next "real race" - I'm not a big fan of "street racing" - prefer the real circuits. Carol
Just a couple of corrections here. Sebring was built in the WW II era. There were no B52's ever on those runways. The place was built for B17 and B29 prop driven bombers not jet bombers or airliners. There is no way in the world that they are 3'-6' think. Six feet of concrete will support a multi-story building. I know because I build them. The front stright is a former taxi way not a runway and may be 24" thick, but that's about it. That being said, I've driven at race speeds many times around 17 and it is a wild ride.
I know it's getting off topic but I saw the taxi-way at Griffiss AFB (another bomber base) torn up 20 years ago. The conctete is at least 3 ft thick, it could have been 4ft or 5ft....the hole they made when they replace a square was 8-10 deep, several ft of gravel then rebar welded to the surounding slabs (I think for grounding) then concrete. I couldn't believe how thick it was....but a plane has a lot of pounds per sqin when it rolls by. The fighters I worked on where something like 35000 lbs with only 3 small (2ft dia by 8in wide maybe) tires at 600psi air pressure.
My bad...I am not up to snuff on the "B's" It was built for heavy duty bombers though and was specifically designed to handle those aircraft. Whatever Bs they are. I am pretty sure it was more than 24inches and I realize what you are saying, because I built them as well as my main business . We poured 3ft footings for a single story warehouse. 5ft deep by 9ft wide to hold the center of the steel truss roof. Remember, Sebring is built on sand. There is actually a famouns sand dune just outside of the track within 1/2 Mile towards town. I will research that...now I am intrigued.
When have ethics and winning ever gone hand in hand? People seem to forget that. You can win, or you can do the "right thing". Racing is about winning, period.
I hate to be a jerk about this but at least it will clear things up, this is from the Portland Cement Association’s website… In 1942, at the beginning of World War II, 93 million sq yd (74 million sq m) of airfield pavement was placed in the United States as the country mobilized to get planes airborne. At that time, 6 in. (15 cm) deep concrete pavements were the norm, but heavier airplanes created the need to increase concrete runway pavement depth to 12 in. (30 cm) thick. Eventually, engineers specified runway pavements as thick as 24 in. (60 cm) to accommodate heavy loads imposed by larger aircraft. The addition of more wheels to these airplanes, which better distributed the loads on the pavement, reduced the pavement depth required to 12 in. (30 cm) in the late 1940s. http://www.cement.org/pavements/pv_cp_airports.asp The first of Sebring's runways were built in 1941 according to the airport's website. Therefore using the info above it would mean the thinkness is 6" -12".
Well there you have it... That feels exactly how far you move to the left each and every time you hit those bumps in 17...
