SPORTS AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES

[Bos2Nash]

Don't mind my commentary, but here is the green flag from this years race. With multiple lightning strikes and rain, we left the racetrack at 8pm (after getting there at 2pm). They subsequently restarted the race at 9pm and ran until about 11:30pm.

 

 

[Sean blackdog]

I can’t wait to see Big Machine. 

[markhollin]

F&M Bank Arena/Montgomery County Civic Center (6,200 capacity, attached Ford Ice Center) in Clarksville update: ice rinks being set in main coliseum and attached Ford Ice Center.
 

[markhollin]

Big Machine Music City Grand Prix update: more grandstands being erected than last year; fencing already set in sections.

[PruneTracy]

This is kind of premature but since it will be a frequent topic for the next couple of weeks I will post anyway. One of my bored-at-work projects over the past year has been working on a layout for a semi-permanent street circuit around the East Bank area. Thing is, I have not been bored at work for the past year, so all I have is a line drawing (although the background homework is done).

The idea is to create a semi-permanent circuit that consists of (mostly) public streets but has the geometry and permanent features approximating a permanent circuit. I completely ignored the East Bank study and did what I wanted to do with the PSC Metals site and the spine road (this one uses the existing streets and simply adds curves around Nissan Stadium). The corner complexes within PSC Metals and the parking lot near the Bridge Building are somewhat arbitrary but are based on redevelopments of the areas and some street realignments. It's overall less of an impact to the existing street network than shown in the East Bank study (meaning less money spent on utility relocation and realignments) but achieves the same core goals of recreating the street grid and producing a spine street.

But enough about dumb planners. Run clockwise at 2.42 miles and 14 corners / complexes this circuit:

• Is flat as a pancake and very long/fast for a street circuit;
• Has two major overtaking opportunities (Bridge Building and under KVB) and three more (first turn, through PSC site, under I-24) that should be pretty good;
• Can be split into one or two smaller circuits for support races;
• Provides plenty of areas for temporary and semi-permanent grandstand seating on public land but off ROW, including a race paddock building in front of Nissan Stadium;
• Does not touch any arterial street (namely KVB), leaving the major street grid intact and open through race weekends; and
• (most importantly) Provides the same vistas and feel of the existing circuit without being hot garbage for actual racing.

It's not NASCAR down Lower Broadway but I guess it will do.

[titanhog]

5 hours ago, PruneTracy said:

This is kind of premature but since it will be a frequent topic for the next couple of weeks I will post anyway. One of my bored-at-work projects over the past year has been working on a layout for a semi-permanent street circuit around the East Bank area. Thing is, I have not been bored at work for the past year, so all I have is a line drawing (although the background homework is done).

The idea is to create a semi-permanent circuit that consists of (mostly) public streets but has the geometry and permanent features approximating a permanent circuit. I completely ignored the East Bank study and did what I wanted to do with the PSC Metals site and the spine road (this one uses the existing streets and simply adds curves around Nissan Stadium). The corner complexes within PSC Metals and the parking lot near the Bridge Building are somewhat arbitrary but are based on redevelopments of the areas and some street realignments. It's overall less of an impact to the existing street network than shown in the East Bank study (meaning less money spent on utility relocation and realignments) but achieves the same core goals of recreating the street grid and producing a spine street.

But enough about dumb planners. Run clockwise at 2.42 miles and 14 corners / complexes this circuit:

• Is flat as a pancake and very long/fast for a street circuit;
• Has two major overtaking opportunities (Bridge Building and under KVB) and three more (first turn, through PSC site, under I-24) that should be pretty good;
• Can be split into one or two smaller circuits for support races;
• Provides plenty of areas for temporary and semi-permanent grandstand seating on public land but off ROW, including a race paddock building in front of Nissan Stadium;
• Does not touch any arterial street (namely KVB), leaving the major street grid intact and open through race weekends; and
• (most importantly) Provides the same vistas and feel of the existing circuit without being hot garbage for actual racing.

It's not NASCAR down Lower Broadway but I guess it will do.

Could you include a ramp and river jump?  That would make our race very unique. 

[Bos2Nash]

17 hours ago, PruneTracy said:

This is kind of premature but since it will be a frequent topic for the next couple of weeks I will post anyway. One of my bored-at-work projects over the past year has been working on a layout for a semi-permanent street circuit around the East Bank area. Thing is, I have not been bored at work for the past year, so all I have is a line drawing (although the background homework is done).

The idea is to create a semi-permanent circuit that consists of (mostly) public streets but has the geometry and permanent features approximating a permanent circuit. I completely ignored the East Bank study and did what I wanted to do with the PSC Metals site and the spine road (this one uses the existing streets and simply adds curves around Nissan Stadium). The corner complexes within PSC Metals and the parking lot near the Bridge Building are somewhat arbitrary but are based on redevelopments of the areas and some street realignments. It's overall less of an impact to the existing street network than shown in the East Bank study (meaning less money spent on utility relocation and realignments) but achieves the same core goals of recreating the street grid and producing a spine street.

But enough about dumb planners. Run clockwise at 2.42 miles and 14 corners / complexes this circuit:

• Is flat as a pancake and very long/fast for a street circuit;
• Has two major overtaking opportunities (Bridge Building and under KVB) and three more (first turn, through PSC site, under I-24) that should be pretty good;
• Can be split into one or two smaller circuits for support races;
• Provides plenty of areas for temporary and semi-permanent grandstand seating on public land but off ROW, including a race paddock building in front of Nissan Stadium;
• Does not touch any arterial street (namely KVB), leaving the major street grid intact and open through race weekends; and
• (most importantly) Provides the same vistas and feel of the existing circuit without being hot garbage for actual racing.

It's not NASCAR down Lower Broadway but I guess it will do.

This looks like a fourth US based F1 race.

[markhollin]

Nashville sports event economic impact rebounds post-pandemic. The just-completed fiscal year has area sporting economy almost back to pre-pandemic levels.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/07/22/report-sporting-event-economic-impact-on-nashville.html

[markhollin]

Big Machine Music City Grand Prix update: more grandstands being erected.

 

[markhollin]

Nashville is reported to be the frontrunner to host the 2023 NHL Draft. It was last held here in 2003.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/preds/nashville-reported-frontrunner-to-host-2023-nhl-draft/article_e34cb0a0-0dfa-11ed-ade9-af6b505feab7.html

[Sean blackdog]

Yesterday morning from SKY5. 

[PaulChinetti]

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

Nashville is reported to be the frontrunner to host the 2023 NHL Draft. It was last held here in 2003.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/preds/nashville-reported-frontrunner-to-host-2023-nhl-draft/article_e34cb0a0-0dfa-11ed-ade9-af6b505feab7.html

Oh man, quite the different experience downtown from then to now!

[Sean blackdog]

Today this evening. 
I’m at Nissan Stadium for Summer Slam 2022 

[markhollin]

Big Machine Music City Grand Prix update:  More fencing up on west side of river around the KVB/Hermitage Ave./1st Ave. South interchange.
 

[markhollin]

Everything you need to know about the Music City Grand Prix this weekend at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/motor/2022/08/03/indycar-nashville-what-to-know-music-city-grand-prix-parking-concerts-tickets-2022/10167945002/


And at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/08/03/big-machine-music-city-grand-prix-returns-for-seco.html

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning from SKY5. 
 

[titanhog]

On 7/30/2022 at 7:00 PM, Sean blackdog said:

Today this evening. 
I’m at Nissan Stadium for Summer Slam 2022 

Anyone else find it humorous that there’s a tiny little ring in the middle of a huge football stadium packed with people who can only see what’s happening on a big screen?

[Sean blackdog]

I Forget more pic. Last Saturday night SummerSlam 2022. 

 

[donNdonelson2]

I have new neighbors (young couple from “up north” he in medical residency, she in financial biz) who went to the Summer Slam. They told me they had a BLAST! The guy grew up with brothers and was a WWF fan, she didn’t know what WWF was. They seem to be enjoying a lot of what Nashville offers!

[Bos2Nash]

15 hours ago, titanhog said:

Anyone else find it humorous that there’s a tiny little ring in the middle of a huge football stadium packed with people who can only see what’s happening on a big screen?

I agree. Then again it is not for me. I also don't spend 100's of dollars on tickets to go see concerts with a small stage (relative to the field) and I can only see the musicians via the large screens

[PaulChinetti]

1 hour ago, Bos2Nash said:

I agree. Then again it is not for me. I also don't spend 100's of dollars on tickets to go see concerts with a small stage (relative to the field) and I can only see the musicians via the large screens

More about the experience. We went to the Vols game at Bristol and it was not very good for watching the actual game, but it was pretty awesome. 

Once was enough though, for sure. 

[smeagolsfree]

24 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

More about the experience. We went to the Vols game at Bristol and it was not very good for watching the actual game, but it was pretty awesome. 

Once was enough though, for sure. 

I could not imagine as I have driven in the track there. I think the infield is big enough to have two football games at once.

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning from SKY5. 

[Bos2Nash]

23 minutes ago, Sean blackdog said:

The pit road exit is still a real head scratcher to me. The fact the race track must slow down for a chicane (red line) while the pitting cars have a straight shot out ()blue line) is just weird and should be kind of the opposite. Last year there was an issue with a wreck in the similar area and the cars that pitted had to be stopped because they would've beaten the pace car and cars that remained on track. 

[PaulChinetti]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

I could not imagine as I have driven in the track there. I think the infield is big enough to have two football games at once.

They did a giga-photo during it which was also pretty cool finding yourself in the crowd.