QCS wrote:

ProsecutorMilesEdgeworth wrote:

QCS wrote:

Why bother with North Wilkesboro when you could use Charlotte Motor Speedway?

 
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a bit too big. With North Wilkesboro, you can put the rink in the garage area and can be somewhat visible all around, like what Bristol did with the football field. Or better yet, the other option I had was Bowman-Grey, but there’s very little room for seat additions.

I don't know, you could put the rink in the green between the Finish Line and Pit Row, with the grandstands behind it serving as seats. The massive screen over the backstretch would help a lot. Wilkesboro would probably be easier but it's in the middle of nowhere. The closest big-ish municipality is Winston-Salem, 50 minutes away. Not to mention infrastructure, CMS is already built to have the parking lots for large sporting events. There is no way you could get 30,000+ people parked near Wilkesboro Speedway without paving over farmland right next to it. Alternatively, there's the Dirt Track and zMax Dragway as part of the Charlotte Motor Speedway complex. 

Edit: The reason Bristol worked so well is because it's a short track, only like .5 miles long around. Charlotte (and every close track) is about 1.5 miles long, making seeing from all around tough. Maybe temporary grandstands could be built in the road course area?

 
My thought was to bring hockey to NASCAR’s roots, and since North Wilkesboro is a historic track that’s been around since the beginning of NASCAR,  plus the people of North Wilkesboro and some NASCAR drivers  really want the track restored to its former glory. I think it could be a sleeper hit to bring hockey to the grassroots of stock car racing. Plus it’s just a bit bigger than Bristol, at .625 miles, which makes fans seeing the action without the need of temporary seats much more manageable.

Addendum: The road course area can’t really get the temp bleachers close enough, I’d say put temp bleachers on the legends track in the infield if I wanted to use CMS.

Last edited by ProsecutorMilesEdgeworth (4/18/2020 6:19 pm)

ProsecutorMilesEdgeworth wrote:

QCS wrote:

ProsecutorMilesEdgeworth wrote:

 
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a bit too big. With North Wilkesboro, you can put the rink in the garage area and can be somewhat visible all around, like what Bristol did with the football field. Or better yet, the other option I had was Bowman-Grey, but there’s very little room for seat additions.

I don't know, you could put the rink in the green between the Finish Line and Pit Row, with the grandstands behind it serving as seats. The massive screen over the backstretch would help a lot. Wilkesboro would probably be easier but it's in the middle of nowhere. The closest big-ish municipality is Winston-Salem, 50 minutes away. Not to mention infrastructure, CMS is already built to have the parking lots for large sporting events. There is no way you could get 30,000+ people parked near Wilkesboro Speedway without paving over farmland right next to it. Alternatively, there's the Dirt Track and zMax Dragway as part of the Charlotte Motor Speedway complex. 

Edit: The reason Bristol worked so well is because it's a short track, only like .5 miles long around. Charlotte (and every close track) is about 1.5 miles long, making seeing from all around tough. Maybe temporary grandstands could be built in the road course area?

 
My thought was to bring hockey to NASCAR’s roots, and since North Wilkesboro is a historic track that’s been around since the beginning of NASCAR, plus the people of North Wilkesboro and some NASCAR drivers really want the track restored to its former glory. I think it could be a sleeper hit to bring hockey to the grassroots of stock car racing. Plus it’s just a bit bigger than Bristol, at .625 miles, which makes fans seeing the action without the need of temporary seats much more manageable.

Addendum: The road course area can’t really get the temp bleachers close enough, I’d say put temp bleachers on the legends track in the infield if I wanted to use CMS.

I get your inspiration, it's just unfortunate that Wilkesboro isn't practical enough for a big sporting event like this would theoretically be. Of course, the first Strictly Stock race was held in Charlotte, near the airport. In the end, it's your proposal, but I personally believe CMS would be better. Maybe even Martinsville could work?

Okay in regards of the media market thing, I think Boston has just as much claim to the northern parts of Vermont and New Hampshire as well as Maine but if any team would have a claim on Maine, it'd more accurately be Halifax.

Winter - Crystal Classic (for the Crystal Cup)
Stadium - UltraIce Series
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Darknes wrote:

I've got Alumni Stadium, Harvard Stadium for Option 1
Could do something on the Commons for Option 2
I'm sure the Rovers would be involved in any match in Ireland..

Dude. With the heavy Scottish influence in Halifax and the natural connection between our cities, a game in Ireland or Scotland would be absolutely phenomenal.

Please reserve my special event for Paris. I love to face Montreal in Parc De Princes, thank you very much!