© 2023, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press launch issued By New Jersey Motorsports Park:
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Section 1 of the Thunderbolt Raceway Observe Repave Mission
Repaving Mission Underway on the Traditional Highway-Racing Circuit
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Section 1 of the two-phase multi-year challenge continues on the building workforce finishes the bottom paving. As the bottom cures, the contractor will proceed to confirm grades, conduct smoothness driving assessments and proof rolling. The aim is to guarantee perfection within the base layer.
Subsequent, they are going to start clearing the bushes behind Flip 1 and work on increasing the gravel pit starting at Flip 1.
Nonetheless to come back is the laying of the monitor floor and chicanes over the bottom floor and a pair of” on pit lane. That is the essential step! After curing, there will probably be one other spherical and smoothness and density testing.
Parts of the curbing will probably be eliminated and renovated. The profile of Flip 1 will probably be altered barely with the apex curbing positioned additional inside, making the most of the unused house and pavement at that time of the flip.
The asphalt and concrete work will probably be accomplished by Thanksgiving. The brand new monitor base and floor will probably be allowed to remedy from December by February.
The ultimate touches and line portray will probably be carried out late in February, and Thunderbolt will reopen for regular enterprise operations in early March, 2024.
Section 2 – the addition of two new various course configurations contained in the basic Thunderbolt circuit – has been rescheduled for after the 2024 season.
