New Seats for Sears Point
The first rows of seats have been installed in the hillside area above Turn 2 onthe road course. Approximately 34,000 of these seats will be ready for the 2001racing season alongside Turns 2-4. An additional 30,000 terraced seats will beconstructed above Turns 8-9 during Phase Two of the project, which will beginfollowing the 2001 racing season.
The two-year project is scheduled to be fully complete by the 2002 racingseason.
The seats will provide fans will extensive space comforts. Each seat will be 24inches wide, a full 33-percent wider than the average bleacher seat (18 inches).Moreover, there will be nearly four feet of leg room in front of each seat (43inches). The seats alongside Turns 2-4 will also offer fans a breathtaking viewof virtually the entire road course, with the exception of Turns 3a and 11.
The project just completed its third month and crews have moved more than threemillion cubic yards of dirt. In addition, 25 tons of drain rock has been used,as well as three miles of drain pipe.
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