At the Track

We'll note happenings at the national and local levels of racing.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Live in concert, on an HD screen at the track



The High-Def screen at Charlotte Motor Speedway is good for more than just racing – you can see live concerts on it, too.

The photo above was taken the May day the screen was unveiled. It's shot from the grandstand at the start-finish line of the track. You can see how big it is in perspective to the folks on pit road in front of us, and the screen is on the backstretch (the other side) of the track. Photos below were taken from the same seats using a 3X zoom on a Casio Exlim camera.

If you are an Avett Brothers fan, their July 9 sold-out concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre will be shown live by satellite.

Here’s the deal. You get the ticket today or tomorrow and it’s only $10. Then, they go up to $15 until the day before the show. And day of show is going to cost you $20. Living the Charlotte area, you can walk up to the ticket office, outside there, you can call 1-800-455-FANS (3267).

Or, you can watch it live on your itty-bitty 19-inch computer screen with a digital ticket from iclips.net.

Serious fans would gladly travel 5 hours for a concert, right? Folks drive 5 hours to a race there. Same principle.

Really, this screen is amazing. It’s, well, see for yourself.



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