Donbecker Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0305champ0305.html"This week's tests are designed to gauge whether the sound barriers that race officials are using will muffle the roar of the high-performance engines as the race cars whip past a Maricopa County 911 emergency call center near First Avenue and Madison Street."The street closures will start at midnight tonight and continue until 5 p.m. Tuesday on:• Central Avenue from Madison to Lincoln streets. • First Avenue from Jefferson to Lincoln streets• Madison Street from First Street to Third Avenue. The tests will take place at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Champ officials.Each test will take about 20 minutes and local access will be available between the road tests.During the three-phase test, cars will:• Begin on First Avenue at Buchanan Street and head north, turning onto Madison Street at about 50 mph and proceed east to First Street.• Begin under the pedestrian overpass that crosses Madison Street and accelerate on Madison, stopping midblock between Central Avenue and First Street.• At the intersection of First Avenue and Madison Street, the race cars will momentarily rev their engines, then continue down Madison to cool down.Man, I have to figure out a way to be down there...that would be sweet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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