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The Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) has hosted racing events of all types for more than 60 years. But it was time for a change. The racetrack was last paved in 1997, so track officials decided to get radical. Not only did they decide on fresh paving, but also to increase the banking at the track from 24 to 28 degrees, providing the potential for the racetrack to be one of the fastest in the country. The new racetrack will be a little more than 1.5 mi. around and narrower than the previous configuration from 56 to 42 ft. A total of 70,000 to 125,000 spectators will be able to view the races, depending on the layout of the track. While the emphasis at the track is speed, speed and more speed, the emphasis on the rebuild was precision and a deliberate pace. While a normal paving machine might pave 3 mi. of flat road in a day, workers at the AMS were happy to get
halfway around the banked area of the track in a day (approximately 750 tons of asphalt). The reason is that the banking of the track, which makes high-speed racing possible, makes paving work almost impossible. Vehicles of any type that are not traveling at high speeds are naturally pulled downhill by gravity. Workers on the track find it exhausting just standing on the embankment for more than a short time. These problems are nothing new for John Rauer, division manager of Eurovia Atlantic Coast dba as Sunmount Paving. He has supervised the construction of 13 racetracks in his career, including the last paving at AMS. The excavation at the track began shortly after July 4. Rauer gathered his paving team of approximately 20 people to start their piece of the job around Labor Day and finished in early December. Sunmount’s paving team began its rounds with the paving
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machine at the top of the track, held in place by a metal beam anchored to a crane at the bottom of the track. On most days, the pavers and rollers were secured by the crane or a bulldozer, enabling the workers to inch along and build a quality pavement. Workers fed the asphalt into the paver from the crane located at the bottom of the track. “There’s some engineering that went into the process, but much of it was trial and error,” Rauer admitted. “We had to fabricate something new almost every week to make the process better or easier. Even with the paver anchored, the paver would slip sometimes. So, we had to make many adjustments.” After laying down a cement-treated layer at a depth of 6 in., the paving team laid down a 2-in. drainage layer, then see AMS page 6
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APWA’s Georgia Chapter Holds Annual Equipment Show
T Tractor & Equipment Co. (TEC) has been an exhibitor at this show for all 37 years of the show’s existence. (L-R) are Jon Lake of TEC, Amelia Reynolds of Fecon, and Joseph Roberts, Frazier Shoults and Daniel Evans, all of TEC.
he Georgia Chapter of APWA (American Public Works Association) held its annual mid-winter equipment show at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Ga., on Feb. 8. This marked the show’s 37th year in existence after its humble inaugural beginnings in a small barn at Macon’s Central City Park in the mid 1980’s. Five companies have exhibited in all 37 shows: Wastebuilt-Consolidated Disposal; Adams Equipment Co.; Peach State Truck Centers; Reynolds Warren Equipment; and Tractor & Equipment Co. Trucks, equipment, tooling and services from Georgia dealers and national manufacturers were on display providing the ultimate opportunity for attendees to gain more information and to see what products are available to make their city and county operations more productive and efficient. The show also provided an ongoing forum of continued networking and engagement of APWA members and sponsors. CEG
At the Briggs JCB outdoor exhibit, JCB’s Tyler Peterson (R) provides a machine walkaround of a JCB 270T compact track loader for a couple of public works representatives.
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(L-R): Todd Bennett, Alan Wilbert and John Edwards of Cowin Equipment Co. had their Takeuchi and Hitachi products featured in an outdoor exhibit space.
The venue for the annual APWA equipment show was the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
Environmental Products Group occupied the largest exhibitor space —5,000 sq. ft. with nine specialized trucks — and brought a large group of representatives, including (L-R) Casey Meechan, Alec Thompson, Joe LaGanke, APWA Show Director Steve Pettis, Chris Haase, Danny Manning, Chris Vanderhof and Mike Putney.
Show director, Steve Pettis (R) talks with the APWA’s newest show exhibitor, Brandon Gray of Aqua Engineers, based in Austell, Ga.
Spotlighting the unique Mecalac machines in the Reynolds Warren Equipment exhibit area (L-R) are Patrick Dwyer, Bill Chaney, Brian Meissen, Tyler Davis, Steve Young and Adam Cope.
One of the “front & center” exhibitors, Adams Equipment Co. Inc. combined its company’s promotional efforts with the help of representatives from Vac-Con and including (L-R) Jody Purdy of VacCon; Bryan Gardner, Adams Equipment; Mike Selby, Vac-Con; and Tim Conger, Adams Equipment.
Representatives from Peach State Truck Centers displaying some of their company’s offerings included Joshua Little (L) and Alex Guyton.
SANY dealers unite with their manufacturer at the show with a great looking mini-excavator display and representation including (L-R) Brad Formby, Atlantic Coastal Equipment; Gwen Eckersen, Perry Brothers Equipment; Tom Schanz, SANY America; Katy Brimlow, SANY America; John Aspinwall, Perry Brothers Equipment; Robin Lockard, Central Atlanta Tractor; and Brady Fitzpatrick, SANY America.
(L-R): Mike Pereny, Daniele Fraron and Larry Katzer, manufacturer representatives of ENERGREEN, displayed some new and unique machines that many show attendees were seeing for the first time.
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ER Snell Races to Finish Line at AMS AMS from page 1
built a final 2-in. lift of 9.5 mm granite stone. The mix was similar to a standard Superpave used on most Georgia interstates but tweaked with an 82-22 oil. The stone used was coarser than for most projects, enabling the tires to get more friction and grip the track better at high speeds. Creating Friction On Track ER Snell’s asphalt plant produced the mix at its Stockbridge location, about 20 mi. from the speedway.
Multiple construction crews were tasked with upgrading the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Asphalt is composed of stone and liquid asphalt. For this project, track officials wanted a mixture that was stiffer than ordinary paving. “The liquid asphalt is a product that is the glue that holds everything together,” said Robbie Robinson, senior technical services manager of Associated Asphalt. “NASCAR cars have tires that create a lot of friction on the wearing surface. A stiffer mix is going to be more durable than a typical asphalt used on a highway.” Building a smooth road is important in racetrack paving. While a slight bump in the road is not a big deal when paving an interstate or a city street, bumps on a racetrack where cars are traveling over 150 mph can create major problems. “We take smoothness seriously,” said Rauer. “We have a special grinder that we built ourselves to take care of the occasional localized bump. Our people use the saw blades to grind out the bump.” The equipment used in the paving process was standard: a Vogele paver with a fixed screed, Hamm rollers, Komatsu bulldozers and a Link-Belt crane. Drivers Utilizing Surface Drivers liked what they felt as they have hurtled around the new track in trial runs. Kurt Busch, who competes full time in the NASCAR Cup Series, has won four times at this racetrack. He was impressed by the new configuration. “It was exciting to be in a different environment, but yet here at Atlanta Motor Speedway,” said Busch. “It’s completely changed with the banking and the fresh asphalt. The drive had a lot of excitement in anticipation of how the track
Despite the challenges on the high-banked turns, workers were able to achieve compaction using normal rollers.
would feel.” Busch and his competitors will test the track for real for the Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 on March 20. “Once we got out there in a group, the pace picked up by over a second having the cars draft together,” said Busch of his trial run. “There’s a lot of speed and it’s amplified more than what we expected when we have cars drafting with each other.” By then, Rauer and the Sunmount paving team will be sitting in their easy chairs watching the race knowing that this new marvel did not come easily. “The best days on projects like this are the first day and the last day,” he joked. “After paving a racetrack with a new challenge every day, paving on normal flat ground almost feels boring. It’s very satisfying, however, to watch the races and know that our team played such an important part in this process.” CEG
APWA Holds Successful 37th Annual Show in Perry, Ga. APWA from page 4
Border Equipment’s Brad Nuss (C) and Chuck Abney (R) talk with a group of public works professionals about their Case product offerings.
Providing a comprehensive demo of a Vermeer product at the outside exhibit area is Curt Kopacek, Vermeer Southeast underground sales rep.
Representing and discussing the Cat products at the Yancey Bros. Co. display were (L-R) Tyler Ward, Blake Wittenberg, Trey Duke, Chad Skinner, Landon Holcombe, Nick Bova and Robert Rogers.
Keeping attendees up on the newest offerings from Kubota are Lashley Kubota’s Mark Polchlopek (L) and Kubota turf product specialist Matt Sobotka.
A big group from Flint Equipment Co. was out promoting their Deere products. (L-R) are Steven Anthony, Kerry Glass, Chris Gales, Jay Harrell, Todd Goble, Jay Klees, Jamie Ogle, Jake Russell and Mathew Kiggins.
(L-R): Edwin Haley, Andrew Abernathy and David Yancey of Mason Tractor Co. rolled in with a great looking Bandit Industries display of equipment.
Doing their final early morning booth set up of various manufacturers tooling, including Doosan Portable Power products, are Ron Key (L) and Terry Jackson of Air Compressor Sales Inc.
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