12-08-2018, 03:19 PM
200,000 tons of concrete were used for the track surface after 350,000 cubic yards of earth was removed. Due to the risk of winter frosts the concreting was not started 'til mid March '07 yet completed by June that year. Whilst not a civil engineer, I expect the techniques used in the laying were not up to modern standards. This shows up in early photographs of the track surface where you can clearly see the joins, but looking smart. The paddock area however seems to have been a very roughed and patched surface.