RogueTrooper[TK] Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 You have to read about the movie review that they found in the sinkhole ...Thought you would get a laugh. Copied and pasted from a News website covering a sinkhole at the Charlotte Motor Speedway: CABARRUS COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - Crews working to fill a sinkhole that has developed in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway have discovered a few relics of the past dating back more than 30 years. The sinkhole developed on the backstretch side near one of the camping areas according to Scott Cooper, vice president of communications at the speedway. (Click here to view a live web cam from the CMS infield) The sinkhole is in an area that was built over a landfill. The hole developed Friday night following all of the rain last week from remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole. The sinkhole is the result of a deteriorated pipe that was installed underneath the landfill about 35 feet below the surface of the ground. The sinkhole, however, does not affect the 1.5-mile racetrack. During the dig to find the damaged pipe, workers found a copy of "The Charlotte News" newspaper dated July 16, 1977. The headline on the paper was "North Korea Releases Crewman" and focused on a surviving American military pilot and the bodies of three crewman whose helicopter was shot down over communist territory. The paper also contained a movie review of "Star Wars" which was released in theatres of May that year. The article highlighted a relatively unknown actor who the author said may have a bigger and brighter future ahead of him. That actor was Harrison Ford. During the dig on Wednesday, crews also found a clear, 2 liter Coca-Cola bottle and step ladder. On Tuesday, speedway officials said crews had replaced one section of the deteriorated drainage pipe. "We've still got three more new sections of pipe measuring 4 feet tall and 20 feet long to go," Cooper said. "We're in a race now before the race to get it fixed at this rate." The next step will involve backfilling the dirt and repaving part of the infield road track before the race next Friday. Cooper says the repairs should not affect the Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race on Oct. 15, or the Bank of America Sprint Cup Series race on Oct. 16. Click here for ticket information for the races. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicsouders Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I wonder how the paper survived in that wetish environment? Cool though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueTrooper[TK] Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I wonder how the paper survived in that wetish environment? Cool though! I'm guessing it was strong with the Force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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