Racing Towards a Sustainable Future
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Abstract
The premier series for dirt track racing (World of Outlaws) has 174 races in
31 states across the country each year. With each race comes different fans, drivers,
and crew members to these individual communities. While there are many assets
that comes with these nights there is also ways that these moments can be more
sustainable and provide a better overall experience for those involved. My project
will address the concerns that come with dirt track racing across the country by
improving upon the existing speedway facilities and installing new lodging and
shop spaces on the site. The challenges with these designs will be: how to make the
additions multipurpose for different uses of the facility throughout the year, how to
develop a plan for other speedways to utilize more sustainable strategies, and how
to tie each design element together. The question to be asked in this project is “How
could dirt track racing become a more sustainable endeavor while providing a more
positive user experience overall.”