OT - NASCAR racing in Grant Park next year when we might be playing in Solider Field?

[Eurocat]

Chicago NASCAR Race Will Take Over Most Of Grant Park For Two Weeks, Report Says

DOWNTOWN — Mayor Lori Lightfoot's partnership to bring NASCAR to Chicago's Downtown streets will overtake Grant Park for two weeks next year, a new report

blockclubchicago.org

 

[NUCat320]

Chicago NASCAR Race Will Take Over Most Of Grant Park For Two Weeks, Report Says

DOWNTOWN — Mayor Lori Lightfoot's partnership to bring NASCAR to Chicago's Downtown streets will overtake Grant Park for two weeks next year, a new report

blockclubchicago.org

It’d be a crazy change if NU were playing between June 22 and July 5.

 

[Hungry Jack]

Some guys, they just give up living
Start down little by little, piece by piece
Some guys come home from work and wash up
And go racing in the streets

 

[Eurocat]

It’d be a crazy change if NU were playing between June 22 and July 5.

I didn't mean we would be playing on those days LOL!, I'm just wondering if about all the wear and tear and if it's a good for the Park as a whole. It would be one helluva spectacle though!

 

[FeralFelidae]

What exactly am I supposed to be watching during a NASCAR race? I guess the pure power of the engines as the cars drive by would make an impression, but it seems like it would get boring after a few hundred laps.

 

[BosCat]

Are we sure about 2023? This was a passing note in the Athletic article about NU's season - talking about opener:

"This year’s contest is a “home” game for Northwestern, which should bode well even though it isn’t at Ryan Field, where the program will likely call home for the next two seasons before a teardown and reconstruction begin."

Fortuna seems to think it's after '23 for new RF. Given where things are at, not too odd a comment.

 

[Catslash]

No conflict unless the season moves up two months

 

[phatcat]

Are we sure about 2023? This was a passing note in the Athletic article about NU's season - talking about opener:

"This year’s contest is a “home” game for Northwestern, which should bode well even though it isn’t at Ryan Field, where the program will likely call home for the next two seasons before a teardown and reconstruction begin."

Fortuna seems to think it's after '23 for new RF. Given where things are at, not too odd a comment.

Shhh. I finally moved back to the Midwest and am using the reno to say I want to go to as many games as possible in the old stadium