Live from Maple Grove Raceway - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals

cicero819 · 10-01-2011, 07:57 PM

This is what Maple Grove need to invest in to stop water saturation in the sportsman pits area, it's call a tile drainage system, a sort of "plumbing" is installed below the surface of agricultural fields, effectively consisting of a network of below-ground pipes that allow subsurface water to move out from between soil particles and into the tile line. Water flowing through tile lines is often ultimately deposited into surface water points—lakes, streams, and rivers—located at a lower elevation than the source. Water enters the tile line either via the gaps between tile sections, in the case of older tile designs, or through small perforations in modern plastic tile.

Soil type greatly affects the efficacy of tile systems, and dictates the extent to which the area must be tiled to ensure sufficient drainage. Sandier soils will need little, if any, additional drainage, whereas soils with high clay contents will hold their water tighter, requiring tile lines to be placed closer together. This problem has happened in the past and will happen in again, why not invest a small amoun of money now to stop having this problem every couple of years. Or change the race to a week after the U.S. National. In a business the size of NHRA, you would think that someone would have the brain or at least heard the old saying " to make money you have to spend money"!!! Just my two cents. Claude

10-01-2011, 07:57 PM	#11
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,086 Likes: 31 Liked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove Raceway - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals This is what Maple Grove need to invest in to stop water saturation in the sportsman pits area, it's call a tile drainage system, a sort of "plumbing" is installed below the surface of agricultural fields, effectively consisting of a network of below-ground pipes that allow subsurface water to move out from between soil particles and into the tile line. Water flowing through tile lines is often ultimately deposited into surface water points—lakes, streams, and rivers—located at a lower elevation than the source. Water enters the tile line either via the gaps between tile sections, in the case of older tile designs, or through small perforations in modern plastic tile. Soil type greatly affects the efficacy of tile systems, and dictates the extent to which the area must be tiled to ensure sufficient drainage. Sandier soils will need little, if any, additional drainage, whereas soils with high clay contents will hold their water tighter, requiring tile lines to be placed closer together. This problem has happened in the past and will happen in again, why not invest a small amoun of money now to stop having this problem every couple of years. Or change the race to a week after the U.S. National. In a business the size of NHRA, you would think that someone would have the brain or at least heard the old saying " to make money you have to spend money"!!! Just my two cents. Claude Last edited by cicero819; 10-01-2011 at 08:08 PM.