Why There’s No Talladega Night(s) Races

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  • @thespacejumper1164
    @thespacejumper1164 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1123

    A talledega night race would go so hard I wish it would happen

    • @number1musichater430
      @number1musichater430 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      At least we can experience it in video games.

    • @Imthemotion._
      @Imthemotion._ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m saying ☄️☄️☄️

    • @DaleDenton-ov5pg
      @DaleDenton-ov5pg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It would be absolutely lame as hell. The only good night races are short tracks.

    • @sudsysutherland359
      @sudsysutherland359 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@DaleDenton-ov5pg~ I’d have to disagree with you on that one because the Daytona Pepsi 400 is awesome under the lights which is pretty much the same track as Talladega but a bit smaller & 2 degrees less banking than Talladega.

    • @pickledillbois
      @pickledillbois 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@DaleDenton-ov5pgthat's far from the truth

  • @jonathonevans1883
    @jonathonevans1883 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +125

    You can race Talladega Night(s) on NASCAR Thunder 2003

    • @RenanYTkkm
      @RenanYTkkm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And in NASCAR PSP Too

  • @iLikePlanez
    @iLikePlanez 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +564

    If they had a night race there would be:
    4 flips,
    15 cars over the wall,
    And the whole field in the big one

    • @kl5_racing251
      @kl5_racing251 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Lol

    • @donovanj0623
      @donovanj0623 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Fr

    • @Jason1Pa
      @Jason1Pa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I'd be buying a ticket😅

    • @iLikePlanez
      @iLikePlanez 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Jason1Pa same bruh

    • @ladderkicker
      @ladderkicker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Bullshit

  • @NotMattyDYT
    @NotMattyDYT 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +237

    At least we can race Talladega at night in the EA games

    • @Mister_Matt_X
      @Mister_Matt_X 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yup...

    • @jermaineboyd6594
      @jermaineboyd6594 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      True that

    • @Eman_1087
      @Eman_1087 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Talladega infield

  • @1972lesteryan
    @1972lesteryan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    Being from Talladega Co. you are spot on about the power grid. When I was a growing up in the 80's ,if it was to snow which doesn't happen much in Alabama we would be with out power for al least a week and I'm talking about a light snow. Maybe one to two inches of snow

    • @Bizz4r2m0ke
      @Bizz4r2m0ke 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah but in reality Alabama Power and the Southern Power Co has all the necessary equipment to make it happen. Its just a matter of if Nascar deems it a reasonable necessity to make more money. Personally i think they would make more money if they did a Dega night race. Also id like to add the only reason i know they have the equipment is because im from Tuscaloosa so I've seen half the stuff they let TPD use.

    • @1972lesteryan
      @1972lesteryan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Bizz4r2m0ke I'm not disputing that one bit. But it's their job not the states job

    • @Bizz4r2m0ke
      @Bizz4r2m0ke 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@1972lesteryan i always thought all the southeastern states were all owned by an umbrella corporation

    • @1972lesteryan
      @1972lesteryan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Bizz4r2m0ke maybe so

    • @jonpitts1978
      @jonpitts1978 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Typical person from Alabama not having a clue what your talking about. Snow knocks out power because all power lines in bum fuck Alabama are above ground hanging off poles it has nothing to do with power infrastructure needed to power lights at a stadium. Thanks from reminding us though

  • @johnvandeventer8668
    @johnvandeventer8668 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    I wish they did, but I understand why they don’t

  • @hi_im_sota
    @hi_im_sota 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    Your tellin me they can’t get some industrial generators in?

    • @Waddle_Dee_With_Internet
      @Waddle_Dee_With_Internet 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It wouldn’t be cheap to operate and cause massive pollution

    • @hi_im_sota
      @hi_im_sota 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      @@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet yeah cuz NASCARs number one priority is the environment

    • @angus4202
      @angus4202 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet you sound incredibly stupid

    • @itz_jacoby3
      @itz_jacoby3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Waddle_Dee_With_Internet😭
      Waddle your ass on outta here with your polution shit 😭

    • @jefferygordon24
      @jefferygordon24 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@hi_im_sota😂😂😂😂

  • @Lucas_inTheLIGHT
    @Lucas_inTheLIGHT 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +117

    Talladega county really gave up their entire power grid so Nascar could run a Talladega road course in the EA games💀

    • @goldplayz9594
      @goldplayz9594 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's so over for Talladega kids doing their night homework in EA games😢

    • @toddthezondalover645
      @toddthezondalover645 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@goldplayz9594We were never doing it anyways 👍

  • @rvegasguy_5216
    @rvegasguy_5216 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I remember they ran 2000 bud pole qualifying in darkness. It was so dark that jeff burton faked a car failure bc he didn't Want to run in darkness

  • @NASCARRACER89official
    @NASCARRACER89official 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

    someone should donate the money to upgrade the power grid an put up some lights

    • @andrewahern3730
      @andrewahern3730 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Why would anybody donate to a for-profit business?

    • @JimbobZ17
      @JimbobZ17 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tell that to the U.S. government who sends billions to other countries and waste taxpayers money.

    • @DERAOFFICIAL
      @DERAOFFICIAL 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      good luck raising $5,000,000

    • @NASCARRACER89official
      @NASCARRACER89official 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Talladega got lights this week

    • @piedpiper1172
      @piedpiper1172 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      …that’s what property taxes are for. The speedway is rather clearly under taxed by its host county.
      Power in the US is structured as licensed natural monopolies. One company has exclusive provision for an area, but they can therefore only make profit from infrastructure upgrades (and that’s fixed at 10%).
      So what ever your power bill is, you’re paying (within 1-2%) the exact production cost of the power you use + how ever much covers any unreturned infrastructure improvement investments. One major flaw in this system is that maintenance doesn’t count for any profit, so power utilities are heavily incentivized to skimp on maintenance as much as legally possible. This tends to drive user costs up, while making the companies little or not profit (except tangentially in corrupt cases where irresponsibly deferred maintenance is used to justify unnecessary infrastructure upgrades).
      If the local area can’t afford further investments, then it hasn’t been growing enough, which is a super common outcome when services are too underfunded. A massive speedway and it’s equally massive parking footprint eating up space is a great local asset-if that asset pays its share of local tax.

  • @SoupySpirit
    @SoupySpirit 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Not to mention the rocky terrain you would have to dig into to install said lights. It would primo expensive just for installation let alone maintenance and usage.

    • @Joel-yj3ic
      @Joel-yj3ic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it's mostly clay at Talladega. Haven't looked for rocks. Could be wrong.

  • @4_14_fan
    @4_14_fan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    If I were a billionaire I would personally pay for the upgrades to the power grid for Talladega to get lights, that would be such a cool feature and it would open the door to some endurance road racing like Daytona has

    • @FlashoftheBlades
      @FlashoftheBlades 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Talladega used to have an infield road course, which can still be seen if you look at a detailed map of the track. But just like Phoenix in 2011, the paving of the infield runoff areas in either 1995 or 1996 sealed off the infield section, making it very difficult to revive that layout.
      Besides, the 24 Hours of Daytona was run long before the lights were installed, so they wouldn’t be required to run such a race at Talladega.

    • @jabber1990
      @jabber1990 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      and that is why you'll never be a Billionaire

    • @ANDRESLOPEZ_24
      @ANDRESLOPEZ_24 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@jabber1990grow up

    • @SESKE_5
      @SESKE_5 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ANDRESLOPEZ_24what bro do wrong ?

    • @easyenetwork2023
      @easyenetwork2023 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But no billionaire wants to pay out of pocket for anything in this country hardly. I would because I am a huge NASCAR fan and regardless of politics would want to help these rural areas upgrade.

  • @niallfoody97
    @niallfoody97 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +285

    Its mad that in the 21st century a place in the richest country in the world has such a vulnerable electrical grid.

    • @esalyers_822
      @esalyers_822 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

      Yeah, but rural Alabama isn't very rich so it makes sense

    • @niallfoody97
      @niallfoody97 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      @@esalyers_822 yeah but the state of Alabama has enough saying they spend multi millions on new group of 5 college football stadiums, but they won't shell out to light a nascar track that attracts 500,000 per twice per year.

    • @mastodon98
      @mastodon98 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      We are NOT the richest country

    • @nobodystaco7366
      @nobodystaco7366 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      ​@@mastodon98 As a country, yes we are due to our sheer size. There are multiple countries that are more concentrated

    • @AustinAaq
      @AustinAaq 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      lol reason Louisville don’t have an nba team and Alabama

  • @naparacingfan9275
    @naparacingfan9275 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    A Talladega night race would be very cool but it's never happening.

    • @Denverbroncos87
      @Denverbroncos87 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I give it 5-8 years before there’s plans in the works.

    • @iizylosii
      @iizylosii 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They tell you during the track tour that it’s not the issue of lighting up the track but the issue of the parking not being lit. They are worried about lawsuits from people getting hurt in the lots. They have lights at the track just not what you would need to race with. It mainly lights up the stands. The county made a deal to build the four lane road in front of the track just so they would build the track there. If you have ever been there on a Saturday night there is tons of campers walking around drunk and have been hit on that road. It would be much worse if tons of cars were leaving at night.

  • @stellingbanjodude
    @stellingbanjodude 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    They could install a solar panel grid to support it 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @easyenetwork2023
      @easyenetwork2023 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably not going to happen in a state like Alabama without a bunch of resistance. Nuclear makes more sense with recent talks of going back to nuclear power.

  • @fishiecat
    @fishiecat 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    persona music in a nascar video? you'll never see it coming.

  • @grahamcrackergaming1540
    @grahamcrackergaming1540 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I think something to add too, Talladega Superspeedway only host NASCAR and no other motorsports. Just Cup, Xfinity, and ARCA and in the Spring, and Cup and Truck running in the Fall with Xfinity running in the Fall in recent years. Even if Talladega had lights it wouldn’t be enough money to pay the electric bill, compared to its sister track Daytona where 98% of racing at Daytona is done on the combined oval and road course. Same can be said with other tracks on the schedule like Michigan, New Hampshire, etc. Michigan only hosts NASCAR, and New Hampshire host only NASCAR and maybe some other motorsports on the combined oval and road course, but not enough to really make bank off of em.

  • @nascarfanatic2425
    @nascarfanatic2425 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's understandable, but I think that also makes for a strong case as to why Talladega should have earlier start times.

  • @nancyhodges444
    @nancyhodges444 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    This is on the state of Alabama. Y’all ever hear of Upgrade

    • @Crimsonbrony4812
      @Crimsonbrony4812 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ever heard of College Football?

    • @nancyhodges444
      @nancyhodges444 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Crimsonbrony4812 cute, duh, no please enlighten me🤣

    • @Michigan_National_Champs15-0
      @Michigan_National_Champs15-0 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@nancyhodges444 New Hampshire doesn't have lights 🤷

    • @nancyhodges444
      @nancyhodges444 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Michigan_National_Champs15-0 ok anybody other geniuses what to insult my intelligence?🤪

    • @Crimsonbrony4812
      @Crimsonbrony4812 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nancyhodges444 all the money went to paying Auburn's coaches out and paying Saban
      *sarcasm*

  • @scale_model_apprentice
    @scale_model_apprentice 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a great episode Luka! Did you know that if you dab a little more, it'll set!

  • @robertl779
    @robertl779 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In 2000 we got night time qualifying. It was crazy

  • @hughmongus6191
    @hughmongus6191 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Why is an instrumental version of the Persona 5 theme plating in the background?

  • @bigmcgwire5938
    @bigmcgwire5938 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That’s honestly funny asf. “Yeah our track is so massive that it would cause a blackout for the whole town of Talladega so we can’t race nights.” BDE at its finest😭😭

  • @LukeBCtown
    @LukeBCtown 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just think of how much drunker everyone would get

  • @cjglassvlogs2689
    @cjglassvlogs2689 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude, I was really thinking about this yesterday while Cory Lajoy was on the side

  • @Ironmike6252
    @Ironmike6252 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Talladega night = absolute *D E A T H*

  • @jayss10
    @jayss10 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just something to ponder folks. Many rural areas in the country are in a similar spot power grid wise. And they are trying to shove the whole electric car thing down everybody’s throat. Put that into perspective.

  • @rogerwhite3644
    @rogerwhite3644 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They can build a substation self sustained. But it would be so expensive

    • @austinbeasley1300
      @austinbeasley1300 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nascar is a multi-billion dollar private company.. the cost of getting lights and a sub station to run them is the equivalent of me and you buying a gas generator to power a lamp lol

  • @FlashoftheBlades
    @FlashoftheBlades 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    *Insert Homer Simpson annoyed grunt here.*

  • @Battlekaik5
    @Battlekaik5 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I honestly thought it was because of there being an airbase nearby.

  • @billbrasky1288
    @billbrasky1288 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wonder if they could install some industrial generators to offset some of the grid usage.

  • @Itsscottstudios
    @Itsscottstudios 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If that was the case, the movie should’ve been called “Talladega Days: the Ballad of Ricky Bobby” not “Nights”

  • @beedyboy1395
    @beedyboy1395 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah, i toured this during my sprink break (after easter) and the guide said that if they have lights and turn them on, everyone else would have a power outage in the county

  • @dustydave961
    @dustydave961 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yo, Persona 5 music? Wow. For those who don't know, it's the instrumental version of "Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There". Anyway, I guess it makes sense it takes a lot of power for a track that big.

    • @everyonesfavoritesejong
      @everyonesfavoritesejong 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I guess he's a persona fan 😂

    • @dustydave961
      @dustydave961 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@everyonesfavoritesejong Maybe. Even if someone knows nothing about the games, the music is amazing.

  • @NASCARTopPicks
    @NASCARTopPicks 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Missed the opportunity for a “Talladega Nights” pun LOL

  • @Zero_Steel
    @Zero_Steel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anyone who puts Wake Up, Get Up, Get out there in the background is a W for me 🤟🤟

  • @BA-gn3qb
    @BA-gn3qb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can't light up a race track, how can they charge EVs?

  • @Eric_W
    @Eric_W 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How is it one of the largest and most popular tracks in NASCAR history is in a location that has a sub-par power grid? AND still does?? 82k people live in Talladega County. The first race at Talladega was September 13, 1969. They could have utilized the Coosa river if they wanted. It's less than 10 miles from the track... anyways what a shame.

  • @MartyW-05
    @MartyW-05 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I actually live in Talladega county, well, used to. But while I didn't know this, it doesn't surprise me.

  • @Billgoat-ut7pz
    @Billgoat-ut7pz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can say this is true I live in Talladega and power goes out way to much

  • @TallapoosaHellraiser.
    @TallapoosaHellraiser. หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's on the same grid as Calhoun Co. Oxford-Anniston. A huge Army base, Lincoln Honda where all Honda SUVs are made. There are several hydropower plants along the Coosa River. The dam on lake Logan Martin is a hydropower plant. Another hydro power plant is the Wedowee lake dam on the Tallapoosa River. So their is more than enough power available on the local grid. As for the infrastructure all that would be needed would be a simple substation. Now with LEDs if NASCAR wanted to they would. Imo one of the main reasons is the fall race on saturday night would clash with college football which is bigger than the nfl here in the south. If ticket sales slow then they might would do it.

  • @emmanuelchavis6999
    @emmanuelchavis6999 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You can only do that in NASCAR games fantasy races races Talladega night races

  • @torrencejackson3453
    @torrencejackson3453 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Night racing at Talladega should have happen years ago. Hopefully Talladega will have night races soon.

  • @aardremiz4752
    @aardremiz4752 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Idk about that I can’t speak for other tracks but Richmond’s lights are controlled by generators exclusively. I’ve seen it myself, every pole has its own caterpillar diesel generator powering it. The big tandem axle ones. I wondered why but the reason in this video makes sense. Also the camera on the wall around the track are each powered by a Honda generator. Now to be fair Richmond is significantly smaller and Talladega so it may be cost prohibiting to have generators powering that many poles and I don’t know how Daytona is set up, the closest thing to talladega, I was always curious as to why Richmond used generators vs being hooked to the grid

  • @s.f.9540
    @s.f.9540 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They used to have a night race at Talladega one of the best races of the season

  • @rustyshackleford5516
    @rustyshackleford5516 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its weird so many Nascar tracks are in such small towns. Im surprised Brooklyn where MIS is doesn't have the same issue.

  • @gareththomas2000
    @gareththomas2000 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If i was track owner, I would have two options. Option 1 is install the lights at Talladega but black out Alabama ticket holders that are going so it can be a sell out. Option 2 is install the lights in Talladega county and hope the power does not go boom.

  • @sethzink3458
    @sethzink3458 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's actually why the county I grew up in didn't have a big box store

  • @ianb.perunal6596
    @ianb.perunal6596 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Theoretically, if they had their own power plant like most other big places like Disney World, etc. they should be able to do it they just don’t want people crashing, but if they had it could still be better

  • @worldneedsmorelove4465
    @worldneedsmorelove4465 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Here's an idea just spit balling here .... START THE RACES AT NOON!

    • @SESKE_5
      @SESKE_5 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When people are still at work ?

    • @worldneedsmorelove4465
      @worldneedsmorelove4465 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SESKE_5 ummmmm id get the church point but work? People work all day everyday not a valid point of argument

  • @Official_Dream
    @Official_Dream 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They could easily line solar panels up along the outside of the track

  • @keithdefreitas3399
    @keithdefreitas3399 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Exactly why Daytona has the best track in NASCAR, just went to the 2024 Coke zero sugar 400 at night and everything is so bright it’s better than daylight. Night races are so much more fun. No sweating your ass off.

  • @mrj3217
    @mrj3217 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just had this thought hours ago. Wow?

  • @revrasheemstewart
    @revrasheemstewart 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1994 Brickyard 400 revisited and possibly a live race 🏁 watch on your channel 30th anniversary this year. 😊

  • @sgtpepper6379
    @sgtpepper6379 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So we can't run some lights but they want all cars to go electric? Genius.

  • @MrTCOOPS16
    @MrTCOOPS16 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m sure there enough space for Talledega to go off the grid with solar panels. It wouldn’t just help the facility, but the county as well when the track isn’t in use.

  • @PockyFiend
    @PockyFiend 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All you'd need is some solar panels, a big enough generator, and maybe a battery backup in the infield.

  • @JRRacing64
    @JRRacing64 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's kinda nice Talladega doesn't have lights. It was nice back in the day when "Night" racing was a special event.

  • @lux4134
    @lux4134 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    why not mount a few chevys up and run the lights from inverters if thats the issue of power draw

  • @charlesherrington7597
    @charlesherrington7597 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve got to say I’ve lived in Alabama for 7 years and been going to Talladega for 27 years and I never knew that was why they never put lights in.

  • @StruggleGaming
    @StruggleGaming 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ngl, Talladega should have plenty of space for solar in the parking lot too not only light the track but also the grid.
    Talk about a win,win upgrade for the facility and county as the track also becomes a big green solar farm while shading the lot for tail gating.

  • @kevinhilnbrand1373
    @kevinhilnbrand1373 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They make generators big enough to power massive hospitals, I'm sure they could power lights for the track.

  • @joshandkorinna
    @joshandkorinna หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey Bob, Does Talladega have lights?

  • @JnitraM078
    @JnitraM078 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There are generally 3 separate grids that come from the power plants or different transformers. There's Industrial power, Commercial power and municipal power. Talladega would be on Commercial power at the least with the airport and other things on that property that run. They do have their own substation. So, depending on the voltage coming in to their transformer it might just be a question of larger capacity transformer, larger physical size high tension lines, or come off of a different source altogether which may be industrial if they could get zoning for it. All of which wouldn't cost them much as most of that would be the power companies problem. They would have to upgrade their onsite service, but not the incoming. But, it wouldn't shut your lights off at your house. Maybe the warehouse down the street. I get the point, but there's always a way. How did Pocono do it? There's plenty of room at Talladega for that. I'm not a fan necessarily but in that large of a scale, if solar works and would bring lights to race at night, go for it.

    • @snakerstran9101
      @snakerstran9101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No there's not. It's one grid and different suppliers feed in at different points and different customers tap off at different voltage levels. And consumption is based on capacity (user demand and wire size and supply)

  • @dotscupseries9544
    @dotscupseries9544 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a guy who lives in Talladega I can confirm it’s real

  • @josephharrison5639
    @josephharrison5639 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Talledega being a Becon of light in a world of darkness lol

  • @tysonbrown518
    @tysonbrown518 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I mean... a couple industrial generators would do just fine. One extra large Industrial generator can power up to 240,000 watts and race track lights use about 2,000 watts per fixture so one generator can easily power 100 light fixtures.

  • @finscreenname
    @finscreenname หลายเดือนก่อน

    If they wanted to Talladega could use generators. The military has some that would light up a small city. The issue would be after you left the property.

  • @josephpeluchette191
    @josephpeluchette191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It actually is about the owner not spending money they could build a local power grid just for track

  • @tylerdaniel3505
    @tylerdaniel3505 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Solar & wind powered lights? We only race there twice and year and if only one is a night race, are you saying the other 360 something days, you couldn’t gather and save enough sunlight and wind powered energy to use for a couple hours to light the track? 🤔

  • @David9PM
    @David9PM 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder if Indianapolis speedway is for the same reason. I know it’s expensive to put in all the lights also.

    • @jessallen7756
      @jessallen7756 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indy would have to get city noise ordinances to change first

  • @4grizzle1
    @4grizzle1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's bull,with the LED systems Musco lighting has now, it could be lit up so bright you could see it from space for pennies.

  • @jamesb3122
    @jamesb3122 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think they still make generators. Sure, that would run the lights.

  • @marshallpeters1437
    @marshallpeters1437 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ahhh but there will be. Talladega county and the state are working towards a way to increase the power available to lincoln (the actual city talladega is in). So while its still far out there are talks and plans to give talladega the amount of power it needs for lights

  • @SUPRAMIKE18
    @SUPRAMIKE18 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive seen ONE military generator truck run an entire stadium not only the lights, should be enough to light the track.

  • @JVC1103
    @JVC1103 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You think after 50 years they would find a way to fix this problem!

  • @mono-no-aware.Lem.
    @mono-no-aware.Lem. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nahhhh I’m not buying it. Darlington SC is one of the poorest counties in all of America and they’ve had lights no problem for 20 years now

  • @since1961
    @since1961 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Headlights, tail lights

    • @snakerstran9101
      @snakerstran9101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There ya go. The cars get lights and switches just like the ol days of runnin shine.

  • @ellatinonation
    @ellatinonation 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What about solar panels? 😭 or wind turbines?

  • @CrispyMOFO91
    @CrispyMOFO91 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think we could handle it. I live in Talladega and you have a hydroelectric dam that supplies the power

  • @austinbeasley1300
    @austinbeasley1300 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’m more than positive 10 to 20 industrial sized diesel generators will power lights, if they wanted to they could, they just don’t care to.

  • @tigerwareagle1485
    @tigerwareagle1485 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live in Talladega County and I can confirm, our power source here is so putrid that lighting Talladega at night would indeed cause a county wide black out 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @keithsteinle747
    @keithsteinle747 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    NASCAR and Talladega could get their own generator system and have their own power system.

  • @berniemiller2992
    @berniemiller2992 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It would blow Eastaboga off the map.

  • @Kbrady8207
    @Kbrady8207 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not true. Grew up 30 minutes from there. Been a rumor for years. The issue is more likely that there is little to do in Talladega (technically Lincoln) during the day prior to a night race and few hotels close to the track for post race.

  • @MilesCobbett
    @MilesCobbett 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are you saying there are not generators big enough to power up the track lights?

    • @SOU6900
      @SOU6900 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There's more to it than just having generators that are big enough.

  • @gejordan45
    @gejordan45 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I honestly think Talladega county residents wouldn’t care if their power went out bc they’d probably all be at the race 😂

    • @TallapoosaHellraiser.
      @TallapoosaHellraiser. หลายเดือนก่อน

      I do not know anyone around here that still goes to the races anymore. Even with the tower seats it's hard to see the whole track. Everyone is watching the huge tvs in front of the grandstands. Atlanta is a better deal. You can see all the way around.

  • @marknicholasdavis
    @marknicholasdavis 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not another reason but a thing to bring up is the party scene at night for Talladega is insane. Would lose something if people had a race to pay attention to at either of their dates!

  • @imagri1
    @imagri1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A decent size diesel generator would power those lights without issue.

  • @PremierPrep
    @PremierPrep 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Even with improvements in modern LED's?

  • @johncrane3611
    @johncrane3611 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    WHY DON'T THEY PUT UP A SOLAR PANEL FARM TO POWER LED LIGHTING!!!

  • @godawgs689
    @godawgs689 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's a lie. talladega county electrical grid can withstand light's at talladega. They just choose not to add light's.

  • @Vanfanman11694
    @Vanfanman11694 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the movie if you ain’t first your last

  • @dd-uj8jx
    @dd-uj8jx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank god night races should be for for short tracks

  • @ronaldward2593
    @ronaldward2593 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's haunted being it's built on a Indian burial ground

  • @KidLatin27
    @KidLatin27 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well hey we may not get one in real life but hey at least we can have it in the NASCAR thunder games 😊.

  • @Mikoaj-ie6gt
    @Mikoaj-ie6gt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As an European, THANK GOD

  • @carminevalenti7737
    @carminevalenti7737 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why not do solar panels like pocono, pocono doesn’t have lights but still have the large fields of solar panels

  • @johnstickles6789
    @johnstickles6789 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Guess we never heard of solar lights. Lol

  • @Tyler-d9h
    @Tyler-d9h หลายเดือนก่อน

    They can get those lights for like you see at United rentals