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E D S S U P E R D R O M E
I n F R I S C O
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HOME OF TEAM EDS
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Of 10/26/97
Frisco, Texas is the site of America's newest
velodrome.
Located in Frisco, Texas, Adjacent to Collin County Community
College.
This track is being constructed by
V96SG, the same company that
built the Centennial Olympic Velodrome in Stone Mountain Georgia.
This site is the Unnofficial Web Site for the EDS Superdrome.
Look here for the Official
web site, now up and running.
This track was Completed May 15th, 1998.
Directions to the track
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CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AND PHOTOS
Aug. 16
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Velodrome.
Oct. 25
Site preparation continues.
Nov. 6
Steel Superstructure arrives. Trey Gannon,
Helping with the steel.
Nov.10
Several of Mike Gladu's Photos of the construction,
from the 'Drome.
Dec.24
Tentative completion date for site preparation.
Jan. 8
Final Batch of Steel is Shipped.
Jan. 12
Final Batch of Steel due to Arrive.
Jan. 12 Photo
of infield, Thanks to El Nino, the 2nd wettest Dec. in 100 years.
Jan. 13
Tentative start date for assembling track steel superstructure.
Jan. 14 Collin
County names their new Track Manager, Mike Gladu.
Jan. 15 Photo
of Footers for the banking, Home Straight, looking into turn 1 and
2.
Jan. 17 Photo
of Nick Chenoweth, taking a break with the Steel
Superstructure.
Jan. 20 Photo
of Steel Superstructure for the banking, looking into turn 3
and 4.
Jan. 25 The Steel
is all in place. Photo of infield from outside of turn
1.
Jan. 28 Photo
of the tunnel, located between turn 3 and 4.
Jan. 30 Photo
of Steel for the banking, looking into turns 1 and 2.
Feb. 5
Photos of Masonry of Main Entrance and Track offices.
Feb. 10 The
First piece of Surface is applied to the steel.
Feb. 17
The Home straight surface is nearly complete.
Feb. 28
Ceremony for laying the final piece of surface.
Feb. 28
Team EDS Takes to the New Surface!
Mar. 6
Working on the Apron Interface
Mar.
7 Category 4 Officials
Seminar.
Mar.
13-15 Category 2 - 3 Officials Seminar.
Mar. 30
Work on the infield is nearly complete.
Apr.
1 Track is surveyed for lines.
Apr. 6
Track is certified (postponed)
May 4
Lines on the track are complete.
May 8
USCF National team arrives for training camp.
May 15-16
EDS Spring Classic
May 16
Picture of Scoreboard & Tunnel, between
turns 3 & 4.
June 30-July 4 Elite
Nationals
Sept.11-13 EDS Track
Cup final event
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LINKS
City Of Frisco,
Parks and Rec Dept. See Artists sketches of the Track!
Calendar
Events schedule for the EDS Superdrome
EDS Track Cup
Info on entire series.
Today's Weather
and Forecast For
Frisco, Dallas, Fort Worth.
Track Cycling FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions about Track Cycling, by Durer Shomer
Interview With Chris
Nadovich Cyclist, and one of the architects for V96SG
Mathmatica and Stone Mtn
Velodrome Press release from the software company used to create
the velodrome
Bicycle Online
and Stone Mtn Velodrome Interview with Dale Hughes, Owner of V96SG.
Mike
Gladu's 'Drome Page Local afficionado's Track page.
Ken Hart's Track home
Page Webmaster for this and several other
track websites.
OTHER VELODROMES
Perth
Australia, 97 World Track Championships
Alpenrose
Velodrome
Australian Institute of
Sport
Blaine, MN
Brian Piccolo Velodrome, Ft.
Lauderdale
Burnaby
Velodrome, Burnaby, BC
Colorado Velodrome Assoc.
Dick Lane Velodrome, East
Points, GA
Hellyer Velodrome
Juan de Fuca Velodrome,
Victoria, BC
Kenosha,
WI
Kissena, NY
Manchester, England, 96 World
Track Championships
Major Taylor
Velodrome
Marymoor Velodrome
Northbrook Velodrome
Olympic
Velodrome, Los Angeles
Olympic
Velodrome, Stone Mountain
Palermo,
Italy
San Diego
Velodrome
Taluca, Mexico
Velodrome
Trexlertown
Velodrome
Vandedrome
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This web site built, provided, and maintained by Ken Hart (c)
It is not supported by , nor affiliated with, EDS in any manner.
