| | Associated Press
PITTSBURGH -- Construction on the world's first indoor motor
speedway in Pittsburgh should start early next year.
Bob Brant, president of Brant Motorsports in Morgantown, W.Va..,
is planning to build the Brant Pittsburgh Auto Racing Complex on
Pittsburgh International Airport property in Findlay Township.
He says the location, which is right outside the city, requires
that the Federal Aviation Administration assess the complex's
environmental impact and approve the $300 million project.
He had expected construction to start this year, but the FAA is
still reviewing the project. FAA spokesman Jim Peters said the
assessment will be circulated soon for public discussion.
Brant said the agency is moving no slower than usual, and "you
would expect the FAA to take a very close look at a project this
size."
The arena race track would be constructed inside a
2.6-million-square-foot building adjacent to Pittsburgh
International Airport. Seating would be for 60,000 spectators, all
indoors, and could easily be expanded to 120,000 if promoters land
a prime NASCAR date.
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