Kudos to NB Boston Grand Prix Event

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1 year ago 02/05/2023 2:12pm EST

My first trip to the amazing new NB venue. This is an East Coast Indoor version of Track Town in the best ways. No offense to the great meets at BU facility, but with 5000 or so attendees and incredible hydraulic track, and some excellent performances and exciting finishes it really exceeded my expectations. Yes, you can find something to complain about certain athlete cameos etc. but, all in all, wonderful. Even caught a glimpse of Seb Coe and other dignitaries.

Starting with the location of the facility. Easy access from Boston and suburbs. Plenty of parking right nearby ($20). Fairly reasonable General Admission tickets at $30 (maybe a little steep for HS kids?) Finish straight $65-$75. Restaurants all around the facility for meet-ups.

So congrats to NB and Mark Wetmore for a great meet. Especially to Jim Davis the founder of NB sitting in his box watching the the fruits of his life's work. Made this old guy feel like maybe Track still has a chance to survive.

1 year ago 02/06/2023 7:57am EST

re: oldbones

Recommend the Rail Stop restaurant down the street. Some Celtics were having lunch in the back when we met there.

1 year ago 02/06/2023 9:02am EST

re: oldbones

I agree, the facility looked impressive (online view). However, one recommendation I have is for them to provide some bit of sound-barrier for the post-race interview area.

1 year ago 02/06/2023 9:13am EST

re: whaddaya think

I thought it was better than any outdoor setup. Indoor track is just so much better for spectators than outdoor track.

Big negative though for the PA system. On the backstretch you couldn't make out what was being said.

1 year ago 02/07/2023 2:02pm EST

re: oldbones

Now just gives us the match ups we want -- the two best female 400 hurdlers were both at this meet but in different events. That happens way too often. Fans are going to show no matter what but it's the match ups that can help generate more interest/views/clicks.

1 year ago 02/07/2023 8:37pm EST

re: oldbones

Agreed. I was there, sitting close to the finish. Great atmosphere. Fine facility. Easy to get to without a car. The bends on the track seem really long.

1 year ago 02/07/2023 9:44pm EST

re: colinphillips

I wish the NBIGP would improve their marketing in Boston. There was little public awareness of the event. It’s also disappointing that fields were only released days before competition. It would be nice if there was a roll down list based on SB or ranking pts of entries to allow the public and probably more importantly for the athletes to know their entry status. Sure, give Wetmore one or two special invites per event, but the rest should be all on merit, especially in an important WA ranking meet. Transparency and the development of a narrative is super important for this sport to grow.

1 year ago 02/08/2023 6:37am EST

re: colinphillips

colinphillips wrote:
Agreed. I was there, sitting close to the finish. Great atmosphere. Fine facility. Easy to get to without a car. The bends on the track seem really long.

The NBC Commentators kept talking about the crowd size. That was great seeing a meet with a full house.

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