FDLondon Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Just as a by the by, the acoustics in the stadium are amazing. We all knew that with the huge sound system, it would sound good but the cheering is going to create a wall of sound for the athletes. We were doing some yelling at the end of rehearsals yesterday (just a few hundred of us) and oh, boy, the way the seating bowl picked up and amplified the sound was amazing. Can't imagine how it will sound when packed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Can't imagine how it will sound when packed! Muted. The bodies will absorb a lot of the sound waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveypodmore Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 It isn't muted in the velodrome, that wall of sound was amazing. The world doesn't know what is about to hit them : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDLondon Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 True - the bodies will stop some of the reverberations but then again, they will also be adding more noise. I'm pretty sure that it will be a LOUD stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Formula One, West Ham in race for Olympic Stadium (Reuters) - A bid linked to motor-racing group Formula One and football club West Ham United are among four parties competing to take over the Olympic stadium after the London Games, the London Legacy Development Corporation said on Tuesday. The LLDC said it was assessing proposals from the two, as well as from Leyton Orient Football Club and the UCFB College of Football Business, without saying when a decision was due. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters he was not directly involved in the motor-racing bid which LLDC said was made in association with a company called Intelligent Transport Services. "If they were to get permission to do it (use the stadium for a Grand Prix), then we would be more than happy to do something with them. But we have nothing to do with putting in a bid," he said. The process to select a main tenant for the stadium in east London was extended eight weeks in May after the LLDC said parties had been discouraged from bidding because of unresolved issues including stadium-naming rights. "London is further ahead in planning legacy than any previous host Olympic city," LLDC chairman Daniel Moylan said. There has been speculation that Formula One planned to use the stadium and neighbouring land to create a motor-racing circuit. Some local politicians fear the 80,000-seat venue could become a white elephant. A previous plan to sell the stadium to West Ham fell apart in October with the government citing "legal paralysis" after Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, which had a bid turned down, challenged the decision. ... Reuters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I would hate, hate, hate, to see the Olympic Park turned into a F1 track. IMO F1 is about as far removed from the Olympic ideal as you can get and I'd rather see the stadium rot than end up in Bernie's hands. At the moment going back to plan A and just downgrading it to a 25,000 or so athletics venue, with the ability to increase capacity as and when required for things like the World Championships and potential future Olympic/Commonwealth bids would be my preferred option, with them topping up the cash by renting it out for concerts and to various one of events rather than having a tennant. It would be a tough gig but the Olympic Stadium would be a real alternative to Wembley/Twickenham for big stadium gigs where they have to do more to protect the field of play. It would never happen to considering the proximity of both Lords and the Oval but it would have been nice for cricket to take an interest and London to have a cricket oval which rivaled the MCG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 If the Park was much, much bigger like the Island in Montreal, and if we didn't already have a wonderful historic track in Silverstone I wouldn't mind F1 there. But I don't think it'd do anything for the Park except damage it, and with Silverstone already home of F1 in the UK I don't see the need either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Exactly, plus there are other venues like Donington and Brands Hatch which should get a crack at F1 before the Olympic Park - and be much easier to upgrade (though whenver Bernie gives them the rights he then says it's not good enough and goes back to Silverstone!) If London were to have a grand prix wasn't the idea for a street circuit - and that surely should be in amongst the London landmarks, not tearing up the biggest new urban park for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 From Pondspider on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 From Matt Deegan on Flickr: What's that on the roof? Two video screens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Yes, those are two of the four temporary video screens they had to put up because the view onto the actual video screens is blocked by the giant bell and the Tor (=the grassy hill with the tree on top). You can see the backside of the third temporary screen in the right foreground of the roof. The fourth screen you can only guess, it's to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 ok thnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveb81 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 From Pondspider on Flickr Has anyone noticed the ring shape dead centre on the stadium roof? I was there yesterday and all 4 screens are up, this is something new and is located above the main stage, above the giant screens....could this be the home of the couldron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 From Pondspider on Flickr Wonderful pic. It's great to see the landscaping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Has anyone noticed the ring shape dead centre on the stadium roof? I was there yesterday and all 4 screens are up, this is something new and is located above the main stage, above the giant screens....could this be the home of the couldron? There are more rings, see this photo; Maybe a support structure for fireworks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrack Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 There are more rings, see this photo; Maybe a support structure for fireworks? There are five rings total. I'm guessing they'll be "flying" from the roof to form the Olympic rings suspended in the middle of the stadium. Just a guess, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 There are five rings total. I'm guessing they'll be "flying" from the roof to form the Olympic rings suspended in the middle of the stadium. Just a guess, of course. And that guess has already been sort-of confirmed by the leaks in the media. The five Olympic Rings will join above the infield and will be lit up with pyrotechnical effects. You can even see one of the rings with exploding pyrotechnics in a little snippet in this official teaser video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrack Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 I guess Martijn is correct in his guess then! From that video, the rings are some kind of support structure for a type of firework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FDLondon Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Wow... that's a great picture. The Park really is gorgeous... the pink really adds some zing. Those meadows are starting to bloom nicely; the flowers throughout are beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 That picture is quite stunning. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 On the whole stunning but for me that damn tower is still a blot on the landscape and having seen numerous shots from various TV studios over recent days where it's there front and centre I really do fear it will detract from the cauldron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its a bid of magic Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 The tower does add a bit of theme park sillyness but I expect the views will be great from the top. The picture above is stunning. Love the colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 On the whole stunning but for me that damn tower is still a blot on the landscape and having seen numerous shots from various TV studios over recent days where it's there front and centre I really do fear it will detract from the cauldron. Couldn't disagree more! Having walked through the park yesterday - it adds a magic dimension. Not everyone will agree and each to their own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Couldn't disagree more! Having walked through the park yesterday - it adds a magic dimension. Not everyone will agree and each to their own! If tha'ts the case I hope it disappears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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