GoVision delivers digiLED screen for Speedway
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The screen replaces the original, Guinness World Record winning, Big Hoss TV which has graced the venue since 2014. The new and improved screen, sited on the backstretch of the track, measures a massive 22,692sq.ft, the equivalent of 4,331 42” TVs, and with over 8.2m pixels, boasts a 22% rise in pixel count, one of the largest screens in the world.
“As the saying goes, ‘everything is bigger in Texas,’ so it’s only fitting for Big Hoss to get bigger,” says Speedway Motorsports president and CEO Marcus Smith.
Whilst the size of the screen is substantially larger, there is no compromise on image quality. digiLED’s Vision Ultra panels deliver unrivalled brightness at an impressive 8500 nits, a refresh rate of up to 7680Hz to work in harmony with professional camera systems and deliver smooth rendering of all the action, and incredible contrast thanks to matte black masks on the front panels. And, to ensure a perfectly seamless screen, the panels are expertly engineered to the highest tolerance.
The project continues the partnership between the Argyle-based GoVision and digiLED for Speedway Motorsports, the first being the aptly named Colossus at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, an 8,684sq.ft digiLED Toura 6mm LED screen installed in 2016, and still the world’s largest, permanent outdoor centre-hung display.
"Motor racing fans loved the award winning digiLED centre hung gondola that GoVision installed at Bristol Motor Speedway,” says digiLED CEO, Graham Burgess. “Texas is going to be twice as big! We are really excited. Working with the team at GoVision is always a pleasure, and enormous projects like Texas really get our pulses racing. This is why we do what we do."
“GoVision has been a valuable partner over the years,” adds TMS executive vice president and general manager, Mark Faber. “We certainly appreciate their efforts in installing the new screen in time for our NASCAR Playoff weekend and the new screen will certainly create the impact we were looking for.”
The new screen, which debuts at the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 NASCAR Playoff, will also delight fans at other events at Texas Motor Speedway, such as INDYCAR, GoodGuys, Gift of Lights, concerts and track rental events.
