Grossmont College

This photo is facing east. This was a good facility in the 70's. It is an embarassment now. This was not an accident but a deliberate, stupid act on the part of a misguided administration. As mentioned on the hope listing, they have covered a once viable track with a substance like slurry seal--the stuff they re-surface city streets with. While you can feel some spring to the surface, it is essentially a thin layer of hard surface between you and the rubber. This was such an ill conceived idea, the failed to realize the stuff won't stick to rubber and behaves differently when stuck to paint. So much of the small remaining photos document those gross failures. After doing this "resurfacing" job the first time, they went back and painted the lane lines, but not any calibrated start lines. However the old line show through. Then, after discovering their first layer didn't stick, they went back and did sections of the track, with even worse results. Its compound stupidity, a three stooges act with our formerly usable running surface.

While most of the track does not peel up like this, this section shows the original rubberized mat surface that has been covered by the asphalt.	They actually have a legal concrete curb, complete with drainage slots.	From a distance, this could look friendly.

This is the common finish line. You can see the various lines indicating cascading finish lines for metric on an imperial track.	There are cracks in the new surface jobs all the way around the track, many let the old rubber surface show through.	You can barely see the lane numbers through the new surface.

After trying to cover the track once, they had these little problems, many at the east end.	The missing lane lines shows the sequence of laying the first resurface, painting the lane lines then discovering the surface had failed., tearing out the bad section and paving in new lanes.	You can see the resurfacing damage continues on the south side, complete with cracks and more botched repairs. In addition to that, the west turn has this giant scratch.

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