VIDEO: The roar of the engines, the excitement of the crowd, and 150,000 people are expected over three days of the Detroit Grand Prix. It’s fun for the whole family – which means safety on and off the track has to be top of mind.
“With cars going 180 miles an hour down Jefferson, you have to make sure everything is safe,” said Michael Montri. Montri is president of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, presented by Lear. “There is nothing more important to us than safety,” he said. “Since our move downtown (we have) invested millions of dollars in the safety systems that we use.”
The safety measures include barricades and fencing on the racetrack and all of the partnerships that make it possible. There are many elements to public safety at an event like this โ from the police officers in uniform to those undercover, to firefighters working crowd control, and others monitoring air quality. “Fire operations will have two engines that will be strategically located on either side of the track so they can respond accordingly,” said DFD Capt.Terrance Lane. “If necessary, weโll also have a Hazmat team that will be doing air quality monitoring.”
