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Originally Posted by jake2u
Hi All,
I have been to every Ti-Cats game at the new stadium and have been quite surprised by how much the wind blows through the stadium. I always thought the wind was from the west in Hamilton, but it looks like it is more from the south-west. I know baseball stadiums have built models and wind tested them before construction. Does anyone know if there was any consideration of how the new stadium's position would affect play on the field?
Cheers, 
Jake. |
Almost all new stadiums are built in the North West configuartion these days. The main reason is so the setting sun is not directly in one teams face thus disadvantaging them. Instead it is setting to the sidelines as opposed to the endzones. That was the logic behind THF. Even when it was East West configuration at Ivor Wynne there were strong winds. When your building a stadium with 2 high stands and open endzones, it acts as a wind tunnel no matter what direction its oriented.