No More V8 Supercars in NSW

[Secki]

Well done v8 supercars, after 2006 there will be no more supercar races in NSW WTF is that!!! you cant beat oran park its a classic track and eastern creek is a dead set top race track.
Damn sell outs to overseas

[Jesk]

unfortunately this seems to be the aussie way, sell out to overseas

[robohsv]

the only track they have lost is eastern creek they still run all other rounds normally

[perkins]

You've still got 2 rounds just like the rest of the major capitals - Oran Park and Bathurst. Maybe if more Sydneysiders had shown up at the creek, they wouldn't have dumped it

[Secki]

nope oran park is going too!!! so bathurst be the only nsw race!!!!, i think oran park being developed for housing, i know the part owners of the land/raceway and new 3-4 years ago they were talking about developing it. if nto i suppose it still be used for bikes and trucks and other things

[perkins]

The latest mail on Oran Park is that the owner is planning to rebuild it on another site. Alternatively AVESCO is hoping to push foward with plans for a street race around the Homebush site in the event of the closure of Oran Park so you will still have 2 races in NSW. Tony Cochrane even said on tv today "2 races in each of the major capital cities..."

[Secki]

they said on the races yesterday there will only be 10 rounds held here?

[robohsv]

2006 Dates
March 23-26 Clipsal 500, Adelaide Street Circuit
March 30-April 2 Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (non points round)
April 21-23 PlaceMakers V8 International, Pukekohe Park Raceway
May 12-14 V8 Perth 300, Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo
June 9-11Shanghai China, Shanghai International Circuit
June 30-July 2 SKYCITY Triple Crown V8 Supercars Darwin, Hidden Valley Raceway
July 21-23 Queensland 300, Queensland Raceway (maybe moving to townsville as a street race)
August 11-13 Oran Park, Oran Park Raceway
September 8-10 Betta Electrical 500, Sandown International Raceway
October 5-8 Super Cheap Auto 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst
October 19-22 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge, Lexmark Indy 300
November 10-12 Ferodo Triple Challenge, Symmons Plains Raceway
November 22-24 Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
December 8-10 BigPond Grand Finale, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

[VSTrev]

Secki,

I wouldn't worry too much. We will always have Bathurst, and i am sure it is not the last time we will see V8s at Eastern Creek, Especially with Oran Park going. In fact i can see Eastern Creek replacing Oran when it goes.

Plus, They really can't get rid of Eastern Creek. Next year there is only 1 true Drivers circuit on the calender. Thats Phillip Island. Eastern Creek is really the only other Drivers Circuit around.

What avesco needs to do is find a nice balance between the open circuits like Phillip Island and Eastern Creek, The tight (specator friendly) circuits like Oran and QLD Raceway, and Street Circuits like Adelaide and Surfers. Currently they don't have this.