PRO: Garden Island Motorsport Complex | $25m

[Cruise]

i can one day see AIR becoming a housing estate for some reason.

[Omicron]

i can one day see AIR becoming a housing estate for some reason.

Thoughts of Rowley Park, perhaps?

[Bulldozer]

Only problem with AIR is the track faces into the setting sun and the crowd is far too close to the strip for top level categories such as Top Fuel.

SOFT! I remember when my dad took myself and a couple of my friends out there one night when we were 14 or 15 and the nitros came to town. I have never experienced anything as loud and awesome as that. The earplugs were in, my hands were over my ears, my mouth was open and my body was rattling harder than any nightclub subwoofer could ever hope for. The guys that strap themselves into those fire-breathing monsters have my utmost respect!

Then there was some mad truck with two turbo'd engines that did the biggest and longest burnout I've ever seen.

[Howie]

hey howie, i read your comments in the messenger today did you know they printed it?

I didn't know that actually.. i'm out of the country at the moment, so i'm not up with all the news.

[Ash-SV6]

Only problem with AIR is the track faces into the setting sun and the crowd is far too close to the strip for top level categories such as Top Fuel.

SOFT! I remember when my dad took myself and a couple of my friends out there one night when we were 14 or 15 and the nitros came to town. I have never experienced anything as loud and awesome as that. The earplugs were in, my hands were over my ears, my mouth was open and my body was rattling harder than any nightclub subwoofer could ever hope for. The guys that strap themselves into those fire-breathing monsters have my utmost respect!

Then there was some mad truck with two turbo'd engines that did the biggest and longest burnout I've ever seen.

It's got nothing to do about being soft, but about safety. Modern drag strips place the crowd 40 or 50 metres back from the edge of the track to provide a buffer against flying debris. AIR had one close call when a door from Victor Bray's Top Doorslammer came off mid-way down the track, luckily he was in the lane nearest the crowd and the chain fence caught the door. But had he been in the other lane, there is a good chance the door could have gained enough air to clear the fence and would have ripped into the crowd.

I've also seen footage from the USA of a funny car's engine exploding on launch, and you can see one of the cyclinders getting fired out of the engine like a cannon, I certainly wouldn't want to have been sitting in the crowd alongside of it if it had been at AIR!

And then you've got Top Fuel blowovers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiF2KHDXXZ8

[MGR]

$25m sport racing complex THE ADVERTISER

LAUREN NOVAK TRANSPORT REPORTER

February 14, 2008 12:30am

AN UNDISCLOSED consortium of wealthy Adelaide investors is ready to build a $25 million-plus motorsport complex in Adelaide.

Featuring a drag racing strip, speedway, race circuit and jet boat racing, the complex is expected to be up and running in about 15 months.

Spokeswoman for the consortium, Anna Micheel, said the three mystery investors were working with the Land Management Corporation to secure a site in the north or north-western suburbs within the next three months.

About 120ha would be needed.

"We're hoping to have the first stage up and running within 12 months (after that)," she said.

A former manager of Adelaide International Raceway at Virginia, Ms Micheel would not name the investors but described them as "leading business people within Adelaide who are very passionate motorsport enthusiasts and definitely have the money".

Ms Micheel said the privately-funded hub would include a "business park" for supporting industries and could also provide "a service to the community" as a training ground for emergency service vehicles, driving schools and a concert venue.

"There is no other venue (in Australia) that can house the number of motorsport events that they wish to house," she said.

"It's something that Adelaide desperately needs."

Australian National Drag Racing Association chief executive officer Tony Thornton said Perth, Sydney and Ispwich had top drag racing venues and a new complex would be built in Melbourne by late next year but Adelaide was missing out.

A drag strip in Adelaide would "link up the national chain", he said. Mr Thornton hoped the venue also would improve road safety by holding regular amateur competitions.

"There are lots of young people doing increasingly stupid things on the road and having access to a drag strip to have a go almost whenever they want isn't going to eradicate it (hoon driving) but it provides a safer option," he said.

Since the opening of the Western Sydney International Dragway NSW police said illegal street racing "has been non-existent" in the area.

[Wayno]

Victoria Park would be a suitable site!

[Edgar]

Victoria Park would be a suitable site!

Wayno, it is a sure No No.

A motorsport complex is going to be occupied and always in operations all year long. For test vehicles, motorsport events, drag racing events, etc, which in no way, it would be located in the CBD.

Mallala proved to be popular option at the moment after AIR pretty much closed down, but it is too damn far and the weather is always too damn shitty down there.

[Wayno]

Victoria Park would be a suitable site!

Wayno, it is a sure No No.

A motorsport complex is going to be occupied and always in operations all year long. For test vehicles, motorsport events, drag racing events, etc, which in no way, it would be located in the CBD.

Mallala proved to be popular option at the moment after AIR pretty much closed down, but it is too damn far and the weather is always too damn shitty down there.

Hey Edgar, i was joking...can you imagine the Rose Park residents being happy about hi-octane drag car racing each weekend!

[Howie]

will be up within 15 months... hopefully!

$25m sport racing complex
Article from: The Advertiser

LAUREN NOVAK TRANSPORT REPORTER

February 14, 2008 12:30am

AN UNDISCLOSED consortium of wealthy Adelaide investors is ready to build a $25 million-plus motorsport complex in Adelaide.

Featuring a drag racing strip, speedway, race circuit and jet boat racing, the complex is expected to be up and running in about 15 months.

Spokeswoman for the consortium, Anna Micheel, said the three mystery investors were working with the Land Management Corporation to secure a site in the north or north-western suburbs within the next three months.

About 120ha would be needed.

"We're hoping to have the first stage up and running within 12 months (after that)," she said.

A former manager of Adelaide International Raceway at Virginia, Ms Micheel would not name the investors but described them as "leading business people within Adelaide who are very passionate motorsport enthusiasts and definitely have the money".

Ms Micheel said the privately-funded hub would include a "business park" for supporting industries and could also provide "a service to the community" as a training ground for emergency service vehicles, driving schools and a concert venue.

"There is no other venue (in Australia) that can house the number of motorsport events that they wish to house," she said.

"It's something that Adelaide desperately needs."

Australian National Drag Racing Association chief executive officer Tony Thornton said Perth, Sydney and Ispwich had top drag racing venues and a new complex would be built in Melbourne by late next year but Adelaide was missing out.

A drag strip in Adelaide would "link up the national chain", he said. Mr Thornton hoped the venue also would improve road safety by holding regular amateur competitions.

"There are lots of young people doing increasingly stupid things on the road and having access to a drag strip to have a go almost whenever they want isn't going to eradicate it (hoon driving) but it provides a safer option," he said.

Since the opening of the Western Sydney International Dragway NSW police said illegal street racing "has been non-existent" in the area.

[aussie2000]

^^^^ lol im seeing double!

[Howie]

Here's the site... look at the amazing possibilities.

[crawf]

That is the 3rd time that article was posted lol. If this state was loaded, that area could be transformed into a luxury resort style precinct.

[Howie]

Damn.. didn't see the date.

[Ho Really]

That is the 3rd time that article was posted lol. If this state was loaded, that area could be transformed into a luxury resort style precinct.

Garden Island? Amongst mozzy infested mangroves? Part of Garden Island was a dump and the land reclaimed. Not sure you want to build a resort there near high voltage lines.

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