[SouthAussie94]

Originally Posted by louonline

2 and 1/2 hours from Sydney by road is hardly in the middle of the Simpson Desert!

Originally Posted by louonline

As for accommodation you have Orange, Blayney, Cowra, Mudgee, Kandos, Rylstone, Oberon, Wallarawang, Lithgow, Blackeath and a few other small towns within one hours drive.

2.5 hours driver, 1 hour drive, its still a long distance. In context to the size of the country it isn’t, but it would still be enough to deter a large number from attending. A large number of corporates attend a Grand Prix simply so they can say they attended. They have little to no interest in the actual race. I guarantee the vast majority of these people wouldn’t be willing to travel any more than 30 minutes to the track. Without these corporates the financial viability of the race would be in jeopardy.

The French Grand Prix at Magny Cours was dropped due to the lack of nearby hotels and the distance required to be travelled to attend. This deterred many corporates from attending.

Originally Posted by louonline

As for the "safety" thing, waste of time commenting, it’s the same old argument.

How was it a waste of time? I don't think you realise that the safety aspect is THE MAIN aspect of a race not occurring. The lack of accommodation can be worked around, however if the track isn’t safe, a race won't occur.

After Jenson Button completed his demo run, he said that he believed the entire run from The Cutting to the beginning of the Esses would be FLAT OUT in an F1 car ie: This entire section would be run at close to, if not more than 300km/h.

Now imagine an F1 car runs slightly wide and clips a wall. Wheels would likely come off, resulting in no brakes. We would then have a driver in a monocoque, hurtling along the top of the Mountain at close to 300km/h with no brakes and half his car missing. Assuming he wasn’t injured in the initial impact, there is every possibility of him being injured as the accident continues.

No imagine there are 23 other F1 cars all in close proximity. The car hits the wall and rebounds out onto the track, hitting another (or several more) car/s.

See why it wouldn’t be safe?

Safety is the MAJOR issue!!