Thread: [V8SC09R25&26] Telstra 500, Homebush Precinct, Sydney
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Old 23 Nov 2009, 04:28 (Ref:2587557)   #24
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Originally Posted by anthony81901 View Post
IMO the best place for Sydney to have a street race would have been around The Rocks, under the Harbour Bridge and along Walsh Bay to Hickson Road with the latter being an ideal pit area, a bit like the Wellington street circuit. Granted the locals may not have been best pleased, but the NSW government seems to have no qualms closing off the city for marathons, visiting dignitaries etc and this part of the city is mainly geared for tourism.
Ron Dickson proposed a track around the Rocks (admittedly with A1GP in mind originally) in 2008, saying it could provide a similiar appearance to Monaco.
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