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The demographics is not important. Street races are about being near a public transport hub, an accomodation hub, and an eating hub. this is what all street races aim to achieve. Its how they attract the people Which is different to a permannent circuit which really have to aim for the opposite and provide parking as its needs massive bits of land to provide the circuit You need to show me the accomodation because when I and 15,999 other people attend i need some where to stay and eat close to the track prefearbly. |
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Google Rooty Hill and Blacktown, plenty of places to stay that will utilise the park n Ride feature of Eastern Creek. I look forward to seeing you at Sydneys most popular motorsport facility.
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Really you are throwing towns at me that are 10kms away. Google SMP and check its places to stay info, 4 hotels within 3 kms Google Newcastle and see the equivlent, within and along the circuit fringe. google all the restaurants within walking distance from the track. It amazing and will bring people to stay in those places, place will be packed with 16000 visitors Im not bashing SMP, just explaing the key difference between Street races and permanent tracks |
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The Alpha Hotel (at Tekno sponsor) is actually within walking distance of the Ferrers Rd roundabout entry gates at Eastern Creek...
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And thats why we have street races close to the CBD Newcastle has at least ten hotels within the track and another 10 within 1 km and lets not get started on the waterfront restaurants and the ones within the track |
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I wonder if they can get a cruise ship to do a trip for the event
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But probably homebush isnt. Thus the event didnt consume Sydney like most street races seem to do. however i never went, so i dont know that for sure. But i hope to go to newcastle. Its on a better weekend for me |
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One area they could consider if they want to run buses that far would some of the old carparks near the former BHP site along Industrial Drive at East Mayfield. Needs work but plenty of room there. |
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There's a virtual reality lap of the track at the Facebook page of local tech company VRXP from Dec 13. Doesn't inspire value for GA fans if you look at the surrounding areas.
https://www.facebook.com/vrxponline/ |
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Yeah I hear your point on that Tourer, but for the most the more interesting and technical parts of the track (anything past Turn 1 to Nobbys Road) is surrounded by large buildings or residential housing where spectating will be limited. Reminds me of Hamilton in some respects.
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Heading up Watt Street and crossing all those intersections could be like the chase in Bullitt
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Yeah wow.
Bring some excitement to the joint, and people whinge. |
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Just NIMBY ism. Love the false equivalence arguments though, using extrapolated dB values and claiming the loudness in people's homes will be the same as 5m away from the cars.
It's the same argument, if yilou owned a Cafe, restaurant or hotel you would be all for it. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk |
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There the people holding back our great city of Newcastle every time we get a big event with huge tourism exposure these bloody snobs kick and scream about it "ruining there day" hopefully this time these whining cowards don't get there way, the minority should not be speaking for the majority!! Everything they right and speak is equated to **** poor vomit inducing drivel they're an absolute disgrace
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