2018 VASC Silly Season (with POLL)

[Umai Naa]

Sounds good to me!

[Mixer]

Originally Posted by simonracer

As long as we don't lose any of the Australian/New Zealand events, I'm okay with it.

With Tailem Bend and now supposedly Malaysia on the calendar for '18 this is probably a pertinent question.

I guess at some point we're going to lose Sandown, and Winton seems to be perennially a bit vulnerable.

[Ospi]

And there are plans to floodlight Sepang...

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[one five five]

What about the KL400?

[Umai Naa]

It's dead.

[PS2244]

Seems to be a logical replacement for Sandown it's days seem numbered wonder where the endurance event will go though

[one five five]

Originally Posted by LD2244

Seems to be a logical replacement for Sandown it's days seem numbered wonder where the endurance event will go though

Surely Tailem Bend is the logical replacement for Sandown, along with the enduro?

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by one five five

Surely Tailem Bend is the logical replacement for Sandown, along with the enduro?

In some ways yes but commercially I wonder how 2 x 500km events in one small state per annum would go? (sorry SA members but not the biggest population base).

Can't help thinking that one might at least partially cannibalise the other.

Finding a suitable venue for the 500 post Sandown will be important though and as a facility, from what we've seen the bend would be good, as would one or two other tracks - whichever the location, in my view it would be better to pick the venue and stick to it so some tradition is built.

[simonracer]

They'll definitely be racing at Sandown until 2019, depending on an FIA safety inspection after this year's event.

Tailem Bend however is expected to be complete in January of next year, and they are expecting a deal to have a Supercars round for the next season so it seems certain that in 2019 if not next year that the two tracks will both have rounds in the same season.

[ford71]

Originally Posted by Tourer

In some ways yes but commercially I wonder how 2 x 500km events in one small state per annum would go? (sorry SA members but not the biggest population base).

Can't help thinking that one might at least partially cannibalise the other.

I reckon it would work due to the enduro aspect. (I hope 2 big rounds works regardless)

The "lead up to Bathurst race" marketing would give it a boost here in SA

[mceci1]

Originally Posted by LD2244

Seems to be a logical replacement for Sandown it's days seem numbered wonder where the endurance event will go though

Sign the petition and it may have a chance, need 3000 or more people at that was a few months back, when I signed it was at 2,500 something

[one five five]

Sadly i don't think a million signatures on that petition will do much

It's like Oran Park, the ending has been mooted for ages and is now just around the corner

And just like Oran Park, nothing is there to replace it....

[Mixer]

I'm just glad I lived in a time where I could watch racing at Amaroo Park, Oran Park and Calder Park and so on, awesome circuits all missed!

[V8 Fireworks]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

I wouldn't admit to taking a paycut upon renewal of a contract. Pretty much devalues your stocks as soon as you try and move on.

Hardly. There is a new commercial reality in Supercars. Drivers like Courtney and W. Davison may as well be upfront about more realistic expectations for upper midfield talents these days -- else no one will hire them at all!

*IF* they could perform like a van Gisbergen or McLaughlin they would still get their old salary (as negotiated back when they were performing at that level), but either due to equipment or driving talent they no long are making those kinds of performances and hence salary expectations must be adjusted, especially with less sponsor revenue about the place...

[dirtymacca]

Victoria has always had to many rounds... Winton, Sandown and PI.....

[one five five]

Originally Posted by dirtymacca

Victoria has always had to many rounds... Winton, Sandown and PI.....

NSW has as many rounds

[dirtymacca]

Victoria has always had to many rounds... Winton, Sandown and PI.....

[ForumNick]

Originally Posted by one five five

NSW has as many rounds

So does Queensland...

Victoria also has the AGP (NC) Round!

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by one five five

NSW has as many rounds

Two of Victoria's 4 race meetings (PI, Sandown, Albert Park & Winton) happen in close proximity to Melbourne itself, with Albert Park right in the centre of town, just like the Adelaide Parklands circuit

In NSW, there is only one near Sydney..

I am still waiting for Kalgoorlie 500...

[chavez]

Originally Posted by one five five

And just like Oran Park, nothing is there to replace it....

Yep and we (ie the sport) will regret this obsession on spending on street circuits in the years to come.

[fomoco]

Originally Posted by mceci1

Sign the petition and it may have a chance, need 3000 or more people at that was a few months back, when I signed it was at 2,500 something

Unless you can win over Racing Victoria, Sandown will be a housing estate in the very very near future. Racing Vic has plans already for the $$$ they get, afterall, they have Caufield, Flemington, Moone Valley, Pakenham. Unfortunately, Sandown is expendable.

Just glad I visited there lots during the late 70's

[DV_08]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Two of Victoria's 4 race meetings (PI, Sandown, Albert Park & Winton) happen in close proximity to Melbourne itself, with Albert Park right in the centre of town, just like the Adelaide Parklands circuit

In NSW, there is only one near Sydney..

I am still waiting for Kalgoorlie 500...

With Sandown on the way out, there will be no permanent circuits in close proximity to Melbourne. Unless you count Calder.

[GTRMagic]

No Customer Cars From DJRTP

Kinda kills the idea mooted elsewhere that Erebus had done deal to be Penske-South...

[anthony81901]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

You can't imagine that Mr Courtney will want to continue with weekends like Perth.

Wonder if Courtney has an out clause in his contract that allows him to terminate if Adrian Burgess is no longer the team manager like he had at DJR?

[Razor]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

Put it in H!

But will she go 300 hectares on a tank of kerosene?