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Clipsal date change in 2006
Heard over the grapevine last night, that due to an state election the Clipsal 500 will be on a different date, anybody heard anything ?
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Election may be coincidental - they are caught up in the shifting of the Adelaide Cup weekend in May being brought forward to March each year from now on plus talk on the Magic Millions Carnival at Morphettville Race Course.
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Actually... there is a calendar issue coming from the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 which will likely see the whole calendar turn on its head....
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According to the local Rag, its a combo of Adelaide festival, Fringe fest, Magic millions horse race.Adelaide cup, Comm games and Womad and state election all in late feb early march, plus theres talk about limiting the number of events held in the parklands. they are talking about lack of accomadation and traffic gridlock around this time of the year. I say let it all happen at once, it might put a spark into the city of Churches.
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TC was on #10 a little while ago proclaiming AVESCO has re-signed with Adelaide for another 10 seasons.... presumably they have the date thing sorted out...
The Clipsal is a great event, the sheer number of spectators show that.... |
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Seeing the F1 race is later... Maybe they might push Adelaide a few weeks earlier ?
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It depends... it seems TopCat is negotiating with the AGP people to put a HPDC Championship Series round on at the grand Prix next year...
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What's a "HPDC" when it's at home?
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With all these drivers complaining that Adelaide is a very hot place to run 2x250km races at this time of year, would it not make sense to try and get this round later in the season, in one of the cooler months??
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cooler weather, possible wet weather = smaller crowds = less money for the Cockroach.
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Thanks all, I didnt quite get the part about the election forcing a date change.
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March 2006 is going to be busy in Adelaide, as mentioned before there are going to be a number of big events - they all take up accommodation, infrastructure (there are only so many porta loos in Australia), media covergae, corporate money and corporate people) and before you start knocking the corporates, they are the ones who put in BIG money for these events to happen. Having it in late Feb is an option, it can be hot or as it was this year at the end of Feb, very mild. Good luck to those who have to make the decisions, juggling dates, timing, elections, horse races, festivals. Whatever, it's a great 'event' for SA and Adelaide.
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Having attended the Clipsal for the first time this year, I can assure you it was bloody fantastic, 4 days of all but non stop motorsport, a concert every nite with some of Australia's greatest bands, a city that is pumped and happy to have the event and to top it off the racing was brilliant. I have booked for next year (whenever it is) already and suggest to those that love a motorsport to do the same.
While Im here, Tony C may have some faults and issues, but when was there a CLIPSAL event before him or anything close, and a 4 day motorsport event with racing from 8 am to some day 7pm and 250 000 plus people .......... never. Dont even start me on the ones that say pit stops and safety cars arent needed, Skaife and Lowndes only could turn on a great race because of these, enjoy the SPORT for what it is, racing is racing. |
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The Commonwealth Games are March 15 - 26 in 2006, and the F1 in Melbourne will be the 3rd or 4th weekend of April - it will more than likely be the 3rd round for 2006 after Malaysia and Bahrain.
I'd assume that the Clipsal will be a week after the Games in order to give them 2 weeks to get to F1 - if they go. |
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nexy year is the SA state election which is held every four years on the third weekend in march, its in the constitution or something like that.
The warmth is part of what makes the Clipsal so good, lots of fine ladies to admire that wpouldnt happen in june or may |
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