New Track for Sydney

[RS2000]

Here's hoping MG Newcastle will do something with CI similar to the ARDC do with their private practice days.

SMP is owned by the NSW Govt & operated by the ARDC. Circuit Italia is privately owned by Matthew Higgins, & I presume will be operated by him & his staff. The MG Car Club Newcastle has nothing to do with CI.
MGCCN sold the land to Higgins, but I guess, will be in the same boat as other clubs when it comes to using/hiring CI.

[greenMachine]

Here's hoping MG Newcastle will do something with CI similar to the ARDC do with their private practice days.

SMP is owned by the NSW Govt & operated by the ARDC. Circuit Italia is privately owned by Matthew Higgins, & I presume will be operated by him & his staff. The MG Car Club Newcastle has nothing to do with CI.
MGCCN sold the land to Higgins, but I guess, will be in the same boat as other clubs when it comes to using/hiring CI.

... unless they were smart enough to lock in a discounted hire fee as part of the sale agreement.

[Nuddy]

Here's hoping MG Newcastle will do something with CI similar to the ARDC do with their private practice days.

SMP is owned by the NSW Govt & operated by the ARDC. Circuit Italia is privately owned by Matthew Higgins, & I presume will be operated by him & his staff. The MG Car Club Newcastle has nothing to do with CI.
MGCCN sold the land to Higgins, but I guess, will be in the same boat as other clubs when it comes to using/hiring CI.

... unless they were smart enough to lock in a discounted hire fee as part of the sale agreement.

If they did I'm sure RS2000 would know about it.

[StillIC]

... unless they were smart enough to lock in a discounted hire fee as part of the sale agreement.

No. The buyer would not agree to such a condition, although the 4 person land sale panel representing the board of MGCCN (which I was on at the time, EDIT: the board not the panel) did attempt this if my memory serves me correctly.

[anastasic81]

Luddenham Tuesday
7 cars attending so it was Open Pit Lane except for a lunch break 12 to 1pm
Track was wet early on but dried out through the morning to fully dry before noon
My first time there and I recorded a 55.525 before lunch on AR-1s
Then it chucked down so after lunch I changed to the Michelin PS3s and couldn't get below 59 seconds.
However 15 year old Louise Taylor driving a WRX on Kumho semi slicks recorded a 58.088 on the wet track in the afternoon.
I do like this track. It's not fast, 2nd and 3rd gear in my car with just a moment in 4th at the end of the straight (4.1 final drive ratio, 17"wheels). It''s tighter than the South Crt where I don't use 2nd at all. There's good runoff areas throughout as obvious on the pic so damage when you overcook it is unlikely.
Although it wasn't a training day there were a couple of experienced advisors on hand giving hints and help + Ian Luff overseeing all and coming for a drive if you wanted. He gave me a lot of good advice.
At $250 it's good value for me. 81 laps on the day and I could have done lots more but sat a while when it was raining hard.
Louise did 98 and one other did 122.
I do prefer Wakefield but prefer this one over the South Circuit.
I will see how the new Marulan compares on the 30th.
For this one I can leave home at 6am, have a full day on the track and be home before 7pm. For Wakefield I would have to leave at 4 am and get home by 9pm. That's too much for an old man so I add 2 nights accomodation for a day at Wakefield so I try to make it at least 2 days on the track there.
I expect to be making frequent day trips to Luddenham until Circuit Italia opens.

How did you go today Nuddy?

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[greenMachine]

It looks like the second Bathurst track is moving forward.

For those not familiar with the proposal, it is south (southwest?) of McPhillamy Park, at the bottom of the hill. McPhillamy can be seen in the top LH corner of the image in the link, if you squint hard enough.

Still a long time away though, if it ever happens.

[david_syd_au]

... it is south (southwest?) of McPhillamy Park, at the bottom of the hill.

Hill, HILL??
That is Mount Panorama!

[Okibi]

Posts removed to get this thread back on track.

Thanks everyone.

- Okibi-

[Nuddy]

From their facebook page:

"Luddenham Raceway is now a CAMS certified track"