PI in trouble?

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:06 pm

mrmina wrote:good damn linsey.

its not like he's struggling for cash and cant upgrade the circuit. Maybe he shouldn't of spent 2 million on redoing his houses upgrades.

Pay linsey, u tight arse

shit...i agree with mina again...i dont feel well...

Tones · Post by **Tones** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:13 pm

Dont ya just love politics. It is just a matter of whom calls who's bluff. The gov't may loose some tax dollars, and of course PR. Lindsay just stands to loose money. If the track is no longer used as a racing venue, he may still develop it for other ventures. I think that is why perhaps the council zoning issue. If it doesnt make money as a track, imagine how much it can earn as other things?? Albeit that demand may suffer if it is not used as an international venue and so prices may drop a little. But the land alone is worth a fortune!!!!!

Cheers

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:57 am

Tones wrote:Dont ya just love politics. It is just a matter of whom calls who's bluff. The gov't may loose some tax dollars, and of course PR. Lindsay just stands to loose money. If the track is no longer used as a racing venue, he may still develop it for other ventures. I think that is why perhaps the council zoning issue. If it doesnt make money as a track, imagine how much it can earn as other things?? Albeit that demand may suffer if it is not used as an international venue and so prices may drop a little. But the land alone is worth a fortune!!!!!

Cheers

but who would want to go there if there isnt a track to be raced on??
sure he could build a hotel etc, but if its not worthy of racing, its just another goat track....u think if i bunged a multi million dollar hotel on Mallala youd want to just go there & pay shit loads of money to watch track days?

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:27 am

Neka79 wrote:but who would want to go there if there isnt a track to be raced on??

Neka, this might come as a bit of a shock but there are Other things than the track at PI....

not much though

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:44 am

No offence to mr whatisface... but if he moved the track closer to melbourne he would make WAAAAY more money....

Just a thought

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:25 am

mick_dundee wrote:
Neka79 wrote:but who would want to go there if there isnt a track to be raced on??
Neka, this might come as a bit of a shock but there are Other things than the track at PI....

not much though

yea..penguins which they charge u a shit load to see....

and has ne1 from ksrc ever gone to PI to look at penguins??

cant see a lot of ppl charging down there for that, or the one pub..or the over priced merchandise...

as for moving the track closer stereo...how exactly do u propose that?? a big boat and a tow rope??

MickLC · Post by **MickLC** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:25 pm

I was actually amazed at how many people there were at the caravan park who weren't there for the superbikes...they didn't even know it was on!

So there must be something there for the cashed up grey nomads

javaman · Post by **javaman** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:37 pm

mick_dundee wrote:
Neka79 wrote:but who would want to go there if there isnt a track to be raced on??

Neka, this might come as a bit of a shock but there are Other things than the track at PI....

Wow I can picture the thousands of leather-clad motorbike riders flocking to Phillip Island to do golf, watch koalas, and see the penguin parade.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:42 pm

javaman wrote:
mick_dundee wrote:
Neka79 wrote:but who would want to go there if there isnt a track to be raced on??

Neka, this might come as a bit of a shock but there are Other things than the track at PI....

Wow I can picture the thousands of leather-clad motorbike riders flocking to Phillip Island to do golf, watch koalas, and see the penguin parade.

haha thats EXACTLY wot i was thinking mate, cept u said it better than me...

sneakypete · Post by **sneakypete** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:05 pm

BRING GP'S BACK TO THE CREEK!!!!!

Melbourne has every other F'n event..... F1, superbikes et al....
share a little!!!

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:22 pm

Neka79 wrote:
mick_dundee wrote:
Neka79 wrote:but who would want to go there if there isnt a track to be raced on??
Neka, this might come as a bit of a shock but there are Other things than the track at PI....

not much though
yea..penguins which they charge u a shit load to see....

and has ne1 from ksrc ever gone to PI to look at penguins??

cant see a lot of ppl charging down there for that, or the one pub..or the over priced merchandise...

as for moving the track closer stereo...how exactly do u propose that?? a big boat and a tow rope??

I guess the answer is those of us with kids...

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:55 am

Is there any update in this P.I. situation?

I want to book holiday for this soon and it makes a difference which two weeks I book. If we're at P.I. I'll book 15th-29th (2 weeks plus Fri before race weekend), and if Eastern Creek I'll book 11th -22nd and have a holiday around the race weekend.

I checked the MotoGP site and the Phillip Island circuit site and they both promote the race as being at P.I. on Sept 17th.

I-K · Post by **I-K** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:29 pm

photomike666 wrote:Is there any update in this P.I. situation?

...

I checked the MotoGP site and the Phillip Island circuit site and they both promote the race as being at P.I. on Sept 17th.

It's not this year's race that's in doubt... it's covered by the current contract between the FIM and Phillip Island, but that contract runs out at the end of this year. For the race to continue to be held there, a new contract has to be signed. This is what's causing the spat between Fox and the Vic government.

For any FIM world championship roadracing events to move to Eastern Creek, though, the place would need to have a shitload of work expended on it... a resurfacing is practically a given. They'd also need to get rid of the high-tension tower on the outside of turn 3, increase the runoff on the entry into turn 7... and this is before issues like the crumbling spectator mounds come into it...

The racing's staying at Phillip Island. This is what's convincing Lindsay Fox he has the Victorian government by the balls.

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:01 pm

dont worry mike its a piss up weekend at the island

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:32 pm

do any of you know how he got rich? by workin harder than the other truckies who were sittin in the pub pissin away their earnings.

he worked hard and smart to get where he is. doesn't mean i agree with what he's asking, but don't label him.
how many times do you hear people shakin they're head sayin "typical fuggin biker" and think, u'd lane split if you could too.