New Zealand's newest motorsport venue...
New Zealand's newest motorsport venue...
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CR6ZZ

Original Poster:

1,313 posts

174 months

EDLT

15,421 posts

235 months

Tuesday 2nd April 2013
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The bit with the trees looks nice, the rest looks a bit too much like an old airfield.

rubystone

11,254 posts

288 months

Tuesday 2nd April 2013
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I think there are too many venues in NZ already. Hampton Downs is only half developed and with the local money recently pumped into Pukekohe, I can't see the long circuit ever being developed.

anonymous-user

83 months

Tuesday 2nd April 2013
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They seem to like their unprotected concrete walls in NZ.

They pumped money into Pukekohe? When I was there it looked on it's last legs and the rumours were it wasn't long as a race circuit.

7/11

217 posts

239 months

Tuesday 2nd April 2013
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EDLT said:
The bit with the trees looks nice, the rest looks a bit too much like an old airfield.
You have got to be joking, there are some pretty fine bends there with some decent uphill/downhill sections, look again!

F1GTRUeno

6,512 posts

247 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Looks pretty damn quick which is always good. Once fully kitted out and developed it'll be a good venue.

Scenery looks amazing too. Need to get to NZ at some point in life and take it in.

CR6ZZ

Original Poster:

1,313 posts

174 months

Thursday 4th April 2013
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This footage probably gives a better idea of the layout - although there are apparently over a dozen possible configurations for the track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwzZ4S4Blig

Pretty impressive considering it was bare ground little more than 6 months ago. A few interesting cars at various points in the footage too....