save donington parade
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Here you are Bert. I'll do the leg work for you
Here you are Bert. I'll do the leg work for you
kaw said:
COME ON GUYS ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS ,CAN,T SEE IT GO
TBH Mate, it might have been a good track, but judging from the tv pictures it looks knackered now. Scorched earth policy by the last operators?And besides if it was a viable business the Wheatcrofts would be in there operating it themselves. They are multi millionaires anyway, why should we help them?
What I am really concerned about is succesive governments lack of interest in motorsport as a job providing industry (not surprised by the the present lame brains though).
God knows why we don't have a a decent race track anywhere in the country with world class facilities??? Every other country in the world has at least one, even the 3rd world.
MyM8V8 said:
kaw said:
COME ON GUYS ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS ,CAN,T SEE IT GO
TBH Mate, it might have been a good track, but judging from the tv pictures it looks knackered now. Scorched earth policy by the last operators?
And besides if it was a viable business the Wheatcrofts would be in there operating it themselves. They are multi millionaires anyway, why should we help them?
What I am really concerned about is succesive governments lack of interest in motorsport as a job providing industry (not surprised by the the present lame brains though).
God knows why we don't have a a decent race track anywhere in the country with world class facilities??? Every other country in the world has at least one, even the 3rd world.
Could not agree more, and when the motorsport industry goes abroad people will ask "how did that happen"
The problem with these new state of the art facilities in foreign lands is the tracks tend to be a bit, well, dull and featureless. They had a whole desert in Bahrain to build the most amazing track, but it's just hairpin and after hairpin connected by some long straights. It's a shame Donny is like it is, but most of that is to do with the credit crunch. Big plans, then suddenly no cash. Silverstone is picking up though with it's recent developments to the track, and a whole new pit complex for 2011. The tracks just need some dosh.
kaw said:
and they will say we lost the surport of the people,its a sad day when we petrol heads dont try to save a circuit
Petrolheads support motorsport by partaking, either in it, or at events at the tracks. Edited by kaw on Thursday 18th February 16:08
If the circuit can be saved, it will be by the Wheatcrofts dipping into their own bank accounts.
I appreciate your sentiments Mate, but turning up to Donno' en masse might make you feel better, but will do absolutely nothing to encourage the powers that be, to invest.
The real test, is if the said petrolheads buy tickets to go through the gates on race days at the various tracks. If they don't, it' s because they have not been well enough enthused.
I still think it encumbant on our Government to wake up and provide some kind of assistance to at least one of our venues (Silverstone e.g) to give it world class spectator facilities. This normally starts with the basics, i.e decent toilet facilites.
Edited by MyM8V8 on Friday 19th February 15:08
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