Bathurst Short Track
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M3ax

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1,301 posts

241 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Just seen that they're trying for an additional short track incorporating some of the main straight, mountain and conrod. Always wanted to see open wheelers there. anybody know more about this?

Jungles

3,587 posts

250 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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I haven't heard anything about that over here (Australia).

It would be extremely difficult to do. You have to remember that the Mount Panorama circuit is only a temporary street circuit. It's surrounded by (and encloses) farmland. There are farming fields within the circuit itself, as you get up Mountain Straight, into the mountain itself, and down Conrod straight. So any short track will have to use the small part of the infield that is normally used for car parking, race personnel, etc.

IMHO, it sounds like a very long shot.

stifler

37,069 posts

217 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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Article in the new autosport mag.

So probably bks. wink

M3ax

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1,301 posts

241 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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was reported in Motorsport News (online) and there's a short article in autosport in the UK

FourWheelDrift

92,283 posts

313 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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This is the proposed short track but I think that idea has been around since 2006. Any short circuit design using the start/finish straight and part of conrod will have to take that kind of route and not use any part of the Mount Panorama scenic drive.


zac510

5,546 posts

235 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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It looks pretty mickey mouse compared to the rest of the circuit.

But if it helps the circuit pay for itself and be profitable then maybe it's no bad thing..

stifler

37,069 posts

217 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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FourWheelDrift said:
This is the proposed short track but I think that idea has been around since 2006. Any short circuit design using the start/finish straight and part of conrod will have to take that kind of route and not use any part of the Mount Panorama scenic drive.

Totally different to the one in Autosport. That turned left halfway down the con-rod straight, did a bit of a squiggle before turning left onto the mainstraight back up the hill. Basically it cut out the chase, the last corner, the first corner and about 1-2 miles of straight. Oh, and the pits complex? confused

308mate

13,758 posts

251 months

Thursday 3rd September 2009
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What they should do is leave Mt Panorama the fk alone.

Talk about hallowed ground.