Should the Clipsal have a long weekend?

[Felch]

The way i feel this morning, today should definately be a public holiday...

[devilsadvocate]

The way i feel this morning, today should definately be a public holiday...

+1

I feel like I was runover by a truck. For all I know, I could have been.

Tomorrow should be a PH too.

[Dutchy]

20000 is a poor turn out for our states big race and the event just doesn't justify a long weekend IMO.

It isnt our states big race - would be probably the 5th-6th biggest race each year, just look at the Group 1's this weekend

If we are basing PH's on crowd attendence we will be having them for Big Day Out's soon....

Melbourne Cup is national race day for mine and that's where it should be a national long weekend.

How can you get a long weekend for the Melbourne Cup when its on a Tuesday?

[devilsadvocate]

Melbourne Cup is national race day for mine and that's where it should be a national long weekend.

How can you get a long weekend for the Melbourne Cup when its on a Tuesday?

Sicky Monday mate!

[Sojourner]

I would favor moving the Adelaide Cup Day Holiday to the Friday of the Clipsal. Clearly more people would make the use of the public holiday for the Clipsal than to go to Morphettville. The point of the public holiday being for encouraging people to spend their money as opposed to simply supplying a free day off for everyone. If it was a public holiday on the Friday then likely Clipsals attendances would see a significant increase in patronage which results in more $$$ being spent into the local economy. Besides which many employers lose time on the Clipsal friday with sick days - annual leave days and so on, almalgamating it with the Adelaide Cup day could work and if they are so keen they could always screen the Adelaide Cup at the Clipsal and take bets there if its so important and probably get a larger group of people interested anyway!

[lesthemechanic]

20000 is a poor turn out for our states big race and the event just doesn't justify a long weekend IMO.

It isnt our states big race - would be probably the 5th-6th biggest race each year, just look at the Group 1's this weekend

If we are basing PH's on crowd attendence we will be having them for Big Day Out's soon....

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That makes it even worse....are you telling me we have a state public holiday for the 5th or 6th from the biggest horse race of the year ??

[Lunchcutter]

The way i feel this morning, today should definately be a public holiday...

I needed a long weekend today too! was feeling good last week... but struggling a bit today. All my own fault.. but awful still the same

[Dutchy]

Well there are 4 Group 1's in Adelaide and the Adelaide Cup is a Group 2 race - make that what you will.

Mal asks a fair question though, will the car race be here in 10, 20, 50 years time? The Adelaide Cup will be..

[Dutchy]

I would favor moving the Adelaide Cup Day Holiday to the Friday of the Clipsal. Clearly more people would make the use of the public holiday for the Clipsal than to go to Morphettville. The point of the public holiday being for encouraging people to spend their money as opposed to simply supplying a free day off for everyone. If it was a public holiday on the Friday then likely Clipsals attendances would see a significant increase in patronage which results in more $$$ being spent into the local economy. Besides which many employers lose time on the Clipsal friday with sick days - annual leave days and so on, almalgamating it with the Adelaide Cup day could work and if they are so keen they could always screen the Adelaide Cup at the Clipsal and take bets there if its so important and probably get a larger group of people interested anyway!

On a day when the V8's dont even race?

[devilsadvocate]

Well there are 4 Group 1's in Adelaide and the Adelaide Cup is a Group 2 race - make that what you will.

Mal asks a fair question though, will the car race be here in 10, 20, 50 years time? The Adelaide Cup will be..

Judging by the V8's popularity, it'll be here until oil runs out, at which time there will be an electric vehicle replcement that'll get everone in.

By all accounts, the Clipsal 500 is the best attended single sport event in the souther hemisphere.

[JK]

Why doesn't the Government lobby the SAJC to move the Adelaide Cup event to the Friday of the Clipsal .. Problem solvered.

[lesthemechanic]

Well there are 4 Group 1's in Adelaide and the Adelaide Cup is a Group 2 race - make that what you will.

Mal asks a fair question though, will the car race be here in 10, 20, 50 years time? The Adelaide Cup will be..

The greenies will probably put paid to both of them one day
I don't neccessarliy say that Clipsal should get a Public Holiday, but saw more merit in it than the Adelaide Cup. Maybe we could have that Public Holiday for something else & don't get me started on the Queens Birthday Holiday either...not even celebrated on her birthday.
Can you tell I am an employer ??

[mal]

Adelaide Cup
20,000 roll up
200,000 people roll up at pubs or betting at home ?
And less traffic jams !!!

[tipper]

And how many people went to pubs, or watched the clipsal at home with a bbq with their mates? i know i sat down and watched it with a few beverages, i could have done with today off. and i didnt watch a single race on adelaide cup day, or put on a single bet...still appreciated the long weekend though

[devilsadvocate]

Adelaide Cup
20,000 roll up
200,000 people roll up at pubs or betting at home ?
And less traffic jams !!!

Dunno about that!

[Wedgie]

Adelaide Cup
20,000 roll up
200,000 people roll up at pubs or betting at home ?
And less traffic jams !!!

Dunno about that!

Agreed, would be more IMHO.

[White Line Fever]

had my first experience in the corporate box yesterday!!
Lucky my boss was drinking with me...
And spent the entirety of today sweating piss.
come 2pm... hit the wall!

Hooray for a public holiday

WLF

[Ian]

May as well have a public holiday, we had a couple ring up sick, I'm sure it was Clipsalitis

[Thiele]

I have started a group on facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gi ... 500&ref=nf

[zipzap]

I voted yes. I'd like the Clipsal to have a holiday.