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[Jim05]

SA has pinched the MotoGP from the Vics

A bit stunning that they’d let it go, it’s an iconic track.

Will obviously be at The Bend, formal announcement tomorrow. Just pure coincidence that there’s a State election next month.

Weren’t the Vic’s told to move it from Phillip Island or lose it?

Yeah, the organisers wanted it at Albert Park and the VIC government weren’t willing to spend the required money.

Have also heard that the Superbikes might also head to the Bend

[dedja]

Yep, heard the same.

[heater31]

SA has pinched the MotoGP from the Vics

A bit stunning that they’d let it go, it’s an iconic track.

Will obviously be at The Bend, formal announcement tomorrow. Just pure coincidence that there’s a State election next month.

Weren’t the Vic’s told to move it from Phillip Island or lose it?

Yeah, the organisers wanted it at Albert Park and the VIC government weren’t willing to spend the required money.

Have also heard that the Superbikes might also head to the Bend

Wild stories getting around its a modified GP/Supercars street circuit!

The Bend will be no different to Phillip Island!

[dedja]

$hahin$

[Lightning McQueen]

Seeing the doctor yesterday to get all of my test results back from a recent full service.

Doc said all of my numbers are in the excellent range, must admit that I was pretty nervous heading in thanks to a pretty wild December/January.

Pretty stoked TBH.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Absolutely regarding the Moto GP. Some people are having a crack at Pete for making this announcement just before an election - He doesn’t need this to win in an absolute landslide and I’m a traditional Liberal voter. This is years in the making from Sam, Charlie and Yasser and Victoria fell asleep at the wheel. Sell off OTR and all of a sudden you have a lot more money to play with. It won’t happen yet given the track needs a lot more work to make it up to scratch for F1 but Victoria should be very nervous about keeping that too as they’ll be coming for it.

[Jim05]

Absolutely regarding the Moto GP. Some people are having a crack at Pete for making this announcement just before an election - He doesn’t need this to win in an absolute landslide and I’m a traditional Liberal voter. This is years in the making from Sam, Charlie and Yasser and Victoria fell asleep at the wheel. Sell off OTR and all of a sudden you have a lot more money to play with. It won’t happen yet given the track needs a lot more work to make it up to scratch for F1 but Victoria should be very nervous about keeping that too as they’ll be coming for it.

All the talk in the motor sport world though is that the MotoGP will be held in the CBD as the event organisers want a street circuit with timings that align with Europe so potentially a late arvo or evening race. The Bend would only host it for 2027 whilst they get the CBD track up to scratch which will be a mammoth task. The money required to transform the Victoria Park circuit will be phenomenal, it’s such a big task.
The Bend would host the MotoGP in 2027 and then from 2028 it would get the Superbikes round off Phillip Island

[Booney]

Given the stranglehold the Malinauskas government has on holding office they're in a position to spend money on whatever the hell they want to make us all feel good and if, in doing so, they grow our economy to the point that we have more money to spend on our essential services then I say go for it and go for it as hard as you can.

The only caveat is and with such a majority nobody can hold them to account for how they then go about using that wealth.

[whufc]

I guess on the issues is its hard to hold the government accountable when we never really know the true net profit made from these events. We hear that the income they generate but we never truly hear the cost to hold these events other than they are financial beneficial.

I have no doubt it is the truth that they are beneficial financially but wouldn't be surprised if it's not to the level we would think. Keeping in mind these sporting events are great for winning votes amongst the average punter.

There probably does need to be more clarity on what the cost is to host these events.

[dedja]

I’d like to see how the faark you make a track enclosed by 4 tonne concrete barriers with no run off safe for motorbikes.