Now that the PI circuit has been sold to Lindsay Fox, a local
conservation mob has sprung up urging less motor racing there.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1052652.htm

Another Save Albert Park wannabe mob by the looks of it.

Might donate the woman a box of earplugs (I'm sure that work wouldn't
mind "donating" them...)

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Martin Taylor wrote in message <(E-Mail Removed)>...
>Now that the PI circuit has been sold to Lindsay Fox, a local
>conservation mob has sprung up urging less motor racing there.
>
Gee.. I wonder if that's so he can be "forced" to close it down and
redevelop the site?
Clem

Knobdoodle wrote:

> Martin Taylor wrote in message <(E-Mail Removed)>...
> >Now that the PI circuit has been sold to Lindsay Fox, a local
> >conservation mob has sprung up urging less motor racing there.
> >
> Gee.. I wonder if that's so he can be "forced" to close it down and
> redevelop the site?
> Clem

...but he could only do that if the council approved of his plans... and since
usage of the track generates a huge income for Phillip Island (the blurb says
the track operates about 250 days per year) chances of them allowing him to
redevelop the site are probably fairly minimal.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

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Nev.. wrote in message <(E-Mail Removed)>...
>Knobdoodle wrote:
>> Gee.. I wonder if that's so he can be "forced" to close it down and
>> redevelop the site?
>
>..but he could only do that if the council approved of his plans... and
since
>usage of the track generates a huge income for Phillip Island (the blurb
says
>the track operates about 250 days per year) chances of them allowing him to
>redevelop the site are probably fairly minimal.
>
.... unless a resort was expected to generate a larger revenue.
Clem
[Call me a cynic but I get a rash when I hear about tycoons being
benevolent.....]

"Knobdoodle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
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> Nev.. wrote in message <(E-Mail Removed)>...
> >
> > ..but he could only do that if the council approved of his plans...
> > and since usage of the track generates a huge income for Phillip
> > Island (the blurb says the track operates about 250 days per year)
> > chances of them allowing him to redevelop the site are probably
> > fairly minimal.
>
> ... unless a resort was expected to generate a larger revenue.

Yes, you can just see all the shite weather afficionados flocking to spend a
long weekend there.

So lets just say they close down the track. Where are the bike riders going
to? Answer is the road. Now you have a higher road toll and have more bike
in the mountains doing twisty roads scaring wildlife. That's so MUCH better
for the environment. Dickheads. Some people need to look at the bigger
picture.

"Knobdoodle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Nev.. wrote in message <(E-Mail Removed)>...
> >Knobdoodle wrote:
> >> Gee.. I wonder if that's so he can be "forced" to close it down and
> >> redevelop the site?
> >
> >..but he could only do that if the council approved of his plans... and
> since
> >usage of the track generates a huge income for Phillip Island (the blurb
> says
> >the track operates about 250 days per year) chances of them allowing him
to
> >redevelop the site are probably fairly minimal.
> >
> ... unless a resort was expected to generate a larger revenue.
> Clem
> [Call me a cynic but I get a rash when I hear about tycoons being
> benevolent.....]
>
>

"Knobdoodle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Martin Taylor wrote in message <(E-Mail Removed)>...
> >Now that the PI circuit has been sold to Lindsay Fox, a local
> >conservation mob has sprung up urging less motor racing there.
> >
> Gee.. I wonder if that's so he can be "forced" to close it down and
> redevelop the site?
> Clem
>
>
Redevelop for housing?

Where would he find enough people willing to live where the track is?
Siberia? [1]

--
Conehead
[1] The other Siberia. Near StDeviotsberg

"Intact Kneeslider" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote;
> "Knobdoodle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > ... unless a resort was expected to generate a larger revenue.
>
> Yes, you can just see all the shite weather afficionados flocking to
spend a
> long weekend there.
>
Well it IS a major Victorian holiday destination......
Clem

"Knobdoodle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> "Intact Kneeslider" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote;
> > "Knobdoodle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > > ... unless a resort was expected to generate a larger revenue.
> >
> > Yes, you can just see all the shite weather afficionados flocking
> > to spend a long weekend there.
>
> Well it IS a major Victorian holiday destination......

Yes, but people drive out there, polish off an ice cream before the wind
either blows it away of freezes it sold, duck inside a pizza shop to thaw
out, then drive out to where the penguins waddle ashore, go "Awwwwww...",
and then promply **** off before it gets dark. They don't stick around for
any real length of time, mostly, do they?

Ultimately, Phillip Island is a wind-blown, featureless, pancake-flat bit of
ground sticking out of a frigid bay off Bass Straight. Who in their right
mind would go to spend a significant amount of time there if there wasn't
any bike racing to watch?

"bob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> So lets just say they close down the track. Where are the bike riders
going
> to? Answer is the road. Now you have a higher road toll and have more
bike
> in the mountains doing twisty roads scaring wildlife. That's so MUCH
better
> for the environment. Dickheads. Some people need to look at the bigger
> picture.
>
I doubt it! (I know I know; it's just a troll)
Motorcycle crashes and stupid behaviour goes up on GP/Supers weekends.
Clem