V8 Supercars: Barbagallo 'Third World' Track Out, Ipswich 300 In

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Feb 9, 2010
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V8 SUPERCARS AUSTRALIA has announced this week that it has dropped Perth's Barbagallo Raceway from the 2010 calendar, due to "third world" conditions. The event has been replaced by the Ipswich 300 at Queensland Raceway.

Shane Howard, CEO of V8 Supercars Australia, said this week that it was disappointing that a solution could not be found for Perth to stay in the fixture.

 

"It is great news that we have been able to secure the City of Ipswich 300 but disappointing we have been unable to find a workable solution to the similar issues we have at Barbagallo Raceway." Mr Howard said. "We are extremely disappointed for all of our fans in WA."

 

Mr Howard said the decision had been made because of occupational health and safety issues in both the paddock and the pit lane.

While representatives from both V8SA and Barbagallo had been working to re-vamp the circuit's facilities ahead of the 2010 championship, a breakdown in negotiations had lead to the event being cancelled.

Originally binned earlier this year, the reinstatement of the event will see the Ipswich 300 run from April 30 to May 2.

The 2010 V8 Supercar Championship kicks off in Abu Dhabi next week, running from February 18-20.

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  • Wheelnut [reply]
    1 month ago 0 points
    Can;t blame them really - V8 Supercars hae repeatedly told the WA Gummint to upgrade the facilities for the past 8 year.... and if Tasmania can upgrade and maintain their track to meet regulations why can't WA given the money they get from mining.

    Having said that; I believe WA should look at holding a Street race around/near the CBD which would get more fans/spectators due to its more central location [similar to Clipsal]
  • Luke Skywalker [reply]
    1 month ago 0 points
    Hey Wheelnut, that old chestnut about the revenue from mining - just doesn't work mate. Besides, the 'locals' don't like things being done in WA. Can't even accept daylight savings and normal shopping hours, never mind spending public funds! If they did that, they may get brought into the 21st century, and who'd want that?!

    Barbagallo is the worst excuse for a racetrack ever. It is so underwhelming to drive on (with maybe the exception of the 1st corner which is pretty quick). I reckon that the V8 drivers are breathing a sigh of relief.

    I'd love to see a race in the CBD, although I doubt it'd happen (too many complaints by locals lol). Maybe have a street race in Rockingham - there seems to be a concentration of V8s down there :D
  • adam [reply]
    1 month ago 0 points
    luke, your first paragraph makes no sense - it's both the WA and federal governments who are at fault for negligence on this issue, and they clearly don't realise the tourism and economic benefits of a world-class track. Same goes for the scrapping of the new stadium, nothing makes sense. The fed government is just as much at fault for raping WA taxpayers' wallets and subsidising major works in the East of the country. City race would be good but City of Perth council are too backward to realise the benefits also (hence rally australia no longer being here) The first bend in Barbagallo is nice but I agree the rest of the track and the facilities as a whole are definately substandard. congrats to Ipswitch haha
  • the dog [reply]
    1 month ago 0 points
    WA doesn't deserve a V8 Supercar round until our shortsighted state government gets serious about retaining major events. All we've got left now is the Red Bull Air Race and the Hopman Cup. Let's see how long it takes for WA to lose those too.

    Then again I suppose we wouldn't want to give anyone a reason to ... you know ... come here.

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