WTF?! So this is for bloody real? I saw the Feilding Flyer post this last night and thought he must have been giggling over his bourbon while stirring the pot. Jeezus, Manfeild has gone from not even being on the calendar to becoming the main event, lol.
Pity the way it's worked out but ya can only piss with the cock ya got.
Yes Spud, whilst this IS Kiwibiker, and most of what comes from the pie quaffing, cake gobbling, beer swilling parts of Feilding is rather suspect - in this case it appears to be for real ! WOW :-)
Manfeild is back with avengance, shame its just three dragstrips with a couple of hairpins.........., GSXRs seem to like it thou.... :-)
Basic numbers is the problem:
1) Borrow 50 million at 6.3% interest, with 50 year payback.
2) You'll be needing to find roughly $82000 in loose change per month for the first few years, just to keep up with paying that back
3) Add to that the day to day business costs to run operate the track, (on average staff with vehicles are $100K ea PA)
4) Add maintenance on track and buildings + specialty equipment etc
5) Add to that a profit margin for the owner/investor, at between 7 - 11%
6) Oh and the taxman will be wanting his share too
It all adds up to a very big number, just to cover your arse, and assuming it is impractical to have a track hired out for more than 80% of available days, it makes it even tougher. Plus we wont mention what happens when some knob builds a house nearby and decides he/she doesnt want to hear the track vehicles in the far distance......
Result, - A high risk investment "if" youve borrowed a lot to make it happen.
Only way it works is if the likes of the super rich fund this sort of stuff out of cash in the bank, or governments / councils tip a bunch of support funding into it with no expectation of being paid back.
Meh, you and your sound business analysis..........
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Ono Lennon.
"If you have never stared off into the distance then your life is a shame." Counting Crows
"The girls were in tight dresses, just like sweets in cellophane" Joe Jackson
The way to make a small fortune; start with a big one......
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Ono Lennon.
"If you have never stared off into the distance then your life is a shame." Counting Crows
"The girls were in tight dresses, just like sweets in cellophane" Joe Jackson
Its just occurred that 5 races for each class at the final round is a ridiculous and over compressed workload for all the support crew and specialists involved in helping the riders get their fix on the track......I dont think enough consideration is given to that factor and that most of these people are unpaid and it actually costs them money and downtime to be there. While many may be enthusiastic its easy to see that such a workload will potentially wear thin such enthusiasm. Why not just run as per the other meetings and keep it sensible and in fact more affordable?
What you mean that stuff that is wildly claimed to be ''perfect'' out of the box, doesnt rip tyres and never needs revalving? I feel a Tui moment.............
Anyone who goes along spouting such BS needs a thorough psychiatric assessment. You can only BS for so long....................
Can someone explain to me why one event should be allowed to be more important than the other three, in a four round championship series?
5 races will be great, more races the better.
Some like it,Some do not,Unfortunately we are not privileged enough to be able to please everybody,Some don't want to go to HD and some to Invercargill,Some want 2 races per round,But most 3,The interesting thing for me is,Most don't actually know what they want other than to whinge and bleat,Perhaps we should make that a sport,Roadracers would excel at it,The program is now confirmed,Better to spend your time preparing for it,Than whinging about it
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