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    Quote Originally Posted by Moto-Dynamix View Post
    Taupo being on the market finally does not surprise me, ( But one of the controlling parties of it, tells lots of lies) certain people involved in that place have no dam idea how to make money from that place. It is a gold mine just weighting to be opened up
    i dont think gold mine can be used to desribe motor racing tracks,

    money pit is more like it,

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    Quote Originally Posted by scott411 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Moto-Dynamix View Post
    Taupo being on the market finally does not surprise me, ( But one of the controlling parties of it, tells lots of lies) certain people involved in that place have no dam idea how to make money from that place. It is a gold mine just weighting to be opened up
    i dont think gold mine can be used to desribe motor racing tracks,

    money pit is more like it,
    Best money pit ever, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by haydes55 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by scott411 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Moto-Dynamix View Post
    Taupo being on the market finally does not surprise me, ( But one of the controlling parties of it, tells lots of lies) certain people involved in that place have no dam idea how to make money from that place. It is a gold mine just weighting to be opened up
    i dont think gold mine can be used to desribe motor racing tracks,

    money pit is more like it,
    Best money pit ever, though.
    It'd need a pub and a strip club onsite to be the best money pit ever.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scott411 View Post
    i dont think gold mine can be used to desribe motor racing tracks,

    money pit is more like it,



    Deff NOT when they are still managed like they were in 1963, like they are!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moto-Dynamix View Post
    Deff NOT when they are still managed like they were in 1963, like they are!

    ...it's a complex issue...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ellipsis View Post
    ...it's a complex issue...


    Haha Yea, they do not really realise what they have in there hands. HD has 25% of the entire nation at its door FFS and still cannot make it happen
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moto-Dynamix View Post
    Haha Yea, they do not really realise what they have in there hands. HD has 25% of the entire nation at its door FFS and still cannot make it happen
    You should run it Shaun, you seem to know how to run a thriving business.

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    its not just NZ where race tracks struggle, miller motorsport park in Utah is ceasing operations,

    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...ns.html?pg=all

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    Quote Originally Posted by scott411 View Post
    its not just NZ where race tracks struggle, miller motorsport park in Utah is ceasing operations,

    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...ns.html?pg=all


    The world will be all back to just jumping puddles soon
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    Quote Originally Posted by scott411 View Post
    its not just NZ where race tracks struggle, miller motorsport park in Utah is ceasing operations,

    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...ns.html?pg=all
    That sucks. WSBK had some awesome races there.
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    Where would the best mbike racetrack be in NZ?

    for sidecars?

    for 250s

    for 600s

    for 1000+

    for road bikes

    does it depend

    bike type, size, organisation, track, location, shape of track

    curious

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moto-Dynamix View Post
    The world will be all back to just jumping puddles soon
    that didint help this place either, it has a round of the AMA motocross series there, which i think is the last major event planned before the shut down

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    Quote Originally Posted by eldog View Post
    Where would the best mbike racetrack be in NZ?

    for sidecars?

    for 250s

    for 600s

    for 1000+

    for road bikes

    does it depend

    bike type, size, organisation, track, location, shape of track

    curious
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    The faster the track , the bigger the bike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eldog View Post
    Where would the best mbike racetrack be in NZ?

    for sidecars?

    for 250s

    for 600s

    for 1000+

    for road bikes

    does it depend

    bike type, size, organisation, track, location, shape of track

    curious
    Manfield full track before some ginger ex IOM racer said it was too dangerous to race there.
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    i would could and can, put a fat fuck down with a bit of brass.

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