NZ MotoGP

[roogazza]

They couldn't keep Superbikes here in the ,... whenever it was ??!!!!! how in hell are they going to get Motogp here ? G.
Helen will stick with the kapahakas..

[Deano]

OK that seems to make more sense. If they already have the event subject to the upgrades - fair enough, I hereby eat humble pie.

I want to be eating MotoGP pie !!

[Swoop]

And while I'm putting my 2 cents worth in - don't forget that Hamilton got the V8's because they were willing to make it happen, and all Auckland could do was foucs on the negitives.

Good on Hamilton, and good on Taupo.

Hamilton is doing bloody well!!!
World rowing champs as well. Poor old Auckland... (te he!)

[Swoop]

$12M for a bike race?

And there's bound to be some taniwha that'll get upset by the noise and will need bulk money to soothe it's nerves.

Oh SHIT!!!

How many fucking haka's will we have to endure before EACH smegging race!!!

[pritch]

It begins to look as if attempts are definitely underway:

http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~New...~id~131755.htm

You may have to cut and paste that link, it's a bit long.

[chris]

Here's a question; Which round of the MotoGP championship will be dropped to make way for the proposed NZ round?

[Biohazard]

But would they drop a round, they could add one to the calender, that would make more sense tbh...

[chris]

But would they drop a round, they could add one to the calender, that would make more sense tbh...

Very much doubt they would just add another round. The teams would bleat that taking it to 18 rounds is simply too many. Much more likely that a round will be dropped. It would have to be a poorly supported and funded event that takes place at a sub-standard track that is ripe for the chop.

[rogson]

Trevor Mallard was just interviewed on Radio Sport.

The $2m from the government is conditional on Taupo getting a major event (amongst other things apparently - one of which seems to be raising matching funds).

On this basis, I fully support it.

[Clivoris]

BRING IT ON