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Hi Alan, long time no see. How's the 350z around EC? As for T1, I've a love and hate relationship with it (just like with T9). I love how scary fast it is and the absolute rush it gives, but considering that I've panicked and crashed my bike there at 200km/h it's a very expensive corner for me. Coming down from around 260km/h into a T1 and then screaming out of it is always a highlight of my monthly trip to EC. The proposed track is all accelerate, stop, turn and repeat, there are very few flowing corners. I don't think that it would compare to Phillip Island as an international track. The problem with EC is there is not enough real estate to build a nice flowing track with lots of run off areas. That's why there's the need for all of the sharp corners around the edges. The only good thing I can see coming out of are the run off areas will be tarmac and it would have prevented my crash.

I'm surprised that no one has opinions about this, it's not very well liked in the bike community and it would be a lot better if there was a 2nd track built up north or south. The biggest disappointment is that they are going to remove the very fun and high speed Turn 1 and they are going to run in reverse direction. Also the very fun downhill hairpin T9 is going to become an uphill hairpin. But it should make T2 quiet interesting since it's going to be downhill now. The biggest disappointment is that the prices will go up, especially since Oran Park isn't going to be around and there's not going to be any competition. Worst of all it's going to be shut down for 18months and where am I supposed to get my speed fix with both of the closest tracks out of commission...