A.i.r Drags

[SLED]

going by Jessica's written response, there's stuff all you can do at the moment other than sit on your hands.

Maybe after December you could give them another little push if nothing has eventuated by then and use the letter as a reminder

[CRoNic...]

well if anyone is willing to actually start a organised group to try and get sumthing done motorsport wise in this state i would lend free time to the cause and design any neccesary flyers/posters/web ads

Does Facebook count?!

[SLED]

Pete - I agree there is a fair bit of "hot air" puffed around, its been posted many times on here, ns.com etc. about online petitions and "ive signed it" - yet how many got off their Lazy Asses and went to the Pt Adelaide Complex rally back in January? probably about 5-10% if we were lucky I reckon. There were the usual excuses posted the next day, "i forgot, it was too hot - i was still hungover".

When I was down there, I could almost see so many old-school guys who wouldn't generally go near a computer, and plenty of old school cars, but very few imports.

Your right - it's a sad state.

I just hoped that 1 more (me) harassing AIR track manager would do something in the mean time if the Pt Adelaide complex (which I would much prefer) doesnt get up and running

tell me about the heat......I was there melting

funny what you say about all the true old rev heads there on the day....it was a case of spot the teenager all day

[RubyRS4]

going by Jessica's written response, there's stuff all you can do at the moment other than sit on your hands.

Maybe after December you could give them another little push if nothing has eventuated by then and use the letter as a reminder

Thats pretty much the outcome we got everytime we 'nudged' them along.

Then you get threads like this pop up and everyone thinks no one is doing anything. Fact of the matter is there are parties trying to get things moving, but alot of the times it is a waiting game. Annoys me too. But you're never going to see at thread titled "We tried to re-open AIR but wasn't successful ... here is why" ... so people wrongfully assume no one is doing anything.

After working in the development planning industry for nearly 10 years, I can tell you know that petitions don't go far at all most of the time.

[PIMPED_jzx100]

i have heard that it will open but only for top-door slammers and superstreets, thats it, nothing else, which sucks, might have to put the sil80 in super street as well as drifting, lol

[aahh31]

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[aahh32]

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[Sinful]

does anyone have an official word on whats happening with the new motorsport complex that was being planned by private investors??? they still waiting on gov. funding?

I have heard the "businessmen" have the money they are just trying to get the government to give them a place where they can build it..But in saying that have also heard that AIR kick up a stink and said why build a facility when we have AIR..

It has been going on for too long and I will give it till Decemeber and if AIR isnt reopened and a new calender for 2009 is not put on the AIR webpage then I will be hounding AMC everyday asking why!! I should of asked in the email why it has taken so long and what actual contruction work is going on there.

The petition can still work but you need thousands of signatures and that takes a little while to get. I have put this on every car forum I know of..I have been emailing business and drag racers in SA and Australia..but if noone passed the email or gets there friends to sign.....

[Sinful]

i have heard that it will open but only for top-door slammers and superstreets, thats it, nothing else, which sucks, might have to put the sil80 in super street as well as drifting, lol

I dont think they will only open to those classes, You should see the money WSID makes every wednesday night for the local guys to take they cars off the street.

Ruby - I dont think nothing has been getting done..I just wanted to wake this subject up..On all of the car forums I have been searching all of the threads like this havent had any movement in them for 6 months or more. I want to help and I like to ask questions.

[RubyRS4]

I just hope the mob resurfacing the track are not the same guys that surface Adelaide roads ... or we'll all be racing in 4WDs

[Hotwire]

I have heard the "businessmen" have the money they are just trying to get the government to give them a place where they can build it..But in saying that have also heard that AIR kick up a stink and said why build a facility when we have AIR..

It has been going on for too long and I will give it till Decemeber and if AIR isnt reopened and a new calender for 2009 is not put on the AIR webpage then I will be hounding AMC everyday asking why!! I should of asked in the email why it has taken so long and what actual contruction work is going on there.

The petition can still work but you need thousands of signatures and that takes a little while to get. I have put this on every car forum I know of..I have been emailing business and drag racers in SA and Australia..but if noone passed the email or gets there friends to sign.....

Jess,

The reasons I was given for the "recent" delays is that due to a wetter than usual winter (well of late anyway) the outer of the track became so soft that they couldnt get the heavy re-surfacing machinery near the track. Due to this, Paul said they needed to wait for ~4 weeks without rain to dry the outer out so they can get the machinery back in there. We had basically had that for the last month, so I would expect the re-surfacing equipment to be back there now.

There were also unofficial reports that the machinery had hit a "sink hole" around the back end of the track, causing the machinery to sink into the track, thus meaning MORE expensive repairs to get the track back to level, let alone just the resurfacing...

I just hope that it WILL be up and running come december

Lee

[Unbalanced]

Last I heard there was an ownership issue for a long while and now that that's sorted they're resurfacing the whole track...

[nuttsHunglow]

Only if someone owned an airport?

[MS-75]

Received approx 30 mis ago from Paul at AIR

Hi sean,

Thank you for your interest in A.I.R.

The 13th of Dec is somthing i have heard for a while and i am sorry to say it is not true. As you probably aware we are half way in resurfacing our race track we are hoping to finish it as soon as we can and get the ball rolling. We are hoping to hold street meets early next year as soon as we set a date im sure you will here about it.

Kind Regards

Paul

So no action this side of christmas - although my mate is a senior manager at Boral so I'll see when they are finishing the track off. (yes there were troubles with the machinery sinking into the track)

Sean

[sky30]

Thanks for the update sean, let us know when you hear more, im very keen to race.

Taking my car to whyalla drags again next saturday hoping to improve on my last time a bit.

[SLED]

what sort of times have you done in whyalla & what turbo you running?

[craig R33]

whyalla drags?

[sky30]

what sort of times have you done in whyalla & what turbo you running?

Have run 7.108 @ 101MPH on Federal street tyres $150 each, Should go a high 6 this time.

Running GT3540 turbo.

[sky30]

whyalla drags?

Whyalla is 3.5+ hours north of Adelaide.

[craig R33]

i know where whyalla is my nan used to live there...

never heard of a drag strip there though, and judging by your time its not a full 1/4 mile