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DWYER TAKES FIRST F5000 WIN AT ALBERT PARK
British driver Mark Dwyer (Lola T400) topped a truly international podium after the first MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival series race at the Formula 1™ Qantas Australian Grand Prix meeting in Melbourne today. Dwyer was untroubled to win today’s 8-lap race, crossing the finish line just over 20 seconds ahead of Australian Aaron Lewis (Chevron B24) and [...]
Continue reading...MELBOURNE’S GP ON BORROWED TIME ?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Melbourne's Formula One Grand Prix looks to be on borrowed time with calls by the City's Lord Mayor to axe the race once it's contract is up in 2014. Writing in the top selling Australian newspaper The Herald-Sun, Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the Grand Prix had run it's race. "...it has been 20 fantastic years, the benefits to the city and the state have been enormous, but the cycle has run its course." he said. "In the end, it will be a government decision and one of the tough ones that Ted Baillieu faces in his first term. Does he undo the legacy of Jeff Kennett, his mentor, in his very first term and, ironically, through the same minister to first get the event, Louise Asher? My judgement would be: Get ready. Time's up."
Continue reading...IS THE CAMS, AGP DEAL UNDER THREAT ?
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Is the recently signed agreement between CAMS and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation regarding the running of the 2011 Australian Grand Prix already under threat? Sources close to the Australian Grand Prix Corporation have told In Pit Lane that the AGP Corp. are furious with CAMS over their recent media releases and statements about the deal, which they say was a clear breach of a confidentiality clause in the agreement. According to the source, a letter has been sent to CAMS informing them of the alleged breach and the Corporation's anger. The Corporation has also allegedly sought advice from Australia's Competition watchdog the ACCC regarding their concern that CAMS role as the sole FIA approved Motorsport body in Australia may be in breach of Australia's anti monopoly laws. Clive Banfield, Media & Communications Co-Ordinator for CAMS told In Pit Lane that he had been in recent meetings with the AGPC and was not aware of any such problems.
Continue reading...AUSSIE AUTO SHOWS MERGE
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Conformation today that the 2009 Melbourne International Motor Show (MIMS) starting February 27 at Melbourne's Exhibition Centre will be the last in it's current form. From 2010 the event will alternate with Sydney under the new title of the Australian International Motor Show. MIMS organisers The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC), and its new car division, AADA (Vic) and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), organiser of the Sydney Motor Show and have announced the formation of a new Motor Show Joint Venture to run the new event. The move comes after many years of often bitter rivalry between the two cities, both seeking to be the pre-eminent Auto show in the country. VACC Executive Director, David Purchase said that today's announcement was “a significant and important step forward for the future of motor shows in Sydney and Melbourne and establishes a strong relationship between the FCAI and VACC which no doubt will be of benefit to the broader Australian automotive industry,” FCAI Chief Executive, Andrew McKellar said that the new relationship will allow a new direction, while maintaining the tradition and heritage of the motor shows in the two capital cities.” One sticking point still to be announced could be a regular date, Melbourne's early March date fits perfectly into the packed Melbourne major events calendar, often running close to, or concurrent with the Australian Grand Prix at the nearby Albert Park. Sydney is commited to it's traditional October date and it's this date that will feature the first of the new combined shows in 2010. The move to combine the two shows came after pressure from manufacturers and the media who considered the proliferation of motor shows in a small market like Australia as being too costly”
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