Bandit wrote:The occasional watcher will surely find it easier to go to Clipsal - no doubt. But Tailem Bend is only 1 hr from the tollgate, a lot of people would have similar daily work commutes.
There will be a lot of "city-types" that wont go due to the distance but I think the place will be a success because there is a large motorsport community in SA that have been hanging out for something of this scale for a long time.
@tigerpie it is interesting that Shahins bought Mallala too - no idea on what upgrades they plan out there though. I understand that Tailem Bend will cater for Bikes, Drift & Track days etc which is Mallalas main events at the moment. Perhaps having the second venue allows more cross promotion of events. The guys I know who attend/race at Mallala will definitely attend Tailem Bend.
They might turn it in to a market garden maybe lol.
I don't see how maintaining both could be feasible.
Anyways I think the bend is going to be great for Motorsport of all kinds in this state.
I'm there for sure next year. Trying to convince the missus it would be great camping for the weekend.
At this point,...... not winning!