'All spin': Zempilas hits out at WA govt's 'retro-fitted' race track plan
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The WA government is forging ahead with a controversial racetrack project in Perth's Burswood Park amid firm resistance from residents, the local council and the opposition.

The WA government is pressing ahead with its plan to create a motorsport street circuit in Burswood Park.

It is opening the community consultation process for the controversial new proposal.

But Treasurer Rita Saffioti has denied it will only be a motorsport track, saying it will be a “multi-use facility”.

  • tauEnglish
    3·
    20 days ago

    Ms Saffioti said for most of the year the area would be closed to motor vehicles

    That’s annoying, Australia needs more tracks people can actually use. Instead we get this sort of thing and it’s still not good enough for the anti vehicle crowd (who are more than happy to tell you to take it to a track but then turn around and do their best to block even use of existing tracks, let alone new ones).

    • Gorgritch_Umie_KillaM
      1·
      20 days ago

      Yeah, its a tight use case, but it is incredibly central. I think its really for exhibiting the Perth scenery, not as a new motorsport home.

      Motorsport enthusiasts have a dedicated area up at Wanneroo, i don’t know if theres much restriction on engine noise at all up there. But that area is where most motorsport related things are based now. Including our motorsport royalty Daniel Ricciardo apparently has a big two storey garage/workshop up there.