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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu May 16, 2013 8:30 am

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4 ... d.php&_rdr

Is a little worrying Hopefully it stays open and functiong
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Postby rolla_fxgt » Thu May 16, 2013 10:39 am

I thought it had just been sold recently? Has it gone bankrupt again?

From memory the local council has been limiting its use for race meetings due to noise complaints (sounds familiar!), and has said if it closes it would like to build housing on the land. Conflict of interest much?
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Postby 1I1 » Thu May 16, 2013 10:39 am

Started to read an article about how a North Koren company bought it, and planned on replicating it there then demolishing the original... happened to be on April 1st :lol:

Wonder what its worth / a car manufacturer should buy it
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Postby Mr Ree » Thu May 16, 2013 12:59 pm

It would be a very very sad day if the North loop was ever to be demolished.

So much history right there.

Atleast Michael gets to do some full laps in the W02 :)
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Postby rollaholic » Thu May 16, 2013 6:31 pm

it seems crazy to hear about the council wanting to build houses on something so cool, but i can just imagine that happening in auckland.
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Postby KwS » Thu May 16, 2013 7:26 pm

I'd be surprised if a car manufacturer or two doesnt buy it, so many test mules and new cars get tested there, and its used as a selling point for them.

Dont a lot of manufacturers have facilities at the ring too?
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Postby rollaholic » Thu May 16, 2013 7:48 pm

maybe porsche will buy it and ban nissan!
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Postby VR-4Squid » Thu May 16, 2013 8:34 pm

rollaholic wrote:maybe porsche will buy it and ban nissan!


Not really their style. More likely to let Nissan use it for free and still develop something faster.
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Postby Akane » Fri May 17, 2013 11:26 am

Porsche ain't haters, just build something better.
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Postby rollaholic » Fri May 17, 2013 2:41 pm

i dunno, they got a bit catty about tyres n stuff when GTR was new didnt they? essentially calling the nissan team liars and cheats
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Postby Mr Revhead » Fri May 17, 2013 3:02 pm

Bah who cares about some tarted up skyline :P
We all need to pitch in and put in a bid :lol:
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Postby rollaholic » Fri May 17, 2013 4:03 pm

one of the comments mentioned an idea about starting up some kind of fund for people to put money into, in return for shares of the company that would be created to purchase the ring with said money

seemed like a good idea, hard to imagine it getting enough money though
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Postby Leon » Fri May 17, 2013 4:12 pm

Kickstarter / Crowd sourced funding, but for a racetrack :lol:
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