Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

Post by Tuffers »

MotoGP won't be in Wales until 2018 at the earliest http://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/201 ... ix-motogp/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Keep it at Silverstone (y)
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

Post by D41 »

?????

How can one 'circuit' hold the race at another??? Two years away basically means "We are smoking crack-cocaine".
Be better off investing their money to update the circuits already in existence.
Wales isn't even a real country anyway, they should STFU.
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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The Welsh Government have said no to the current deal as they think it's a risk to the taxpayer.
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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The bloke behind the project was in the news the other day because the contractors had been billed £33,000 for landscaping works at his private home.
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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after 6 yrs in business the company has had £9 million from the gov and 360 acres of common land have been gifted to it ,its current market value is £-2.4 million - thats some gifted business management going on there .
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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I never thought this was ever going to happen ,what waste of money spent so far
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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Looks like the end is nigh for this fantasy.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/mot ... of-wales-/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

Post by Deegee »

Great idea, but utterly impractical given the location and road links, plus given the current economic climate it was only a matter of time before this ran out of backing from the money men. Sadly not unlike Anglesey - great track, but in the wrong place.
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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It was never going to happen.
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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All over. Welsh government have withdrawn their support and are looking at an investigation into how their money has been wasted.
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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Good job I was sitting down when I read that. What a shock!
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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Kwacky wrote:Good job I was sitting down when I read that. What a shock!
(f1)
https://gmrprojects.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Circuit of Wales deal about to collapse?

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The news was bound to 'leek' out eventually .....

Baaaaa.
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