Melbourne 2006 - Won't be Round 1 - Page 2

RaceTime · 17 Jan 2004, 10:31 (Ref:841408)

Concorde agreement, as I understand it, prevents it being held earlir than it currently is.

jetsetter · 17 Jan 2004, 11:06 (Ref:841427)

I personally wouldn't like to see the G.P. any earlier than it currently is as i believe if you have it too early the conditions will be too hot to sit in the sun for four days.

RaceTime · 17 Jan 2004, 11:21 (Ref:841444)

COnsider also that aylight Savings finishes in Australia at the end of March....which means if it is swapped with another round (and, thinking about it, a swap with Round 2 won;t work - or even round 3 - as they both put the GP smack in the middle of the Games themselves - so really they would be looking at a late April or even May date...which means darkness at 6pm.

Morris 1100 · 17 Jan 2004, 12:20 (Ref:841486)

The big problem is that it rains in Melbourne in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

v8man · 17 Jan 2004, 12:28 (Ref:841490)

Quote:

Originally posted by RaceTime
COnsider also that aylight Savings finishes in Australia at the end of March....which means if it is swapped with another round (and, thinking about it, a swap with Round 2 won;t work - or even round 3 - as they both put the GP smack in the middle of the Games themselves - so really they would be looking at a late April or even May date...which means darkness at 6pm.

Whats daylight savings have to do with it, your premier will just bring daylight savings back for the week of the race, he wants all states in Aus (including WA who would have to move clocks forward 3hrs) to be on the same time for the games so I can not see why he can't have daylight savings for whatever week the race is on

BootsOntheSide · 17 Jan 2004, 12:46 (Ref:841507)

The Grand Prix isn't as big an event from a perspective of local pride as the Commonwealth games, so I can't see them making the cahnge just for one week or one weekend.

Best option seems to be to run the race in October as the penultimate event before Suzuka, which seems like the most worthy season ending track (although maybe we'll have 2 title-deciding thrillers at Interlagos and come to love that as a finale, in which case maybe have Melbourne in early October).

The only issue with that might be the limited amount of tiem between that and the 2007 race - which might make dismantling everythign largely pointless, as it would imemdiately need rebuilding. The environemtnalists probably wouldn't like having their park outside of its natural layout from about August to April.

DaveOrama · 17 Jan 2004, 20:22 (Ref:841791)

Why not run the F1 race as a support for the V8 Supercars at Bathurst.

Sacrilege....

RaceTime · 17 Jan 2004, 22:43 (Ref:841912)

Quote:

Originally posted by v8man
Whats daylight savings have to do with it, your premier will just bring daylight savings back for the week of the race, he wants all states in Aus (including WA who would have to move clocks forward 3hrs) to be on the same time for the games so I can not see why he can't have daylight savings for whatever week the race is on

Someone has their knickers in a knot and their facts wrong...

First it is Ron Walker - Chairman of both the AGP and Commonwealth Games who is asking this - not the state premier.

Second - Daylight savings finishes at the end of March - not in April or May.

Now settle down, go and take a tablet, and then very slowly surface for air.

MichaelC · 19 Jan 2004, 21:52 (Ref:843203)

Any chance of getting it run at Phillip Island?

RaceTime · 19 Jan 2004, 22:15 (Ref:843229)

Two chances - none and Buckleys

If Phillip Island has lost its two main sedan series from the track because of it's 'risk management' problems, it is extremely unlikely F1 would go there...

Besides - it is still up for sale and it's future clouded for all motorsport.

codename_47 · 20 Jan 2004, 00:47 (Ref:843425)

Surfers paradise may be looking for a new main event if things don't go too well for Champ Cars....could F1 fill it? :confused:

RaceTime · 20 Jan 2004, 01:05 (Ref:843437)

Unlikely - Melbourne wouldn't let the event go elsewhere in the country - just to another date.

Besides - I would have thought Surfers Paradise for F1 would be like the old Detroit Car Park track of many years ago!

Wrex · 20 Jan 2004, 01:42 (Ref:843465)

RT, has anyone (website) picked up this story? Or is it just 3AW (and if it is, I'm not listening to you anymore

)

RaceTime · 20 Jan 2004, 01:52 (Ref:843469)

3AW - wouldn't know - whilst they are on summer break I don't listen to them

Whoops wrong story

If you are talking about the change of date - let me check

OK here you go - as I said in the 3rd post in this thread:

[quote]Had heard rumours this morning on talk back radio in Melbourne - but was also in todays Melbourne papers and ABC TV News tonight at 7.[\quote]

That was Jan 15th 2004.

hoffy · 20 Jan 2004, 03:37 (Ref:843526)

Hmmm, really like that Adelaide idea as well!!!

As for Feb, the chances of really hot weather is too high

Mattracer · 20 Jan 2004, 10:08 (Ref:843751)

Quote:

Originally posted by Morris 1100
The big problem is that it rains in Melbourne in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

But that'd be good for F1 wouldn't it?

grumpy1 · 21 Jan 2004, 21:12 (Ref:845888)

Mattracer we haven't had a full wet AGP in Melbourne yet.Greanted the track was damp for last years but I think all cars started on dry tyres.Further to when it will be staged the rumour I heard (fairly reliable source) was the AGP would be the last event one week after Suzuka.This was to cut the cost for the teams with traveling expenses

The Grumpy1

jetsetter · 22 Jan 2004, 09:28 (Ref:846541)

The last two years while it's rained for most of the weekend we've been fortunate to have the G.P. run in dry conditions so hopefully regardless of when they hold the race we'll still be as fortunate with the weather.

DriverT · 22 Jan 2004, 09:38 (Ref:846553)

Quote:

Originally posted by Mattracer
But that'd be good for F1 wouldn't it?

Why, yes, it would be.

Mattracer · 22 Jan 2004, 10:17 (Ref:846594)

Quote:

Originally posted by grumpy1
the AGP would be the last event one week after Suzuka.This was to cut the cost for the teams with traveling expenses

This would make sense. The appaeal of the Adelaide circuit and it's atmosphere was not lost in the economic realities of the roadshow.

grumpy1 · 23 Jan 2004, 11:06 (Ref:848062)

Hot off the press uncle Ron wants the last race of the year and is apparently going to tell Bernie that at the AGP.

The Grumpy1
P.S. My sorce is rock solid now

RaceTime · 23 Jan 2004, 11:10 (Ref:848066)

This would mean a date change then - the final round of the season usually clashes with Bathurst...or is Bathurst going back to the long weekend?

grumpy1 · 23 Jan 2004, 13:41 (Ref:848203)

Don't know you will have to ask tony cockraoch that but what ron wants he usally gets.Anyway given the events of that series currently unfolding will there be a series then and will CAMS give them a track licence?

The Grumpy1

Yoong Montoya · 25 Jan 2004, 23:09 (Ref:850386)

Quote:

Originally posted by DriverT
Why, yes, it would be.

Not if you're a fan of any driver or team on Michelins

grumpy1 · 27 Jan 2004, 07:54 (Ref:851917)

Just because Michelin wets didn't work last year doesn't mean they wont work then. If my maths is right they still got 2and most of a third season to get it right.

The Grumpy1

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