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Old 12-02-2022, 06:47 PM   #1
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Default Labor announces $80 million for new Adelaide Aquatic Centre, while Liberal government funds drag strip

Labor announces $80 million for new Adelaide Aquatic Centre, while Liberal government funds drag strip

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The South Australian opposition says it will rebuild the Adelaide Aquatic Centre if it wins next month's state election.

Premier Steven Marshall this morning announced the state government would contribute $2.5 million towards a $30 million drag racing strip at The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/austr...edgdhp&pc=U531

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Old 12-02-2022, 06:52 PM   #2
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Must be an election coming up...
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Must be an election coming up...
But where's the high speed rail link promises ??
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Props up old mate Shahin - lets go racing baby!!

Its been a long time since any racing in radelaide and plenty of peeps could find the love again with a facility for dropping skids and a bit of wheels up.

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O F F S do we have to go through all this trumpet farting hoo harr again.

Would hate to think Marshall just nailed his coffin with donation to F**kwits Shahins or whatever they call themselves.
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Default Re: Labor announces $80 million for new Adelaide Aquatic Centre, while Liberal government funds drag stri

Not a big deal, no one gives a toss about SA.....
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Old 13-02-2022, 03:18 PM   #7
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Smart play from the Liberal Premier that urged his supporters to vote Labor during his initial failed campaign.
He'll reel that pittance back in relatively quickly with a few strategically placed speed cameras on the SE Freeway post meets.
Until the novelty wears off and people get sick of the 2+ hour round trip for the handful of runs between track clean ups.
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O F F S do we have to go through all this trumpet farting hoo harr again.

Would hate to think Marshall just nailed his coffin with donation to F**kwits Shahins or whatever they call themselves.

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Smart play from the Liberal Premier that urged his supporters to vote Labor during his initial failed campaign.
He'll reel that pittance back in relatively quickly with a few strategically placed speed cameras on the SE Freeway post meets.
Until the novelty wears off and people get sick of the 2+ hour round trip for the handful of runs between track clean ups.
tardfecta is complete
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tardfecta is complete
Quiet in the cheap seats sweetheart, your vote will be lost amongst a sea of labor voting meth heads in the unemployed seat of bogan.
Im all for a drag racing scene in SA, too long overdue, but Im also a realist and the trip out there will become a hurdle as it has for the Supercar followers.
Get onboard Labors Adelaide 500 bid like your neighbours will.
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Quiet in the cheap seats sweetheart, your vote will be lost amongst a sea of labor voting meth heads in the unemployed seat of bogan.
Im all for a drag racing scene in SA, too long overdue, but Im also a realist and the trip out there will become a hurdle as it has for the Supercar followers.
Get onboard Labors Adelaide 500 bid like your neighbours will.
He's one of the 4 T's, what you expect.......
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Quiet in the cheap seats sweetheart, your vote will be lost amongst a sea of labor voting meth heads in the unemployed seat of bogan.
Im all for a drag racing scene in SA, too long overdue, but Im also a realist and the trip out there will become a hurdle as it has for the Supercar followers.
Get onboard Labors Adelaide 500 bid like your neighbours will.
Shouldn't be much of a hurdle. Winton is about 2 1/2 hrs from Melb, also all freeway, and is usually packed.
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Shouldn't be much of a hurdle. Winton is about 2 1/2 hrs from Melb, also all freeway, and is usually packed.
Bigger population thats always had the community, ours has been non existant by comparison for years.
The novelty will draw a crowd but as they saw with SC, interest will soon fall away.
Its a dry, dusty ****hole with zero shade outside of the stands.
Wont happen anyway, Marshall is gone.
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Shouldn't be much of a hurdle. Winton is about 2 1/2 hrs from Melb, also all freeway, and is usually packed.
Usually packed with locals.
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Quiet in the cheap seats sweetheart, your vote will be lost amongst a sea of labor voting meth heads in the unemployed seat of bogan.
Im all for a drag racing scene in SA, too long overdue, but Im also a realist and the trip out there will become a hurdle as it has for the Supercar followers.
Get onboard Labors Adelaide 500 bid like your neighbours will.
Just for perspective.... a visit to AIR when you live down south takes the same amount of time as visiting the Bend, and it's a nicer drive
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Just for perspective.... a visit to AIR when you live down south takes the same amount of time as visiting the Bend, and it's a nicer drive
Lol, not even close, using Noarlunga as the starting point in the south due to being the major central hub and using Google Maps its 45 minutes to Virginia and 1hr20 to Tailem Bend.
A starting point any closer to Adelaide shortens both trips, and further lengthens both.
Going the back way to Mt Barker does not shorten the time taken by 35mins, not even close.

I do these trips multiple times every week.
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Quiet in the cheap seats sweetheart, your vote will be lost amongst a sea of labor voting meth heads in the unemployed seat of bogan.
Im all for a drag racing scene in SA, too long overdue, but Im also a realist and the trip out there will become a hurdle as it has for the Supercar followers.
Get onboard Labors Adelaide 500 bid like your neighbours will.
thnx for confirming multi
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Quiet in the cheap seats sweetheart, your vote will be lost amongst a sea of labor voting meth heads in the unemployed seat of bogan.
Im all for a drag racing scene in SA, too long overdue, but Im also a realist and the trip out there will become a hurdle as it has for the Supercar followers.
Get onboard Labors Adelaide 500 bid like your neighbours will.
A few people for years now (decades?) have wanted to build one closer to Adelaide (eg Gillman) ... but it kept being knocked back.

Certainly labor at least had an agenda to stamp out that culture... a former lab transport minister as much said it out his own mouth on TV, and this guy is 2 degs of seperation from me.

Makes more sense to have one near the city but seems that wont happen easily.

As for wont happen at the bend... well seems theyre doing it now, the dozers and earthmovers are doing the soil work to build the track, and peregrine dont mess around when they decide to build something. I was there a couple of days ago, its running parallel to the princess highway for the most part.
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As for wont happen at the bend... well seems theyre doing it now, the dozers and earthmovers are doing the soil work to build the track, and peregrine dont mess around when they decide to build something. I was there a couple of days ago, its running parallel to the princess highway for the most part.
Never said it wouldn't happen, but they built a circuit that hardly anyone goes to as well so building it doesn't mean they will come long term.

And if they're already building it anyway, might as well cast your vote to Labor and get the 500 back too..
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How's the hospitals and law and order going?
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Oh, look, here’s a politics menu, item 1 is a turd sandwich, and item 2 is a turd burger, how to decide. I’m thinking of even voting for dumb dumb Clive just to show my rage. I saw a pic of Pauline Hanson yesterday and DIDNT feel revulsion, I think I need help!
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just imagine if we all got as peeved off of the major teams and voted clive what a shambolic cockup we would all be in.
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Its a bit of a trek for most pulling a trailer through the adelaide hills but i think it would do ok in terms of racers.. its the spectators that probably wont come in numbers.

The guys behind the push for a gilman track years ago knew that, they knew if it was close theyd get crowds, just common sense. Then its more viable, more money from the gate, food, etc etc.

The Bends owners are on the rich list for those who dont know (most in SA do) , worth over 1 billion if i remember right, it was definitely 1 something, and yes with a B, not an M.

So if anyone can make it stay open long term i guess they can.
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i thought Scott Morrison slammed construction , not as drag strip but a Manchurian landing strip
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