The lucky 14 events you're funding

Seems a bargain compared to what 3.5 games of footy cost us.

MJay said :

Foreshore ticket prices make me wonder why they need any govt funding?

Exactly. Add to that the fact that it sells out completely.

I mourn it, yep I agree it was held at the crappiest time of year for Canberra but the place came alive like it did when the Supercruise used to when it used to travel Northbourne Ave.

Stanhope was against it all along & vowed to get rid of it as soon as he was elected, he was true to his word on that one.

Mr Stanhope & this current labour government will not support any motorsport at all in the ACT. The once great rally scene is all but dead due to access restrictions, especially since 2003. It seems the fires have been a great excuse to close a vast area that used be used by a number of groups for recreation.

georgesgenitals said :

Felix the Cat said :

GMC 400 was really only popular for the first year as it was a novelty thing for Canberra but popularity died off in subsequent years for a combination of reasons:

*Visability of the track was virtually non-existant unless you were prepared to shell out the extra buck$ for a grandstand seat (a ‘feature’ of most street circuits)
*The event was held in the middle of winter so too cold for a lot of people
*The NIMBYs whinging about all the disruptions and road closures in the Parliamentry Triangle (probably the same whingers that now go on about cyclists delaying their journey to work by 2 minutes)

Another big turn-off was the arrogance and secrecy of the V8 Supercar organisers. They thought they could come into town, do whatever they liked and not be held accountable, no doubt due to Kate Carnell throwing pots of money at them. When questions were raised about the financial viability of the event they put up the shutters and refused to deal with the new Stanhope Labor government in 2001, even after the Auditor General became involved. No wonder nobody mourned the event after it was killed off.

Felix the Cat said :

GMC 400 was really only popular for the first year as it was a novelty thing for Canberra but popularity died off in subsequent years for a combination of reasons:

*Visability of the track was virtually non-existant unless you were prepared to shell out the extra buck$ for a grandstand seat (a ‘feature’ of most street circuits)
*The event was held in the middle of winter so too cold for a lot of people
*The NIMBYs whinging about all the disruptions and road closures in the Parliamentry Triangle (probably the same whingers that now go on about cyclists delaying their journey to work by 2 minutes)

The main reason I didn’t bother going a second time was because they jacked the ticket prices up too much. When you can buy a standard pass for a few bucks, and spend all day standing in the same spot so you get a decent view, that’s not so bad. When they want to charge you a lot for the same thing… no.

14 organisations haring in $300,000. Really why complain.
I’m not a summernats person, but i’m not going to complain. I’d personally prefer a V8 race whether it be a built circuit or a street circuit.

But don’t complain about the measly funding some organisations get for holding events here.

Deref said :

I don’t get it. If they’re profitable why am I funding them?

I’m confused too. Why would Summernats require funding?

Speed Bonsai … a worthy contender for government funding.

Take Summernats out of the equation……and this place would be a freakin tomb!

Though I’m sure the World Championship Macrame tournament, Speed Bonsai, Garden Gnome painting and Indiginous Pottery festival would see the big crowds return….

I don’t get it. If they’re profitable why am I funding them?