Wagners delays Toowoomba motor racing circuit
PLANS to build a motor racing circuit that would rival Bathurst on the outskirts of Toowoomba are on hold.
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PLANS to build a motor racing circuit that would rival Bathurst on the outskirts of Toowoomba are on hold.
Wagners last year announced it wanted a track near the Wellcamp Airport operational by August 2016.
However, a change in the State Government has caused delays.
Wagners had engaged V8 Supercar legend Mark Skaife and IEDM to design the track.
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Chairman John Wagner told speedcafe.com that plans were to put the proposal to the State Government earlier this year.
"We haven't had a chance to talk with this new government yet," he told speedcafe.com.
"The reality is, it is still a fair way off.
"It's a work in progress is the easiest way to put it.
"We'll get there but it's just a matter of time.
"It is something we definitely want to do but we've got to get the funding sorted.
"I've got a number of irons in the fire in that department, so I'm just going through the process."
Wagners plans to build the track on a 2000ha site next to the Wellcamp Airport.
Mr Wagner said the track could be built within six months.
Originally published as Wagners delays Toowoomba motor racing circuit
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