I'm lost for words really. "It is still the biggest source of revenue for our accommodation providers as an event in comparison to everything else we do in South Australia," he said. The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship (formally Australian Touring Car Championship) is the premier motorsport category in Australasia and one of Australia’s biggest sports. Highlights: Race #1 Adelaide 500 | Supercars 2020 - YouTube Sad , The Adelaide 500 will not go ahead in 2021. Sign up, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. Speaking to The Advertiser, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall explained the decision had not been made lightly. "The building of a street circuit is not viable nor sustainable," Mr Harrex said. V8 Supercars It’s meant to be Australia’s Supercars series – but we drive American cars and New Zealand drivers dominate the sport. “We remain a strong supporter of motorsports and will move swiftly to assess all options for motorsport future events.”. However, the South Australian government has opted to cancel the event altogether, as revealed by Supercars in a statement on Thursday evening. sport; motorsport; v8 supercars ‘Lost for words’: Adelaide 500 canned by South Australian government. “We regret that the South Australian Government has decided to cease holding this event. Results, schedules, video highlights and live timing from the Clipsal 500 Adelaide, the first event of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. "What we're going to do is look to these events that we can replace this with," he said. Supercars announced back in September that Adelaide would remain on the calendar in 2021, but move to the back end of the schedule. He said the Bend Motorsport Park, at Tailem Bend, about 100 kilometres south-east of Adelaide, was "an amazing piece of infrastructure" that would continue to host Supercars races for local fans. Boneheaded decision from the SA government.”, To join the conversation, please Log in. He said attendance and corporate sponsorship were down and costs were up. SATC chief executive Rodney Harrex said events like the rugby league State of Origin, to be held at Adelaide Oval next Wednesday, provided a better return on investment than Supercars. “The South Australian Government has communicated its decision to no longer conduct the Adelaide 500,” the statement read. “Steven Marshall & Rob Lucas will leave a terrible legacy. pic.twitter.com/5i2WFdnBmp, Watch the 2020 MotoGP season LIVE & On-Demand with Kayo. The South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) announced last night it would not renew a contract with the Supercars Championship to host the event in 2021. "We expect every single dollar of savings to be put into new major events and we have a high expectation that they will be significant contributions in terms of bid funds," he said. Massive debt & a soulless city. “We have been in discussions with Supercars for the majority of this year, working through possible scenarios. "I'd love him [Premier Steven Marshall] to reconsider the future of the event because it's so important for the Australian sporting landscape.". We love it," the five-time champion said. Some awesome memories over the years there. Register to be the first to find out about our brand new packages for the 2021 Superloop Adelaide 500. Is that legal? Supercars driver and 2016 Adelaide race winner Nick Percat said the Premier's reasons for scrapping the event did not stack up, saying hot weather had kept fans away in 2019. "That cost is going up and it no longer represents the best return in terms of visitation to South Australia or jobs in South Australia.". The Australian motorsports community is reeling after the announcement next year’s Adelaide 500 had been axed by the South Australian government due to the coronavirus epidemic. “Supercars have enjoyed racing at this event since 1999. The motorsports community is “furious” after one of Adelaide’s most popular events was scrapped by the South Australian government. At the end of the day, with the current set of circumstances, we are not in a position to deliver a sustainable, successful future for the event for next year and beyond.”, Jamie Whincup drives the Red Bull Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore ZB.Source:Getty Images. Premier Steven Marshall said the State Government accepted the recommendation of the SATC to cancel the event. Mark Skaife, who is still involved with the competition, said the State Government had asked to move the event to the end of the year and organisers had agreed, so it was a surprise to hear it was being cancelled altogether. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. "COVID is an absolute rubbish excuse from Steven Marshall," Mr Malinauskas said. Over the past 21 years, more than 5.3 million people have attended V8 races in Adelaide. He said that, according to the Government's own figures, the race created 435 full-time jobs and filled 90,000 "accommodation nights". However, Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said SA Health was not approached by Adelaide 500 organisers about holding a COVID-safe event. You know, the sport for us is growing — all the numbers have grown in the previous years," he said. Supercars: Shane van Gisbergen has conquered the Bathurst 1000 in a race that didn't lack drama. For 17 weeks of the year a veritable construction site rises and falls in Adelaide's Parklands and transforms the city's east into a carnival for petrol heads. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Five-time Supercars champion Mark Skaife says the decision to scrap the Adelaide 500 race "makes no sense" — but the SA Premier said costs have increased while attendance and … It was previously known by its longtime former name as the Clipsal 500 Adelaide or colloquially as "Clipsal", after the sponsor, Clipsal. "This is disappointing news, but we'd also suggest that maybe this opens the door for a new event in South Australia — maybe something like Formula E motorsport.". In September, Supercars announced the annual Adelaide race — which is typically held in March — would be pushed back towards the end of 2021, potentially to October. Let's all hope its back up and running in 2022! Now it’s gone, killed by two men who couldn’t be further removed from the aspirations of working people. He said there was no reason for Supercars to be surprised since the Government had raised the issue of viability since it was elected in 2018. It was then set to replace the Newcastle 500 … The South Australian Government's decision to cancel the Adelaide 500 Supercars race has sparked calls for new events to replace it, as recriminations begin about its decline. Companies are telling older people not to bother applying in JobMaker job ads. South Australian politician Tom Koutsantonis tweeted: “Make no mistake, killing the Adelaide 500 is a budget decision taken by the Premier & his Treasurer. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. "We have a process we go through and, for example, we did that with the Bay to Birdwood, but in this case we didn't have an approach from the Supercars about a COVID management plan," Dr Spurrier said. He denied snobbery had anything to do with the cancellation. Voters are heading to the polls on Queensland election day. Business SA chief executive and former Adelaide lord mayor Martin Haese said the city would need a new event to maintain economic growth. Globally, it is recognised as the best touring car category in the world and a leader in motorsport entertainment.Read, watch and learn more at https://www.supercars.comLike Supercars on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SupercarsFollow Supercars on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SupercarsFollow Supercars on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SupercarsChampionshipPurchase Tickets: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=V8RACESPXNew Videos every FRIDAY! It blamed the coronavirus pandemic as well as a "long-term decline in the core motorsport fan". The biggest event in SA and the one I love most, is officially off the calendar for next season after 20 years. “The Adelaide 500 is one of the most import economic & social events for the City economy. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. "The funding that we put into the Adelaide 500 will be put into a range of events that can drive a range of benefits.". Election day storms could bring giant hail and flash flooding to parts of Queensland, Hail hits Sydney and BOM warns there's more to come, One of Australia's largest cattle companies, with nearly 300,000 head, sells for at least $500 million, Red dirt, open skies, crackling fires: Indigenous women's camp tackles mental health issues on country, Women dies in suspected stabbing murder in Bundaberg, Armenia and Azerbaijan promise to avoid shelling residential areas in fight over Nagorno-Karabakh, announced last night it would not renew a contract with the Supercars Championship to host the event in 2021, had its lowest attendance in 17 years in February, asked to move the event to the end of the year, to be held at Adelaide Oval next Wednesday, months for the structures to be put up and then taken down. 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Australian Hotels Association SA chief executive Ian Horne, who also sits on the SATC board, said the cancellation would have a "multi-million-dollar impact" on the accommodation sector but its importance had been declining since it was first run in 1999. Get your free trial now & start streaming instantly >. (Getty) (Getty) The Adelaide race has been in operation since 1999 and has been the Supercars… All the money the Government contributed to the event would go towards other drawcards, he said. Being a proud South Aussie, this one hurts. "We've put a lot of effort in to really build this event — build it for the motorsport fans — but what I would say is we have the Bend and that really is South Australia's home of motorsport racing going forward," he said. The Adelaide Superloop 500 is set to be scrapped from the Supercars calendar. 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The Superloop Adelaide 500 could veer from its usual status as the annual Supercars season-opener next year, with confirmation the popular event will be held at a later date. Former Supercar driver and five-time championship winner Mark Skaife said he was "absolutely gobsmacked" by the decision.
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