Hampton Downs

[Shano]

Rog, while I sympathise with your comments on the state of the track, my biggest concern as a spectator is the facilities at Pukekohe which are utterly appalling. I went to the first round of the V8s there and never went back. Wading through 30 metres of urine swamp to get to a foul, overflowing portaloo is not my idea of a good day out.

They crammed so much advertising hoarding and corporate grandstands onto the track that the sight lines were ruined - ditto for the bridge half way down the start/finish straight.

Where we do agree is that it needs way more than 10 mill spending on it and if Auckland council think they are going to get away with that they are dreaming. How much did it cost Hamilton? OK they won't have to drag concrete and wire barriers around to make the circuit but there is just as much preparation work needed in other areas.

No, the ratepayers of Auckland better bend over and enjoy what's coming...