Time
is running out for McAdam Park Barrabool!
Sporting
Motor Cycle Club
23 / 8 / 06
Time is running out for McAdam Park
Barrabool!
The home of Sporting Motorcycle Club
for 43 years could be gone by Christmas!
As yet the club has not raised near
enough funds to be in a position to bid for the McAdam Park
venue, and club members desperately need the Australian public
& Motorcycle fans to donate to the SMCC “BIG PICTURE”
Wall.
Response from the motorcycling public
to save Barrabool’s McAdam Park has not been up to expectations,
but Sporting Motorcycle Club Vice President, Peter Ovens believes
this could be because of a lack of information. “I think
the public have not yet realised just how urgent the situation
is! The fact is McAdam Park could be closed in a matter of
weeks. That means sold, shutdown, bulldozed . . . . gone forever!
Our situation is complicated, but the answer is very simple,
we need cash and we need it yesterday!”
The first of 3 blocks of land forming
the McAdam Park Estate will be on the market in just 3 weeks.
The club needs to be in a position where they have enough
funds behind them to be able to “do business”.
The sale date is a moving target and
that means the club needs to be ready to go at any time! The
only definite is the earlier people chip in, the more chance
there is of saving the track!
The Club has made a revision to the
terms and conditions on the “BIG PICTURE” Wall;
Due to public demand, and concern re
"what happens to my money?”, now ALL tile donations
of $100 and over to the Saving Barrabool Fund will be *available
for refund, if the SMCC fails in it’s efforts to secure
McAdam Park!
Previously the terms stated that only
donors giving over $1000 dollars would be eligible.
Of course, the Club is hopeful they
will not have to be in the position to have to give monies
back for obvious reasons!
People can help by simply going to
the Club’s website, and donating to a tile on the “BIG
PICTURE” Wall. The Wall will be a huge monument to all
the people who helped save Barrabool, with individuals names
on each tile. Companies who sponsor tiles can upload logos
and links to get great advertising benefits.
Ovens added, “Unfortunately it
seems people are waiting, expecting the money will come from
somewhere else! We are making inroads via other avenues such
as Local Government, private investors, Motorcycling Australia
and Motorcycling Victoria, and the industry, and they are
all looking promising, but all that takes time. Time we don’t
have!
Even if we get some funding such as
interest free loans, we would still have to pay it back! It’s
very simple! If we had enough cash to give us buying power,
we could do a deal tomorrow!
Fans and future fans need to know we
have a very special situation here. McAdam Park is a very
special place, and we are dealing with a very special family
who want us to continue on! The club is fortunate to have
the backing from the Surf Coast Shire but we need you, the
public, to make this happen.
In conclusion Ovens stated, ”All
other roads to acquiring McAdam Park Barrabool are open, a
lot of hard work has already paved the road for the last section,
a BRIDGE! That BRIDGE is MONEY! We can see it all on the other
side, a motorcycle park heaven, waiting for us to have forever!
We need the people to help us build that bridge! Just imagine
the possibilities if we owned all that land; An international
MX track, a full on junior track, a track for Quads and Vintage
MX, Moto Trials, Cross Country loops. I know I can!”
* Refunds will be available when all
hope of acquiring McAdam Park is gone. This may mean if the
land is sold to another party who has the intention of selling
back to the club, then the money will be kept for that. All
monies to be kept in trust in the 'Saving Barrabool Fund'
for land purchase. Requested refunds will be less 10% admin
costs. All monies remaining after refunds will be kept for
future alternate land purchase. (for full details see website)
You can help save Barrabool, by getting
your name on a tile on the “BIG PICTURE” Wall.
Visit the club website at www.smcc.com.au
For enquiries contact sporting@smcc.com.au
or Ph. 040 9944662
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