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Push for regular supercross in capital

10 Nov, 2009 08:54 AM
Canberra Stadium and Australian supercross series management are keen to bring the sport to the ACT again after the surface pulled up well from last week's event.

Canberra Stadium was covered with 4500t of dirt to create an elite-level track for a round of the Australian supercross series.

On Saturday night almost 10,000 fans turned out to watch Wollongong rider Jay Marmont claim an emotional win after the death of his seven-month-old daughter Lila two days earlier.

But the track was quickly dismantled after the event finished at about 10pm on Saturday and a team of builders worked overnight to clear the dirt and the layers of padding underneath it by early Sunday afternoon.

There were a few areas of dead grass yesterday and most where the track had been were brown, but Canberra Stadium general manager Neale Guthrie was happy.

''I think it looks in pretty good shape, there will be a few areas we will need to replace, but overall it's ok,'' Guthrie said. ''It's something that will take four to eight weeks to get back to normal ... so really that's a pretty good outcome.''

The next event at Canberra Stadium isn't until March5, when the Brumbies play their first home game of the Super14 season.

But Guthrie said that even if earlier games had been scheduled, a supercross event would still work.

''It probably wouldn't be viable if we had an A-League team, but at the moment with the supercross running from sort of September to the end of December, usually we would have Brumbies games from midway through February,'' Guthrie said. ''That would still give us the four to eight weeks we need to get the surface back to the right level, so it would be very viable.''

A total of 9400 people turned up to watch Australia's most successful dirt bike rider, Chad Reed, compete in Canberra and supercross series promoter Mike Porra said he would like to stage more races in the nation's capital.

''We are going to do a comprehensive post analysis report of the event that will cover all aspects,'' he said.

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Canberra Stadium management expects its turf to recover within eight weeks. Photo: KARLEEN WILLIAMS
Canberra Stadium management expects its turf to recover within eight weeks. Photo: KARLEEN WILLIAMS

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