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Originally Posted by KaptnKaos
Calder Park fell into disrepair because Bob Jane had a "political" falling out with Shell in the old ATCC days.
Later, when V8SC was formed Shell remained a major player so Calder was never considered as a venue for championship rounds.
The subsequent loss of income was the reason the place fell into such a poor state.
The reason the place remains in a poor state is down to his son Rodney, who now has control of all of the Bob Jane companies.
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Agreed - except I don't think RJ has an evil plan to keep it rundown, simple economics keep it that way.
BJ's bad blood with CAMS is the most telling factor. It is this that has given BJ a big input to AMRS (who frequent Calder) and the great hope is that AMRS will get big enough to hold full field national events and potentially weaken CAMS. I'd say if the AMRS is supported, Calder will improve but it will take time.
The only way facilities will improve at any track is with bums on seats so get out and support racing at the lower levels!