As revealed by Speedcafe and confirmed by organisers in the past week, a speedway will be constructed somewhere within the Adelaide Parklands Circuit precinct.
Along with a round of the Australian Supercross Championship, it makes for a three-pronged motorsport offering in the heart of the nation’s fifth-largest city; a unique proposition for both of the dirt track disciplines.
Between that and the pull of a Supercars crowd, it promises exposure which speedway and supercross have never enjoyed before, and a chance for the uninitiated to discover what is a visceral experience.
For event organisers, the billing could attract the types of motorsport fans who would not normally attend a Supercars event.
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While speedway and supercross have more to gain than Supercars, there is the potential to also create new fans of the latter and, in any case, a united front is good for motorsport broadly in terms of corporate and government relations.
But, will it encourage you to come through the gate?
The 2023 Adelaide 500 drew a reported four-day attendance figure of 260,7000, despite rain on the Thursday, and beat the comeback 2022 event by 2500.
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