You are only looking at ticket prices, fans spend once in the track, if they are scared off by high gate prices they also take their food, drink, and memorabilia spending too, more fans = more dollars. The biggest issue I see with events like speedway/Motorsport, concerts, and other forms of entertainment is pricing themselves out of the market. Example at $40 each you may get 1000-2500 fans, where as at $20 each you are more likely to draw 5000-10000 depending on the night. Evidence is the pink nights $1 entry and having trouble to find a place to sit because the crowd was so big. 1000x40= 40k 5000x20=100k plus what they spend at the track. When karting was $15 for 15 minutes I used to go every 2nd week, now it's $30-35 for 15 min and I go once a year. High prices doesn't mean more income
@@maccampbell8184 if they charge too much they will be lucky to get 2000 let alone sell out. I have been to many events at Parramatta and the only time it's was close to full was the pink ladies free nights, and gold coin entry nights. Let's take supercross in America as example, huge sport, big prize money, teams still pay to play. Supercars has team entry fees. The answer is not in driving fans away from the gate, unless they plan to kill the sport
Once the season starts I’ll be travelling up from down the south coast every meet, I really want to see this a huge success good on Gaz and the rest of the crew getting this up and running
Wishing Garry and his crew nothing but the best success, and from a Retired Sprintcar Driver, we all appreciate you taking this on, its fantastic to see, and love ya passion ❤ I'm really looking forward to visiting the venue, watching and travelling from Tasmania Australia 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🇦🇺🇳🇿🤝🇦🇺🇦🇺☺️😎👍🍻🍻🍻🍻
I'm from Vic but have everything crossed🤞🏼 that Sydney Speedway works this time! $40 for entry of a adult I feel is a bit of a stretch considering they'll want to be attracting familys etc but hey, if it works and the mass's come through the gate then go for it! Australia needs Sydney Speedway✅
100%. $40 for a local show is absurd and $3000 prizemoney for the feature winner, What's that about? The second point really deserves a video of its own - It's not sustainable at all.
as much as people are trying, its hard to be convinced after seeing this. at least the track seems to be more in align for whats required but taking the shade sails away will detract return visitors especially with kids and i am perplexed how 110m is spent and no screen. theres probably no free wifi either so people can check there phones to see what the schedule is or the results.
I really hope this works, weather is obviously out of control. I’d love to see a triple header , drags, Supercars, speedway all on a weekend , make it a big affordable family event , New spectators to all events.
Would love to be at the first event but coming from newy i dont want to get stitched up like the first event of the facility. Fingers crossed it goes well
Thanks Toby. Wilmington has got some fantastic ideas. He's grass roots and has both fans and competitors in mind. Taking 1 step at a time is the best approach. He'll definitely need patience though.
I have been a speedway fan my whole life and love the sport and people with passion...the sport has always been run with family playing a major role in how things progress,alot of what happens is due to families and friends being heavily involved and most of what happens is done on a voluntary basis....that being said my son spent 8+ hours at Sydney speedway yesterday helping with track preparation,mowing lawns and generally helping to do whatever he could to help try and get this place up and running asap...now he has a great love for speedway and has spent many nights and many dollars supporting his passion as have myself and most of our family and friends alike...that being said respect and general courtesy goes beyond dollars and cents and he returned home exhausted,dehydrated and hungry...when he asked so called track curator Willmington for some water he was told by said curator there was a tap over by the fence...now he knew going to the place to help out there was nothing in it for him other than the satisfaction of knowing he had helped in a small way to get the place running....Wilmington stated that he would do whatever didn't give him the "shits"to get the place running again...well track curator Willmington you might want to consider all those that have helped you do this because you certainly didn't do it alone,so get some respect and decency about yourself and treat people in the correct manner other than being a total ....hole...18n ps...good luck with the speedway, the people of Sydney need it....18n
My main concern is the fact that the spectators seats are too close to the catch fence. It doesn't take much for a high powered V8 Sprint car to go over the catch fence in a "freak accident" and into the crowd.
The chances of that happening there is virtually impossible. I was there opening night and with the catch fence it was top quality and the top pointed inwards so a car can't go over the fence. Seriously how many cars have gone over the fence in the past 20 years since the advent of catch fences???
Hi to you Garry, it's Hans, I now live in France but I still know what you're up to. Congratulations on your appointment, and I hope all goes well for you.
Speedway in NSW will survive, but it will not go to the next level; I am not quite convinced. A mega opportunity has been missed. I am very happy the speedway is back, but the opportunity has been missed to take the speedway (and speedway in NSW) to another level.
40 bucks each adult makes for an expensive night if you also do food and drink. We'd be starters but if we get whacked with mud and covered in dust it will be a one-time thing. I can see the passion in Garry but they have to put on show and get the racers confidence, like was said in the interview.
To add to that, I live at lake Macquarie, I have a choice between Sydney speedway 1.5hours drive and $40 or Muswellbrook 2 hours drive and $20. I will be picking Muswellbrook
@@andeeznationdepends how much the higher price affects attendance and if the extra food/drink/merch sales from the extra people would make up for the cheaper tickets. The maths isn’t necessarily as simple as you make it seem.
Still seems like a full blown donkey show. Track built in the wrong place. Parking for Competitors and Fans is piss poor. There isnt enough grassed spectator areas, seating is too close to the track. For $100Million+ ...its an A grade steama! Gary seems like a top bloke, but i reckon he is hardcore delusional. Htf can a new Speedway track for $100M+ not have an electronic screen & why does it cost extra for fans to access the pits? Not impressed. This venue has cost the Taxpayer a motza!! Ultra disappointing!!
The ticket pricing is one consideration, but the costs associated with the extras are what makes it for an expensive family evening. $30+ for a burger, chips and drink is taking the piss. You are better off bringing sandwiches. If it was more reasonable you wouldn't hesitate.
A cafeteria in the pits, every race meeting, please.... Streaming, if it happens, needs be priced such as not to encourage people to stay at home and watch....
I can't agree more. Mobile Plant Operator skills or what ever's required. From WA and old enough to have watched the Motorplex develop into what it is.
Garry seems like a great guy…but I’m afraid he sounds far too much like a ‘she’ll be right mate’ kinda guy. And sad to say, that won’t fly with trying to make a $100mil asset financially viable. Same old song and dance, downward death spiral continues.
@@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUSThere's no way he's going to put his bloody hand up, you know it, I know it, and there's thousands more of them out there, just like him, trying to run down a bloke giving it à red hot crack, instead, you could be there, not just as spectators, but as volunteers.
So for a sport that doesnt actually bring in any profit, they spend that much money for literally no reason. Spend it elsewhere actually doing some good
Supercars is being run into the ground and its supporter base is looking for other forms of motor racing. If they target this audience it will pay dividends.
Charge a higher gate fee from the start, covering costs for this venue is imperative for the future success. Even an extra 5% wouldn’t bother most people. Thoughts?
@@brianwalker1933 40 bucks is cheap, where can you go to get entertained for hours for 40 bucks? The pits should be open all night to spectators like Perth Motorplex
Its my personal opinion only, but I think speedway is predominantly middle to lower income. So $40 is a big amount. So throw in a few of young ones and your over a $100, without food.
Thank you Toby for what you do for the future of speedway . Hope Sydney speedway can get this shit sorted 👌
You are only looking at ticket prices, fans spend once in the track, if they are scared off by high gate prices they also take their food, drink, and memorabilia spending too, more fans = more dollars.
The biggest issue I see with events like speedway/Motorsport, concerts, and other forms of entertainment is pricing themselves out of the market.
Example at $40 each you may get 1000-2500 fans, where as at $20 each you are more likely to draw 5000-10000 depending on the night.
Evidence is the pink nights $1 entry and having trouble to find a place to sit because the crowd was so big.
1000x40= 40k
5000x20=100k plus what they spend at the track.
When karting was $15 for 15 minutes I used to go every 2nd week, now it's $30-35 for 15 min and I go once a year.
High prices doesn't mean more income
I believe the venue will not hold 10,000 people. Unfortunately Sprintcars want more and more money all the time which has to come from gate receipts.
@@maccampbell8184 if they charge too much they will be lucky to get 2000 let alone sell out.
I have been to many events at Parramatta and the only time it's was close to full was the pink ladies free nights, and gold coin entry nights.
Let's take supercross in America as example, huge sport, big prize money, teams still pay to play.
Supercars has team entry fees. The answer is not in driving fans away from the gate, unless they plan to kill the sport
I went too northside speedway yesterday . £ 20 for me and £5 for grandaughter .Great afternoons entertainment..
Thanks for asking all the right questions.
Once the season starts I’ll be travelling up from down the south coast every meet, I really want to see this a huge success good on Gaz and the rest of the crew getting this up and running
Good interview, mate. Seems like the ball has finally started rolling. Lots of positives there.👍
Wishing Garry and his crew nothing but the best success, and from a Retired Sprintcar Driver, we all appreciate you taking this on, its fantastic to see, and love ya passion ❤ I'm really looking forward to visiting the venue, watching and travelling from Tasmania Australia 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🇦🇺🇳🇿🤝🇦🇺🇦🇺☺️😎👍🍻🍻🍻🍻
Gary is a great man for the job. His experience and passion for motor racing are huge asset for the track.
I couldn’t agree more 👍
Absolutely Stefan 😊
I'm from Vic but have everything crossed🤞🏼 that Sydney Speedway works this time! $40 for entry of a adult I feel is a bit of a stretch considering they'll want to be attracting familys etc but hey, if it works and the mass's come through the gate then go for it! Australia needs Sydney Speedway✅
100%. $40 for a local show is absurd and $3000 prizemoney for the feature winner, What's that about? The second point really deserves a video of its own - It's not sustainable at all.
Northside speedway in England do a family ticket £40. 2 adults 3 children ..
as much as people are trying, its hard to be convinced after seeing this. at least the track seems to be more in align for whats required but taking the shade sails away will detract return visitors especially with kids and i am perplexed how 110m is spent and no screen. theres probably no free wifi either so people can check there phones to see what the schedule is or the results.
take a Bunnings Umbrella until the sun goes down or wear a wide brimmed hat.
I really hope this works, weather is obviously out of control. I’d love to see a triple header , drags, Supercars, speedway all on a weekend , make it a big affordable family event ,
New spectators to all events.
Would love to be at the first event but coming from newy i dont want to get stitched up like the first event of the facility. Fingers crossed it goes well
Thanks Toby. Wilmington has got some fantastic ideas. He's grass roots and has both fans and competitors in mind. Taking 1 step at a time is the best approach. He'll definitely need patience though.
I have been a speedway fan my whole life and love the sport and people with passion...the sport has always been run with family playing a major role in how things progress,alot of what happens is due to families and friends being heavily involved and most of what happens is done on a voluntary basis....that being said my son spent 8+ hours at Sydney speedway yesterday helping with track preparation,mowing lawns and generally helping to do whatever he could to help try and get this place up and running asap...now he has a great love for speedway and has spent many nights and many dollars supporting his passion as have myself and most of our family and friends alike...that being said respect and general courtesy goes beyond dollars and cents and he returned home exhausted,dehydrated and hungry...when he asked so called track curator Willmington for some water he was told by said curator there was a tap over by the fence...now he knew going to the place to help out there was nothing in it for him other than the satisfaction of knowing he had helped in a small way to get the place running....Wilmington stated that he would do whatever didn't give him the "shits"to get the place running again...well track curator Willmington you might want to consider all those that have helped you do this because you certainly didn't do it alone,so get some respect and decency about yourself and treat people in the correct manner other than being a total ....hole...18n ps...good luck with the speedway, the people of Sydney need it....18n
My main concern is the fact that the spectators seats are too close to the catch fence.
It doesn't take much for a high powered V8 Sprint car to go over the catch fence in a "freak accident" and into the crowd.
The chances of that happening there is virtually impossible. I was there opening night and with the catch fence it was top quality and the top pointed inwards so a car can't go over the fence.
Seriously how many cars have gone over the fence in the past 20 years since the advent of catch fences???
Good onya mate!
Good interview, I hope the speedway can be financially viable long term
All I can see is the next chapter of this circus. Gary seems like a good bloke but it takes more than a good bloke to run a good speedway.
Too expensive... GA should be 20 bucks -30 Max...
No screen, no shade parking is a shambles... get real
Please bring back the 50lap sprintcar race on boxing day or new years day
Haters will always hate…
Hats off to those involved with getting Eastern Creek Speedway turning wheels again!..
All positive vibes from this end!. 👌👌
Hi to you Garry, it's Hans, I now live in France but I still know what you're up to. Congratulations on your appointment, and I hope all goes well for you.
OMG the prices are EXPENSIVE
Speedway in NSW will survive, but it will not go to the next level; I am not quite convinced. A mega opportunity has been missed.
I am very happy the speedway is back, but the opportunity has been missed to take the speedway (and speedway in NSW) to another level.
What is lease agreement as this was a huge issue ? Cost of lease
My last request , can you please schedule on my weekends off :)
There’s more to speedway than just sprint cars
True, but that what gets the fans through the gate. That's a fact
I agree and encourage you to build a following talking about any one of the other categories or all of them! -Toby
Good on ya for trying my main concern is how can spectators dodge clay showers
Mate its speedway clay showers are part of it
You’re obviously not a speedway spectator
Byo plastic like we did at Liverpool.
40 bucks each adult makes for an expensive night if you also do food and drink. We'd be starters but if we get whacked with mud and covered in dust it will be a one-time thing. I can see the passion in Garry but they have to put on show and get the racers confidence, like was said in the interview.
Byo food of money is a concern. $40 speedway entry is fair price for a full night of speedway entertainment.
Great idea to let fan in the pit early, but entry fees are too expensive, you would get more income by there being more fans with cheaper entry.
You would have the same income if you lowered the fee lol. You would have more fans yes but the same income
To add to that, I live at lake Macquarie, I have a choice between Sydney speedway 1.5hours drive and $40 or Muswellbrook 2 hours drive and $20. I will be picking Muswellbrook
@@andeeznationdepends how much the higher price affects attendance and if the extra food/drink/merch sales from the extra people would make up for the cheaper tickets.
The maths isn’t necessarily as simple as you make it seem.
Do we know when tickets will go on sale?
If I remember correctly did Gaz used to race an Isuzu SBR?.
Does anyone know When’s Brisbanes getting a new track or what the go is with the progress?
Promising 👍👍
Good luck
Still seems like a full blown donkey show.
Track built in the wrong place. Parking for Competitors and Fans is piss poor. There isnt enough grassed spectator areas, seating is too close to the track.
For $100Million+ ...its an A grade steama!
Gary seems like a top bloke, but i reckon he is hardcore delusional.
Htf can a new Speedway track for $100M+ not have an electronic screen & why does it cost extra for fans to access the pits?
Not impressed.
This venue has cost the Taxpayer a motza!!
Ultra disappointing!!
Always costs extra to enter the pits at every speedway. PCR for instance
@@stephenpage-murray7226 not Premier
@@stephenpage-murray7226 Not Avalon, Not Premier
Doesn't cost extra at any NHRA eirther in the US.
@@stephenpage-murray7226
Not at Avalon or Premier.
Not at the NHRA series in the US
@@travstar5447
Every speedway I’ve been to in the country has fee and lic for pit entry. Drags are different
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Nothing will ever beat Tralee speedway in Jerrabomberra NSW, you could park your car right at the track, shit I'm getting old closed 1997 cheers.
No mention of Troy Boldy. Wish I had a crystal ball to see maybe two years into the future, seems a bit sketchy.
The ticket pricing is one consideration, but the costs associated with the extras are what makes it for an expensive family evening. $30+ for a burger, chips and drink is taking the piss. You are better off bringing sandwiches. If it was more reasonable you wouldn't hesitate.
A cafeteria in the pits, every race meeting, please....
Streaming, if it happens, needs be priced such as not to encourage people to stay at home and watch....
I'd like to volunteer Tobe!! How?
Awesome, this is what we want. People putting their hand up to help, I'm sure he will get back to you 😉
I can't agree more. Mobile Plant Operator skills or what ever's required. From WA and old enough to have watched the Motorplex develop into what it is.
When do we see bikes or is that still a failure
There's a flag stand! Small wins!
Norhings on time
Garry seems like a great guy…but I’m afraid he sounds far too much like a ‘she’ll be right mate’ kinda guy.
And sad to say, that won’t fly with trying to make a $100mil asset financially viable.
Same old song and dance, downward death spiral continues.
Tittle shoud be man with no real plan ? Good bloke , plenty speedway experience but no real plan .
Worst planned track ever. Clown show.
I hope for the best but I don’t know about this guy..
what a dump being run by bankrupt people,, maroulan,,, what track,,, i cant watch this.
I don't have a lot of confidence in this bloke. Might be ok at the doing, but seems ignorant of planning.
OMG this is going to be a disaster they have no idea
It’s difficult to disagree
They have a good idea of speedway. They are racing there this weekend let’s see how it goes
At least he's gonna have a crack, bloody good on him, wishing him all the best, if you can help put your hand up, don't bag the guy 😉
@@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUSThere's no way he's going to put his bloody hand up, you know it, I know it, and there's thousands more of them out there, just like him, trying to run down a bloke giving it à red hot crack, instead, you could be there, not just as spectators, but as volunteers.
So for a sport that doesnt actually bring in any profit, they spend that much money for literally no reason. Spend it elsewhere actually doing some good
$40 to watch the grader go around you will lose supporters very quickly but good luck
Smashed my bike at his Marulan track 🤣🤣👎👎👎
Supercars is being run into the ground and its supporter base is looking for other forms of motor racing. If they target this audience it will pay dividends.
Totes 📈🛠️😍
Agreed
Charge a higher gate fee from the start, covering costs for this venue is imperative for the future success. Even an extra 5% wouldn’t bother most people. Thoughts?
A fee of $40 for an adult is high enough, without putting it up higher!!
@@brianwalker1933 40 bucks is cheap, where can you go to get entertained for hours for 40 bucks? The pits should be open all night to spectators like Perth Motorplex
Its my personal opinion only, but I think speedway is predominantly middle to lower income. So $40 is a big amount. So throw in a few of young ones and your over a $100, without food.
@user-tw2fg1zf8v you can not go into any pit at speedway events during racing unless you have a speedway australia licence.
5% extra won't bother people??? What planet have you been living on buddy ?