QR is boring. I went there twice in 2001, and only bothered going back the second time to use the other versions of the track. it sucks. never bothered going back there again. Better off driving for another hour to get to Morgan Park which we did for a few years running at their great QLD Supersprint Series, or doing something fun like the autocross track if you don't want to go further than Ipswich.
RE: Lakeside:
7 organisations were invited to tender: Total Driver Pty Ltd; RACQ; YMCA Brisbane; Willowbank Race Circuit Pty Ltd; Motorcycling Queensland/Motorcycling Australia; Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association; and the Juniper Development Group. Thankfully, I think Juniper declined to tender.
I hope QR DON'T get it. They way they manage QR is detrimental to club level motorsport - they only run their own boring sprint events, and charge exorbitant rates to hire the venue to real motorsport clubs to run proper events. Anyone but them! PLEASE!!!
Council have stated they would prefer a consortium of parties to provide a multipurpose solution for the recreation of activity at the site - that would be the best result for club level motorsport.
I was out there last monday having a blast in the GTR. Awesome track, and the track is in exactly the same condition as the last time I was there before it closed down.
I have to keep pinching myself to make sure this is really happening!