New race track being built in Wales

[ash]

Looks like a great opportunity for the area 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23246491

[Green_Ninja]

until the neighbours start to complain about the noise 

[ash]

They claim it will bring between 4 & 6 k of permanent jobs to the region and the place is a wilderness with so many social problems ATM.  Some great looking corners on that mockup anyhow

[Green_Ninja]

They claim it will bring between 4 & 6 k of permanent jobs to the region and the place is a wilderness with so many social problems ATM.  Some great looking corners on that mockup anyhow

I really hope it does, 4 to 6K permanent jobs I can't see, it may be a wilderness at the moment but if it takes off folk will want to live nearer etc etc  not that I'm a pessimist at all 

[Dom1]

I have already checked and it is about as far awayas Donny which makes it do-able and closer than Llandow.

Welsh-Fests could be fuggin epic with that.

[Millhouse]

Optimistic view on jobs that...

Other bbc report said 150-600!!

[ash]

Well it is 70 miles from me down the M50 from Cheltenham, so about the same as Mallory, but it is motorway and Dual carriageway pretty much all the way in that direction now with the ehads of the valley road upgrade. The upside is that the roads are generally quieter than around the Brum way

[Millhouse]

lots of work in Mertyr Tidfil at the moment, there's a new MTB park opening there in september....

http://www.cognation.co.uk/trails/gethin-woods

[Bunny]

Have to agree cannot see it creating 4k jobs, be great if its does, but thats a lot of people.

[ash]

I would imagine it will create favourable conditions for motorsport co's to relocate to the area...my uncle lived in Cwmbran, and set up a cooked meat factory there back in the early 80's....they gave him some good grants which helped enormously with stting up the business in its unit...I think there is a lot of opportunities in south wales, and could see some F1 co's from the Oxford area looking hard at it for testing purposes/margins etc

[ash]

Also got Busters-accessories and M&P less than 40 mies down the road, so could see them showing an interest in getting an on site shop there as well.

[MOzZereLLa]

Won't happen - not enough cash and motorsport investment ain't very high on many agendas. 

Look at Donny.....

[ash]

Yer, but this could get built with a Euro or gov grant....political will and all that...especially with the risk of Wales chasing Scotland to the exit of the union

[MOzZereLLa]

Yer, but this could get built with a Euro or gov grant....political will and all that...especially with the risk of Wales chasing Scotland to the exit of the union

Be great but it won't happen...

[monkeyb0b]

It would be brilliant for all sorts of reasons (including me having a decent track < 30mins away), but as Moz says it wont happen.