🗣️'Some of these tracks that are built in residential areas, it's inevitable it's going to happen.' Three-time supercars champion smclaughlin93 says the impending closure of the Pukekohe Park circuit in his native New Zealand is sad but inevitable ⬇️
It was confirmed last week that motor racing activities at the Pukekohe venue will cease as of next April, as owner Auckland Thoroughbred Racing looks to expand its horse training facilities.
Pukekohe holds special memories for current IndyCar racer Scott McLaughlin, who watched hero Greg Murphy dominate at the venue in his youth. "I watched the Supercars for the very first time there, that's where the fire for me burned. I wanted to be a race driver from the first point I saw Supercars on the hill."[It's] sad, some of these tracks that are built in residential areas, it's inevitable it's going to happen. But especially in New Zealand and Australia.
As well as the impending closure of Pukekohe, the fate of Sandown Motor Raceway in suburban Melbourne looks grim due to residential development plans.
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