COVID-19 spells end of Adelaide 500 supercar race after 21 years

The Adelaide 500 supercar race will not run again, bringing an end to what was the biggest street race on the Australian calendar for more than 20 years.The State Government will not renew the contract for the eventNext year's event was going to be the last under the existing contract, but it has been scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic.SATC's chief executive Rodney Harrex said all avenues to keep the event alive had been explored.

Premier and Tourism Minister Steven Marshall said the decision to cancel next year's event was made with careful consideration."COVID-19 has presented significant challenges for the events sector, and the uncertainty and other factors become an unsurmountable hurdle in the plight to deliver a successful race.

The 2020 event attracted the lowest crowd since 2003, with just over 206,000 people over the event's four days.In a statement the Supercars Championship said it was disappointed in the state government's decision.

That's good news for people who particpate in the Fringe, maybe there will be less bashings and hate crimes.

Thank goodness this vile noisy race has ended - totally irrelevant and a complete waste of time and money. Hopefully the east parklands will now be restored and that road pulled up supercars

Fox News has the scoop on Hunter/Joe Biden scandal!!

Perceived in Adelaide to be the most famous motor race in the world. Literally unheard of or talked about anywhere else.

Pathetic!!!!

Won't someone think of the supercars

Covid? You mean years of dwindling crowd numbers spells the end to the adelaide 500?

What a joke.. now there is definitely nothing in sa

No one cares .Adelaide is boring.

Hooray!!! 👏👏👏

It infects cars? We are truly doomed...

Hopefully Fringe can be extended

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Could a test really detect if someone is a COVID-19 'superspreader'?Currently we have no way to know who may be a superspreader. And while a new test might give us a measure of a person's replicating viral load, this is only one piece of the puzzle, writes Lara Herrero. Why is the ABC using the term superspreader when you actually have podcasts telling people the term is misleading?!
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

ASX to drop, as Dow Jones sinks on COVID-19 and election uncertaintyAustralian shares are expected to drop, as surging COVID-19 cases and uncertainty over the impending United States election weigh on global markets. Biden is already causing the economy to tank.
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

Dodgers star with COVID-19 celebrates World SeriesDefies orders to hug teammates and hold trophy ‘Merica Justin Turner isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, that is for sure.
Source: wwos - 🏆 12. / 68 Read more »

Health alert for Sydney venues after new COVID-19 confirmed caseNSW Health has issued an alert for several venues across Sydney after an individual tested positive to coronavirus.
Source: 9NewsAUS - 🏆 10. / 72 Read more »

NSW needs more quarantine hotels to deal with COVID-19 infected overseas arrivalsNew Health figures reveal the number of cases being detected in hotel quarantine has more than doubled since early October, with an average five cases now detected every day. Time to consider home quarantine with ankle bracelet? They should consider rapid tests at the departure countries airport check-ins NSW needs to increase testing in south-west Sydney and communicate clearly whether it has closed out on its recent spate of C-19 clusters.
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »

ASX to drop, as Dow Jones falls 940 points over COVID-19 and US election worriesAustralian shares are set for a heavy fall, as global markets tank over worries about rising COVID-19 infections worldwide and the possibility of a contested US presidential election next week. OctoberSurprise why don't you call this what it really is? a 1929-style stock market crash You said that every week and it goes up...
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »