Indoor MX track coming to Eastern Creek
The ambitious project - and deadline! - is the brainchild of Western Sydney local Mattew Bartolo. The facility will cost a claimed $5 million to build and will be housed within the Eastern Creek International Karting Raceway precinct.
To be known as 'Sydney Indoor MotoX Park', the 12,000 square metre facility will feature three separate racetracks that can operate independent of each other, and stadium style seating for up to 6,000 spectators, all housed under a climate controlled, air-filled membrane dome.
The tracks are being designed by a yet-to-be-named internationally renowned motocross track constructor and will cater for varying skill levels - from entry-level juniors, right through to professional MX racers. Riders can bring their own bikes or hire one on-site - which will provide numerous levels of power, depending on age and skill level.
To operate from 9am to 9pm daily (in conjunction with the karting complex), the park will also feature a café and retail outlet.
Future plans include corporate events and training camps at the venue, with tuition from some of Australia's best known MX riders, with the hope that it will open motocross to a new audience that may not have previously seen the sport as a recreational activity or potential career.
The Eastern Creek International Karting Raceway will be renamed Sydney Premier Karting Park as part of the expansion, with upgrades to the roads leading into and out of the facility to be part of the construction process, which is expected to commence soon.
100 per cent privately funded, the project is said to have full approval from the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation.
"Sydney Indoor MotoX Park will give riders a facility to ride in at any time of day or night and in any weather condition," Bartolo explained. "Riders can bring their bike or hire one of our bikes and full safety equipment on-site.
"A rider can finish work, grab their bike and within 15 minutes of where they live, have dinner at our cafe, have a ride and be home by 9pm.
"The dome it is housed in is revolutionary and the first of its kind and size to come to Australia. [We will] look to have our grand opening in line with the 20th anniversary of the karting park."
Mayor of Blacktown, Councillor Stephen Bali welcomed the plans for Sydney Indoor MotoX Park.
"The addition of Sydney Indoor MotoX Park is something completely new to Australia - let alone our city. It will be a safe, world class and - most importantly - legal facility for recreational dirt motorcyclists to enjoy their sport and compete year round."
Plans for Sydney Indoor MotoX Park are in the final stages of submittal and construction is expected to begin shortly.
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