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damn brandonn dont come on here for a couple of days but nothing changes - shot down again :buttrock: - ya got that bucket of bolts in ya driveway yet???

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what you talking bout karl??? have they pulled out?? well least indy will finally be about what the people go to see the V8s lol

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A1GP owners owe lots of money to the team that prepares all the cars and takes the cars to each event. So he's locked all the cars away and isnt budging. They wont be ready for next weekend, not a chance. I'd doubt there will even be A1GP at all this year.

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damn oh well more coverage for the v8s :bangcomputer: - bring back the indy cars

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V8 Supercars to replace scrapped event as A1GP cars fail to show

EXCLUSIVE: NEXT week's Gold Coast Super GP has lost its showcase event, with red-faced organisers to confirm this afternoon the A1GP race will be scrapped.

It is understood that the A1GP cars still remain locked up in London, forcing Gold Coast organisers to abandon the category and turn the event into a V8 Supercar only show.

Instead of the planned two 200km races, the V8 series will instead stage four 150km races - two on Saturday and two on Sunday.

Acting Premier Andrew Fraser said yesterday the State Government would take legal action against the A1GP organisers for "tarnishing the event".

Wouldn't mind watching the V8s now :nyyaah: Oh well.

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A1GP race cars still in UK as Gold Coast event in limbo

QUEENSLAND'S biggest event remains in farcical limbo, with the Gold Coast SuperGP motor race looking increasingly likely to crash and burn.

A 24-hour state government-imposed deadline for information from organisers expired at 11am yesterday with no news on the fate of the event, into which taxpayers pump $11.6 million a year.

The A1GP cars, meant to be the international showpiece of the festival formerly known as Indy, remained locked up in a London freight warehouse amid deepening doubts over whether they will reach Australia in time for next week's race.

Fresh cash flow problems have stranded the cars despite financial assurances from A1GP boss Tony Teixeira, a South African oil, diamond and gold trader, as late as three days ago.

Local organisers went to ground yesterday as V8 Supercar officials revealed they had been approached by the State Government to put on extra races to fill the likely void on the Surfers Paradise starting grid.

A1GP officials refused to guarantee if or when the cars would arrive in time, and sources close to the event said it would be "a miracle" if they did. "Forget it. It ain't going to happen," one said.

At the central London office of A1GP yesterday, the doors were locked and mail could be seen stacked up on the reception desk.

Spokeswoman Ann Bradshaw, reached on her mobile phone, could shed no light on whether the A1GP's cars would reach the Gold Coast.

"I can't make any guarantees. I'd be lying if I said that they will definitely be there on Monday, or that they will be there on Tuesday. The guys are working on it," she said.

"Our freight company has the cars. They are ready to respond the moment they get the green light that the money's there."

A spokeswoman for Sports Minister Phil Reeves said the Government had tried unsuccessfully to get answers from London and would continue making phone calls today.

"They missed the 24-hour deadline, but there's still time for them to get here," she said.

"The contract stipulates that the cars have to competitively participate in the event, so if they were to turn up even as late as Wednesday, they would still not be in breach of the contract."

Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek said Premier Anna Bligh should immediately divert from her overseas trip to London and "sort out the A1GP mess once and for all".

Acting Premier Andrew Fraser said the event would go ahead with or without the A1GP cars.

He said the State Government was looking at legal action against A1GP organisers for "tarnishing" the event's reputation.

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