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Hedges
#1 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 7:48:02 PM
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What does it take to setup a Formula One track in Kenya...Well ,it would be the first of it's kind in Africa if I'm not wrong ?

If one purchases about 1,000 acres of land in Kajiado and convert it into a race track and throw in 'spectacular views of the hills and a Safari experience' , it should attract the wealthy from Monaco...

Your thoughts ?
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Gordon Gekko
#2 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 9:05:04 PM
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We had a track in Nakuru at a place called Langalanga before it was closed and the land grabbed. If you remember your lugha well, Langalanga is swahili for a race car.

There is a track in J'burg called Kyalami.
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#3 Posted : Monday, September 26, 2011 10:19:40 PM
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Hedges wrote:
What does it take to setup a Formula One track in Kenya...Well ,it would be the first of it's kind in Africa if I'm not wrong ?

If one purchases about 1,000 acres of land in Kajiado and convert it into a race track and throw in 'spectacular views of the hills and a Safari experience' , it should attract the wealthy from Monaco...

Your thoughts ?


The challenge would be assurance of a critical mass of an able and willing (emphasis on able) local fan base. The Turkish GP is off the 2012 schedule on this ground.
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iKenya
#4 Posted : Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:22:47 PM
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and considering an entrance ticket (no complementaries-Kenyan style!) on average costs about $300, you do the math....
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:01:51 PM
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I'd say the most important thing would be to bring the WRC Rally back to Kenya. Those dudes at Ministry of Sports are sleeping on the job, IMHO.
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#6 Posted : Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:40:35 PM
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@hedges
Would it, can it..only time will tell, We approached Bernie Eccelestone some time last year with this in mind and we got an A for Enthusiasm and F for practicability.

Issues that arose:
* TV Rights/Coverage Sponsership
* Infrastructure - In so many words not in place. From Accomodation,IT,Transport,Location
* Mass following how many people know/follow F1
* Political goodwill this overlaps with security.
* Expertise/Skill/Experience
* Besha

It was quite conclusive and the business-case is still with him, we will revisit it in 10 years and see if the above factors will have chnaged.


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seanamos
#7 Posted : Monday, October 03, 2011 1:02:02 PM
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I think the issue wouldn't be attracting the masses to the track or coverage, it would be the costs of building the race track.
The land would be easy to acquire but the costs of building would go to about 10 billion dollars. Read this story for some insights.
http://www.middle-east-o...e.com/English/?id=32111

http://www.midamericamot...ex.com/2006/default.asp

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bwenyenye
#8 Posted : Tuesday, October 04, 2011 11:01:04 AM
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I do not think Kenyans can support such a support financially boss. We cannot even afford to buy brand new cars!! So what will the big names gain from Kenyans? .....well for now!
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#9 Posted : Tuesday, October 04, 2011 12:45:44 PM
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Was working on something like that for a client sometime back, this was the response from a reputed racetrack developer:

________

Thank you for contacting XXXXX.

We currently do not believe Kenya is a viable country to build such an expensive and capital intensive facility.

We have been in contact with a lot of different countries in Africa and have not found it viable to work there. Your investment there would thus not be prudent and we would not want to encourage it.

Thank you for the interest.

XXXX XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Note that the response was given despite the client making it clear that the developer was to be paid in full for all of its work.
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