The Creek is the full length and flowing!
Tue, Dec 6 2011

Well when you think you have it all figured along comes another spanner, but this time it works to your advantage. Eastern Creek Ride Days (ECRD) has just been provided with yet another update to the construction works saga, which has created numerous disruptions for our members and up-coming ECRD dates in recent weeks.

Eastern Creek Raceway General Manager Geoff Arnold has announced that as of today, Monday the 5th of December, all construction at the Eastern Creek Raceway has been placed on hold and works will resume from the 9th of January 2012. The specific reason for the delay is related to additional permit requirements, but the great news is that all ECRD dates from today until the 9th of January will now be run on the original full layout.

With all the confusion in recent weeks the ECRD team has decide that even though days between 5th of December and 9th of January will now be run on the full track – not the shorter North Circuit – the prices will remain unchanged. This means you will get to ride the original full track at the same short track rate – $169 weekdays, $199 for weekends – for this period.

Our advice, take advantage of the opportunity as there is still some uncertainty when the extension will be completed.

Eastern Creek Raceway CEO Glenn Mathews has informed ECRD that, weather permitting, the original full circuit should be available for use from the beginning of February 2012 and the new full circuit – including the 600m extension – looks set to be operational by March.

However, as there is still some uncertainty in relation to February dates, ECRD has opted to close all bookings for February until an accurate update is provided on the project status early in the New Year.

MEGA Managing Director Steve Brouggy had this to say on the matter, “It was good to meet with Glenn and Geoff and impress on them the importance of having the full story to pass onto everyone who rides Eastern Creek. They both acknowledge that there needs to be a better flow of information regarding the improvements being made to the track and has put in place a structure to allow that to happen more successfully in the future.

“We’re hoping the most current information we have will be what we end up with. I’ll be monitoring this personally on a weekly basis to ensure that if anything should interfere with our scheduled Eastern Creek Ride Days, we’ll know about it earlier and be able to pass the information along quickly.

“I appreciate everyone’s ongoing patience in dealing with this situation. I can’t thank our team here in the office enough, they have been (literally) working around the clock to try and get every rider booked into their preferred dates.”

Due to the disruptions ECRD sales team has been inundated with nearly 3000 calls to reschedule and book in new dates in the past 2 weeks. With this backlog still to be completed bookings for December dates can only be made via e-mail.

E-mail bookings@easterncreekridedays.com.au (click the e-mail address) and priority will be provided in order of receiving the e-mail for all December dates.

No phone or website bookings will be accepted for December dates. The exception is for Friday the 9th of December, these can be booked online here.

All other bookings can be completed via the website as usual by clicking here.

So summarising the latest situation:
December 2011

• Friday 9th December              $169 (Original Full Circuit)  Book Now
• Friday 16th December            $169 (Original Full Circuit) Filling Fast
• Saturday 17th December        $199 (Original Full Circuit) Filling Fast
• Sunday 18th December          $199 (Original Full Circuit) Filling Fast
• Monday 19th December         $169 (Original Full Circuit) Filling Fast

January 2012

• Saturday 7th January              $199 (Original Full Circuit)
• Sunday 8th January                $199 (Original Full Circuit)
• Saturday 21st January            $199 (North Circuit)
• Sunday 22nd January             $199 (North Circuit)

February 2012 (bookings to be reopened in January)

• Saturday 4th February            $249 (Original Full Circuit)
• Sunday 5th February              $249 (Original Full Circuit)
• Saturday 18th February          $249 (Original Full Circuit)
• Sunday 19th February            $249 (Original Full Circuit)

March 2012

• Monday 5th March                 $219 (New Full Circuit)
• Tuesday 6th March                $219 (New Full Circuit)

Original Full Circuit (above)

North Circuit (above)

New Full Circuit (above)