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Changi Motorsports Hub proposals roll in

All three bidders have clearly different visions, despite putting in similar elements

Three visions of one dream were on display yesterday when parties vying to build and operate Changi Motorsports Hub (CMH) unveiled their proposals.

Guidelines issued by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) for the 41 hectare site include a track of at least 3.5 km to be certified Grade 2 by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Grade 1 by the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

All three bidders have incorporated elements such as retail, F&B, training academy, Go-Kart track and capacity for at least 30,000 spectators in their bids – but their visions clearly differ.

Singapore Agro Agricultural (SAA)’s 4.37km track will not only meet the FIA-2 and FIM-1 standards but has been designed so it could be extended for Formula One racing should the opportunity arise, SAA said.

The company, whose shareholder Tan Chee Beng is a director of Turf City Management, has also landed an agreement to bring in the hugely popular MotoGP, Formula Ford, Clio Cup and Asia GT races. Continue reading

Three vie for Changi Motorsports Hub

3.5km race track will have grandstand for at least 8,000

It’s all systems go for the Changi Motorsports Hub (CMH).

Three of the seven parties that applied for the Request For Proposal (RFP) to build and manage the 41 hectare hub submitted tender proposals by the 4pm deadline yesterday.

And the outcome is one the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) is happy with, given the challenging economic climate.

Submissions came in from Singapore Agro Agriculture, Sports Services, which is linked to Haw Par Corporation, and SG Changi, a consortium of different partners.

The winning party will be known by the first quarter of 2010.

‘Haw Par submitted a bid before the close this afternoon,’ Haw Par confirmed yesterday when contacted by BT. Continue reading