AUTO ACTION has just received a media release (below in full) from the Benalla Auto Club confirming that the Wakefield Park Raceway will close on Thursday the 1st of September.
This follows an ongoing legal battle that has been the subject of much conjecture – See detailed story here.
AUTO ACTION will update the issue over coming days.
Wakefield Park Announces Ceasing of Activity – Benalla Auto Club Statement
The Benalla Auto Club has taken the difficult decision to cease all activity at Wakefield Park Raceway from 1 September 2022 until further notice.
Circuit management, along with the Benalla Auto Club committee, have come to the unfortunate conclusion that continued operation under the current conditions – in which the circuit cannot operate for more than four days a month – is simply not commercially feasible.
Benalla Auto Club Group General Manager Stephen Whyte said the staff at Wakefield Park and the greater Benalla Auto Club Group have been the primary consideration during the current turbulent period.
“Our biggest priority has been ongoing consultation and discussion with our loyal and hard-working team of staff, who are those most affected by the ceasing of circuit operations,” Mr Whyte said.
“Unfortunately, we cannot operate economically under the current restrictions, which has left us with no alternative but to cease all activity at the track.”
“Further reaching will be the economic loss to Goulburn and the surrounding community”.
Mr Whyte affirmed the BAC’s commitment to reaching a solution to the current plight.
“We remain committed to Wakefield Park and we will continue to work with the Goulburn Mulwaree Council and our stakeholders. We need NSW State Government assistance to find a pathway forward for Wakefield Park,” he concluded.
