2019-03-12 S&O Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports

                  Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports (including Implementation Priorities) (Final Draft – February 2019)




                                                                                                         Topography/
 Discipline                          Size                               Access
                                                                                                          Landscape
                                                    Motor Cycling Sports
Dirt                Motocross – 20–40ha provides              All weather, located             Flat to undulating, capable of
(Motocross,         sufficient space for varying track        within approx. 2 hours           some modification to provide a
Supercross          configurations;                           driving time of major            challenging or competitive track.
and Dirt Track;     Enduro trials requires 200ha to           population area; suitable        Soil type/ profile is key – for
ATV; Enduro         accommodate appropriate loop              for vehicle towing trailer,      example the sand base provides
trials)             configuration, (note that single          caravans.                        one success factor for Coolum
                    motocross only facilities can be a                                         Pines Motocross.
                    much smaller footprint).
Track/ Trail        200ha to accommodate high/                                                 Flat to undulating, capable of
(Track; Trial;      long trail distances. Looping will                                         some modification to provide
ATV)                contain a trail within a smaller                                           track.
                    site.                                                                      Vegetated areas provide variety of
                                                                                               landscape and conditions for the
                                                                                               trail route.
                                                                                               ATV and Trials can use a range of
                                                                                               tracks and terrains. Trials need
                                                                                               diverse and challenging terrain.
Road                Distance greater than 500m;                                                Usually flat with some
Speedway            Motorcycling Australia license                                             undulations for variety.
                    venues for road racing
Recreational        20ha to 100ha                                                              Flat to undulating, capable of
                                                                                               some modification to provide
                                                                                               tracks
                                                  Motorised Water Sports
Water skiing        Clear water - course for events –         All weather – suitable           Flat clear water, minimal wind
(jump, tricks,      650m-850m long                            for vehicle towing trailer,      interference.
slalom)                                                       caravans etc.
Barefoot            Clear water - course for events –         Stable access to water           Characteristics of water bodies to
skiing (jump,       650m-850m long                            via 2-lane established           provide long periods of flat, glassy
tricks, slalom)                                               ramp (min).                      water surface include tapered
                                                              Waterside operations             banks (absorb boat wash) and
                                                              areas for set up and             vegetated banks (wind break).
Wakeboarding        Clear water                               competitor loading.              Generally as above
Jet skiing          Racing - exclusive use of an                                               Ability to buffer/ contain/ not be
                    area of water (off-shore, lake or                                          concerned by noise (while racing);
                    constructed) - minimum of 500m                                             Shoreline that can absorb the
                    wide by 1200m long.                                                        wash;
                                                                                               Length of sandy beach for
                                                                                               operations (‘beaching’ skis and
                                                                                               skiers between racing).
Ski Racing          Clear water, large areas or linear                                         Undertaken in open water
                    distances to enable extended                                               (offshore where calm) as well as
                    races of several kilometres or                                             large water bodies
                    circuits




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