Wow! Where do we start? You may have been struggling up to this point in time trying to get the actual truth about what is happening with the land at Barrabool.
Truth number 1 is; Don't believe what anyone tells you! It's more than likely wrong! Take it from the horses mouth to get the facts!
It is not an easy story to tell, but here goes;

Firstly, let us say that although it has been a long and hard 'Saving Barrabool' campaign to date, the more it goes on, the more confident we are of achieving our dream of saving McAdam Park!
The key lies in you, the people, to support us. If we have the support, we are saved, guaranteed!

Here's some key points about how we are going thus far;

• Our situation here at McAdam Park Barrabool is simple;
• The land is up for sale, and we need to buy it, or go! Dollars = Future!
• Yes. It is private land. We have been self sufficient for the last 45 years.
• The landowners, the McAdams, want us to buy it if at all possible.
• The McAdam Park farm is 300 acres, now split into 3 lots.
• The only real long term answer is to acquire all 3 blocks.
• By acquiring the whole 300 acres, the club would keep it's existing noise buffer zones.
• The club has been given extended time before any land comes up for sale.
• All we need is the money! Nothing else stands in our way.
• We have support from our local Shire.
• NO. There is no highway going through the track!
• NO. We are not getting shut down by the Shire, or anyone else!
• We will not get ALL the money from any ONE individual source, so we need the motorcycling public to donate to the "BIG PICTURE" Wall to give us that most important leg-up!
• Monies are refundable if the club does not acquire the land.
• The future prospects are looking very bright indeed!
• It's simple, all we need is cash!

McAdam Park

Our wonderful patron, Clive McAdam, allowed us (Sporting M.C.C.) onto his land in 1963 so we could rip around on motorcycles, how cool's that? In those days 4 strokes ruled, just like now. We have been so lucky in having the use of that land ever since then. Over the years we have used not just the MX track, but have run many other events like Hare and Hound Enduros, Moto Trials, Grasstrack MX, Hillclimbs, Cross Country Speed Trials etc. The McAdam farm is 300 acres of the most fantastic riding country, and the scenery is just magic!

The Impending Sale

Clive died a few years back, and in the meantime the family have decided to sell, hence the need for us to acquire the land. Simple as that! Again, we are very lucky in having very agreeable landlords who actually want us to be the buyers, and are giving us time to find the backing we need.

This place is just too good to let go!

As stated earlier, what we need now is to get to that 'first base', that is to raise some substantial cash so we can start proceedings. We are aiming for $500,000 as a starting block. Once we get that far we are confident we can attract private and government assistance.

You can make the difference! Sponsor a tile!