If and when the approval to build the track will be good for auto racing in Canada as this would be the first track in Canada with oval over 1 mile or better.Will it be better for the fans could be for speed but for watching the race big difference watching a big track from a 1/2 or smaller track is  a lot different.Smaller tracks you are right on top of the action while longer tracks like this one proposed you will be watching the race on big screens because all you will see is the car when it passes in front of you at fast speeds and if they are NASCAR,ARCA,ETC that is right all you will see is a blur then you will have to follow it on the screen.Have talked to alot of racefans who have been at Daytona,Charlotte the larger tracks and alot say they prefer the smaller tracks to watch races like Bristol and yes Delaware.Do they need the bigger track they are proposed to building well that is up to the people that are involved in this project and will it be supported by the fans.These are questions to be answered in the near future.But as a racefan some prefer the bigger tracks but myself I prefer the smaller tracks and think Delaware could be the Bristol of racing in the North  when all renovations are completed (track,grandstands etc)

There's an interesting thread over on the Flam forum...if you can get on it. Its being updated everytime something gets printed in the paper. Apparently some are putting the cart before the horse as far as assuming NASCAR will be there.

I only see a track like that helping Delaware. Even if it did run weekly, which it won't, Delaware's fan base isn't heading up to TO every week to go to the races.

If I get a chance later, maybe I'll port some of those stories over here...in the interest of some  interesting offseason chit-chat.

And that Flam forum is pretty interesting itself although it takes ages to get approved. (and you usually have to harass them a little first.) Unfortunately, you cant view anything there unless you're a member.

The project should go ahead. But there's potential trouble on the horizon to be sure. The investment funds from Dubai and Kuwait are not as locked in as everyone might suggest. Both of those countries have over extended oil funding on projects globally that are now worth significantly less than they were once projected to be. Even if the price of oil stays at a support level of $70 to $80.00 a barrel for the next 2 years, financial analysts suggest that won't cover the existing debts and investments that they already have started or are already involved in.

Some examples are the Casino's in Las Vegas that are already under final phase of construction and the call for additional funding is nearing epic proportions. Both countries have billions invested in Nevada. Nobody in the Middle East learned from the global Japanese investments disasters in real estate in the 1980's that continues to burden that country's government finances - 20 YEARS after the fact.

A lot of us have been exposed to news articles about Dubai and Saudi Arabian investments in Citigroup which is practically worthless compared to what it was once valued at. That in turn has caused some serious questions back "home" with the everyone now nervous about promises made and commitments that are being reviewed again and again. Citigroup likely will make a comeback, but it will take years. Bank of Kuwait is has been busy in bailing out other banks in the region from the derivatives market collapse. Just how much more spare change is left in the till remains to be seen. The Bank of Kuwait is 100% government owned and that's probably the biggest worry for this project. They could pull the plug anytime they wanted.

Nobody said GM could ever fail, though many of us knew that they would. The largest man made construction project ever to attempted right in Dubai is now on permanent hold - this after Billion of dollars have already been sunk into developing it and the surrounding area. There are thousands of articles to google search. I would suggest that this project isn't out of the woods and breaking ground to asphalt just yet. The region definitely wants the project, the question will be, will it get funded 100% to completion.

The good news is that this is the perfect time to build such a project. Everything is cheaper in this deflationary market for labour, materials and low interest costs.

Jeff Gordon's involvement should help in luring NASCAR north of the border, but it's not a mortal lock. Gordon owns Jimmie Johnson's team with Rick Hendrick and that might be the bigger part of the equation that helps promote getting a future NASCAR date upon completion of construction.

I don't think it will hurt Delaware's weekly series, large venues like this one rarely hold such a series. I bet there would be maybe 6 to 10 events a year including ARCA, CRA, ASA, LeMan's, Rolex, SCCA, Several Invitationals (LM, Supers, etc) Nationwide, Cdn Tire, and perhaps one day, a NASCAR Cup event.

I hope it gets built !

From the plans it looks like it will be a great venue but I don't think Delaware or any other tracks will have to worry save one......Cayuga and maybe it will give Mosport the kick in the pants they need to bring their road course back to where it should be.

I think everbody here has brought fourth valid points, and I hope the funds were secured to complete the project. Thinking the cup level will be here is a bit premature but with the local infrastucture who knows. This track being located next to Niagara Falls will be of great help to the Niagara Regions Economy.
All in all I can't see how this track could do anything but help Delaware. and maybe promote local racing a little more