Located on a 41ha site near Changi Airport, it is expected to cost between $200 million and $300 million. It will be completed in late 2011 and operate on a 30-year lease.Proposals feature race tracks of about 4km long, grandstands for at least 8,000 spectators and auto workshop facilities. One proposal that aims to create a family and tourist destination includes video arcades, a 120-room three-star hotel, a museum and beach activities.
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More links
- Work on Changi Motorsports Hub halted Ian De Cotta Channel NewsAsia 14 Feb 11;
- CPIB looks into Changi Motorsports Hub deal Sources say CPIB is investigating award of the tender to the winning consortium Nisha Ramchandani Business Times 6 Jan 11;
- Work begins on Changi racing hub $380m motorsports project on track to be completed by end-2011, Christopher Tan, Straits Times 14 Dec 10;
- SG Changi wins bid to build Changi Motorsports Hub Patwant Singh Channel NewsAsia 26 Mar 10;
- Changi race track: Finance hurdle ahead? Straits Times 24 Jan 10;
- Changi Race Track - more land may be set aside
- Motorsports hub proposal at Changi hits bumps Terms of tender, poor economic climate, site conditions raise risks, costs for potential bidders, Nisha Ramchandani, Business Times 13 Jul 09;
- Sports Council calls for tenders to build permanent racing track Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia 30 Mar 09;
- Tenders for proposed Changi race track will be called soon Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia 17 Feb 09;
- Motorcycle championship in Singapore Ian De Cotta, Today Online 31 Oct 08;
- Singapore on track to complete Changi race circuit Ilsa Chan, ChannelnewsAsia 25 Sep 08;
- Racing to build a local circuit Letter from Fan Chian Jen Deputy Director, Motor Sports Department, Singapore Sports Council Today Online 19 Sep 08;
- Motorsports to get permanent Changi racetrack Leonard Lim Straits Times 27 Oct 07
- How about a green prix in Singapore? An electric car race at F1 leg here would help showcase Republic's eco-awareness, Dr Jem Bendell, Today Online 20 Feb 08;
