Let’s start with phase 1 – rebuilding and upgrade of the dragstrip facility. Safety is our primary concern, safety for the drivers, officials and spectators must come first. During initial inspection by international bodies, it was discovered that the dragstrip is shy of the required breaking area distance, so the first decision taken was that the start line had to move backwards to achieve the required lengths. Consequently, the tower and all other facilities will need to be demolished and rebuilt further back. This of course means that we will need more area behind the tower for the strip to function properly. With the tower, which will now be built to international standards, we will also build garages for storage of equipment, a reception area to welcome participants, bar facilities and proper stands with sanitary facilities. All this has already been approved by all the parties involved, presented to the authorities and with the intention of starting works by early Q2 2024.

Of course, the track itself is our main priority simple because that is where the racing happens. In the coming weeks surveys will be conducted to determine the state it’s state and if need be, resurface the whole quarter mile with fresh concrete. We are do our best to have the best track in Europe.
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Wara l-AGM tal-MMF li saret riċentament, li fiha aġġornajna lill-membri tagħna dwar il-proġett Halfar, nemmnu li issa nistgħu nagħtu aġġornament lill-pubbliku. Il-proġett, il-“Halfar Motorsport Park”, qed jinqasam fi 3 tragwardi ewlenin, fażi 1 - il-bini mill-ġdid u l-aġġornament tad-dragstrip, fażi 2 - l-aġġornament tal-faċilità tal-karting u fażi 3 - il-bini taċ-ċirkwit tal-karrozzi. Kellna noħorġu b’din is-sekwenza peress li l-faċilitajiet tad-dragracing u l-karting diġà jeżistu. Barra minn hekk, il-paddocks tat-tnejn se jiġu mċaqalqa biex imbagħad inkunu nistgħu nibdew il-kostruzzjoni taċ-ċirkwit. B’hekk ikollna 2 postijiet International ghal- MOTORSPORT lesti, u qed innaqqsu t-tfixkil f’dawn iż-żewġ postijiet għal minimu.

Nibdew bil-fażi 1 - bini mill-ġdid u aġġornament tal-faċilità tad-dragstrip. Is-sigurtà hija t-tħassib ewlieni tagħna, is-sigurtà għas-sewwieqa, l-uffiċjali u l-ispettaturi għandha tiġi l-ewwel. Waqt l-ispezzjoni inizjali minn korpi internazzjonali, ġie skopert li d-dragstrip huwa iqsar mid-distanza meħtieġa, għalhekk l-ewwel deċiżjoni meħuda kienet li l-“Start line” kellha timxi lura biex tikseb it-tulijiet meħtieġa. Konsegwentement, it-torri u l-faċilitajiet l-oħra kollha se jkollhom bżonn jitwaqqa’ u jinbnew mill-ġdid aktar lura. Dan ovvjament ifisser li se jkollna bżonn aktar żona wara t-torri biex id-“dragstrip” tiffunzjona sew. Bit-torri, li issa se jinbena skont standards internazzjonali, se nibnu wkoll garaxxijiet għall-ħażna tat-tagħmir, żona ta’ akkoljenza biex nilqgħu l-parteċipanti, faċilitajiet ta’ bar u stands xierqa b’faċilitajiet sanitarji. Dan kollu diġà ġie approvat mill-partijiet kollha involuti, ippreżentat lill-awtoritajiet u bil-ħsieb li jinbdew ix-xogħlijiet sal-bidu ta-Q2 tal-2024.

Naturalment, il-korsa nnifisha hija l-prijorità ewlenija tagħna għaliex dak huwa fejn isseħħu t-tlielaq. Fil-ġimgħat li ġejjin se jsiru stħarriġ biex jiġi ddeterminat l-istat tiegħu u jekk ikun hemm bżonn, il-kwart ta’ mil kollu jerga jienata konkos frisk. Aħna qed nagħmlu l-almu tagħna biex ikollna l-aħjar track fl-Ewropa.