A proposal to host a leg of the Air Race World Championship series in the Wheatbelt later this year has stalled after the WA government baulked at the $2 million funding request from the Northam shire.

World Air Racing representative Warren Reynolds said he had been working on the plan to bring the event back to Perth for three years.

"It's a perfect place, the track, the airport, the international support ... 180 countries watching this worldwide, and we can't put in a small amount of money.

"Frankly, I think it's pathetic ... [it only cost] a couple of million dollars and Mark's [McGowan] announced that they are spending $70 million this year on new events.

"Well here's an opportunity where you didn't have to do any work, where it's a cookie cutter operation that flew in, ran the race, put the whole thing together, there was really no work for the government to do, other than do some funding."

A proposal to host a leg of the Air Race World Championship series in the Wheatbelt later this year has stalled after the WA government baulked at the $2 million funding request from the Northam shire.
World Air Racing representative Warren Reynolds said he had been working on the plan to bring the event back to Perth for three years.
"It's a perfect place, the track, the airport, the international support ... 180 countries watching this worldwide, and we can't put in a small amount of money.
"Frankly, I think it's pathetic ... [it only cost] a couple of million dollars and Mark's [McGowan] announced that they are spending $70 million this year on new events.
"Well here's an opportunity where you didn't have to do any work, where it's a cookie cutter operation that flew in, ran the race, put the whole thing together, there was really no work for the government to do, other than do some funding."

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