Mick Doohan – 5 time 500cc World Champion

"Place To Race is the direction that Gold Coast Motorsport has been looking for. It is disappointing to see what Gold Coast venues were around when I started my career to what is here now and what is expected to be here in the next 18 months. We all have kids and they all need somewhere to learn the skills that will make them better riders and drivers in a safe environment. The motorsport industry is vital to the Gold Coast and Terry and Crusher have my 110% support. This is a serious situation and needs action."

Sir Jack Brabham - 3 time Formula One World Champion

"The foundation of the success of any sport is its junior ranks and when it comes to motorsport we all need to take some responsibility – especially in our own backyard. The competitors, the clubs and the industry all have a duty, but especially the local councils and decision makers. The venues not only provide us champions of the future, they provide fantastic fun, safe family environments. They also help instill qualities like patience, discipline, sportsmanship and help create life-long friendships. They also provide us with the best road users of tomorrow. Congratulations to Terry and Crusher for their dedication to try and fix this terrible situation. I have already registered on the Place To Race website and encourage you do to the same,"

Wayne Gardner – 1987 500cc World Champion

"I have spent a lot of time on the Gold Coast and have many friends there and have been aware of degrading motorsport facilities in the region. It makes sense that if there is nowhere to nurture our young riders and drivers, then we simply will not have anyone representing Australia on the world stage in a few years time. When you look at the talent that has come out of the Gold Coast, that is a massive concern. I would urge anyone involved in the motorsport industry on the Gold Coast to register and get behind Place to Race."

Alan Jones – 1980 Formula One World Champion

"I applaud Terry and Crusher for initiating Place To Race. The fact that the Gold Coast has been without a kart track for sometime now is a disgrace and the pressure being applied to the bike clubs is equally concerning. Talk is cheep and it is important for everyone in the industry to get behind this program and for it to have one loud, professional voice, which can stir some people into action. Australians are regarded in motorsport circles worldwide as being innovative and seriously competitive. Both those attributes will come into play here. There has to be a solution, there is no alternative. We need to encourage everyone we know to register and be informed."

James Courtney – World Karting Champion

"I have been fortunate to call the Gold Coast home for a few years now, but in that time it has been easy to see the increasing negativity surrounding motorsport venues. The Gold Coast is the home of Australian motorsport when you look at the professional teams, organisations, drivers and riders that have a base here. The foundation of all that is the junior and amateur riders, drivers and clubs, and the industry that supports them, but that is under serious threat. If I want to do some training in a go-kart or take some sponsors for a training day I have to go to Ipswich or the Sunshine coast to find a track. It is great what Crusher and Terry are doing and I look forward to playing my part."

Ivan Mauger – Speedway Star & 9 Time Individual World Champion

"The biggest issue of concern in this entire situation is the future safety of our young riders. We need to see the development of riders up through the ranks with instructors which will make them better track and road riders. Places like Mike Hatcher Speedway are where young riders learn riding skills, but also the value of things like protective gear. The problem with so many of the people being killed in motorcycle accidents on the road is that they don’t have this valuable education. Closing tracks like these takes away the only avenue of education."

"The Gold Coast City Council will be doing a huge disservice to the community if the existing tracks are closed and no alternative location is found. The statistics in a few years time will be devastating. I cannot believe there is not a piece of land in the boundaries of the Gold Coast City Council that could house a motorsport precinct for all forms of motorsport. There are absolutely no minuses in giving our kids a safe and controlled place to enjoy their motorsport"

"The Place To Race campaign is valuable initiative and everyone in the industry needs to get behind it 100 per cent."

David Brabham – Reigning Le Mans 24-hour winner

"I would never have gotten my break in motorsport if there was not a local go-kart track in Wagga and seven years later I was driving in Formula One."

"I have been to the Gold Coast and have seen my nephew Matthew racing. He has now progressed to Formula Ford, but without the Gold Coast track he would not have had a chance to go racing. I still remember my first Formula Ford win at the old Surfers Paradise Raceway."

"It is sad to think of how many potential young drivers are being lost to this sport because there is no kart track on the Gold Coast. Not to mention the amount of fun the youngsters and their families are missing out on."