I've got an idea.
Let's have a vote on it.
A referendum.
Yeah, they cost money to put on but we did it for the merger thing and hey, what's a few bob when the result will determine what the people of the city who will be called upon to help fund something would rather see built?
That's all a bit simplistic though, although I like a simple world.
A lot of people have had a say on this issue so "as a ratepayer" I'm having mine.
I have no problem with the construction of a track.
However, as one of those chaps who has a partial addiction to the aroma of burned racing fuel I reckon if they want to build a competition track then make it one with a tarseal surface with a couple of fast straights, a hairpin and some esses and at least one sweeping, fast corner.
Yeah, build a motor racing track.
There's plenty of room out there on the flatlands just north of the airport and hey, you could also use the thing for ... cycling.
The fine and frightfully fit pedal lads and ladies raced our tarseal roads here last January when the Elite Road National Cycling Championship was staged and they loved it.
So I reckon the local pursuers of cycling, at all levels of ability, would love to fire in some laps of a 3.5km closed circuit.
As would invited riders.
I mean, why not?
You could run five lap races or 25 lap races and I daresay members of the public, like they did back at the nationals, would likely head out to watch.
And you could have general public days ..."come ride the race track and see what time you can post".
And then of course you could stage some motor racing events or simple track days where those seeking to experience the adrenalin of gassing it a tad can go out and play.
I've done a few track days and general speed test sessions aboard motorcycles through the years and they are rather fun as you're all going in the same direction and you're all sort of stretching the legs of your machines and all without the sound of sirens and the sight of pretty coloured flashing lights.
It could, I daresay, satiate the appetites of some young chaps who are still living under the perception that city streets are race courses.
So yep, you could stage a competition day every month and the local car and bike clubs could warm their tyres, and like it's happened at the speedway, I reckon lots of people would go and take a look.
But, hey, that's only my opinion ... as a ratepayer.
Maybe the concept could be taken further.
Maybe you could put a big swimming pool in the middle and in the summer (because lots of ratepayers say we need one) and you could float about on a lilo and watch the V8s go streaming by.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with having an imagination is there?
And we could build a big hotel in the middle too.
Okay, I'll call it quits now, but a final few words about the fine folk who put together Mary Poppins.
Our grandchildren were enthralled, intrigued and inspired...they want to act and sing too one day.
A production straight off Broadway or the West End ... crikey, cor blimey guv', there ain't 'alf some creative people out there!