Motorsports can soon be more accessible to the Singaporeans when the $380 million SG Changi Racing Hub completes by december 2011 with its first race, naturally a car event to commence by March 2012. Work has already started with Permits already issues last week on the 3.7km circuit. The Racing Hub is to come with F&B, a car museum, shopping areas and a racing school, which is just the beginning.
The Changi Racing Hub will also suport a 250-room motorsport Hotel with a 400m beach front fronting the circuit. While this attracts the car boys for sure, car companies will be happy to know of the showrooms for rent and warehouses fit for over 700 cars for storage without the need for registration taxes.
Director of SG Changi also intends to bring in motorshows, kick boxing, sumo wresting events as added attractions.
They are already recruiting car clubs for membership programs to kickstart the first private track days and events.
Some of the Proposed Events to be held:
International & Regional Events
- SuperGT series
- FIA T
- D1 Grand Prix
- Formula Nippon
- Japanese Formula 3 Series
- Asia Festival of Speed Series
- Local Events
- Singapore National Championship
- Karting Championship
- Drag Racing Championship
- Drifting Championship
- Taxi Driver Rally
The major highlight of the Racing Hub would be the MotoGP in 2012, being the 2 wheeled equivalent to F1, will allow Singapore to attract an audience of over 400 million worldwide.
Since the Singaporeans contribute to a significant percentage of income to the Malaysian race Circuit, Will Sepang feel the heat when the Changi Racing Hub becomes a reality?
They have promoted the first F1 night-race, built not 1 but 2 casinos within the time frame and with huge success, the Racing Hub can’t be too difficult.
Fact Sheet on Changi Motorsports Hub
Key Specifications of the Request For Proposal (RFP):
Location: 41 hectares of prime sea-front land situated at the eastern tip of Singapore, the
gateway to Asia
Racetrack: At least 3.5 km
- Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Grade 2 certified
- Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Grade 1 certified
- Gross Floor Area (GFA) : 35,000 sqm – commercial GFA
- 32,000 sqm – motorsports GFA
Motorsports Specified Facilities:
- Facility to host at least 2 International Events per year, one of which is FIA Grade 2
- Facility to host at least 2 Local series events per year in addition to the FIA Grade 2 event above
- Establish a credible Racing Academy
- Evidence of advanced automotive engineering activities such as R&D, assembly, manufacturing, etc.
- Minimum 3.5Km FIA Grade2 and FIM Grade 1capable race track
- CIK Grade 1 Karting Track (minimum length 1.2Km)
- A skid pan circuit and training area
- A quarter mile drag racing track
- Motor museum / exhibition centre
- Prescribed Facilities (Commercial GFA):
- Food & Beverage
- Merchandising
- Motorsports office headquarters and offices
- Warehousing with secure storage (climate controlled cubicles and associated infrastructure)
- Garaging (other than for racing)
- Motorsports services
- Motor-themed Retail / General custom merchandising
- Motor-themed entertainment complex
- Club houseSG Changi’s (SGC) Proposal
Capital and Development Cost : S$ 330 million
Racetrack : Proposed 3.7 kilometres
Permanent Seating Capacity : 20,000-capacity spectator at main grandstand
Consortium Partners:
- SG Changi Pte Ltd (Singapore) – Bidder
- SG Construction Inc (Japan) – Contractor
- SG Create Pte Ltd (Singapore) – Contractor
- ID Architects Pte Ltd (Singapore) – Architectural Consultant
- Norman2 (Germany) – Branding / Events Marketing Consultant / Motorsports Academy
- E-Rain Racing Acadmey (Korea) – Motor Racing Academy
- Jones Lang Lasalle (Singapore) – Property Market Consultancy / Retail Property Specialist / Facilities Management
- SCE Consultants Pte Ltd (Singapore) – Structural Consultants
- BESCON Consulting Engineers (Singapore) – M&E Services Consultants
- Rider Levett Bucknall (Singapore) – Quantity Surveyor
- WIN Landscape Planning and Design (Japan) – Landscape Consultants
- Lighting Planning Associates (Japan) – Lighting Design Consultants
- Building System and Diagnostics (Singapore) – Green Mark Consultants
- ACACIA Traffic Consultants (Singapore) – Traffic Consultant
- Phoenix Solar (Singapore) – Solar Energy System Specialist
Value Proposition
The proposed Changi Motorsports Hub will create a new lifestyle destination venue in addition to the venue being known for hard core racing. The project is conceived with a vision to transform Singapore and Changi to be Asia’s premier motorsports destination, creating vibrant business and entertainment opportunities.
To meet these objectives, SGC’s strategy is to create their 3 pillars, they are as follows:
- Centre of expertise for racing
- Motorsports events
- Racing for everyoneSite Orientation
The orientation of the site and SGC’s design of the new motor circuit will be beneficial to the spectators sitting in the main grandstands as the positioning shields the glare and the thermal discomfort from the hot afternoon and evening sun. Surrounded three sides by water with access to public by means of a boardwalk, the design of the facility will also invite everyone to engage and participate in the seafront activities enlivening the site making the CMH a preferred destination for motor-centric personalities and others alike.
Site Design
The design is intent to create four distinct yet complementary zones for the CMH. The four zones are. These four zones intend to cater to both motorsports fans as well as the family oriented. While each zone is intentionally spread out across for each specific focus so that consumers can focus specifically on which zone to go to; they are also synergistically linked to create the retail village feel. Each of the facility is specifically themed and at the same time connected to one another through link ways along open spaces enhanced by the lighting and landscaping themes. This arrangement extends to the user the option to spend the time within the facility or move to the adjoining facility within the CMH premise through an enhanced pedestrian experience.
To enhance the consumer experience in the design, a main promenade was created. The promenade is designed to maximize the advantage of the site. This is so that the end product will create a “village” feel to the CMH, a concept different from the dense retail concepts, not often found in Singapore. Retail villages are a common concept found in Europe where consumers will spend a whole day eating, shopping and taking part in the festivities organized.
Race Track Design
The proposed 3.7km race track at the CMH is a signature development designed by renowned track specialists from Japan. In line with modern global race circuits, the proposal will be flexible to incorporate multiple track configurations. The various configurations of the track that accommodate the different race types is show below. The efficient track design also provides the spectators seamless view of the entire race from the start to the finish from all viewing platforms Facilities.
A series of facilities have been proposed for the CMH development. The facilities range from track based, to commercial facilities and other ancillary facilities to support the development. The following image shows a key plan highlighting the various facilities within the CMH Developments.GREEN INITIATIVES SGC recognizes the environmental impacts faced by race tracks, therefore their design also takes into consideration initiatives to reduce any negative impacts to the environment as a result of the project. Efforts are taken every step of the design process right from orienting the buildings to deploying green systems in M&E services. Efforts are taken to reduce the heat island effect due to the extensive extent of the tracks to using systems of shading the grandstand which double up as systems generating power.
Proposed Calendar of Events
International & Regional Events
- SuperGT series
- FIA T
- D1 Grand Prix
- Formula Nippon
- Japanese Formula 3 Series
- Asia Festival of Speed Series
- Local Events
- Singapore National Championship
- Karting Championship
- Drag Racing Championship
- Drifting Championship
- Taxi Driver Rally
