Victoria was despatched again into its sixth lockdown of the pandemic yesterday night due to a handful of thriller {cases} – ie {cases} and not using a clear hyperlink to an current outbreak – that appeared yesterday afternoon.
These {cases} have been confirmed simply hours after the state recorded zero {cases} for the earlier 24-hour interval, whereas this newest lockdown began a little bit over per week after the final one ended.
The seven-day lockdown impacts employees from six Supercars groups – Walkinshaw Andretti United, Group 18, Erebus Motorsport, Kelly Grove Racing, the Blanchard Racing Group and Tickford Racing.
Victoria has recorded an extra six Positive {cases} at this time.
The recent lockdown is a priority for Supercars not simply due to the speedy affect on Melbourne-based groups, however as a result of Victoria is ready to host two rounds instantly following the prolonged winter break.
The revised schedule kicks off with the Winton SuperSprint on October 2-3 adopted by the Phillip Island SuperSprint on October 22-24.
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With south-east Queensland additionally in lockdown till at the very least this Sunday, 10 Supercars groups are at the moment affected by stay-at-home orders.
Dick Johnson Racing, Triple Eight and Matt Stone Racing are all completely based mostly in south east Queensland, whereas Group Sydney is utilizing its Gold Coast services to keep away from getting caught in Sydney, which is at the moment worst affected by any a part of Australia.
There was excellent news from Queensland, although, with simply 10 new {cases} at this time, eight of which have been isolating throughout their infectious interval.
That is left well being officers assured the lockdown may finish on Sunday as deliberate.
The Sydney scenario, nevertheless, continues to worsen. The New South Wales capital recorded an outbreak-high 291 {cases} at this time to proceed a worrying upwards development regardless of town being locked down.
The stubbornness of the virus within the Harbour Metropolis, and the corresponding border restrictions that largely have an effect on the state as an entire, proceed to forged doubt on whether or not even the proposed November occasions in NSW – specifically the Bathurst 1000 (November 4-7) and the Sydney SuperNight (November 19-21) – will likely be attainable.
Brad Jones Racing, which is predicated in regional NSW, is at the moment the one Supercars workforce not technically in lockdown, though it’s restricted in its motion because of a raft of blanket border closures to NSW.
Skilled sporting groups in Australia have had some leeway when it comes to lockdowns all through the pandemic, which implies not all the affected Supercars groups will essentially have their doorways closed.
Nevertheless the prolonged winter break means staffing ranges are prone to be decrease than regular anyway.
The larger challenge for the affected groups and employees is journey restrictions, nevertheless there may be at the very least time on their aspect due to the revised schedule.