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Mandurah Greyhound Racing Track

March 9th, 2011 3:38 am

Greyhound racing is one of the mostly followed sports in Australia, especially those who are into betting and wagering. Online betting has made greyhound and horse race betting a lot easier due to greater accessibility and convenience for avid online gamblers. One of the popular greyhound racetracks mostly visited by people in Perth is the Mandurah Greyhound Track. It is just about 64 kilometers south of the Perth city center, specifically at Kanyana Park on Gordon Road just off Fremantle Road at Mandurah, West Australia.

The Mandurah Greyhound track features surface lure distances of 302, 405, 490, 530 and 647 meters. The track has a total measurement of 599 meters in circumference with a radius of 72 meters in both turns and follows the anti-clockwise direction. The Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association (WAGRA) is the governing body that operates the track since its establishment in 1979, after the Cannington Race Track was established at 1974 and before Northam Race Track, which was established later in 1996. Mandurah Racing Track holds meetings every Thursday and Friday nights of the week during winter season. It also holds provincial class racing two times a week, on Tuesday and Friday nights, and country class racing on Thursday nights.

Recently, transformations have been made in the Mandurah Greyhound Racing Track amounting to as much as $3.8 million in costs. This development is part of the state government’s regional racecourse infrastructure grants program with a total of $25 million. The Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association also contributed over $3 million for Mandurah’s upgrade. The plan is to transform Mandurah Racing Park to a state-of-the-art greyhound racing venue. Under this project, a new track was constructed outside the original tracks allowing races to be held even during its construction. Also included in the transformation were new kennel blocks, new track lighting, starting boxes, judges tower and a lure system.

Getting the Best Deals at Online Auto Auctions

March 2nd, 2011 10:48 pm

Nowadays there are plenty of options available to those looking to buy a car, but with the busy schedules that most of us have and only a limited amount of time, prospective buyers face a number of challenges, often having no real chance to thoroughly inspect the vehicle in order to make a judicious choice. However, one option exists today that can help to ease those difficulties, and this is all thanks to the rise of computer and internet technology. By doing a simple search on the internet, prospective buyers will be able to find and benefit from the great selection of cars available of all makes and price ranges. One such site that has a full database of thousands of different cars up for bidding is Car-Auction. Individuals may also find their dream car being sold at government auctions, or even surplus auctions.

Online auctions are now a thriving business on the web. In today’s world of computers and globalization, anyone can participate in an auction while comfortably sitting at home, in the office or even at the library. Online auction sites now provide a user friendly interface and safe alternative in the process of purchasing one’s dream car. Prospective buyers can place their bid online in real time, all the while browsing through other catalogs and lists of cars. Online auction sites are useful because they save time, and there is no need to be physically present at a particular place in order to place a bid. Most wealthy people who are keen to buy top sports cars and luxury vehicles often use online auction sites to get the car they want.

Buyers Automotive has created the Online Auto Auctions website which offers quality pre-owned cars and vehicles along with some highly sought after and specialist types of vehicles. Regular updates are being done on the site, and its interface is user friendly. Registration is free and Online Auto Auctions offers 24×7 customer support and service to their users.

Another added feature of Online Auto Auctions is its ability to host inter-state auto auctions. Users can also specify their bidding amount in advance for an auction while maintaining their security and authenticity. The process is simple, and the user simply needs to log into the site, browse the online catalog for the auction and then set up a proxy bid.

A proxy bid database records and stores all the proxy bids that have been placed for a particular item. The bidder will then be notified by the system via email if another bidder has outbid him.

In the past, dealers of new and used cars had to put an advertisement in the newspaper, or distribute flyers or catalogs announcing the vehicles to be sold. Today, the ease of publishing that the internet has allowed has changed each and every aspect of advertising a product. All information about an event or a product is but a mouse click away. This, in turn, has saved millions of people time and money.

Ken Auto Trading is a Japanese used car agency specialized to offer car export and auto auction services at affordable price. They provide high quality Japanese used vehicles, low cost, wide selection for Japanese Used vehicles, quick response, fast shipping arrangement. For more information. please visit their site at Ken-Auto-Trading.net.