*BREAKING NEWS*

*Chains Off For Save Lakeside Day*

*For Immediate Release: 10 August, 2007*

*Brisbane, Queensland* - Pine Rivers Shire Council has boldly offered
to open the gates of Lakeside Raceway on Sunday, 12 August for the Save
Lakeside Cruise In Show. Enthusiasts and shire residents are holding
a motorcycle and car parade from Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens, which
will now finish with a vehicle display on the historic grounds
of Lakeside Raceway.

Lakeside Motor Racing Enthusiasts is promoting the event to show support
for the council's efforts to re-open Lakeside International
Raceway, which was originally planned to be held on private land across
the road from the historic circuit.

LMRE president Ian Milton said,

"Whilst we're not on the track, we're very excited to be actually using
Lakeside for the show'n'shine, it feels like we're going home!"

"Everyone is impressed by this gesture of goodwill and hopes that it is
a strong indication that Council is now in a position to deliver a
return on investment to ratepayers and allow us back into our sporting
facility."

When asked why the change of direction from the Pine Rivers Shire
Council, Mr Milton replied,

"I think that most Councilors understand that the positive economic,
social and life saving benefits of re-opening Lakeside far outweigh the
negatives and that they will reach directly, or indirectly, nearly
everyone in the community."

Supporters of Lakeside Raceway have patiently waited nearly six years
for the re-opening of their sport's only facility on the north side of
Brisbane.

Mr. Milton explains,

'It's encouraging to see that the Council understands that they are the
current custodians of Queensland's motor racing heritage and future and
are prepared to take it seriously."

"At times, I feel that we are failing the current generation of kids by
not providing any alternative and thereby contributing to the street
racing culture in South East Queensland."

Track walking tours will be conducted by Lakeside veterans to allow
old-hands to reminisce while giving first-timers a real feel for one of
the fastest and most technically challenging circuits in Australia.

There's free LMRE membership if you live in the recently announced North
Moreton Regional Council area (Pine Rivers, Redcliffe, Caboolture). If
you are, or have been a Pine Rivers Shire ratepayer it's your track too!

If you're coming to the cruise and/or show'n'shine, save yourself some
time and hassle on Sunday by getting your REGISTRATION FORM
<http://www.lakesideraceway.com/registration_indemnity_form.htm> on-line
now.

SUGGESTED CRUISE DIRECTIONS:

Depart Mt Coot-tha - East on MILTON Rd (toward City), LEFT
onto INNER-CITY BYPASS (immediately after Suncorp Stadium), Exit
Inner-city Bypass LEFT (after tunnel) and turn RIGHT onto GYMPIE Rd,
travel north up through Chermside and Aspley onto BRUCE HIGHWAY (toward
Sunshine Coast), exit Bruce Highway LEFT at BALD HILLS/STRATHPINE
exit and travel north through Strathpine (past Council Chambers) and
Lawnton (past Super Cheap Auto), turn RIGHT at PETRIE ROUNDABOUT, LEFT
at NARANGBA RD intersection (Red Dog Servo), travel 3 minutes north and
turn LEFT into LAKESIDE Rd (golf course), Enter via the LAKESIDE RACEWAY
gates on RHS before the end of the road.

For more information regarding the Save Lakeside Cruise in Show, please
visit www.lakesideraceway.com <http://www.lakesideraceway.com>.