Yes we can ...

A speed run that is

How about we get a 500m length of 400mm diameter poly-pipe and anchor it in place in a curve (modelled off the famous Sandy Point) at Dorans in the shallows. This pipe would act as a chop-killer and allow for full 10-second speed runs and even a 500m attempt.

Just need to get the pipe, anchor it at about 5 spots along it's length and there you go.

Can we source some second-hand pipe? Some anchors and chain? Can we get Council permission? Would we want this out there? Could we store it along the foreshore as you drive in to the carpark when not in use?

Just finished getting my Licenses for excavater/loader/grader and backhoe and was chatting to my trainer about what it would cost to build a channel 50m wide 1.5m deep and 2km long.
He said the best way to build it would be to use a Scraper the approx cost would be $1000 a day and it would take 3 weeks to complete, if the ground is easy to dig in alot less time.
With the federal election coming up governments have a tendency of throwing around money especially to sporting clubs and groups it wouldn't be a silly idea to get a proposal put together and submit it for funding,all we need is a suitable location to build the thing.