Some people cannot understand how it is possible for motor sport followers to declare on Facebook – “No track, no vote”.

For the majority of the population, a motor racing circuit is a minor or irrelevant issue, but for  thousands of motor sport followers it is a very important matter.

Some of these people have been waiting for the development of a motor racing circuit for more than 50 years. A few have passed away before seeing their dream come true.

For motor sport followers, their favourite sport is an essential part of their identity, and a motor racing circuit is the place where they satisfy their identity.

The Labour Party promised a centre for motor racing 46 years ago in its 1971 electoral programme. The Nationalist Party has promised the same thing several times during its 25 years in power.

Motor sport followers are fed up of waiting. Some are proposing that a skip be ordered to throw away all their votes. The skip will then be placed at Castille Square. Such is the anger and frustration of thousands of these people.

It is better for politicians not to knock on the door of motor sport followers, if the development of a motor racing circuit would not have started before the next election. Time is running out.

Why is the present administration taking so long to implement what it promised?

The call for expressions of interest for a motor recreation and education park was a step in the right direction. But that is not enough.

Now is the time for the government to take the next step and begin the development of a motor racing circuit, if it wishes to continue to enjoy the support of the motor sport followers who believed its last promise.