08/30/2026
OBITUARY:
Turn 8 of the Adelaide Street Circuit (1999–2026) will pass away peacefully at the end of this year, surrounded by $96 million of government MotoGP funding and a fleet of bulldozers.
Born from a sadistic desire to make motorsport professionals question their life choices at 250km/h, Turn 8 lived a long, aggressively hungry life. Over its near three decade reign of terror, the infamous blind, zero margin sweeper consumed an estimated 42,000 tonnes of carbon fibre, shattered fiberglass, and generated significant amounts of income for local automotive parts suppliers.
Known affectionately by local tow truck drivers as "The ATM" and by Supercars team accountants as "The parts cost vacuum," Turn 8 leaves behind a legacy of uncompromising brutality. It did not care if you were a seven time champion or a plucky rookie wildcard; if you missed the apex by a single millimeter, Turn 8 would enthusiastically introduce your chassis to immovable concrete with the force of a localized earthquake.
Friends and family remember Turn 8 for its unique low carb diet, surviving almost entirely on ripped off side mirrors, bent steering arms, and the tears of pit lane mechanics forced to rebuild a completely written off Supercar at 3:00 AM on a Sunday.
South Australians understood the corner for what it truly was: a vital piece of the state's economy, single handedly propping up the local scrap metal market and giving Supercars a guaranteed spot on the Channel 7 nightly news.
Its removal to make way for a safer, FIM approved flowing layout marks the end of an era for the great Turn 8.
In lieu of flowers, relatives suggest crashing a Supercar into Turn 8 virtually in its honor.
-Toasty Trev (im not crying, my eyes are just sweaty)