Went for a bit of a look at
http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/tech/v8_supercar_operations_manual_/ and found the following:
[FONT="]D 1.3 Test Tracks Location[/FONT]
[FONT="]1.3.1 Testing may only be undertaken at a Test Track located in the State or Territory in which the Team or Group is based, other than at a V8 Supercars Test Day.[/FONT]
[FONT="]1.3.2 V8 Supercars in its sole discretion, may permit a Team or Group to Test at a Circuit that is not located in the State or Territory in which the Team or Group is based. After having first obtained the written permission of V8 Supercars, the Team or Group will not be permitted to change the nominated State during the subsequent calendar year.[/FONT]
[FONT="]D 1.4 Test Track[/FONT]
[FONT="]1.4.1 Teams or Groups are permitted to Test or conduct a Demonstration Session, (as defined, in these Rules at only one (1) Test Track that holds a current CAMS Track License, which must be nominated by the Team to V8 Supercars no later than the first day of January 2009.[/FONT]
[FONT="]1.4.2 Should a Team become Ungrouped in accordance with Rule D 1.1.1.5, that Team will be required to use the Test Track that was used by the Group for the remainder of the year.[/FONT]
[FONT="]1.4.3 Should a Test Track cease to be available (e.g. cease trading or no longer hold a current CAMS Track License) V8 Supercars for such period of time that such Test[/FONT]
[FONT="]Track remains unavailable, will nominate an alternate Test Track.[/FONT]
So, the track needs a CAMS licence to be able to be tested at. The track must be nominated no later than 1st January, (presuming that this is unlikely to change in the 2010 operations manual). V8SA will nominate an alternative test track if the track no longer holds a CAMS licence. Will they foot the bill for the QLD teams to head interstate since they couldn't come to an arrangement.
What's the closest track with a CAMS licence that is on the current 2010 calendar, as I can't see much benefit in going to a track that you don't race at.
Lots of questions, not many answers.