There's some confusion down under, some of us have booked at the Econo lodge, I e-mailed the Econo Lodge group offices as to the condition of the hotel and received the reply that all was OK and not to cancel bookings.
I have phoned the hotel in question and have been told that there are no problems, though the econo lodge maingate inn does have storm damage.
With the approx 10gm difference between personal transponder and the self powered (rack type), in Australia, we now weigh the cars with timing equipment still fitted, and the cars must be at or above the minimum weight. The scrutineer then removes the transponder and returns it to the rack if needed. The minimum weight was raised to compensate for the adjustment.
eg: 1500 gm to 1525 gm for ISTC