AROCA 2011 Competition dates

[Neil Choi]

Hello All

These are proposed 2011 dates, some are confirmed, some are not.  Just watch this space.

7 Sprints, 2 Racecraft/Driver Training.

Thinking of new and different formats.

Neil


March 5/6 Winton DT/Racecraft/Sprints short track confirmed

April 3 PI confirmed

June 12 Sandown confirmed

July 2 Saturday PI confirmed

August 6/7 Winton DT/Racecraft/Sprints long track confirmed

September 18 Sandown TBC

October 15/16 AROCA 6 hr confirmed

December 11 PI confirmed

Neil

I am really pleased on a third PI, we will try for a third Winton in 2012

[Neil Choi]

Competition dates updated.

Confirmed on a third PI in April which I am thrilled about.

Possible third Winton for 2012, I would like.

Makes 8 sprints, opinions?  Too many track dates?

I am biased towards Winton and PI, if you have not gathered.

Neil

[jimnielsen]

you can never have too many track days! I miss Calder..

[hmd]

Competition dates updated.

Confirmed on a third PI in April which I am thrilled about.

Possible third Winton for 2012, I would like.

Makes 8 sprints, opinions?  Too many track dates?

I am biased towards Winton and PI, if you have not gathered.

Neil

Love it, the only thing could be better is if we can have PI before March Historics.

[Frank Musco]

Neil, your a legend! P.I in April is awesome.

And NO, you can't have enough track days, bring it on. Also I'm not bias, any race track will do. I'd also be interested in going to Haunted Hills for a hillclimb?

Cheers Musco

[MD]

Jim / anyone,what's happened to Calder?

[Sheldon McIntosh]

Jim / anyone,what's happened to Calder?

Since no-one else wants to take this.....As far as I know, most people decided that Calder was a shit boring track.   I believe the track is still active, but with 3 other excellent tracks to choose from, well...... 

I've never driven Calder, so can't confirm the boring accusation.

Neil, 3 PIs is freakin awesome, good work.

[MD]

OH I see. Thanks for being the fall guy Sheldon. I got fond memories of that place when I was a kid. Never been there as an adult.

[Paul Gulliver]

MD , The last good thing to happen at Calder was the filming of "Kenny"  the movie . Some of it is in this clip

http://www.kennythemovie.com/small.html

[MD]

Thanks Paul.

Now that I've been done edumecated, putting Ken and motor sport together, would it be fair to say that going to Calder then is like racing for the shithouse?

Adds a whole new meaning to skid marks...

[Ray Pignataro]

Im with you Jim , nothing wrong with Calder.

[alfagtv58]

I also dont mind Calder, good for a bit of variety....as long as it isnt wet, cos coming onto the straight with that drag racing goop on the ground in the wet is diabolical!

But the track hire fees 

[Neil Choi]

Sandown June 12 is now confirmed.

Neil

[MD]

....coming onto the straight with that drag racing goop...

Aha, now it all comes back to me.

My buddy and me were spectating the drags at the end of the straight when this dragster's shoot didn't open and it went flying through the air smashing into pieces as it bounced around in the paddock and straight through the barbed wire fence still surrounding the ground extremities. Somebody yelled out, oh shit, there goes his head. It was a sickening sight.

Half and hour later we get a PA annoucement that the driver is in hospital with a broken thumb. We couldn't believe it. True story.

[aggie57]

Ah Calder - who out there remembers the combined circuit??  Now that was fun!  Daytona comes to AROCA!
I reckon though that while the normal circuit is pretty simple and can be either hot or more often bloody cold, it's also a tricky little track to get just right.  

Alister