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
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
you can never have too many track days! I miss Calder..
Quote from: Neil Choi on December 07, 2010, 04:07:19 PM
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.
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
Jim / anyone,what's happened to Calder?
Quote from: MD on December 07, 2010, 06:34:35 PM
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.
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.
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
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... ;D
Im with you Jim , nothing wrong with Calder.
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 :o
Sandown June 12 is now confirmed.
Neil
Quote....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.
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
Alister,
maybe we can use the combined circuit again. Next year the AASA is running a production car based enduro series of 4 rounds of 6 hour races. The first round is to be at Calder using the old National circuit layout!!!!!
Quote from: Phil Baskett on December 11, 2010, 06:31:56 AM
Alister,
maybe we can use the combined circuit again. Next year the AASA is running a production car based enduro series of 4 rounds of 6 hour races. The first round is to be at Calder using the old National circuit layout!!!!!
You're kidding! Wow! Got a date?
Calder, the most aptly named but misspelt race circuit anywhere.
Pete Geoghegan always described Calder as "2 squirts and a wiggle". I have many good memories of some great racing at Calder watching (and photographing) Big Pete G in a Mustang dicing with Moffat, Jane, Beechey, Thompson and the other V8's while trying to hold off a couple of Lotus Cortinas, a few Minis and the rest if it was wet as it often was. They were the days when the crowds were 12-15 deep wall to wall all the way round the circuit and the traffic jam was back as far as Keilor.
Even when it rained and or snowed Calder still offered the best motor racing entertainment of any circuit in Victoria. Circuit racing, touring cars, sports cars, open wheelers, rallycross, drags; Calder had it all and it was close to Melbourne
There were a couple of dragsters that had huge crashes at Calder. Graham Withers was one who was still under full power when he reached the end of the strip, couldn't stop and cartwheeled A over T through the stone fence and ended up in the paddock well beyond the southern perimeter of the circuit. He emerged OK. He was just doing a demo run during a circuit race meeting. That sure got everyone's attention. Not sure if it caused many circuit racers to switch to the drags though.
QuoteGraham Withers was one who was still under full power when he reached the end of the strip, couldn't stop and cartwheeled A over T through the stone fence and ended up in the paddock well beyond the southern perimeter of the circuit
Shortly after that they invented the parachute.
Barry, you would be old enough to remember but didn't the Austin Healy Sprite club run a regularity event at Calder about 30 - 35 years ago as a fore runner to the 6 hour at Winton.?? I can vaguely remember watching a Le Mans style start with a event that went all day or afternoon with lots of different cars. ( Jes i must be getting old).
Quote from: aggie57 on December 11, 2010, 01:52:05 PM
Quote from: Phil Baskett on December 11, 2010, 06:31:56 AM
Alister,
maybe we can use the combined circuit again. Next year the AASA is running a production car based enduro series of 4 rounds of 6 hour races. The first round is to be at Calder using the old National circuit layout!!!!!
You're kidding! Wow! Got a date?
details are here http://www.australianendurancechampionship.com/
I would sacrifice some vital organs to do this...
Thanks Phil. Certainly looks interesting!
Paul,
Oldest car eligible is 1999 ( or 2000 can't quite remember) so Alfettas are not an option. It would have to be something a bit more modern....shame Hugh hasn't still got the 147 GTA