Thought I'd start the ball rolling with a few photos...
Great event, beautiful weather, organised more slick than ever. Thanks to all organisers, officials, volunteers.
Twelve safety car periods! I copped three of them!
What a brilliant day out though. I was so exhausted today at work I couldn't see straight. Happy though.
P.S. Photos were courtesy of my Fiona.
Fi also took a couple of short videos of the car circulating. For those who've never been up to see the 6-hour, the traffic with 42 cars on the track together is amazing - all different makes and models, speeds and driving capabilities. You have to pick your way through the traffic, and allow the faster cars through safely while trying to maintain your constant lap time. Very challenging and fun.
Some pics from Sunday morning.
I had a very educational weekend - more problems with the car than in all the sprints I've attended combined...
Big thankyou to all the Alfisti who helped me out, especially to Mick Aarons, who spent a lot of time working on the car, and to Steve Aarons who kindly trailered the Ricciardi home for me.
Here's Mick working on the car - perhaps not his best angle...
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/tjb0274/mick-Ricciardi_zps25a90d4b.jpg)
A few more random photos taken around the paddock...
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/tjb0274/spyder_zpsf4514ace.jpg)
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/tjb0274/healey_zps5ed48909.jpg)
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/tjb0274/clubmen_zpsa3c7ccd0.jpg)
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/tjb0274/Fords_zpse5123506.jpg)
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/tjb0274/sprite_zps8816283d.jpg)
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/tjb0274/x19_zps79cb7910.jpg)
Great stuff everyone :)
Behold! Proof that the 82.5 does actually run! Apologies for the rubbish quality, camera was an afterthought that I pinched out of the work car last minute. You get the idea though, and it still sounds good! Couple of laps from practice on Saturday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0VdmnFkOWo&feature=plcp
Quote from: tjb0274 on October 16, 2012, 02:03:59 PM
I had a very educational weekend - more problems with the car than in all the sprints I've attended combined...
Big thankyou to all the Alfisti who helped me out, especially to Mick Aarons, who spent a lot of time working on the car, and to Steve Aarons who kindly trailered the Ricciardi home for me.
Here's Mick working on the car - perhaps not his best angle...
(http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo203/tjb0274/mick-Ricciardi_zps25a90d4b.jpg)
It was as comfortable as it looks I assure you!
Special thanks to all the flaggies, race safe, pitlane, check-in, Scrutineering, catering, safety car, and my fellow race control officials who made it all run so smoothly on the weekend. And of course to the drivers and team members who participated with the right balance of fun and focus.
Alister (just a clerk, of course....)
Great weekend! Thanks to AROCA for putting on a splendid event!
I wouldn't exactly call this "fine driving"....
Thought for a second it was the drifting day not the 6 hour.
Tony Shaw from the Bolwell Car Club took some pictures.
Here they are.
www.classiccarphotography.com.au (http://www.classiccarphotography.com.au)
Enjoy.
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His note:
Photos are vaguely organised by teams and I have tried to include at least one photo of every competitor, even if a car is shared. Of course it doesn't always work out that way and I can't guarantee photos of absolutely everyone! Photos of multiple teams from the one club are not necessarily grouped together, so please enjoy a general view of the images as you search through.
As always, I am happy to provide any photos to clubs for use in their newsletters etc, so if there are any there that catch your fancy please let me know and I'll arrange to email through appropriate images. It would help if you also specified the preferred file sizes etc. Acknowledgement of the source of any photos used in newsletters etc would of course be appreciated.
I can't help but say, of course, that all images are available for purchase as photographic prints or digital download from the website, so if anyone feels like promoting my website to their fellow club members that would be fantastic!
Best regards,
Tony Shaw
Classic Car Photography
www.classiccarphotography.com.au
(Bolwell Car Club delegate to the MSCA)
It may not be fine driving Mick but it's good to watch. More of it thanks mate.
Hey Brent, think about bringing some of the Queenslanders to the Six Hour in 2013! Then you can see Mick's driving in person! ;D ;D
And we are particularly proud of the fact that Mick's car was still sporting the damage from last year... :)
Very keen Victor. Is there truth to the rumour that it's October 19/20 2013? I make sure it is flagged in the AROCA Qld calendar that we're mapping out in the November committee meeting.
Quote from: Choderboy on October 18, 2012, 11:10:33 PM
I wouldn't exactly call this "fine driving"....
Thought for a second it was the drifting day not the 6 hour.
Thats, er, more sideways than might be considered ideal at that point on the track!
My favourite moment of the weekend was lining up in scrutineering, only to realize that the car in the line in front of me was Bruce from NSW with the white GTV I made contact with last year.
2x White GTV's with identical panel damage. Both the left rear quarter panel.
And of course, he hadn't fixed his damage either!
Needless to say, we had a good chuckle about it.
Classic.
The irony had not escaped me, when I saw it
Hi Everybody
Just wondering if anyone happened to capture some footage following me around the sweeper at the 6 Hour? I have been told that the car was lifting the inside front wheel all the way around. I would love to see what it looked like. I was number 63 in the light blue Giulia Ti Super.
Thanks in advance
Marcus