[VMRC08R01] Calder Park 2nd Feb 2008

[PVDA]

With all the complaints about the cost of motor racing here's a chance to see it for FREE.

Spectators entry to Saturday Victorian Motor Race Championship round at Calder Park is free.

On track practice & qualifying starts around mid day and we go until we finish.

It's a single day Twilight so some races will be under lights after the sun goes down.

Categories running are;
2 LSS - for vehicles complying with the 2LSS Regulations
BMW E30 - for vehicles complying with the BMW E30 regulations
FORMULA FORD For Vehicles complying with the Formula Ford Regulations
SPORTS SEDANS - for vehicles complying with Sports Sedan Regulations,
HISTORICS - for vehicles complying with the Historics Regulations
SALOON CARS – for vehicles complying with the Saloon Cars Regulations
SUPER TT – For Auscar, Improved Production, HQ, Porsche, Production Sport Cars etc.


The poster only lists the AASA sanctioned rounds of the series but there's also two rounds at Sandown & PI under CAMS sanctioning so it's a 10 round united series this year

http://www.calderpark.com.au/circuit_vmrc.html

[blaarg]

I'll be in the area, so I'll have to come along!

PVDA; Is there a schedule available?

[Trevor]

There would be one available at Calder

[Uncle Cranker]

Well, as no one else has shared the secrets of the day I might as well.

Good day, bit hot, good racing despite smallish fields.

Most competitors said they loved racing under lights.

And the highlight of the event was the 6:00 PM dinner, Two full lambs on the spit.

Yep, Farmer Bob (Jane) fed all officials, competitors & crew a spit roast dinner & BBQ, then everyone went night racing.

A great concept, which I'm led to believe will continue (the spit roast AND the twilight racing).




[ Now if only the PIARC run event at PI in May were to offer a hot roast lunch on the Sunday, maybe less people would go home with Chilblains. ]


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[NewsStalker]

[ Now if only the PIARC run event at PI in May were to offer a hot roast lunch on the Sunday, maybe less people would go home with Chilblains. ]

There isn't a shortage of lamb down at the Island, so there should be no excuse for not having one.........unless they want to sacrifice some of the mutton chops that are penned up in Malvern? Should be very tender by now and, from all reports, they wouldn't have to slaughter them - heart attacks appear to have been quite common in that region since their Christmas Party!

[Denosaur]

Originally Posted by Uncle Cranker

[ Now if only the PIARC run event at PI in May were to offer a hot roast lunch on the Sunday, maybe less people would go home with Chilblains. ].

I think hell would freeze over before that would happen!! Nice to see that Bob knows how to treat officials, the right way!!

[Trevor]

geez, sadly I remember the days when Phillip Island trace track was a sheep farm, in the days when it was in Len Lukey's hands.

He actually had an argument with the local council about rates, he reckons it was a farm that had a few race meeting now and then, but they thought differently.

I remember they had to clean the lamb bullets off the track before going racing.

[Dasher]

Anybody got any results, nothing up on Natsoft as yet?

[NewsStalker]

To quote GTR - 'if it really happened'!

[PVDA]

The regular timing team were up in SinCity for some club event (A1GP) so I think it might take a day or so for them to be posted up.

[Oaksnaf]

The "Highlight" is Roast Lamb at a motorsport meeting?

Says a lot.

[PVDA]

There was some good racing on track and even an on track BBQ to match the lamb roast although competitor numbers were down which I'd put down to being to close to the end of the holiday season and school starting again.

Same happened last year with Round 1 being quiet and the other rounds picking up.

[PVDA]

Originally Posted by Dasher

Anybody got any results, nothing up on Natsoft as yet?

As mentioned the regular timing team were at the A1GP and the results have been on Natsoft for a while now for those interested.

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/re...02/02/2008.CPR

[bludvl_x19]

Originally Posted by Oaksnaf

The "Highlight" is Roast Lamb at a motorsport meeting?

Says a lot.

Yes, was quite a lamb.

I found the twilight part of the meeting a bit dull in terms of flagging 'cos my point (4) was in complete darkness. But it was a good opportunity to watch some racing for once.

Mick

Blue Devil X1-9