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GATTON STREET SPRINTS 2011
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:29 am
by OLD FART
I have entered again and will be towing the JB and camping at the track to save a bit of cash.
The entries are down and I would urge people to enter the sprints or burnout comp or just come as a spectatoras the local community needs all the help it can get to help their morale and recovery after the disasterous floods that have swamped most of the state
ENTRIES CLOSE NXT FRIDAY FEB 4
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:09 am
by WidebodyWoody
what is date of event? I thought it was later in the year. I would have loved to come this year, but unfortunately our dog just passed away, and we have a pretty big VET bill to catch up on.
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:26 am
by panda
Rad, did the track at Gatton suffer any flood or storm damage ?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:10 am
by OLD FART
panda wrote:Rad, did the track at Gatton suffer any flood or storm damage ?
Not to my knowledge.It is held on closed roads in the industrial estate & I have spoken to them this week and it's all systems go for the weekend :D
Am towing the Staz for the first time as well as camping in the pits for the first time so have bought ,kettle,billy,fry pan,camp chair,800 watt 2stroke generator,air bed,OZ Trail 3mx3m gazebo,and a & $14.95 colour telly from cash converters so hopefully I will be ok I guess the start up cost will be recovered from the savings in motel fees by the end of the year :beer
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:35 am
by OLD FART
Just about to load the JB onto the trailer for it's first ride to an event.I am sure that I will miss driving it to an event but hope to have a good time getting to know my new Federal 595RSR's (140 threadwear) on the new rims.
Everything is a compromise and would have preferred Dunlop or Toyos(100 threadwear) the Federals were app 1/2 the price .
Dave is also entered so hope to give him a bit of a hurry up :D
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:51 pm
by redzone
Hey Rad, can you save me a car space in the pit area? thanks mate, see you soon!
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:37 pm
by OLD FART
Finally I managed to pip Dave at the sprints and managed to score 2nd place in class after leading early by 3/1000ths of a second then being relegated to 3rd and 2nd at the end . We were all in the 36 second bracket separated by fractions & 58th outright in a 160 car field
Dave was in a different class and ended up 2nd in class
I hope that Dave posts up some video of the event.
PS Dave i was long gone when you posted so no laptop to check on the net :(
sprints
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:16 pm
by groupAralliart
Well done guys, hopefully I might be able to join you both next year.
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:59 pm
by redzone
yep just sorting out some vids now Rad.
i had a great time, but had issues locking up the rears..
my best time was 37.9 seconds, slowest time was 38.9!
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:28 pm
by panda
Well done guys. I'm not superstitious, but I always go better when I take the car to the track on a trailer. Err, make that most times. :(
panda
Re: sprints
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:08 am
by OLD FART
groupAralliart wrote:Well done guys, hopefully I might be able to join you both next year.
Would be great to have another Starion there competing .You will find a good friendly bunch of people competing in many different cars
Panda Trailering the car & camping in the pit area t the event was a new experience and the Colorado turbo diesel auto was chockers with gear but towed it all well.
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:27 pm
by thrash
if only i lived in qld...
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:46 pm
by RiceThief
thrash wrote:if only i lived in qld...
But you are guys in sydney have eastern creek :D
Well done to dave and rad, whats the next event you are going to rad?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:24 am
by OLD FART
RiceThief wrote:thrash wrote:if only i lived in qld...
But you are guys in sydney have eastern creek :D
Well done to dave and rad, whats the next event you are going to rad?
Maryborough sprints at the end of June
Thrash mate we would love to have you up here :)
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:05 am
by redzone
how do i enter maryborough Rad?