Dak-A-Tak wrote:Hi ! all .. why was the track so shit , Graig H may fill in . Even a poor track should be able to hold most of our cars I'm glad i didn't go , if the track crew aren't looking after the racers and there safety , Thats a huge No No , only volkswagen's cars thinking . ( hope not )
How was everyone treated by track officials ? heard there was few things ,it maybe one guy . Was it true no burnouts accross start line ? No spread of rubber , No fun , is it a time issue ?
These meetings become a real chore , if the track , officials try to run the event like a huge ANDRA meet , Portland track really wanted us there , witch gives the event great feeling to attend . I feel Sydney couldn't care less , Yes i have race at Craigs Sydney event .
Maybe it would be good , for Craig to here's what guys & Girls , racers are thinking !
Peter the track went off due to some delays with oil downs. At events like track championships you get more cars that are faster that help develop a groove in the track that provides better traction, this doesn't occur at any vw event as we have a larger proportion of street car out there having some fun. It certainly doesnt happen at warwick and i would be more concerned about safety issues by track officials there rather than sydney.
I know that a few of us did raise the track condition with track officials and the ANDRA official. The decision was made by a few people to no longer to continue running in those conditions.
I fully support anyone who puts there hand up and says i'm not racing as its too slippery. It certainly takes more balls to say enough is enough rather than go out and risk putting yourself in to the wall or worse still hit another car.
Peter, are you able to do across the line burnouts at willowbank? Sydney doesnt allow it and frankly it isnt needed as there is a large enough area to continue your burnout after the water. Warwick is a different track and they dont have the room between the burnout area and the start line to pull up in a controlled manner. I believe the only 2 cars that in regular competition that would be allowed to do burnouts across the line would be Wayne Penrose and Rod Penrose and that would be due to the category there vehicles are tech'd in and they race in.
The Sydney track officials were great and I wasn't aware that there was any kind of issue. You can understand there frustration though when cars that do break don't get off the racing surface but continue to drive down the track to get off at the first gate after the finish line. The officials worked hard to get us back racing again.
Perhaps we need a greater introduction or driver briefing for those who aren't regular racers to understand the importance of preparation and awareness of track processes to make these days go smoother. I understand things happen that get over looked, a line not quite done up properly, blowing out a rocker cover gasket etc, but the better prepared everyone is the less wasted time we have track day.
I have no doubt after speaking with officials that they are very supportive of our event and our cars.
Thanks to Craig for organizing the event. It isn't easy coordinating these types of things particularly from interstate.
