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"Racing" (?!?!) @ Raleigh (new pics added)
56astro - August 2nd, 2003 at 06:19 PM

What a day!

Saw some great action, couple of spins, awesome open wheelers of Peter Gumley and Stan Pobjoy, quite a few beetles, a golf that revelled on the tight track, a smart looking green and yellow beetle that failed to impress, Frazer's turbo fasty, and a really quick John Dear 'Gator'.

Only 1 'V-Force' racer, where were Jak and CT?

A bit disappointing that times weren't kept - something to do with insurance I guess.


fullnoise - August 2nd, 2003 at 08:34 PM

Tell me more about the day. My mate Greg had his blue pobjoy beetle there. How did he go? He was trying to beat Craig in the white pobjoy beetle.

I was planning to go to Nambucca. I was just going to go for fun not serious racing. I was going to race on my street tyres, go in the parade and enter my oval in the show.

Unfortunately I got the flu after Jak and I raced at Golburn 2 weeks ago. The weekend took a lot out of me and Golburn is only 200kms away. I'm not totally over the flu and I don't think I could put up with the noisy webers in a freezing beetle for over 12 hours in a weekend.

I'm going to take the beetle for a run up to Jak's house on Sunday so that we don't get too depressed missing out on Nambucca.

I've got to say that the organisation of the event was pretty ordinary. I emailed them and tried to find out if I could race on the Saturday but got no response. With no CAMS permit I didn't think there would be any racing. Last time I went to Nambucca they only let me race on the Friday. Then I turned up on the Saturday and they were trying to get cars to run on the track.

CYA, CT:(


56astro - August 3rd, 2003 at 08:21 AM

That's right CT, hence the "racing?!?!"

There were no times recorded, just driving for fun/display. In the end most people were just trying to see who could get around the first long right hander flat out.

Both Greg and Craig were there. All this stuff about Craig being a fat bastard is simply not true - he doesn't look an ounce over 15 stone! :P

The green and yellow machine was driven by John Van Look who is going to featured in the ZOOM mag shortly. It looks awesome, but I think he's still got some sorting out to do. Should be another contender for the Porsche days I'd say.


jakriz - August 3rd, 2003 at 12:17 PM

CT had to wash his hair this weekend & I had to shave my tounge.................no, but seriuosly, just couldn't afford to go unfortunantly. Hope u are all having fun.
regards
Jak

PS CT , u have to stop visiting me, Fiona makes me mow the lawn everytime u come.!


kombi_kid - August 3rd, 2003 at 06:49 PM

frazer nearly went for a swim in the pond!!!
cheers
rhys


56astro - August 3rd, 2003 at 07:04 PM

LMHO Rhys

I was going to mention Frazers forgetable first lap, but I could see him stressing out with his mobile phone around the back of the Fasty with the engine lid open. Didn't think he'd appreciate it.


kombi_kid - August 3rd, 2003 at 07:27 PM

ahahaha i think hes more worieed about getting his kombi going know!!!!! but he was full of adrelin saturday night!
cheers
rhys


BiX - August 3rd, 2003 at 09:27 PM

It was pretty good on friday to :D
Lots less ppl and lots more fun.
It was really good on the track:D:D:D:D


BiX - August 3rd, 2003 at 10:06 PM

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J&SBlue - August 4th, 2003 at 11:46 AM

I have some pics of the cars stopped.


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Stanley - August 4th, 2003 at 11:57 AM

Who owns the last beetle no54 Man that is nice:thumb:thumb


J&SBlue - August 4th, 2003 at 12:07 PM

Worked out a new way (for me) to do this picture thing. Hope it works.

Oh yeah...and some of these aren't standing still anymore.

http://www.pa.com.au/tmp/forum/pic.jpg

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56astro - August 4th, 2003 at 06:17 PM

What times?

Where are they?


BiX - August 4th, 2003 at 10:23 PM

my post before was just what i thought the times were. no times recorded :(


amazer - August 5th, 2003 at 09:20 PM

no times recorded cos no RACE permit.


Peter Leonard - August 6th, 2003 at 09:45 AM

"WAAAAAHHHHHHH my kombi is dead (twice in 4 days) "
drop a 1916 in de back chris
;)
I had a great time sliding all over the track, and i hope to have another go with some stickier tyres and a straight body and some skill :D
a couple of people had stopwatches and sooner or later some times will be posted. just leave mine out of it heehehe :P
hey chris, i saw you guys leaving nambucca around fourish, but spent too much time at servos and coffee breaks to catch you all up. bummer about the bottom end- was it that oil ring? might be time to get a temp guage despite your feelings on guages. the fasty looked like fun on the track. this is gonna be a fun thread :D
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Bizarre - August 6th, 2003 at 11:31 AM

Anyone manage to get a picture of Deiter in the lime green car???

Like to hear how he went??

I heard he managed to get fined at the ball for driving like his father :jesus


bug eyed - August 6th, 2003 at 12:09 PM

i took times
unofficial hand timed sat sun
combined fastest
lap1 total
gumley 49.3 1.37.9
gumley 51.3 1.39.5
gumley 52.7 1.43.1
Pobjoy 52.5 1.43.9
Pobjoy 53.1 1.45.4
Penrose 56.4 1.49.9
Penrose 57.5 1.51.5
durie ow 57.5 1.52.0
durie ow 58.1 1.52.4
Penrose 57.5 1.53.2
durie ow 57.7 1.53.5
durie bug 57.4 1.53.8
durie ow 59.1 1.54.2
Penrose 58.9 1.55.0
durie bug 58.8 1.56.2
durie bug 59.0 1.56.4
durie bug 1.00.7 1.56.6
durie ow 1.00.1 1.57.1
hellwrx 59.0 1.57.4
torrens 1.06.1 1.58.2
hellwrx 1.03.0 1.59.3
hellwrx 59.6 1.59.4
Yella 1.00.0 1.59.6
Yella 59.9 1.59.9


bug eyed - August 7th, 2003 at 12:41 AM

ben i got most times, yep yella was the buggy i bet it didn't weigh much


SKEWtYpe3 - August 7th, 2003 at 12:07 PM

but remember some people did stop starts and others did rolling starts and on the second laps they were going past full throttle...........


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