[ Total Views: 947 | Total Replies: 19 | Thread Id: 39351 ] |
|
amazer
Bishop of Volkswagenism
kombi pilot
Posts: 3187
Threads: 308
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Wollongong
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Peachy!
|
posted on May 18th, 2005 at 04:12 PM |
|
|
Attn hillclimbers. NSW / Australian HC clash
Has there been any solution to the problem with the Australian being on the same day as King Edward? You would think a club involved with the series I
would have had some info, but I dont. Wondering if competitors are any better off.
I imagine MG car club wil be friggin spewin.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
|
|
jakjones
Officially Full-On Dubber
Posts: 217
Threads: 3
Registered: March 9th, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: central coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Settled
|
posted on May 18th, 2005 at 05:44 PM |
|
|
Where and when are the Australians this year ??
|
|
VWCOOL
23 Windows of Awesome
Posts: 5158
Threads: 235
Registered: June 19th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Location: In the shed... Lake Macquarie NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: happy to help
|
posted on May 18th, 2005 at 10:17 PM |
|
|
OOOps to the organisers...!
Pay your debts, CxxT
|
|
Craig Torrens
A.k.a.: Craig Torrens
Scirocco Rare
6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
Posts: 8040
Threads: 347
Registered: January 10th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Time to go Salt lake racing, and actually achieve a result.
|
posted on May 18th, 2005 at 10:20 PM |
|
|
No news from my end. Will sus out.
|
|
GregWard
Casual Dubber
Posts: 36
Threads: 0
Registered: April 19th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
posted on May 19th, 2005 at 04:26 PM |
|
|
Australian should be Collingrove SA, my FAV track...
But as Chris said, KEP is on the same day, F ridiculous.
|
|
jakjones
Officially Full-On Dubber
Posts: 217
Threads: 3
Registered: March 9th, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: central coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Settled
|
posted on May 19th, 2005 at 07:08 PM |
|
|
So who's going to SA then ?
|
|
GregWard
Casual Dubber
Posts: 36
Threads: 0
Registered: April 19th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
posted on May 19th, 2005 at 10:56 PM |
|
|
I'll be there so long as it doesn't cost me a state Championship....
One race is fantastic, and that is one awesome event, but 12 races for a title is more important.....
Surely, it wouldn't matter that it wa on a week or 2 later??
|
|
jakjones
Officially Full-On Dubber
Posts: 217
Threads: 3
Registered: March 9th, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: central coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Settled
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 07:04 AM |
|
|
Can u get the MG club to postpone the KEP event??
|
|
amazer
Bishop of Volkswagenism
kombi pilot
Posts: 3187
Threads: 308
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Wollongong
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Peachy!
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 09:28 AM |
|
|
I think newcastle had their event in first, and then collingrove changed theirs, which they shouldnt have been allowed to do. I have no evidence of
that, just reading between the lines of stuff that I have seen.
Whos going to grafton? Long drive home of a sunday night.
Who's going to Raymond Terrace to brave the nasty noise meter?
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
|
|
amazer
Bishop of Volkswagenism
kombi pilot
Posts: 3187
Threads: 308
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Wollongong
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Peachy!
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 10:57 AM |
|
|
This is what apppears in the Hilltorque magazine, the magazine of the NSW hillclimb panel. You can get the whole magazine download here -> hilltorque.pdf
The panel Is attempting to resolve the position of The 2005 Australian Championship, originally scheduled in Victoria, then being advertised in the
motoring press as in South Australia and on the same date as our final round ( Rd. 9 ) at King Edward Park, as soon as we have some form of resolution
we will let all know.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
|
|
bat69
Insano Dub Head
There is no status
Posts: 791
Threads: 84
Registered: April 12th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: Newcastle
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: I'm EXCITED!
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 01:27 PM |
|
|
Quote: | Originally
posted by amazer
Whos going to grafton? Long drive home of a sunday night.
Who's going to Raymond Terrace to brave the nasty noise meter?
|
Grafton - Ill be there. Never been there b4.
going to Ringwood too. Might bring my spare muffler though.
White Knuckle Racing Team
"Drive it like dirt"
|
|
amazer
Bishop of Volkswagenism
kombi pilot
Posts: 3187
Threads: 308
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Wollongong
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Peachy!
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 01:36 PM |
|
|
taking your own muffler isnt enough. 2 years ago they were knocking people out left right centre. Its in a natural valley so the noise echoes one side
to the other. You can be on one side racing away quietly, when someone on the other side does their warm up burnout above the noise limit and YOU get
sent home without recording a time. I know of a few people who boycotted the event last year because they got ripped off the year before. Perhaps its
been fixed.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
|
|
jakjones
Officially Full-On Dubber
Posts: 217
Threads: 3
Registered: March 9th, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: central coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Settled
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 05:58 PM |
|
|
those cars were just too noisy..
hundreds of competiters can manage to comply , a few can't seem to get the message.
I don't think Craig has any problems with noise
[Edited on 20/5/2005 by jakjones]
|
|
amazer
Bishop of Volkswagenism
kombi pilot
Posts: 3187
Threads: 308
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Wollongong
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Peachy!
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 06:25 PM |
|
|
No, I dont think that is the case. I know of at least one car that was black flagged when another car was doing its burnout. You could see the guy
looking at the meter, and he black flagged when the car on track was backed off making little noise but the burnout was taking place. There's not
much doubt about that. I dont want to bag the club involved, I just think that on the day, whoever was manning the meter needed a little bit of
training in its use.
With the exception of Graeme Syphers escort (which may blow the meter to bits) I dont think any of the cars that competed at Huntley will have a
problem... if the meter is reading their car and not another. The disclaimer being that all cars are probably louder there due to the nature of the
track. Otherwise they would all be knocked out at canberra too.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
|
|
speedster356
A.k.a.: Peter Mcleod
Custom Title Time!
Plastic not Classic Racing
Posts: 1624
Threads: 256
Registered: August 25th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: CHRIST church NZ
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Producing boost again in NZ
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 07:08 PM |
|
|
Yup, arriving Fri night, camping there and heading back on Monday...ish.....
[Edited on 20-5-2005 by speedster356]
Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH
Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH
Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm
Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.
|
|
debiasi4
Officially Full-On Dubber
Posts: 283
Threads: 51
Registered: December 17th, 2004
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 07:33 PM |
|
|
i'm putting a new car together, it will be ready for the champs at collingrove
it would be good to see a few more vws come down, last time only jeff in the notch and wayne in his sports sedan raced
i look forward to having other vws to race
adam
|
|
jakjones
Officially Full-On Dubber
Posts: 217
Threads: 3
Registered: March 9th, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: central coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Settled
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 09:24 PM |
|
|
Quote: | Originally
posted by amazer
No, I dont think that is the case. I know of at least one car that was black flagged when another car was doing its burnout. You could see the guy
looking at the meter, and he black flagged when the car on track was backed off making little noise but the burnout was taking place. There's not
much doubt about that. I dont want to bag the club involved, I just think that on the day, whoever was manning the meter needed a little bit of
training in its use.
|
The car in question was at that time too loud , pretty simple but he hasn't been up to Ringwood since , his choice but I think he did run KEP last
year and stayed under the noise limit when a few others did not and they were told to take em home.
|
|
Craig Torrens
A.k.a.: Craig Torrens
Scirocco Rare
6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
Posts: 8040
Threads: 347
Registered: January 10th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Time to go Salt lake racing, and actually achieve a result.
|
posted on May 20th, 2005 at 09:33 PM |
|
|
Bring on Grafton......................bloody long drive up there though.
|
|
amazer
Bishop of Volkswagenism
kombi pilot
Posts: 3187
Threads: 308
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Wollongong
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Peachy!
|
posted on June 1st, 2005 at 09:19 PM |
|
|
I got some more info. Reliablity of it unsure. It was going to be at Arthurs Seat in Vic but the track isnt up to scratch. So the club decided they
would move it to Collingrove, had to change the day, nobody checked. Could also be the possibility that whoever normally runs collingrove isnt happy.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
|
|
amazer
Bishop of Volkswagenism
kombi pilot
Posts: 3187
Threads: 308
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Wollongong
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Peachy!
|
posted on June 23rd, 2005 at 07:34 PM |
|
|
Just got word that the Australian will be on the first weekend of October at Collingrove. Think its the 1-2 October.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
|
|