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For some reason this was posted prior to me even getting close to finishing the post but ill try clean it up a little bit.

The point of this post is to compare the strength of the 2010 race (last of the pure production car events) compared to the weekends race.

I missed last years race due to other commitments but made it to the weekends race and while admitting that i love the exotics there are simply far to few entrants to make it a great race at the moment. I left 2 hrs before the conclusion of the race as there really wasnt anything to keep me there.

From what i saw on the weekend without confirming the numbers i actually believe that the spectator numbers were down on 2010 event significantly and someone said that they were possibly down on last years event as well.

Have a look at the enormous entry below, looking at the calibre of drivers and the amount of cars capable of winning.


1 96 Supabarn Supermarkets J.Koundouris/
T.Koundouris/S.Owen Mitsubishi Evo X RS A 11 1 2:26.8553*

2 35 Pro-Duct N.Crompton/G.Seton/
M.King Mitsubishi Evo X RS A 9 6 2:26.9200 0:00.0647

3 33 Pro-Duct B.Pearson/S.Glenney/
J.Bargwanna Mitsubishi Evo X RS A 11 10 2:27.7881 0:00.9328
4 1 TMR Australia R.Salmon/D.White/
I.Tulloch Mitsubishi Evo X RS A 11 1 2:28.1585 0:01.3032
5 29 VIP Petfoods T.Quinn/K.Quinn/M.Twigg Mitsubishi Evo 9 RS A 15 8 2:28.2160 0:01.3607

6 55 West Surfing Products G.Crimp/W.Luff/
S.Kostera Mitsubishi Evo X RS A 14 13 2:28.3633 0:01.5080
7 20 Eastern Creek International Ka G.Holt/P.Morris/J.Bowe BMW 335i B 15 11 2:29.8089 0:02.9536

8 62 GLOBE / Westrac P.Hill/E.Bana/T.Leahey Mitsubishi Evo X RS A 9 5 2:29.8164 0:02.9611

9 38 East Holiday Parks D.Wall/D.Wall/T.Symonds Mitsubishi Evo 9 GSR A 17 10 2:29.8219 0:02.9666

10 71 Action Racing M.Zukanovic/A.Simonsen/
J.Bright Ford Mustang Shelby I 12 1 2:32.3840 0:05.5287

11 11 Rondo Building Services B.Morcom/P.Stubber/
D.Erickson BMW 335i B 18 12 2:33.9487 0:07.0934

12 85 Menray Race Engineering N.Pretty/C.McConville/
A.Jones Holden R8 Clubsport B 11 6 2:34.3594 0:07.5041

13 44 Johnson Window Films J.Hunter/D.Herridge/
B.Mawer Subaru Impreza Sti A 17 2 2:34.9400 0:08.0847

14 10 Boylan Traffic Solutions K.Douglas/J.Moffat/
R.Hislop Ford FPV FG F6 B 11 1 2:35.3589 0:08.5036

15 3 Greg Murphy Racing R.Wilson/M.Fabris/
G.Emery Holden HSV GTS B 18 2 2:35.8733 0:09.0180

16 7 Hankook Competition Australia P.Conroy/A.Robson/
M.Brame Mitsubishi Evo X RS A 8 6 2:35.8992 0:09.0439

17 25 Donut King / Excen Corporate / T.Alford/B.Nesbitt/
I.Heward/S.Cramp Holden HSV VY Series B 4 3 2:36.1074 0:09.2521

18 47 WA Lifting / Hi Tech Motorspor G.Johnson/N.Callaghan/
A.Letcher Holden VE SS Ute H 18 2 2:37.0398 0:10.1845

19 2 WBR - Wilson Brothers Racing L.Castle/K.Wimmer/
D.Wood Subaru WRX Impreza A 13 6 2:37.0687 0:10.2134

20 4 Greg Murphy Racing J.Pollicina/J.O'Dowd/
S.Middleton Mitsubishi Evo 8 RS A 17 15 2:37.2284 0:10.3731

21 36 Grand Prix Mazda J.Camilleri/S.Nicholas Mazda 3 MPS C 11 5 2:37.2347 0:10.3794

22 99 Australian V8 Ute Racing B.Dunn/A.Fisher/
J.Elsegood Ford FG XR8 Ute H 15 8 2:37.5107 0:10.6554

23 67 JMG Maintenance / Century 21 H J.Gray/C.Delfsma/
A.Miedecke Ford FPV FG F6 B 8 7 2:37.8871 0:11.0318

24 28 GWS Personnel P.O'Donnell/C.D'Agostin/
A.Shephard/S.Briffa BMW 130i C 16 8 2:39.5915 0:12.7362

25 50 Racer Industries G.McLeod/P.McLeod/
R.McLeod Holden Astra SR-I Tu D 12 11 2:40.7242 0:13.8689

26 31 Osborne Motorsport T.Keene/H.Morrall Mazda 3 MPS C 9 9 2:41.3864 0:14.5311

27 75 Auto Motion A.McGill/M.McGill/
M.Williamson Ford FPV BF GT B 13 11 2:41.6676 0:14.8123

28 63 Queensland House and Land.com R.Thomson/T.Poulton/
R.Shillington Lotus Exige I 17 6 2:41.6968 0:14.8415

29 27 Shire Conveyancer G.Fontaine/B.Thomlinson/
D.Ryan BMW 130i C 15 4 2:43.0239 0:16.1686

30 94 Aporschapart / Kitome D.Howe/D.O'Keefe/
D.Neville Ford BF XR8 C 10 3 2:45.0262 0:18.1709

31 21 Hankook Competition Australia T.Conroy/G.Burgess/
L.Tander Honda Integra S D 14 13 2:45.7378 0:18.8825

32 60 Grove Fruit Juice / iseek G.Willis/J.Gomersall/
M.Mackeldon Ford BF XR8 Ute H 19 2 2:46.1729 0:19.3176

33 68 Motorsport Services S.O'Donnell/B.Grove/
A.Dippie/A.Harris BMW 130i C 16 5 2:47.2049 0:20.3496

34 66 Jim Hunter's Suspension W.Bossie/G.Featherstone/
M.Tutton Subaru WRX Impreza A 16 2 2:50.8490 0:23.9937

35 14 Hankook Competition Australia C.Schembri/S.Sullivan/
E.Singleton Honda Integra S D 12 9 2:51.0688 0:24.2135

36 76 Thomson Alfa K.Booker/R.Rinaldo/
D.Stone Alfa Romeo 159 F 13 2 2:54.8840 0:28.0287

37 5 Lauren Gray Motorsport L.Gray/M.Gray/T.Head Toyota Corolla Sport D 18 8 2:55.0282 0:28.1729

38 97 Safe-T-Stop R.Gartner/M.Eddy/
R.Zampatti Renault Clio D 9 1 2:56.4846 0:29.6293

39 88 Team Bathurst M.Windsor/P.Newman/
S.Shiels Subaru Impreza 2.5 E 6 5 2:57.4408 0:30.5855

40 16 Bezcorp Security J.Matthews/B.Holden/
C.Bradshaw Toyota Yaris E 11 6 3:09.4433 0:42.5880

EXC 24 Airtag G.Walden/B.Walden/
M.Auld Holden VE SS C
13 Osborne Motorsport C.Osborne/R.Bates Mazda 3 MPS C

This race was awesome, the sheer amount of competition between 15 or so cars up the front was fantastic. Contrary to peoples belief they put on a spectacular and loud show, far better then the display on the weekend.

Im seriously concerned about the future and viability of this race. And im not entirely sure that moving it a week or so away from clipsal will really be the answer. How many aus gt entrants will actually commit if thats the case. And if they do i seriously doubt they can put up the kind of competition that the production cars did.

For all the talk about how amazing gt cars are, how the are better to watch etc, it was interesting to see that the spectators were few and far between on the weekend in conditions that were initially far better then the 2010 race and forcast to be better for the whole day. (obviously it became similar my late morning in reality)

I absolutely loved the gt's on the weekend but there simply arent enough of them turning up to make it viable. Equally its sad to see hardly any of the class acts turning up from the production ranks except for the gws and mcleod entries.

Something needs to change.