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Originally Posted by fordo
With the following events scheduled for Lakeside this year,
May 27-29 Festival of Formula Cars
July 22-24 Festival of Sports Cars and
August 12 - 14 50 Yrs of Touring Cars Inc Shannons Nationals
Web Page here; http://www.qldraceways.com.au/main.php?menu=qrl01
what cars are we likely to see.
I know this is a broad question and I am familiar with the usual historic Touring Cars courtesy of the Bowden and Champion Families but know little about the rest that may pop up for an event like these.
Are there many Single seaters here compared to the large numbers in NZ and are there many Can Am cars still in running order here in Aus?
I believe there is a Matich SR4? somewhere. Any Elfins left?
Just noticed in the expressions of interest bit that entries are limited to 120. Thats a bit disappointing especially for the Touring car event and the numbers that could possibly attend. Hope they just select the true classics then and not too many newer cars. |
The reason for the 120 entry limit is because that is all Lakeside can and is allowed to hold. The grid density at Lakeside is 20 and only six categories are allowed. There are a few reasons for this, one is there are no speakers (hence no method of announcing the teams when to be ready for races for example) near where the old garages are because of limits on the number and placement of speakers, so teams need to be garaged where possible in the pits.
Many of these conditions came about as conditions imposed by the former Pine Rivers Shire Council for the circuit to be re-opened.
Secondly it should be noted that the Shannons Nationals will not be visiting Lakeside in August. The Shannons Nationals series are strongly aligned to CAMS, indeed was formed originally by CAMS as the CAMS Nationals as a replacement for the AMRS, and do not race at circuits without CAMS accreditation. Shannon's are sponsoring the Festival of Touring Cars.