What's on in Australia September - December ?

[Craig]

What meeting are on during the period of Spetember - December this year over in Australia; where, how much, how good ? Purely a fact finding mission right now, so don't get too excited...!

[Rache]

Hey Craigeeeee, ar eyou thinking of going to Oz for Crimbo?? I may be there too, what part of Oz - Perth or Sydney???

[Craig]

It's a possibility... i'll say no more All depends on the cost of flights, whether I can get time off work, etc... At the moment i'm just thinking out loud, hence i'd like a little info on what's racing out there during the last few months of this year.

Obviously Bathurst, Gold Coast Indy, etc. but i'd appreciate confirmation of these dates, as well as others, along with a bit of info on the sort of costs involved for these meetings

[Emfa]

Do you mean to say that Lorna doesn't have all of them in TrackDates?

V8 Supercars:
Sep 09, Winton, Victoria
Oct 7, FAI 1000, Bathurst
Oct 28, Honda Indy 300, Gold Coast
Nov 11, V8 International, New Zealand
Dec 02, The Australian V8 Ultimate Sandown, Victoria

CART:
Oct 28, Honda Indy 300, Gold Coast
http://www.indy.com.au

ProCar Series:
Sep 16, Sandown, Victoria

PowerTour (Trucks, V8 stockcars, Daewoo's, etc.):
Sep 19, Oran Park, NSW
Oct 21, Winton, Victoria
Nov 15, Calder, Victoria

This should give you a few ideas ....

[Lee Purnell]

I know it was brought up at Le Mans that we might do Bathurst next year, I will definatly 100% be up for that!!


But won't be able to this year, not enough time off at work and stuff.

[Ray Bell]

Also it's Spring, so, being a young man, where will your fancy turn?

[elephino]

There is also a nice little race in Sydney on the last weekend in October for club cars. Nice little 6 hour relay. And don't forget rally australia in November.

[Lee Purnell]

Originally posted by Ray Bell
Also it's Spring, so, being a young man, where will your fancy turn?

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Ray Bell]

Maybe we should lock up our wives, girlfriends and daughters?

No, simply pointing out that it's a nice time of the year to be here...

[mtpanorama]

Originally posted by Craig Antill

Obviously Bathurst, Gold Coast Indy, etc. but i'd appreciate confirmation of these dates, as well as others, along with a bit of info on the sort of costs involved for these meetings

If you ask nicely and bring me a ten-tenths t-shirt im sure i can arrange somewhere for you to stay and a way into Bathurst. I can usually scrounge up a ticket from somewhere. But im still not sure about letting poms into bathurst, look what happened last year with our mate matt

[josvandeperre]

Can I expand this a little to include events in January 2002 as well - also are the Sydney new year fireworks as good as alleged ?

[Ray Bell]

Yes, they are... though they are wearing thin with some of the populace, there has been so much done in that department that the show is great.

Another event, in September, I think, is the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Aust Grand Prix, with cars gathering in the Western Australian wheat belt town of Narrogin, where a four and a half mile circuit ran through the streets.

[Emfa]

Originally posted by josvandeperre
Can I expand this a little to include events in January 2002 as well - also are the Sydney new year fireworks as good as alleged ?

Hmmm ... January huh? About all you want to do then is go to the beach! Not such a bad idea.

I think January generally tends to be the off season - unless you are into sprint cars or drag racing (?!?!?!?!). Maybe TOCA has something on in January with their weird off-season schedule - I haven't seen the 2001-2002 schedule yet (Crash, got a copy?).

Also: (forgot this one before)
Oct 14, Qantas Australian 500cc Grand Prix, Phillip Island, Victoria

[Craig]

Okay, there's a few meetings to be considering... what about the rest ? There seems to be one or two weekends with nothing on ?

How about our own David Patterson... i'd have to come see him race at least once if I did make it over...!

One question for you all... what's the best bet with travelling over there ? Drive, fly or take a train ?

And any thoughts to what the best bet is to do on the weekdays ?

[Ray Bell]

Except for the Perth-Adelaide leg, drive, every time, and even on that one do it once...

There is so much to see, so many alternative routed to take between cities, flying kills the whole adventure, trains have limited usefulness and coaches... well, coaches...

I have contacts in the motorhome industry if that helps? Buying one and reselling it at the end would seem good value to me.

A decent Hi-Ace diesel unit might be had for $11,000 or so, three months on you'd get most of it back.

[Crash Test]

The two middle weekends in September (15 and 23?) there are is the QRDA meeting, and the first TOCA meeting at Lakeside. I think David will be running down in Sydney at that time. If you're desperate for a place to stay, I'll let you sleep in my bed, while I go over to the g/f's

Weekdays...hmmm...sleep, beach, drink, sleep, eat a bannana, drink, sleep. Hey Moff?

[marcus]

driving is the way to go..you get to see so much of the place instead of just the big cities..us country folk arent that scary really

and if you plan to go to Winton for the V8's then I would help you out there in some fashion.

[Lorna]

Originally posted by Emfa
Do you mean to say that Lorna doesn't have all of them in TrackDates?

V8 Supercars:
Sep 09, Winton, Victoria YEP
Oct 7, FAI 1000, Bathurst YEP
Oct 28, Honda Indy 300, Gold Coast YEP
Nov 11, V8 International, New Zealand YEP - AUCKLAND
Dec 02, The Australian V8 Ultimate Sandown, Victoria YEP

CART:
Oct 28, Honda Indy 300, Gold Coast YEP AGAIN, as well as Superbike Lites at Queensland Raceway
http://www.indy.com.au

ProCar Series:
Sep 16, Sandown, Victoria OOPS I DO NOW!, I also have State Championship Meeting (Motorcycle Sportsman) at Queensland Raceway and State Championships (QRDA) at Lakeside [/B]

PowerTour (Trucks, V8 stockcars, Daewoo's, etc.):
Sep 19, Oran Park, NSW [/B]OOOPS, DON'T HAVE THAT ONE. OOOH! I DO NOW!
Oct 21, Winton, Victoria DITTO. Also have Queensland Motorkhana Series at Queensland Raceway (funnily enough)

Nov 15, Calder, Victoria OOOPS, DON'T HAVE THAT ONE. OOOH! I DO NOW!

This should give you a few ideas ....

and... also have on 20 October Marque Sports Car Club Sprint Meeeting at Lakeside.

I am assuming that the extra's and below I put in are still going ahead as alas, I have not had the time to check.

December calendar looks like this:

2/12 V8's S& NASSA - Sandown
2/12 Asia Pacific Le Mans Series - Adelaide Street Circuit
2/12 Motorcyle Sportsman Xmas Training Day - Lakeside
8/12 Saturday Afternoon Sprints - Queensland Raceway

Hope this helps

[Lorna]

And don't forget:

1-4 Nov - Rally Australia

[marcus]

ummm Lorna..you can scratch the Adelaide Le mans race in december off your list ..this race was a one off and will not be happening again

politicians suck !!!!

[Crash Test]

Ahhh Lorna....I shouldn't have given you so many events from my calendar

Things like Saturday afternoon sprints, where a heap of road cars circulate aimlessly aint exactly 'fun' spectating...and I didn't know that people spectated at motorkhanas

[DAVID PATERSON]

7th - 9th September:- Eastern Creek All Historic

14th - 16th September:- Oran Park PowerTour- Trucks, Nascar, Daewoos, Historic Touring Cars et al.

[Crash Test]

Yeah, the trucks and Historic tourers are sensational around the short track at OP- I'd strongly recomend it.

[275 GTB-4]

Historic Sandown Melbourne 9-10 Nov 02
HSRCA Meeting Wakefield Park at Goulburn NSW around 30 Dec 02

[theracegypsy]

Now I am looking for 2003 Bathurst 1000 & CART, any suggestions - that's to work corners mind not just spectate.