2010 Eastern Creek 8 Hour Production Car Race Dec 12

[davo.]

Seton/Crompton and Bargwanna/Glenney to team up for Pro duct Motorsport in December for Eastern Creek driving Bob's Evo X's.

I know Jim Hunter is looking at entering a STI.

Any word on other teams entering the event?

[Belly13]

Are Pro-Duct Entering the 12 Hour? Less than 2 months between the 8 hour and 12 hour makes me thinks that a lot of production teams will choose either one or the other.

[alfacors]

Or perhaps it's a good shakedown run for the 12 Hour....

[Belly13]

Originally Posted by alfacors

Or perhaps it's a good shakedown run for the 12 Hour....

Absolutely. It would be a brilliant test run for the 12 Hour. I guess it will depend on money and attitudes (aka GT cars) of the proddie guys.

It's a great time to be a competitor in production cars. Plenty of races available to compete in during the year, and not overly expensive to enter when you consider the amount of track time you get in return.

[pplater]

Originally Posted by Belly13

Are Pro-Duct Entering the 12 Hour? Less than 2 months between the 8 hour and 12 hour makes me thinks that a lot of production teams will choose either one or the other.

Pro-Duct are running three cars at the creek. No plans to do Bathurst.

[B24]

I hope most production car teams see the light and drive the B12hr as well as or instead of this blantant attempt to effect attendance at the 12hr.
The 12hr has alway had races within the race based on your class.
Nothing different next time around except the GT have returned to where they belong. Sharing a enduro at Bathurst with their production car counterparts.

Some out their with sad ego's cant deal with the fact they are not the top class so they had to start this event undermining B12hr.This only shows poor character on their behalf. Why would you do this?? What is your problem??

Now I have vented my frustration I have to say, good luck to teams entering the 8hr event and hope to see you at B12hr but will not be attending.

[pplater]

Originally Posted by B24

I hope most production car teams see the light and drive the B12hr as well as or instead of this blantant attempt to effect attendance at the 12hr.
The 12hr has alway had races within the race based on your class.
Nothing different next time around except the GT have returned to where they belong. Sharing a enduro at Bathurst with their production car counterparts.

Some out their with sad ego's cant deal with the fact they are not the top class so they had to start this event undermining B12hr.This only shows poor character on their behalf. Why would you do this?? What is your problem??

Now I have vented my frustration I have to say, good luck to teams entering the 8hr event and hope to see you at B12hr but will not be attending.

I know that if I owned state of the art Evo Xs or whatever that I'd be at Bathurst with bells on. There's no shame in class victories and there's a lot of fun to be had picking off cars from faster classes.

As a Newcastle boy I really enjoyed Luke Searle's 12 hour campaigns in the BMW 130i, seeing him get that hatch amid V8s in the top 10 was always interesting.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by pplater

I know that if I owned state of the art Evo Xs or whatever that I'd be at Bathurst with bells on. There's no shame in class victories and there's a lot of fun to be had picking off cars from faster classes.

But if you were the headline act last year, in outright competition, with the media attention and potential to sell space on the car on the basis of maybe winning the thing, only to be told the next year that your entry of the same cars will see you as uncompetitive on an outright basis as faster cars take centre stage, potentially rendering your investment close to worthless, you can kinda see where the support for the B12 may fall off

[racer69]

I agree with you completely there GTR

Originally Posted by B24

I hope most production car teams see the light and drive the B12hr as well as or instead of this blantant attempt to effect attendance at the 12hr.
The 12hr has alway had races within the race based on your class.
Nothing different next time around except the GT have returned to where they belong. Sharing a enduro at Bathurst with their production car counterparts.

Some out their with sad ego's cant deal with the fact they are not the top class so they had to start this event undermining B12hr.This only shows poor character on their behalf. Why would you do this?? What is your problem??

I think you are quite wide of the mark there.

The Eastern Creek 8hr has nothing to do with the Bathurst 12hr, nor even related the AMC 6hr, this is a totally seperate event (and with a wider eligibilty list than that of the 6hr and the 07-10 12hr) initiated and organised by the ARDC themselves.

The GT cars have already had 2 attempts at getting an event up and going at Bathurst (the old 3hr which they headlined from 97-99, plus the 24hrs), why will them taking over the 12hr be any more successful??

[davo.]

Originally Posted by pplater

I know that if I owned state of the art Evo Xs or whatever that I'd be at Bathurst with bells on. There's no shame in class victories and there's a lot of fun to be had picking off cars from faster classes.

As a Newcastle boy I really enjoyed Luke Searle's 12 hour campaigns in the BMW 130i, seeing him get that hatch amid V8s in the top 10 was always interesting.

On the topic of Luke Searle, where is he these days? last year there was talk that he was building a BMW 135i for this years 12hr and that never happened. Is he still racing?

[pplater]

Originally Posted by davo.

On the topic of Luke Searle, where is he these days? last year there was talk that he was building a BMW 135i for this years 12hr and that never happened. Is he still racing?

The Searles ordered a 135i for the 12 hour but cancelled racing plans in favour of business.

I believe his 130i hatch was sold to Allan Shephard. Luke isn't doing any racing at the moment.

He now owns/manages a new and fairly successful go kart facility in Thornton (near Maitland/Newcastle). I've been there, it's pretty fun.

www.indoorgokarts.com.au

[davo.]

What's going on with the 8 hour, haven't heard much info.

Any word on entries/class structures

Is it still going ahead, it is in a bit over three weeks

[Reload]

Originally Posted by davo.

What's going on with the 8 hour, haven't heard much info.

Any word on entries/class structures

Is it still going ahead, it is in a bit over three weeks

2nd that, keen to make the trip.

[davo.]

Anyone have a entry list for the 8hour?

[Crash Test]

Word at Homebush is that there's a grand total of 9 cars on the entry list.

[D.R.T.]

I had heard that number was more around 16 however that this number still had the event likely to be postponed.

I am impressed those at a v8sa meet even knew what production car events were coming up.

[alfacors]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

I had heard that number was more around 16 however that this number still had the event likely to be postponed.

I am impressed those at a v8sa meet even knew what production car events were coming up.

Some of us attend both you know.....

[Green Hornet]

Originally Posted by alfacors

Some of us attend both you know.....

Indeed - and not try and find issues and whine on about it either.

[scuderus]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

I had heard that number was more around 16 however that this number still had the event likely to be postponed.

Do you know if the Radical support races will still be run on the Sat. if the 8hr is postponed/cancelled?

[Crash Test]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

I had heard that number was more around 16 however that this number still had the event likely to be postponed.

Would love to know who is in your 16.

BTW- admission still only $20 at the gate

[Fast_Eddie]

Originally Posted by scuderus

Do you know if the Radical support races will still be run on the Sat. if the 8hr is postponed/cancelled?

We have been advised it will. 2 x 50 minute enduros with practice and 2 x qualifying. There are approx 20 Radicals entered.

A few well known drivers are pairing up with some of the Radical owners from all accounts. There is a compulsory pit stop and optional driver change in each race.

May be worth the price of admission

[scuderus]

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

We have been advised it will. 2 x 50 minute enduros with practice and 2 x qualifying. There are approx 20 Radicals entered.

A few well known drivers are pairing up with some of the Radical owners from all accounts. There is a compulsory pit stop and optional driver change in each race.

May be worth the price of admission

Are you having a run Ed?

cheers Scotty

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by alfacors

Some of us attend both you know.....

Apologies Alfacors, photographers and journos no doubt.

More of a comment about V8 fan boys or those involved in the staging of the race on the weekend

[Belly13]

I telephoned EC this morning, and I was advised that the meeting was DEFINATELY still a goer.

[Fast_Eddie]

Originally Posted by scuderus

Are you having a run Ed?

cheers Scotty

Yes - just updated to a new model so this will be the debut.