An Inspiring Idea...

[GTRMagic]

Inspired by a story Here....

What an awesome story!!

So it begs a few question... with a Lotto/Tattslotto/Oz Lotto/Powerball/Lotteries/Golden Casket win...

... where would your newfound motorsport budget be placed?

V8Supercar, Development Series, Carrera Cup, GT3 Challenge, ARC Rallying, Tarmac Rallying, Club days... ??

Too many choices methinks... but worth a think!

[sime1070]

I loved reading that story this morning! Makes you jealous... With 70 million you could even make yourself someone special at F1 level although not for very long... How much is HRT going for atm?
I think I would be building a collection to rival Bowdens / Champions and have fun playing with a few cars myself... Guessing the wife might have some more practical projects though!
Cheers,
Simon

[bludvl_x19]

I would go and buy myself a historic race car (Group J,K,L or R) and enjoy my racing. The serious stuff like V8's, CC, FF etc, I would leave to those who can be bothered

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by bludvl_x19

I would go and buy myself a historic race car (Group J,K,L or R) and enjoy my racing.

and a ute or Aussie Racing Car to have a bit of competitive fun on the side... just have to remember to change attitudes between class races if being run on the same weekend

[Trevor]

Keep it at grass roots level

[peckstar]

id be doing the bathurst 12 hour with me and a bunch of mates. in what could be the most unlikely car.. whatever that turns out to be

utes on a national level might be a possibility (or ARC)

surely there is a new one make series coming soon

[kittle]

I would be looking at Historic Touring Cars again.

Buy an Xu-1 Torana, And travel around Australia and race at every track.

I would love to buy my first original Torana i built into a Historic Group N. Fun days

Thats what i would do.

[Nadz44]

I would run a 3 car sports sedan team... The best cars that money can buy...

[cavvy]

any chance Joolyas puppetmaster would not allow it.

[sizzle]

A 410 Sprintcar for me matey and then put one of our good young kids from Darwin in it.

[Scrut]

A Brabham F1 historic race car & a GTHO phase 3 to start
the collection.

I would probably waste the rest on fast cars, fast women
& booze (not in that order).

[Muznik]

Originally Posted by bludvl_x19

I would go and buy myself a historic race car (Group J,K,L or R) and enjoy my racing. The serious stuff like V8's, CC, FF etc, I would leave to those who can be bothered

Or at the very least a decent Tarmac rally car.....

http://australianmusclecarsales.com....rana-rally-car

[dsg]

Originally Posted by Scrut

A Brabham F1 historic race car & a GTHO phase 3 to start
the collection.

I would probably waste the rest on fast cars, fast women
& booze (not in that order).

I would spend a fair sum on booze and women, the rest I would waste.

Possibly the Dakar.

[Chatters]

Some sort of production car, one of those Lancers seems pretty nice. A GT car like the Aston Martin going around maybe? Either that or a Carerra Cup car.

[Driver TBA]

Come on guys, think big, think David Thexton!

I'd buy my way into a car in every big catagory on every great race track around the world!
Bathurst, Daytona, Indy, LeMans, Nurburgring, Monaco, ect.
V8SC, DTM, NASCAR, Indycar, F1, LeMan prototypes, GT's, WTCC, WRC, Nitro Funny car, you name it.

Everyone might think I'm making a fool of myself but I WOULD NOT CARE!
How fun would it be.

[Denosaur]

Build myself a private track like the former Coca-Cola Amatil CEO did in regional NSW, amass a collection of various race cars from around the world and occationally race in a national or state category.

Maybe spend a year and follow F1 around the world, then maybe some NASCAR, Indycar and ALMS in USA over a year and then come back and get a motorhome and follow the Supercars around.

[Boulevard_Cruiser]

Take my fat cheque book to Dave Towe's garage and buy the lot!!!

[Micklegend]

I'd buy HRT and turn it into a Ford Team, do a reverse Roland!

[rich07]

I'd set up my own team and have two bases: one here in Australia and one in Europe. I'd have my own V8 Brutes team with two cars, one for me and one for a much better driver with the emphasis on having some fun. Would also race a Aston DBSR9 in Aus GT and do the Bathurst 12hr with a pair pro drivers.

And in Europe I'd race in FIA GT3 or the new Blancpain endurance series with a pro driver to sharpen my skills and hopefully be good enough to step up to Le Mans and probably LMS in the GT class most probably with a Ferrari 458 GT2.

I'd put some money towards developing motorsport at grass roots level, thats very important and should never be neglected.

[Spiller]

Originally Posted by rich07

I'd set up my own team and have two bases: one here in Australia and one in Europe. I'd have my own V8 Brutes team with two cars, one for me and one for a much better driver with the emphasis on having some fun. Would also race a Aston DBSR9 in Aus GT and do the Bathurst 12hr with a pair pro drivers.

And in Europe I'd race in FIA GT3 or the new Blancpain endurance series with a pro driver to sharpen my skills and hopefully be good enough to step up to Le Mans and probably LMS in the GT class most probably with a Ferrari 458 GT2.

I'd put some money towards developing motorsport at grass roots level, thats very important and should never be neglected.

I'd be keeping away from the Ute's, but putting down a good sum to get National FTA TV deals for the other series' - Shannon's National's, AusGT, State Series and Speedway. - As you said grass roots development.

I'd build a fleet of Commodore Cup cars (one for me)- especially with the VE's being considered this year and buy a couple of national FFords with a view to a driver development program like Fujitsu have done using both series so the young blokes get a education real fast. A 410 sprintcar, an Aston GT3 and a Ex V8SC for use in Shannon's or Fujitsu series would be nice to have as play things as well, letting the young guys have a go when I felt they were ready / capable.

[DAVID PATERSON]

I would buy the land and build the race track at Kilcoy that was proposed by HRCCQ.

Then, I would buy every Group A Touring Car i could get my hands on and put my mates and some former greats behind the wheels and we'd have at least half a dozen cars at every round of the Group C Assn series.

I'd also buy an ex V8SC with a top history and do the Shannon's V8 Touring Car series. While I'm at it, I'd do the Porsche GT3 CC and Aus F3, but I guess I'd have to do FF before that. Oh dear, the list just goes on and on..............

[Dazz]

I'd build an Nc RX-2 and look for a Group C RX-3 or RX-7.

I think that would keep me more than occupied and amused.

[stmookeyj033]

Build a banked oval circuit and attract Nascar and IndyCar as well as club days and test days.

[RotorFan]

I'd move to Europe and start competing in karts, make a proper career out of it. With that sort of money I reckon I could be in GP2 in 5 years

[RotorFan]

Originally Posted by Dazz

I'd build an Nc RX-2 and look for a Group C RX-3 or RX-7.

I think that would keep me more than occupied and amused.

Aside from my new motorsport career, I'd also buy a Cosmo 110S, R100, RX-2, RX-3, RX-4, RX-7 Series 5 (already got the other two generations covered ), 3-rotor Cosmo, RX-8, and get hold of one of the Moffat RX-7s.

And build a bloody big underground carpeted garage to store them.