![]() |
|
![]() |
#1 | ||
Well hello Mr Fancypants
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Perth
Posts: 1,066
|
Had a great experience on the weekend. I was driving along the main street of a country town, weaving all over the road, nailing the car to about 100kmh and then braking really hard, and to cap it off, going hard around the corners with a bit of tail out action. All the while trying to catch a mate in a modified Cortina.
While I am at this, I have a police car behind me with flashing lights, and I wasnt going to stop. It was my first around-the-houses racing event and the police car was the back up safety car tailing the field around the track :voldar02: Oh, and it was only a V6, so he didnt have a chance at keeping up with me :-) An excellent experience. WA is the only state that still has this format of motor sport (apparantly) and it is a huge buzz racing on streets with very large concrete barriers all around. I ended up doing very well and also setting an excellent time, especially for a car that gets driven to and from events. A couple of guys got carried away and nudged the concrete, sadly a very nice Mini Cooper knocked his wing about, but nothing that cant be fixed. Also did a hillclimb on Saturday and the rain was a great equaliser. One car managed to fall off, a truly insane little old Fiat with a giant modified rotary hanging off the back, but I discovered how slippery the track was and was not going to risk doing the same. Honestly, if anyone is interested, get yourself some sort of car and join a club and get invloved in racing, hillclimbs, track days, autokhanas etc. It is a great way to get to know your car and have a ton of fun. Regular scruntineering also means that your car, and everyone elses, is as safe as it can be. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#2 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,710
|
sounds great! Like prolougue states in the Targa tassie. I'd like to do this sort of track!
I will be racing at the autocross track at Avalon this Sunday, Its great fun!! Sideways at 100 odd! And thats really crossed up sideways!! Came 3rd out of 45 last time, will try for 1st! Have to beat a turbo 4wd subaru though... |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#3 | ||
Mopar/No Car
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Down the Obi..
Posts: 4,648
|
They still do that at the Leyburn Sprints in QLD... awesome form of racing!
__________________
ColumnShift Media '72 Plymouth Scamp '80 Courier '13 Kawasaki ZX14-R '13 Berlina '92 Suzuki DR650 If you don't fight - You lose
|
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#4 | |||
Cuban... nothing like it
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Watching in amusement
Posts: 11,643
|
Pictures Mate
Sound bloody great, and I love the way you wrote it up.
__________________
Quote:
|
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#5 | |||
Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Between WA and VIC
Posts: 341
|
Quote:
![]()
__________________
2003 BA XT Wagon, I6, 4sp Auto, Dual Fuel, Prins Autogassystemen VSI LPG RIP: EA S MPFI 5 speed sedan w/exhaust, LSD, tint, 225's, DBA Golds, EL twin thermos, dual fuel and fluffy dice ; Stolen, recovered and written off, 7th April 2007 |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#6 | ||
Windsor Man!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Not under the bonnet!
Posts: 2,048
|
NICE! I have often dreamt of doin that sort of thing but thought it never happened.
__________________
Wife's car - BA XT Wagon - Lowm shiney wheels, dark tint, no bottom half of front bar, faded paint :/ My Car - 93 Diesel Lux - not as fast but more reliable than her falcon! |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#7 | ||
Afterburner + skids =
![]() Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Skidsville
Posts: 12,119
|
QLD still has, as GreenMachine said, Leyburn Sprints as well as the Pittsworth Sprints. Both fantastic events, and great fun to take part in.
__________________
Speed Kills. So buy an AU XR8 and live forever. Oo\===/oO |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#8 | ||
KITTY Crew Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: WA
Posts: 5,267
|
Sounds like a great weekend mate. Whats the requirements on the cars to enter?
Hehe, I couldn't believe the post was still open until i got to the third paragraph ![]() John
__________________
FOR SALE BAII Super Pursuit 0083 ![]() Awsome power by XTREME FORD TUNING 500rwkw New ALLOY Block Awesome exhaust by THE EXHAUST CENTRE MIDLAND Awesome Kenne Bell Supercharger setup by AGRO! and Bluepower Racing Developments Now with full DOT approval and Permitted for road use
|
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#9 | ||
Dirty ute club member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Playing silly buggers in the gravel
Posts: 580
|
I wish i had come up to Northam now. Would have been good.
No excuse is a good excuse but I really thought it would be a bit wet and misserable for it. Got quite a shock when i woke up and it was sunny. Ah well. Post up the next one and ill organise the boys and girls for the day. Glad you had a good time. Sound a bit like what we do on the gravel out bush. Sideways round corners and speeds. Fun fun. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#10 | |||
Well hello Mr Fancypants
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Perth
Posts: 1,066
|
Quote:
There were two XW/Y Falcons doing the hillclimb, one 1960's Mustang in the regularity, a few Minis, one EH, a lot of Mk1 Escorts, and four Mk1 Cortinas. There were other cars, but these made up the bulk. The club also caters for open wheelers, but I would sugest checking with them before going and buying something and not being allowed to race. I know there are Toranas, Anglias and a few others around. The new cars (like mine) enter the historic events by invitation, but I dont think anyone gets knocked back. BTW, the club is the Vintage Sports Car Club. A lot of members are also in the WASCC and enter the hillclimbs and regularity events run by them. Some of the WASCC cars are full on race cars though, but they are in different classes. Our club is not quite as competitive. We also run Albany later this year, as well as Collie (if it ever gets going again) and we have a day at Wanneroo as well. In the end, I came second in one event and third in another. I had a point to prove to a friend so threw regularity out the window and just passed him on the main straight at 140 in third gear :-) It was worth it. |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |