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Mavric Grand Master

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It is a day's driving at the DECA training centre in Shepparton. Courses are designed by exclusive highly talented individuals paid copius amounts of money, to test the ability of Vic Club Members. The group of 50ish cars are split in 2. 1 half do the skid pan in the first half of the morning and the other do the back tracks. They then rotate and by the time all are finished, the BBQ king is well under way for lunch.

Skid pan tracks are designed with witches hats that correspond with a set of maps given out at registration in the morning. Sometimes this is themed and has been accompanied by a themed CD (Top Gun and Starwars)

The morning sessions are 1 car at a time on any event with the afternoon congregating on the skid pan for battle sessions which are not eliminators (although have been on at least 1 I went to) but jus 2 cars up on identical witches hat courses.

Helmets are required for the back tracks but not for the skid pan and passengers can go in cars all day as long as they adhere to the same rules (helmet on the back track and sign a waiver).

Some people stay up on Friday and Saturday night which is a continuation of the day with dinner at Taco Bills, then the Yahoo Bar for drinks, followed by anything else.

One keyword for the whole weekend is............

FUN!!!!

TOP work self well explained

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I won my 1st motorsport event in an EVO. :D

I feel so unclean!

I need my GT-R back to get rid of this feeling of uselessness. I've won and didn't do anything to deserve it other than drive an EVO. It just doesn't feel right!

I think in May Cougar and I need to make a concerted effort to right the wrongness of these last 2 DECA events. Can't have WRX's and EVO's winning them any more (even if I was driving one).

saff_cossie Grand Master

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Thanks Chris, top work getting it done so quickly :D

As an example of how close, I hit one cone all day and the event that I hit it on (Mr Pinchy), the 5 second penalty I copped cost me over 25 points!

I felt quicker than the last DECA and thought I went better but the results speak the words and I didnt :laugh:

I enjoyed the day though and just have to try harder again for the next one. :)

Mavric Grand Master

Mavric

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Thanx for getting that up so quick chris top work

Congrats to snowy even thought i agree with how u would be feeling right now :D

Same to james well done top effort..

Pete OMG no blown radiator and tread left on ur tires and damn dude u did well :laugh:

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It is a day's driving at the DECA training centre in Shepparton. Courses are designed by exclusive highly talented individuals paid copius amounts of money, to test the ability of Vic Club Members. The group of 50ish cars are split in 2. 1 half do the skid pan in the first half of the morning and the other do the back tracks. They then rotate and by the time all are finished, the BBQ king is well under way for lunch.

Skid pan tracks are designed with witches hats that correspond with a set of maps given out at registration in the morning. Sometimes this is themed and has been accompanied by a themed CD (Top Gun and Starwars)

The morning sessions are 1 car at a time on any event with the afternoon congregating on the skid pan for battle sessions which are not eliminators (although have been on at least 1 I went to) but jus 2 cars up on identical witches hat courses.

Helmets are required for the back tracks but not for the skid pan and passengers can go in cars all day as long as they adhere to the same rules (helmet on the back track and sign a waiver).

Some people stay up on Friday and Saturday night which is a continuation of the day with dinner at Taco Bills, then the Yahoo Bar for drinks, followed by anything else.

One keyword for the whole weekend is............

FUN!!!!

That sounds awesome,

Thanks for that explanation made it very easy to understand.

All i have to say is hopefully i can enter next time.

Cheers

matlowth Proficient

matlowth

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Excellent work getting the times up so quickly!

Great work everyone - I'm very happy with 4th in class, 7th outright in my first outing in the evo! :D

I didn't think I was in with a top10 actually considering the quality of the field this time around! :laugh:

I think it's going to be a very exiting year! :)

pontiff Enthusiast

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Im happy to have taken out the "Standard BMW V8" class.... what do you mean it does not exist... well it bloody well should :laugh:

Great fun was had by all..

From the comments I got on the day I should win the "sounds good" door prize :D

pontiff Enthusiast

pontiff

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Yeah it's a toss up between your nice rumble or Troy's screaming gate....

Hahaha true.. or the fact that his car was rarely pointing in the right direction. By the next one i'll have some decent tyres on. Continental Contact Sport 2's are rubbish (well on the M5 they are anyway)

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