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AUTOSPORTS WAKEFIELD PARK TRACK DAY

SATURDAY 9th MAY 2009

Its time to start planning our next trip to Wakefield Park. This will be our first tip there for 2009 and the first of 5 confirmed dates we have this year there.

•As per our normal track days, we will be running 5 groups.

•Full timing facilities available which will be recorded on Natsoft.

•We will be increasing the session length to 12 minutes and we will be keeping track of this with a stopwatch at the gate.

•We would like to have everyone arrive before 8am. This way we can get everyone signed on and ready for the drivers briefing which will be at 8.45am

•The first session will start at 9.00am sharp and the last end at 4.30pm

•$180 per driver.

TO REGISTER ON THE AUTOMATED ONLINE EVENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM, CLICK http://events.autosports.com.au/events/view/17

If you guys want your own SAU group, just give me a buzz on 0408255005

Albert - I believe its NOT including the Wakey license. The $180 is simply the Autosports fee for the day. ASAA, Wakey or CAMS license are a cost 'ontop'.

Just get your L2S Cams license, its like $80 sumsing bucks!! Worth every cent..... unless you are going to do like 1 whole track day a year...... SIF!!!

I can vouch for these days too.... Autosports people are a great bunch with some bloody fast/experienced drivers!!!

$180 with or without wakie license?

You went to the SAU track day last year? That Wakie licence should still be valid :P

I can also vouch for the AUTOsports track days. All I can say is if you have a chance to grab one of the trainers, do it!

Albert - I believe its NOT including the Wakey license. The $180 is simply the Autosports fee for the day. ASAA, Wakey or CAMS license are a cost 'ontop'.

Just get your L2S Cams license, its like $80 sumsing bucks!! Worth every cent..... unless you are going to do like 1 whole track day a year...... SIF!!!

I can vouch for these days too.... Autosports people are a great bunch with some bloody fast/experienced drivers!!!

hhaha.. yeah sif! Well i still got my wakie license, expires in July :D, think ill pencil this in!

You went to the SAU track day last year? That Wakie licence should still be valid :D

I can also vouch for the AUTOsports track days. All I can say is if you have a chance to grab one of the trainers, do it!

you going Matt?

May could be good, I dont think there is a supersprint that month, so would be good to go in the new nugget

Yeah there is Chris but its only OP South..

Will there be any driver trainers there?? Do these days allow passengers? or a passenger session?

Oh so much track days!! I think i may have to book into this if there are a few SAU contingents heading down!!!!

OP South is meh... only done it in a Forumla Ford before and that was fun... but in comparison to GP... I'll still go to both thou :bunny::)

Poor saliva is getting a good workout this year!!!

P.S. Anyone wanna sell / buy me a car trailor???? LOL

Hmmmmz... Lets list what I'm definitly doing...

Wakie on 26th March

EC Skidpan on 31st of March

EC L2S on 4th April

EC on 28th March... tempting but I might give the car a spell after Wakie on the Thursday

Wakefield on 9th May... I can see that happening, I definitely want to get a trainer in with me, hopefully I can get my time down into the 1'15" area :down:

OP GP on 8th of June... I think I might have something on, unless it has a great bit chunk of importance I'll be there :D

You guys make it hard to save cash you know :)

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