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Well everybody It's OFFICAL.

We are having one last run on this most fantastic track,,,if you think oh,,,it's only the short track,,,think again,,,turn one and the setting up of 2 and 3 will put a massive smile on your dial when you get it right.

Please have a good read of the Sup Regs,,,they will tell you almost everything you need to know. Wondering why I did it this way with a pdf file,,,easy. This is how it's done when you start racing and I'm sort of hoping SAU will find a young driver that can go on to bigger and better things.

Trackwise are running the day,,,so that means we have Garry Baxter,,,he's currently a front running V8 ute driver and his team of professonal driver trainers will be in attendance. While we have some great drivers within our ranks,,,we are actually paying these guys,,,so work them HARD. Someone should have them in their car every session ALL day. Thats not to say you don't have the SAU boys,,our ranks include successful circuit racers/supersprinters/hillclimbers/maybe even a DA drifter and some of us that have been doing this stuff for years.

This day is for everybody,,,from the most track hardy to girls or guys that just want to have some fun on a race track.

Please up-load these and if you have any questions,,,post them or PM me.

Oran_Park_Track_Day_2009_Supp_Regs.pdf

Neil.

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We are having one last run on this most fantastic track,,,if you think oh,,,it's only the short track,,,think again,,,turn one and the setting up of 2 and 3 will put a massive smile on your dial when you get it right.

This day is for everybody,,,from the most track hardy to girls or guys that just want to have some fun on a race track.

See that, everyone? Read it, then read it again for maximum impact!

This will be an awesome day, and well worth the $200 even if there weren't professionals on hand to provide training, so this is a BARGAIN!

Count me in please!

In fo sure! With or without the nugget..... maybe good excuse to throw the racing slicks on if they dont sell ;) If not, usual hand up for helping and showing nuggetesq driver habits :(

no no no, ive already targeted the blue nugget.......it has to be there or ill get lost.

In fo sure! With or without the nugget..... maybe good excuse to throw the racing slicks on if they dont sell :P If not, usual hand up for helping and showing nuggetesq driver habits :)
no no no, ive already targeted the blue nugget.......it has to be there or ill get lost.

:P Im sure you will be right champ... but will happily give you a blue nugget to chase :thumbsup:

If anybody is concerned about noise,,,It's simple,,,don't have a screamer pointing out of your sill panel,,,if indeed you run a screamer have it pointing down which I would expect everyone does anyway. Stuart's V8 Skyline is no way going to pop any Db meter,,,not in a million years,,If in fact there will be one.

Remember this day is a Sunday with a public holiday on the Monday making everybodies life easier.

Neil.

arghhhh i'm desperately trying to change my schedule on my calander to be there. fingures crossed it doesnt sell out before i know if i can go...

I took the weekend off but Dentist this morning ate my track money,

So i'm out, never got to run OP so i guess i dunno what i missed..

Its a shame it was so close to where i live.




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