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So who is doing the Bathurst six hour this April?

We have a team of six cars going. Can't wait!

Any other SAU members signed up?

Hey Duncan, We had a team of 4 entered in November, got our refund last week - this was a request by all members of the team - as entries were supposed to have been finalised before December and we had heard nothing from organisers - it is all good - used that entry fee to enter World Superlap - at EC in May.

Hey Duncan, We had a team of 4 entered in November, got our refund last week - this was a request by all members of the team - as entries were supposed to have been finalised before December and we had heard nothing from organisers - it is all good - used that entry fee to enter World Superlap - at EC in May.

Ahh that's disappointing. Any other reason why you pulled out? i think they've changed the format and regs quite a bit.

Duncan, Can I ask what cars are in your team??

SSCC will be up there we have two teams entered...But my third got knocked back due to the cars in the team being to fast :)

I will be up there helping out..get to check out the control room and meet some of the Race Legends :P

Duncan, Can I ask what cars are in your team??

SSCC will be up there we have two teams entered...But my third got knocked back due to the cars in the team being to fast :)

I will be up there helping out..get to check out the control room and meet some of the Race Legends :P

Cars entered are 2xR35's, 2xEvo's (quick ones) and 2x LSX V8's

The speed argument is interesting, yesterday i got this bulletin from them

I heard mention of a rumour about Porsche bringing a lot of "fire

breathing" monsters to the Mountain that might carve up other drivers

and spoil your event.

Firstly, let me reassure that will not happen.

Porsche Cars of Australia gave us the confidence to establish this event

by supporting us with entries from Porsche clubs and even themselves

before we went public ...... and for that alone I am totally grateful!

Take it form me, Porsche Cars Australia is probably the most safety

conscious car company I know and have dealt with and they definitely

won't have any "crazies" in Porsches at Bathurst.

And secondly, as a result of them gaining more entries than both they

and we expected, we are offering them a totally separate event from the

one you will be competing in.

So scrap all those fears and believe us that without their input we

wouldn't be communicating right now about Bathurst and about you looking

forward to having a few fabulous days in Easter.

Those of you who know FoSC know safety is paramount, so it's not

surprising we like the Porsche's style, and anyway guys -

We run no-contact events.

My Best Regards

Charles Jardine

I spoke to them ealier in the piece about entering, and fairly quickly had the idea that "pushing the limits" would not be tolerated, so I very quickly lost interest. I'm not one to cruise around, and I fail to see how a track side marshal or pit wall official would be in a position to know when I was at or nearing the limit.

I do however hope it's a wonderful event, I know several people going and if all goes well I'd hope to join in next year :P

I suppose being a regularity style event, it's not meant to be about outright speed. I am sure it will not stop some trying though..

For most it will be a (very inexpensive) way to try out the mountain at speed.

Yeah I wasnt overly impressed with the team getting knocked back but can understand why..Is the 2 x R35 the white one???

Will be my first time working with Charles Jardine I know the other members of the team well...They do like the classic stuff more than the modern :)

All the best Duncan sure you will do well and have a whale of a time...Definately worth the dollars to taste the mountain :(

Yeah I wasnt overly impressed with the team getting knocked back but can understand why..Is the 2 x R35 the white one???

Will be my first time working with Charles Jardine I know the other members of the team well...They do like the classic stuff more than the modern :banana:

All the best Duncan sure you will do well and have a whale of a time...Definately worth the dollars to taste the mountain :D

wow, what times did you nominate on your forms? must be bloody fast! and what's the deal with the porsche cars, i guess they must be slow?

wow, what times did you nominate on your forms? must be bloody fast! and what's the deal with the porsche cars, i guess they must be slow?

I didnt the guys did it...But it was 2 x Offtap R32 GTR, Seirra Cosworth and another car going so not mucking around...They didnt want them to lap the field lol

Have you seen porsche drivers Duncan!!!!....I rest my case LOL :D

I didnt the guys did it...But it was 2 x Offtap R32 GTR, Seirra Cosworth and another car going so not mucking around...They didnt want them to lap the field lol

Have you seen porsche drivers Duncan!!!!....I rest my case LOL :D

To be frank i have no idea what porsche people they are talking about. But if it's the porsche club some of them do a flat minute around wakefield, 1:12's at OPGP and 1:35's at EC.

I'm confused!

If you nominate a time, how do you know what time your going to do as not many people in the past have done a full lap!

I could say 5m:30 and do it at 80km max! haha

but that wouldnt be fun.

If you nominate a time, how do you know what time your going to do as not many people in the past have done a full lap!

I could say 5m:30 and do it at 80km max! haha

but that wouldnt be fun.

Chris,

you nominate your time from other tracks too. (EC, Wakefield, OP, PI, etc etc)

Chris,

you nominate your time from other tracks too. (EC, Wakefield, OP, PI, etc etc)

A couple of things - Firstly, in 35 years of motorsport, and most tracks bitumen and / or dirt, personally I would never nominate any other track time v's Bathurst.

Secondly, Chris slow down a little bit and you will have a good average and no dent's, but around the 2.30 is very enjoyable

Thirdly - Duncan, wish you all the best, you have our contact details, be warned - Bathurst has more concrete than Sydney tunnel, as a resident for 25 years on Griffins Bend! it is true - this is one of Aussies best tracks, but bar a few - it is untammed to date!!

Its there to enjoy, hope all entered get the track time promised.

I will be about, if we can assist anyone, send us a PM

hmm interesting event, but with my other club (combined touring cars) we have decided not to enter. Keeping in mind that is a genuine racing club there was too much concern about driving standards in that category.

we may run a seperate support class instead but won't be entering the L2S event.

and for what it's worth, personally I don't think there should be an L2S event at Bathurst. I understand the argument for regularity events at most tracks sort of, but not there. 40 cars on the track where the only requirement was filling in a form and sending in $100? It would not have been a big deal to require an "observed license test" for every driver and making them get a proper license.

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