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ssxRicho Grand Master

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Challenging venue for sure.

Challenging venue + first major event for these guys. There is defiantly room for improvement, there always is.

Just remember when you are framing your comments, that events like these don't happen very often / at all. Why? Because criticism makes or breaks an event. Negative criticism will always project over positive.

So make the comments constructive and these events will continue to be held and improved.

- change to the transition onto the dome, much to harsh

- investigate what can be done with the bump out the back, harsh on the car

- big screen so fans can see what is happening

- more raised platforms for the fans

- if there are going to be heaps of drifters, put the time attack crews in the middle not all the way down the end

- limit any structures that may block the fans view of the track

As a driver the layout feels like Haunted Hills on Acid.

As for SAU VIC event there, I'm behind that. With a change to turn 3 (elevation change to the the dome), the track itself provides criminal amounts of fun.

The video just doesn't do the layout justice. The dome part of the track is seriously banked and the run into final s complex is something you don't get at any of the other Vic tracks. The corner just doesn't end!

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So make the comments constructive and these events will continue to be held and improved.

Fair point. I just wanna see what I paid $25 for.... increased visiblity is a must!!

MISS_R34 Collaborator

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there was about 6-8 of us entered in the time attack, so we were located in the pits rather than the spectator area.

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Shame I didn't see this particular event topic on the forum before going down... I checked out the cars in the pit during yesterday's lunch break, would have said hello. Hope you guys did well ;)

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Yup. I was the asian right at the front of the VIP stand. :P

Hmmm, well I did see an attractive asian in the VIP area, must have been you ;) haha. I was the blonde in the cream trench coat :)

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Challenging venue for sure.

Challenging venue + first major event for these guys. There is defiantly room for improvement, there always is.

Just remember when you are framing your comments, that events like these don't happen very often / at all. Why? Because criticism makes or breaks an event. Negative criticism will always project over positive.

So make the comments constructive and these events will continue to be held and improved.

What he said.

I was there both days and for an event that was a few first times the organisers did do extremely well.

Although viewing from the spectator area was a bit limited dont forget these guys do have health and safety of patrons to think of (if anyone was there on the sat when one of the All Type Crash guys got too close to the tyres may have seen the media guy get K.O.ed)

I know many people are used to Winton and other laid back track events, but for a sponsored event I think the organisers did very well to find not only support from the community but also from people willing to put money where there mouth is and back aussie drivers who aren't just driving in a straight line.

You gotta crawl before you can walk folks

PENGUYEN Grand Master

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Hmmm, well I did see an attractive asian in the VIP area, must have been you ;) haha. I was the blonde in the cream trench coat :)

LOL! Hmm I honestly dont remember anyone besides the dude next to me. Nathan I think his name was.

At least we actually had a view of the drift ey? haha.

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I didnt consider it a slanging match, i stated my case and a lot of people agreed

Ye not saying you did, but it will generally end up like that which is the problem unfortunately

Russman Grand Master

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Russ what time did you end up getting?

Ended up with a 54.62

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?25/09/2011.CPTD.S4

Only .75s behind the Tech Sport EVO X. Very happy with the result. Vids are being loaded as I'm typing. I'll link it up soon.

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I suspect the organisers would have heard it loud and clear that they hadn't catered very well for the general public. I went with the Mrs and we were extremely disappointed with the inability to see anything.

You would expect that considering it's an event for the spectators that they would have spent a bit more time planning it out a bit better. After all, isn't that how they make an income?

Here's hoping that they do a better job next time. I would need A LOT of convincing to go back. Shame about the state of the venue.... I was even disappointed in the signage (lack of) and the state of the car park - it looked like a poorly graded tip.

The highlight of Sunday was walking up to the SAU end of the pits to talk to Richo and Russ between sessions (the one after the tyre was removed from the track). Sorry I missed introducing myself to you!

I have no doubt they would :)

I emailed off a fair bit of feedback that sits on both sides of the fence.

End of the day they gotta look after the drivers just as much - without them you dont have an event.

They all enjoyed themselves from the talk around the pits, as did the track guys. So they've got that spot on, now to work on other areas. I've organised many events over the years and often the first one of a regular thing can struggle even with the best planning as there is always stuff you just don't think of :)

Ah no stress, i wasn't around my car a lot on Sunday, i was sitting in the Red Bus Racing camp as i was exhausted :(

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Ended up with a 54.62

http://www.natsoft.c...09/2011.CPTD.S4

Only .75s behind the Tech Sport EVO X. Very happy with the result. Vids are being loaded as I'm typing. I'll link it up soon.

Wow!

The evo seemed so much faster through the chicane thingy (turn 3?)

Good work! Haha.

Russman Grand Master

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Wow!

The evo seemed so much faster through the chicane thingy (turn 3?)

Good work! Haha.

Yeah I hope Adz puts up some in car of that evo. Interested to see what it looked like.

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Johnny boy I think you and Newton have just made a little history haha. Wikipedia needs updating.

The first race on the Thunderdome was held just two weeks after its opening, although the track used incorporated both the Thunderdome and the pre-existing National Circuit. It was a 300-kilometre event for touring cars, with John Bowe and Terry Shiel in a Nissan Skyline taking first place - to date the only time a Japanese car has won a race held on the Thunderdome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Park_Raceway#Thunderdome

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