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Beginner & Regular Twilight Drfit Practice Febuary 16th


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When: 6pm - 10pm, Wednesday 16th Febuary 2005

Where: Calder Park, Calder Freeway, Keilor

Cost: $80 per driver (includes one pit crew entry), Spectators $10

How to enter: All entries will be taken at the gate. Entries will be capped at sixty. Those who arrive early will have priority.

Car Requirements: Cars must be of a safe and roadworthy standard. They must have working headlights and break lights. Fire extinguisher and roll cage are not essential but recommended. Seat belts must be working and of a safe standard, harness’s permitted. All lose items must be removed from the car. It is recommended that you remove your front bumper to avoid damaging it.

Driver Requirements: Drivers must be licensed. Drivers must wear long sleeve top and long pants made of natural fibers e.g. cotton. Helmets must also be worn and are available for hire at Calder Park for $20.

Do not wear shorts and a t-shirt we know its getting warmer but this is for your own safety.

Passengers: Passengers are strictly not permitted.

Prizes Prizes will be awarded to the top three drifters on the night courtesy of Autobarn Sunbury . The top three drifters are decided by a top eight D1 style drift battle. The battle begins at 9:15pm presentations at 9:50pm.

Drift tyres will be available for sale and fitting at approximately $15 per tyre.

BEGINNERS

Remember the bottom section of the track will be open for practice for BEGINNERS ONLY, and we will close it when it gets dark (around 8.30?). Any beginners using this section of track are able to drive on the main circuit if they feel capable. Beginners will be instructed on how to drift by the Full Lock Drift Team/FLM Racing free of charge.

  • 3 weeks later...

It is not run like a "free practice"... there is a marshall starting people off at intervals to keep people apart.

Later in the evening the cars can get waved through closer together. Last time I heard there was a lane for people that wanted to drift in "tandem" for practice on that.

I did hear from Oran Park there were some problems with a few people who didn't really care about their cars so were making others a bit uncomfortable.

Yeah i went, it was an excellent night. The rain held off all night and there was heaps of cars, some people i felt were going a bit close to cars but like GOJIRA said it depends on peoples comfort level. It was only really in the tandem battles at the end of the night after all the corners people doing fishy rediculously fast down the main straight.

Yeah the R34 did have a lil mishap, didnt see the stack but saw it going onto the trailer, and i think it comes from Option House or something.

But was heaps of fun there was 4 R33 i saw including me, and quiet a few R32 two and four doors. Which added to the diversity of cars. Heaps of fun

yeah, the oh performance r34 blew the radiator when he hit the wall. bugga....

some good talent out there the other day, it was a shame the blue 180 decided to do a burnout through the pits....

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