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Just finished watching a friends tape of a recent MG Car club event held about 1hr north of Newcastle.

The first thing i thought of when watching the tape was how perfect the circuit would be for drift. All 1st & 2nd gear corners, with one corner about 80kms so maybe even a bit of 3rd gear drift. Similar layouts to the Jap drift circuits you see on video.

I dont know about insurance etc, but friends uncle is the president of the club so can easily get the information.

So what would be the interest level in hiring the circuit one Saturday, drive up Friday night, and back on Sunday. Maybe say around April when the weather starts to cool down a little.

Me im not a huge fan of drift, mainly because i cant, but im sure ill have fun trying.

My main concern is the type of track surface, it looks pretty abrasive on the video, but can easily find out.

Will talk to friends uncle after gauging interest. The guys a champion bloke, and likely run off and organise the whole thing after only mentioning it, so would like to know if the idea holds water.

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Good stuff, they're considering making this into a full permanent circuit (!! back to 4 circuits in NSW).

I'll be in with bells on.

Also, if there's a big group, we part own a hotel in cessnock, so we can get accomodation for the weekend for about $70. (And plenty of parking, damn, tar is expensive)

Originally posted by fatz

drift

cessnock

booze

food

this is like a dream come true  

count me in for two 10000% SURE  

______________________________________________

heli's on the grass rock  

specially with a bbq in theboot  

lol

I'm with pete... was gonna stay away from dorift... but I feel that as a jedi night I must continue my training!!!

It seems that everything in this world is better tight... !

April is no good though as I'll be in Canada for most of it!

Duncan,

I dont know what we have to do to make it happen, but I am very interested. As fatz said, food, drink and drive fast, im in. We may even have time to do a bit of a cruze around some of the other nice spots in that area. WINE! WINE! WINE!

Originally posted by Roy

Will talk to friends uncle after gauging interest. The guys a champion bloke, and likely run off and organise the whole thing after only mentioning it, so would like to know if the idea holds water.

Roy, plenty on interest, lets find out a date around march where they are available and get organising.

If we stay away from first weekend in month (8-9/3, 5-6/4) and easter (19-21/4), I can probably get that accomodation for up to 70ppl.

Cruise up Fri night, wine on Sat, drift on Sun:uh-huh:

Originally posted by Duncan

Roy, plenty on interest, lets find out a date around march where they are available and get organising.

If we stay away from first weekend in month (8-9/3, 5-6/4) and easter (19-21/4), I can probably get that accomodation for up to 70ppl.

Cruise up Fri night, wine on Sat, drift on Sun:uh-huh:

YA MAMMA,

Duncan... that sounds like the plan.

I'll have one of those rooms for $70 a night.

Lets pick a date soon.

I spoke to roy the other day and he said that we may need some sort of insurance? I thought that this could possible be indemnity insurance?

Deano,

Do we have any insurance like this with the club?

Hang for this one... will go down well with the missus too as she can go wine tasting on the Sunday too if she wants!!!

How did I miss this thread? :confused: I'm there!

Originally posted by Duncan

Also, if there's a big group, we part own a hotel in cessnock, so we can get accomodation for the weekend for about $70.  (And plenty of parking, damn, tar is expensive)

Not the Sky Chardonnay is it Duncan? :uhh:

So where is the circuit? 1 hour north of Newcastle is a LONG way from Cessnock. Is it the one up near Mangrove Mt.?

We will have to investigate insurance for the event if SAU is going to organise it. AFAIK CAMS will not do it because it would not be a CAMS sanctioned track (maybe by then, but who knows???...) Worth looking at.

April is good for me. I've got hols starting the 24th. :)

DIno :)



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