Big Trev

Unfortunately the 24 Hour event at Winton over Easter 2010 has been cancelled due to a lack of entries, there was not enough to warrant running the event. We are extremely dissapointed, however it was a decision that has to be expected sometimes. It may be resurrected next year, my personal opinion is that the 12 Hour at Bathurst impacted on entries, but stuff like that happens.

Yes they are unfortuntely, maybe we need to look at this in the future. maybe over a long weekend instead. But Easter is such a good fit for this type of event.

We need more entries for the 24 Hour at Easter, even individual entries, not necessarily team entries. If it doesn't get off the ground this year it will be lost forever, local bylaws! The last time it was run was back in 1993.

2010 Winton 24 Hour Relay Regularity is to be held on, 2nd, 3rd and 4th April, 2010 at Winton Motor Raceway, Winton, Victoria. This event will be conducted on the basis of a competition between Teams of cars, the event being aimed at Club Level motorsport. The event is NOT a race, it is a regularity competition. Each team must consist of a minimum of 6 cars and 6 drivers or up to a maximum of 10 cars and 10 drivers. This event is open to all holders of AASA or CAMS Club Licenses and above. Entry fee is $2500 per team. So get a team together now and make this a great event, if you can't get a team together, contact Winton, they will be able to set you up into a team Go to the Winton Motor Raceway Website for more details (see link below): http://www.wintonmotorraceway.com.au/home/...5&Itemid=84

I did some scrutineering up in Parc Ferme while the line was long. I was there for both days as well. We haven't been coming to the fun days, but we changed diff spec and wanted to test it out before the Sprint Meeting.

Did I scrutineer your car, or was it done under the roof? It looks familiar.

Yes I am part of that crew, but not the loud one, that is the guy driving (owns) the VL. It is fun, and yes it goes through a lot of fuel -

My rig at the Fun Day (with my wife on-board - LOL)

I reckon you are right, it doesn't make sense. I think there might have been a new person pushing the button.

It was a father and son team, which is even more disappointing. They were sent home before the end of the day, but probably not early enough by the sound of it

We have competed twice in the 6 hour, the Alfa Romeo Club of Vicotira run and they have a webpage set up for it (see: AROCA 6 hour webpage You need to have between 3 and 6 drivers and between 3 and 6 cars. Entries as filling fast so you will need to get your stuff ready quickly. Teams already who have laready competed will get a priority with their entries. The cost is $1300 per team plus $10 per timing transponder, each driver needs their own transponder.

It was "good to see" you weren't there if it bothers you that much.As the former Clerk of Course for the event, it is bloody hard to police, there are heaps of wankers who stand and listen the drivers briefing then choose the pay absolutely no attention to what you say. I thought they were a bit light with enforcement on Saturday, but none of my business these days. The whole idea of having heaps of cars out there is to slow everyone down (and it works) 80 cars and no-one is game to go too fast, too few cars and everybody thinks they are Michael Schumacher. It is a no win situation really. It has prevsiously been discussed about the groupings, but it wouldn't work out fair. Bottom line, the officials need to be tough early to sort the f**k-wits out, so that everyone has a good day, including the officials who run it,

Winton Raceway - Victoria 9th April - VicDrift Practice Day (Survival meeting) 12 & 13 April - Victorian Motor Racing Championship Round 2 (normally free spectator entry) 26th April - FPV & XR Owners Club Race Day (free spectator entry) 27th April - Tampered Motorsport Track Day (free spectator entry) 11th May - BP Midland Pedders No Bull Sprint Series Round 2 (free spectator entry) 24 & 25 May - Austin 7 Club - Historic Winton 14 & 15 June - Australian Motor Racing Championship Round 4 22nd June - Tampered Motorsport Track Day (free spectator entry) 12th July - Fun Day (free spectator entry) 13th July - BP Midland Pedders No Bull Sprint Series Round 3 (free spectator entry) 20th July - VicDrift State Series Round 3 1 to 3rd August- V8 Supercars Round 8 23-24th August - Victorian Motor Racing Championship Round 4 (normally free spectator entry) 6th September - VicDrift – Practice Day 7th September - BP Midland Pedders No Bull Sprint Series Round 4 (free spectator entry) 20 & 21st September - Performance Car Mania 28th September - Tampered Motorsport Track Day (free spectator entry) Early October - Australian Historic Motor Festival 25th & 26th October -AROCA SIX HOUR RELAY (free spectator entry) 1 & 2nd November - Australian Motor Racing Championship Round 8 4th November - Tampered Motorsport Track Day – Melbourne Cup Holiday (free spectator entry) 15 & 16th November - Victorian Motor Racing Championship Round 6 (normally free spectator entry) 29th November (Twilight) - BP Midland Pedders No Bull Sprint Series Round 5 (free spectator entry) 6 & 7th December - Ken Leigh Memorial Holden HQ 4 Hour (normally free spectator entry) 14th December - Fun Day (free spectator entry) 20th December - Vicdrift Practice day, (Closed Practice Day)

So Phillip Island has been detached from Victoria has it - :laughing-smiley-014:

If this is a standard car with a bonnet release in the car and a release under the bonnet to get the bonnet up, then it has 2 catches. If you still want a bit more, use a leather belt teethered under to bonnet to the bumper brakets or maybe the under body tow point some how.

Yeah, not a bad effort for rural car club eh?

As was said, the club celebrated thier 50th birthday last year. They started with a dirt track south of Mansfield and north of Benalla at Bajarg, then managed to acquire some land in the Winton township, they built a dirt track around the Winton cricket ground (now turn 6 or the Sweeper). They used to run motorkaha's etc there. A number of then Commitee members took mortages out on their homes and started developing the site further. I am not sure when, but it wass decided to employ a Management company, as banks, etc get nervous about lending good sums of money to Clubs, because Clubs come and Clubs go every day. With money borrowed against the then facilty they started to grow, and as they say the rest is history, and fo course with the asset growing in value, more money was borrowed and on it goes until today. The make a average profit from the V8's, so they don't rely on them for the majority of their income, it is the club/facility hires, the smaller meetings where the money is made. It is one of the only tracks in Australia that has been constantly re-investing it's own money in the infra-structure, nearly all other development at other tracks is very small or is paid for with State or Federal Government money. This re-investing is evident when you talk to people who have been going there for year, the multi-million dollar extension to the track, which included the magnificent pits, race control, media centre, corporate centre, etc. Last year $300,000 was spent upgrading power to the main pit garages and also to the camp ground opposite the pits. Winton would not be in a position is in today if it wasn't for the very careful and clever guidance of the Winton CEO Mick Ronke. many have varied opinions of Mick, but believe me Winton is what it is today because of Mick. AASA bring cheaper motorsport to Australians is a Mick Ronke (and Bob Jane) brain child.

Wakefield (and Winton) are not owned by "guys down in Victoria", both tracks are owned by the Benalla Auto Club, a car club like many thousands across Australia, believe me I know, I was a committee member with BAC for a couple of years until recently (actually I was there when the purchase of Wakefield was approved by the Committee). BAC employs Managment Companies to run each track, Winton Motor Raceway Pty Ltd and Wakefield Park Raceway Pty Ltd are the companies that manage each site on behalf of BAC. The CEO of Winton Motor Raceway Pty Ltd, Mick Ronke is also the President of the AASA, there is no real mangment structure to AASA as they see their role as just supplying insurance and a sanctioning role to motorsport, not the running of of motorsport like CAMS does.

Yes, it has a mildly worked Clevo in it, the whole drive train (except diff) come out of our old XD Ute we used to race. It hasn't been out of 'the box' for too long, so there is still some fine tuing to do, but it is doing 1:45's at Winton. Still pretty much a basic Falcon underneath, just beefed up suspension - thanks to my good friends at Pedders in Bendigo, brakes are slotted rotors (standard size and standard callipers), with Bendix Ultimate pads.

Here is my 'racing machine'

I have done the one at Winton a couple of times, they are great fun, but some people take it very very seriously. I might talk to our team to see if they are interested.

The National Circuit is the full circuit (or the track the V8's use), the Club Circuit is the shortened one (or the old track)

here is the scrutineering list:

I was the bloke (who until recently) ran the fun day, did the drivers breifing etc. The 14 yo rule applies to passengers out there full noise (80%), this is not the case behind the Safety Car, that is why it is done behind the Safety Car. I don't believe they are that critical about helmets on kids behind the SC.BTW Dave, it is run on the 3km National Circuit, you can't pre-register just show up. Fire Extinguishers aren't mandatory, but a bloody good idea.

I don't beleive there is a charge for kids.