Drifting at Barbagallo

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For those of U who have absolutely no respect for your tyres

Cams Media Release Today

CAMS and COAG open up new possibilities for Australian circuits

CAMS Press Release

28 Aug 2003

CAMS Chief Executive Officer, Dr Rob Nethercote, announced today that the range of motor racing events run under CAMS will be expanded by the end of the year to include new vogue events such as burnouts and drifting, an initiative welcomed by several Australian circuit owners.

This new initiative comes as a result of a series of constructive meetings of the Circuit Operators Advisory Group (COAG), in association with CAMS, over the last 12 months.

Circuits holding a CAMS track licence will be able to obtain a CAMS permit to run activities such as road safety initiatives, beginner and advanced driver training, drifting events, burn-out competitions, cruisin’ and go-to-whoa events.

Chairman of COAG, Mr Adrian Chambers, general manager of the highly successful Barbagallo Raceway in Western Australia, supported Dr Nethercote’s announcement.

“The ability for us to run this new wave of events opens many commercial doors for Australian circuits. These types of events will be a great addition to our motor sport calendar,” said Mr Chambers.

Dr Nethercote also believes that this initiative will be of benefit to sport development and road safety.

“These events create a great opportunity for the further development of motor sport,” said Dr Nethercote. “It gives us the ability to cast the net wider to find young motor sport talent and also to enhance opportunities for the motor sport community to extend its support to road safety initiatives.”

The latest meeting of COAG took place on 26 August 2003 and was attended by COAG Chairman, Adrian Chambers (Barbagallo Raceway), and members, Jon Davison (Sandown Raceway), Geoff Arnold (Eastern Creek Raceway), Jeff Boulos (Oran Park) and a number of CAMS representatives.

COAG represents all circuits and reports to the Australian Motor Racing Commission and the Board of CAMS.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Yay, great news, thanks for the info. Let's hope we can start drifting soon:D

[red17]

Yeah great news, but if they were so supportive of drifting why did they try so hard to shut it down and stop us from doing it under the excuse of it damaging the track. Way back in the AFARCC days.

Red17

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doriftooo.

[C-Red]

CAMS like to "own" everything and the WASCC wouldnt know a good thing if it hit them. Both of them missed their chance - MC is the home of drift in WA...

Jash