Track day - Hire AIR for a drag day

[whatsisname]

Nightcrawler has suggested we do a private drag day, i.e. hire the AIR track. John (Munro) has given us the basic details, $3500 all up to hire the track including track preparation, timing equipment, officials, fire/ambo etc.

So, to start the ball rolling, who's keen to give it a go. We'll need a decent # of cars to keep the costs down, how many we can get, or have, in total I don't know?

We'll invite the LS1 guys, WRX, & a few others... To make sure we get a good turnout & a fun day.

I know there's a lot of info we still need to find out (dates, times, numbers, costs & so on..) but a show of hands is a start @ least!

One small point to remember! - As there is currently no street meets @ AIR (until @ least December!) the only other way to get a crack @ a genuine timeslip, is interstate! Well, AFAIK?

Bug's has offered to cook some scones & make tea for anyone @ whatever event we decide to have, jolly good show I say, mighty sporting of you ol' chap! :shake: :

1. - whatsisname I'm in!

2. - NitRaTe

3. - Drift Spec

4. - RevsPerMin

5. - Clint32 - maybe

6. - Munro

7. - Bugalugs

8. - MattR

9. - Nightcrawler

10. - Sil8ty

11. - (_W.4.S.P._)

[NitRaTe]

I'm in for this if it doesnt clash with my busy schedule.

[RevsPerMin]

Yeah, Count me in. Just need to pick the right day. Dry and not too warm so it can favour the turbo.

[Drift Spec]

Is there any reason for me to reply to this...you already know the answer

I am so down for that!

[Clint32]

Yeah, depends on cost but If you just want to go and have some fun it is only like $800 to hire the track I think, then we could just thrash around the full track, cant get quater times thats all.

[NitRaTe]

Yeah I always wanted to try out the whole track too. good idea Clint!

[RevsPerMin]

$800 sounds cheap. For the 1/4 mile times, maybe we can source out a couple of G Tech Pro meters to swap between cars!!!

[Clint32]

No i think is about right maybe cheaper, had a mate that race formula ford last year, i think it was about 1000 to hire mallala, and maybe $600 to hire air. Otherwise even 35 people at 100 each is alot of people.

[Bugalugs]

Straight line-BAHHH!

Mallala-BRING IT ON

Sorry i couldnt help myself(my car is slow in a straight line)

I`m just wondering would the council in the Eagle on the Hill area would hire that road out for a day?

Matt

[Clint32]

there is a full track at air you can drive around, and is a fair bit cheaper than hiring mallala

[MattR]

Id be in that one too. Same as what I said bout the dyno day with the LS1 club. The more things I do with other people to get to know them the betr:burnout:

[Munro]

I think you guys will get a shock when you find out how much quicker your cars are when you can actually get traction.It's great

taking off sideways with smoke beltching from the tyres but you wait till you check out the push in the back you'll get from hooking

up on a prepared track! Sure - you can hire the track out for $80 for the day(only one car on the track at a time) but no lights,no ambo, no insurance,no fire crew, dusty track(& I mean dusty!),no timing equipment = no value for me.I'd rather thrash in the hills where the road is not covered in gravel,dust,&crap.

If you want to have fun doing burnouts, fanging round the bowl, &

see what time your car can actually do down the Quarter Mile then a properly organised Track day will be very productive.

Numbers will not be a problem 'cause if we are short I know lots of comp cars that will come out. The only hitch with this is once all

the comp guys hear about it we will have too many cars and it wont be 'our' day.It costs $50 to race at a street drags(when there is one!) and you have to line up for ages.The whole point of this idea is that for a little more $ we can have a 'private' test & tune day where we set the agenda,do our own thing, & practice how to Drag Race without the pressure of thousands of people looking on.We can even have a burnout comp???

If it does'nt pan out it does'nt matter - but it would be fun would'nt it?

In the meantime - what about an Arvo Cruise in the hills?

GTRing, my favourite pastime.

:burnout:

[Guest sir_GTR]

how about a day cruise ... umm to Victor Harbour?, scenic Adel Hills (rocking horse, whispering wall...to Mannum etc

[RevsPerMin]

I think the main diff between the $800 job and $3500 one to me is that with the latter we can walk away with printouts that tells our reaction time, sixty foot time, elapse time and mph/kmh.

It will be good to have prove on paper that our cars can do the times rather than just estimating that it can do so and so.

Ivan.

[Chris32]

I'd be up for a few laps/drags. Any idea of dates? if we can make it later in the year (late spring?) we'd probably have more luck with weather, and get more people to come along.:burnout:

[morpsi]

On October 20th, the Ford Owners Club are having a day out at Mallala. The SVD guys are invited every time they do it and they have sent out the appropriate paperwork to me. If anyone is keen, PM me with your details and I'll post you the entry forms.

N

[GFXman]

Just a quick note: this wouldn't effect the skyline guys, but I doubt some of the LS1 guys will be in for drags or laps. I've been informed that cars still under manufacturer warranty risk losing the warranty on their car if it raced in any way.

Bit of a bugger for peeps with new cars. I think JAFFA is giving the drag opportunity a miss for this reason.

I reckon the day cruise through the victor hills would be a rocker

Still... a track day would be damn cool!

GFXman

[Bugalugs]

MATTRESS-I think someone quicker than me should do the tea and scones thing so when we drag they will have time to have it all ready before i get to the end.

[Bugalugs]

hey count me in anyway.

For something different can we have a "who can do the 1/4 in reverse the quickest" or "who can do the most drifts in a 1/4" or "who can do the longest burnout down the 1/4"

If you do i will make the tea and scones for ya:lol:

[RevsPerMin]

I think my Proton is a good candidate the longest burnout. Being Front Wheel Drive and having absolutely no traction at all.

Tea and Scones? You wanna keep them warm for me as it WILL be a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG Burnout!!!!:burnout: :burnout: