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Old 28-06-2006, 12:34 PM   #1
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All I can hear today is what sounds like a V8 Supercar racing around Calder Park. Anyone know what is happening out there? Is this just the joy ride or something better perhaps............

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Old 28-06-2006, 12:36 PM   #2
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Most likely earthmoving machinery patching up the return road NOT.
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Old 28-06-2006, 01:02 PM   #3
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Looking up the Calder website http://www.motorsport.com.au/events.htm it lists today as "Open Practice" (to public)
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Old 28-06-2006, 02:45 PM   #4
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Ford doing testing on the GT-HO......................
Now that would be awesome.
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Old 28-06-2006, 02:46 PM   #5
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Wednesdays the track is open for people with cams licences i think.
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Old 28-06-2006, 04:45 PM   #6
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I think you will find that it's the Drift Racing going on!
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Old 28-06-2006, 05:37 PM   #7
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Old 28-06-2006, 06:13 PM   #8
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That's more likely to sound like a mozzie on speed "boom tish" scene from "Fast and the furious" than the masculine roar of V8supercars...



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Old 28-06-2006, 06:23 PM   #9
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Wednesdays the track is open for people with cams licences i think.


open practice i was at one 2 months ago gets a few there for testing purposes
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Old 28-06-2006, 10:58 PM   #10
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Thanks guys, sounded awesome........ :1syellow1
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Old 29-06-2006, 07:24 AM   #11
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must bew open practice duriung the day , then drift at night....who cares anyway bob jane has sold calder park, their gonna make houses there soon
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Old 29-06-2006, 07:47 AM   #12
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Now that would be awesome.
They've got Proving Grounds at You Yangs for that.
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Old 29-06-2006, 07:49 AM   #13
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who cares anyway bob jane has sold calder park, their gonna make houses there soon
Thats sad. With a bit of funds invested and holding more motorsport events that venue could have been turned into Motorsport capital of AUS.
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Old 29-06-2006, 08:47 AM   #14
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They've got Proving Grounds at You Yangs for that.
And they took a copy of one of our ****ty roads at the moorabool shire to test the terrority, they laid a template over it of concrete, cut it up into sections and shipped it away.
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