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#1 tiny dancer

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Posted 12 August 2014 - 08:25 PM

The news is out the springmount drag strip near mareeba is full steam ahead work has commenced and is expected to be completed by mid 2015.

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Posted 12 August 2014 - 08:37 PM

Good stuff. 



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Posted 12 August 2014 - 09:10 PM

Build it and they will come. This has been a long needed and overdue facility for the entire top half of the state. The nearest strip is a 16 hour round trip... if your not towing a car on a trailer.....

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Posted 12 August 2014 - 09:12 PM

it should be ready by mid next year.



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Posted 13 August 2014 - 12:36 PM

it should be ready by mid next year.

 

Which would make it mid 2015 right?



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Posted 13 August 2014 - 07:26 PM

Which would make it mid 2015 right?

go straight to the front of the class.



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Posted 13 August 2014 - 07:30 PM

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, good one Stretch. 

 

Cheers. 



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 01:42 PM

The news is out the springmount drag strip near mareeba is full steam ahead work has commenced and is expected to be completed by mid 2015.

 

Let me just read that again!!..........Bomber theres a spare seat at the front with me if you want it dude.


Edited by stretchlc, 14 August 2014 - 01:43 PM.


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Posted 14 August 2014 - 04:53 PM

Is the teacher hot?



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 05:06 PM

^ yeah she's not bad actually :)..........front seat for 2?



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 05:11 PM

Hangon i'll just move the bar fridge up to the front row. Only sat in the back because it was closer to the fridge. 

 

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Posted 14 August 2014 - 05:17 PM

Haha, she can be observer over right or left shoulder and grab the beers from  fridge behind...nice girl :)



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 05:31 PM

Will this Drag Strip have Concrete Launching areas,

 

also, there is a minimum length of 300 foot hey?



The news is out the springmount drag strip near mareeba is full steam ahead work has commenced and is expected to be completed by mid 2015.



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 05:31 PM

Ooops..bit off topic there for some unknown reason...someone tried to get a track open on a disused WW2 runway in Mareeba back in the early 80's for a strip but it never eventuated.Thanks to Bruno who did the ground work over the past few years that it is now a go ahead..not sure of time frame...my calendar is out of date. :)



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 05:36 PM

Not sure GP but it i should imagine it will be "up to Scratch" because of of rules and regs etc. :)



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 08:35 PM

Is the teacher hot?

nah it is a bloke.just your style.



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 08:43 PM

https://www.youtube....h?v=aZHvd0ks7Es



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Posted 14 August 2014 - 09:06 PM



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Posted 27 August 2014 - 12:04 AM

there was a story on chanel 7 tonight,about the drag strip.



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Posted 27 August 2014 - 06:47 AM

I doubt anyone south of Cardwell would have seen it.

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Posted 27 August 2014 - 08:16 AM

I used to work for a guy who wanted to build a drag strip in QLD, I wonder if he has anything to do with it?



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Posted 27 August 2014 - 10:14 AM

Murray Moule, the director of FGF developments is behind it.



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Posted 28 August 2014 - 03:12 PM

http://www.cairnspos...t-1227039799769



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Posted 28 August 2014 - 05:13 PM

There is a bit more to the story,at least it is a go :)



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Posted 29 March 2015 - 08:17 PM

Great turnout today from members and the general public to the first open day to preview the development of the track and facilities. Hopefully everyone continues to support it. Really looking forward to attending in the future.



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Good sized burnout pad with return road being used as a tip in run up road.

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