Bathurst 12 hour 2017
#1 _Thomastorana_
Posted 17 January 2017 - 12:23 PM
Our first session on Friday will be at 07:15 - 07:40 which will be our practice and qualifying combined.
Race 1 will be 13:45 Friday
Race 2 will be 07:15 Saturday
Race 3 will be 14:15 Saturday
IPRA times prac and quali 10:45 Friday
Race 1 will be 15:25 Friday
Race 2 will be 10:00 Saturday
Race 3 will be 15:00 Saturday
It will be great get on it.
#2
Posted 17 January 2017 - 02:20 PM
3rd to the 5th of Feb. Hopefully there will be a good free to air telecast. I guess it is channel 10?
#3 _Thomastorana_
Posted 17 January 2017 - 02:26 PM
#4
Posted 17 January 2017 - 02:39 PM
Get a small pinhole camera that mounts inconspicuously and hook it up to one of those boxes on the floor . The go pro is a give away sadly.
#5
Posted 17 January 2017 - 08:53 PM
was a must see event last year
recomend it oh yeah!
#6
Posted 17 January 2017 - 09:13 PM
Its a great event, glad to hear Gary is getting out there for a run - should be a battle of the LJ's between you guys!
Have fun mate!
#7
Posted 17 January 2017 - 09:21 PM
I think there will be coverage on channel 7 and 7mate. Livestream for all coverage
"7 Mate will broadcast the entire Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour live and free around Australia this February.
7mate will also show the Pirelli Top-10 shootout live on Saturday February 4 in a special one-hour live broadcast.
The shootout coverage will commence at 3:30pm on Saturday afternoon, while 7mate will commence its day-long live coverage of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour on Sunday, February 5, at 5:30am.
Mark Beretta will host the coverage, while RadioLeMans.com commentator John Hindhaugh will be joined by Sportscar and GT racing expert Graham Goodwin and 12-hour regular Richard Craill in the commentary box.
Chad Neylon and Shea Adam will provide pit lane coverage alongside Beretta throughout the two days.
The 2017 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour is set to be the most competitive yet, with a field of more than 60 cars comprised of 15 brands making up a world-class field of exotic GT vehicles."
Edited by Dodgey, 17 January 2017 - 09:35 PM.
#8
Posted 17 January 2017 - 09:26 PM
We are going up again this year.
If things aren't too busy in the Thomas pit we will drop by and say hello.
Steve
#9 _Thomastorana_
Posted 18 January 2017 - 11:09 AM
#10
Posted 18 January 2017 - 01:21 PM
Wasnt really going to this event, but Steve has said how good it is, and now there are some Toranas running around, might duck down for the day.
Would love to see your car Chris
#11 _Agent 34_
Posted 18 January 2017 - 05:09 PM
missed last years - so may be a starter for this years race as a observer . ;last years was a cracker.
good to see that your having another go at the mountain it's a magic place.
G
#12 _Thomastorana_
Posted 27 January 2017 - 04:37 PM
#13
Posted 05 February 2017 - 05:18 PM
just simply another of the world,s finest races at our
very own mountain circuit
bathurst
great event
may just be better than october
now that there is no aussie manufacturer
loved it from start to finnish
can,t wait for next year!
#14
Posted 05 February 2017 - 07:05 PM
#15
Posted 05 February 2017 - 07:10 PM
Anyway more news after next week.
Assume you are still travelling home mate..or unloading and relaxing with a few cold ones....looking forward to your wrap up/pics.
Col
#16 _Thomastorana_
Posted 06 February 2017 - 11:13 AM
Ring my brother back in Sydney who hasn't finished work yet, I asked him to head over to my parents place and pick up my old engine/spare engine. He can do, only catch is he didn't leave their place till 7:30pm Friday. So he turns up to the track at 10:30 in that time I have removed nearly all the parts we could until an engine crane and motor turn up. Fast forward to 2:30am Saturday morning it's starting and running ...... Off to bed I go. Alarm goes off at 5:50am because car has to be on the dummy grid by 6:45am. What a great nights rest, anyway started off position 47 finished in 26th had some fun, but massively down on power compared to engine number 1.
Race 3 of the weekend started in position 26th and finished in position 18, not too bad but couldn't keep anyone behind me in a straight line. I couldn't drive her any harder or faster. I will put some videos up in a few days time. To top it off my alternator crapped itself on the way home in my car, luckily I wasn't towing it home. Wasn't a great weekend with trouble free. But all in all gives me something to talk about.
PS great track, everyone needs to have a spin around at some point in their life.
#17
Posted 06 February 2017 - 11:41 AM
wow...big effort there to get it going again Chris.
That Mtn is a heart breaker alright!!
#18
Posted 06 February 2017 - 12:01 PM
YesDid Lowndes win?
#19
Posted 06 February 2017 - 03:52 PM
Hi Chris
I’m sorry we didn’t catch up with you at Bathurst, but your above post explains a lot.
We arrived at the track late Friday night, so missed your qualifying performance. That was a fantastic result from a very fast field of cars. As you said, many were previously run as V8 Supercars and others are very capable Sports Sedans.
We did call by your pit on Saturday morning but it was unattended. Given your workload on Friday night I’m guessing you were in the shade somewhere trying to sleep.
I watched your race 2 & 3 and tried to capture some on-track shots of your car, but my camera (and me) aren’t really up to it.
I’m sure you were disappointed not to have your best engine on-board, but it was a superb effort just to make the grid on Saturday. Well done. And your drives from 47th to 18th were certainly entertaining.
Regards
Steve
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Posted 06 February 2017 - 03:56 PM
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#21 _Thomastorana_
Posted 06 February 2017 - 07:05 PM
#22
Posted 06 February 2017 - 08:04 PM
Great work Chris... Shame about your new engine- hopefully its just something simple and nothing major... I had an engine rattle recently, after the engine just shut down- but my issue was my nylon dizzy gear stripped, causing crazy timing and no power. Hopefully your issue is simple as well.
Keep us posted for when you are out next, it would be good to come out and watch again. I love seeing your Torry keep the newer racecars honest!
BTW if I ever need an engine out in a hurry- I know who to ring hahahahaha, wow, you are dedicated! I would have hit the piss and my weekend would have been ruined. Love your dedication to get the old engine in. Very impressive. Sounds like you have a nice brother too- not sure many would do what he did.
Cheers!
Edited by LC-GTR-1969, 06 February 2017 - 08:06 PM.
#23 _Agent 34_
Posted 16 February 2017 - 08:01 AM
big effort changing that motor at the track. got my entry in and cannot wait.
#24 _Thomastorana_
Posted 18 February 2017 - 11:01 AM
Race 1 https://youtu.be/sHEqW3RPfNI
Race 2
Race 3 https://youtu.be/EwBPO9oVeP8
Edited by Thomastorana, 18 February 2017 - 11:02 AM.
#25
Posted 19 February 2017 - 07:57 PM
great video mate.....you are pretty ballsy on the overtake ( pesky Minis!!) too. Nice work Chris.
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