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[arrimar]

tell the forum :1. your favourite track as an on site spectator.
2. your favourite track as a competitor.



me personally as i am yet to rub door handles is to spectate at morgan park,QLD.
i think its the lack of signage and the bush atmosphere that give me a nostalgic feeling of being a kid again.
lakeside and surfers were where i spent my teenage years but morgan park reminds me of earlier days at caboolture and maryborough sporting car clubs.

[rodomo]

In Vic. for the V8's I would have to say Sandown at the top of the grandstand in the betting ring. You can see the whole track with exception of turns 2 + 3 from an undercover position. Get there before 8am to get a good position and take your fold up chairs.
Winton from turn 3 has about the same view but your in the weather.
Philip Island is limited from the front straight but I have never been high around the back of the circuit.
Calder was terrific from the opposite side of the track from the grand stand but again out in the weather. (Saw the big Lowndes roll).
Driving, I would have to say Winton as it is the only track I have driven on. I believe out of all the Vic. tracks it would be the best to learn on before tackling faster tracks.

Edited by rodomo, 31 January 2007 - 10:09 PM.

[arrimar]

for people planning on travelling to meetings this year,we could really get some good local knowledge shared here.thanks rodomo.

[REDA9X]

I always used to love Amaroo as a spectator, and Oran Park is great too.

[TerrA LX]

^ :+1:

[tinkers]

I would have to pick Lakeside over Surfers tracks as a spectator. Lakeside you had the hills to sit/park on and had access to nearly all the track. Surfers you were limited to only the straight and the corner coming into the straight.

I liked Morgan Park but I have only spectated from just up from the pit area. It was a track that had I still been in Brisbane and had my hatch going (har har) I would of been looking at completing there rather than QLD Raceway.

[V-SLR5000-P]

I ran a 1963 GT Cortina in Group N (appendix J) for several years and enjoyed Calder and Winton in preference to longer circuits such as Sandown and Phillip Island. This is because the Cortina was strongest on stopping and handling, but short on pure grunt. The Mustang guys may well prefer the longer tracks!
Also ran at Templestowe, Morwell and Lakeland hillclimbs which were better suited to the smaller cars too.
As a spectator, turn one Winton at the May historic meeting is a must every year.
Deck chairs, BBQ and curried egg sandwhiches are a long standing tradition.

[dattoman]

Sadly I've only ever raced in WA so Barbagello is the only circuit I can say for that one
My car however has raced at PI, Winton, Sandown and Oran Pk
I'll have to ask it which one it liked best

I've only spectated at Barbagello and QR
Neither is terribly good

[arrimar]

the paperclip is a shit of a track. while its been described as a technically challenging one to drive,what happened to a hill,a dip,some esses,an off camber prick-of-a-corner,etc.
to think that QR would be exciting to watch was a mistake.

[Racehatch]

As a driver I've only ever raced at Mallala, so dont have much else to compare it with... yet.... If all goes well this season, I'm planning on doing an IPRA round at Phillip Island, so I'll report back after that

Havnt done alot of spectating lately, but I always enjoy going to Mt Panorama.... Prob not the best track from a viewing standpoint... but the atmosphere at the top of the mountain is unreal....!!

[dattoman]

Oh yeah....... forgot about Bathurst

Been there 5 times
Its about atmosphere and getting pissed though...... not the race...... lol

[arrimar]

Bathurst is fun/challenging on the top of the hill, but the straights are a bit boring.



For spectating - go to Indy. Trust me - the viewing is spectacular! And the racing isn't bad either.

thanks ,thats quite a resume you have there yellowa9xs.

i wouldve thought conrod straight would be welcome relief.

and yeah ive been to indy twice and wont return unless its in a highrise.waste of a day without proper planning.

[Racehatch]

350LH, go to Phillip Island - It is the best track by far. Except for the main straight, you never go straight.

Yeah for sure, it looks unreal - I esp like the fact that its got a bit of everything...

Starting out at mallala is cool, but I'm looking forward to going up and down hills... Plus I really cant stretch the legs of the ol 350 at the moment....

I have a sneaking a suspicion that I'm gonna scare the cr@p out of myself..... and I cant wait.....hehehehe

I've always dreamed about racing a Torana at Bathurst..... dunno if IPRA are ever gonna get a run there again..... if they do, I'll be up there will bells on!!

[arrimar]

sheesh ror never dob yourself in.
that bridge remains one of my fathers treasured memories.
his first race in quite a few years and the pack was about 5 abreast under the bridge on the first lap. he reckons the senses came alive real quick.

[micklx]

Well I guess I've been spoilt, I've only driven at Phillip island, first in the LX Torana and then in the VH. I'm still working up to speed but it's a great track and fairly safe. Last time I went there it was wet and even then it was heaps of fun. From the two 2nd gear hairpins to the flat out kink just before Honda and the high speed sweepers, its got something for all cars. It's not so good for a spectator since the trees have grown over the years and you can't see the back part of the track so easily.
From a spectators point of view I like Sandown. If it rains, you can sit in the grandstand and see nearly all the track, if its dry you can get trackside and feel the cars as they go past. I can't wait to drive there and experience the downhill esses.

[Racehatch]

Hey Sam, let me know when you are entering Phillip Island... I would like to race there this year ... keep me posted... mate I'll race ya ass.. and let the best 350 win!!

hehehe for sure, I'd be keen as for a run with ya!! With any luck, I'll be bringing a couple of other torana runners over with me... so we can have a phillip island toranafest!!....

The only thing that is a bit up in the air at the moment is the result of the IPRA proposal re the 225/60/15 tyre debarcle we are currently going through.... Apparently they are NOT making any more of them... and there's none available in AUS, UK, or the US......

[RIM-010]

As a spectator, my favourite track is Rehn's Raceway at Arno Bay.

As a driver, my favourite track is Rehn's Raceway at Arno Bay.

I can't actually think of any other racetracks that I've been to...

RIM