FREE!!! Big Bangers

DAVID PATERSON · 29 Apr 2011, 13:26 (Ref:2871755)

May 15 at Eastern Creek is round 2 of the Group C Touring Car Association Championship for Group C & Group A Touring Cars. Genuine Cars only, no replicas, look-alikes or mock ups.

Also on the programme are Group N Historic Touring Cars, Formula Vee, Supersports and Racing Cars.

Spectator Admission is FREE!!!

nafe! · 29 Apr 2011, 22:06 (Ref:2871921)

Sounds good, many entrants?

David Towe · 30 Apr 2011, 13:48 (Ref:2872056)

about 20 for group A/C so far.

alfacors · 1 May 2011, 08:07 (Ref:2872285)

Damn it, why couldn't you have made it the weekend before or after

D.R.T. · 1 May 2011, 10:50 (Ref:2872359)

Awesome stuff. Looking forward to this event and great to see the organisers making the event so accessible.

Kinda happy with the date alfacors - leave for the Indy 500 two days after.

alfacors · 2 May 2011, 04:06 (Ref:2872702)

It's the one weekend in those 3 weeks I'm NOT in town

racer69 · 2 May 2011, 07:08 (Ref:2872743)

I'll be there

You running the Corolla Dave?

DAVID PATERSON · 2 May 2011, 10:26 (Ref:2872817)

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Originally Posted by racer69

I'll be there

You running the Corolla Dave?

Yep, call in and say G'day.

David Towe · 2 May 2011, 13:27 (Ref:2872911)

Do it slowly though racer, remember David's a banana bender.
See you there David.

DAVID PATERSON · 3 May 2011, 08:33 (Ref:2873347)

David, I was born and raised in Sydney, moved to Bne when I was 10.

According to born and bred Qlders, I'm not a real Qlder, I'm an immigrant.

TCR · 3 May 2011, 23:53 (Ref:2873797)

I love this category and it seems to be going from strength to strength, hope you get another good turnout.

I'd consider going to watch but I'll be heading down there two weeks later to race in the 1 hour Prodsports race.

DAVID PATERSON · 9 May 2011, 10:44 (Ref:2877336)

Just got the entry list, 16 starters in all, 8 each for Group C & A.

Gibson R31 & Godzilla, JPS M3, Xerox Shop Starion, Willmington Jag, ANZ Moffat/Rouse Sierra, 2 x Bob Holden Corollas.

4 x Escorts, 2 x Geminis, Forbes/Bartlett A9X & another Torana.

Qualifying starts at 9:00, first race is at 10:40.

alfacors · 9 May 2011, 14:19 (Ref:2877493)

Damn it Damn it Damn it!

**Woolley** · 9 May 2011, 21:05 (Ref:2877752)

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Originally Posted by alfacors

Damn it Damn it Damn it!

... Janet

nafe! · 16 May 2011, 01:10 (Ref:2880866)

Pity Godzilla was a no show, i was hoping to show my girlfriend the car in person.

The driver/team combination behind the starion seem to be doing a good job. It was performing very well from my perspective, though im unaware of how it performed during its original racing career.

Nice to see a couple of cars, but i have to admit it is very stale racing when only a few of the drivers have the money, intention and ability to put the cars through their paces. This is just a observation of the nature of the category and not a go at the drivers in anyway. In the end its better seeing the cars still on the track then sitting in sheds which other owners are happy for them to do.

jetwreck · 16 May 2011, 02:29 (Ref:2880877)

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Originally Posted by nafe!

Pity Godzilla was a no show, i was hoping to show my girlfriend the car in person.

The driver/team combination behind the starion seem to be doing a good job. It was performing very well from my perspective, though im unaware of how it performed during its original racing career.

Nice to see a couple of cars, but i have to admit it is very stale racing when only a few of the drivers have the money, intention and ability to put the cars through their paces. This is just a observation of the nature of the category and not a go at the drivers in anyway. In the end its better seeing the cars still on the track then sitting in sheds which other owners are happy for them to do.

Sorry about the no show of the R32....the fuel cell decided to split again on Saturday.

nafe! · 17 May 2011, 10:17 (Ref:2881544)

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Originally Posted by jetwreck

Sorry about the no show of the R32....the fuel cell decided to split again on Saturday.

I guess i can forgive its absence then

Interesting issue, would it be age related?

I have to say myself and alot of other people are appreciative that the time and money is spent to keep that car on the track, it cant be cheap or easy with that particular car.

Quick question, what state of parity is the car run to these days. Do the group a/c historic rules allow you to pick any year or does it have to run as it was bathurst 92?.

DAVID PATERSON · 17 May 2011, 13:34 (Ref:2881641)

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Originally Posted by nafe!

Quick question, what state of parity is the car run to these days. Do the group a/c historic rules allow you to pick any year or does it have to run as it was bathurst 92?.

You can pick any event the car ran at and then run it exactly as it was at that event.

You can't mix and match. e.g. you can't run the '92 paintjob with the '91 engine and the '90 wheels & brakes etc.

jetwreck · 17 May 2011, 21:38 (Ref:2881859)

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Originally Posted by nafe!

I guess i can forgive its absence then

Interesting issue, would it be age related?

I have to say myself and alot of other people are appreciative that the time and money is spent to keep that car on the track, it cant be cheap or easy with that particular car.

Quick question, what state of parity is the car run to these days. Do the group a/c historic rules allow you to pick any year or does it have to run as it was bathurst 92?.

Yeh up keep ain't cheap....the car just went through it's first freshen up since the close of the 1992 season(that included Bathurst). Lucky for us we got quite a good spares package when purchased. The fuel tank had been serviced but to be quite honest it's end of day's as a lot of the other parts were.......a new tank will have to be made.

We get to pick a year....The car has a COD specifying the 1991 Sandown 500 round....that way we are not as restricted with the 1992 rules. Not that we will be running it at quite the same boost or level of commitment.....not having the sponsorship that they had in the day tend's to make you rethink how hard you want to go.

David Towe · 17 May 2011, 22:04 (Ref:2881877)

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Originally Posted by jetwreck

. Not that we will be running it at quite the same boost or level of commitment.....not having the sponsorship that they had in the day tend's to make you rethink how hard you want to go.

Come on Jetwreck, Datsun parts are cheap.

jetwreck · 18 May 2011, 00:12 (Ref:2881911)

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Originally Posted by David Towe

Come on Jetwreck, Datsun parts are cheap.

yeh they are....it's the Nismo and GMS parts that you get raped for!

Also we don't want to crank it up anyway......no use finishing 1 minute in front of the field....makes the races boring!

**GTRMagic** · 18 May 2011, 06:18 (Ref:2881958)

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Originally Posted by jetwreck

Yeh up keep ain't cheap....the car just went through it's first freshen up since the close of the 1992 season(that included Bathurst). Lucky for us we got quite a good spares package when purchased. The fuel tank had been serviced but to be quite honest it's end of day's as a lot of the other parts were.......a new tank will have to be made.

We get to pick a year....The car has a COD specifying the 1991 Sandown 500 round....that way we are not as restricted with the 1992 rules. Not that we will be running it at quite the same boost or level of commitment.....not having the sponsorship that they had in the day tend's to make you rethink how hard you want to go.

So.. less weight, and you can bin the pop off valve?

jetwreck · 18 May 2011, 21:26 (Ref:2882352)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

So.. less weight, and you can bin the pop off valve?

but we will never use the extra boost!!!!!

nafe! · 19 May 2011, 07:24 (Ref:2882483)

Thanks for the replies jet and dave.

Good to hear you can pick the year, gives the cars a better chance to shine in their best trim.

Redzone · 23 May 2011, 10:28 (Ref:2884350)

Yep and the Starion has a 1992 C of D, which allowed it to run 17 inch wheels and a few other freedoms, which is also why it doesnt have the Xerox sponsorship on it..

Craig recently gave the car a bit of a freshen up, and is getting the suspension sorted out too, and it is enjoying some much needed reliability, it's all coming together for him now

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