[VASC17R25R26] Coates Hire Newcastle 500:24-26 Nov

[ford71]

Originally Posted by peckstar

i didnt try for a grandstand spot, $300 each just wasnt going to work.

But if i could afford a grand stand spot i would, they were the better spots and reserved a seat as well as big screens.

However i found a satisfactory GA spot in the hairpin, but if it was 30c plus the shade of the grandstand might be handy.

so to answer your question, it would depend who i was with and if i wanted to spend the money. (but if i could afford it i would get a corporate ticket instead)

History shows , crowd often drops of bit in 2nd year as well, but they also improve things

Ah ok, sorry I thought by the time you had made plans, all seats were gone.

From the telecast, it seemed to me the big screens were really in place for the seated, and screens for GA were a little light on. Maybe thats one thing they could improve for 2018.

For a track I have not been to before I would probably play it safe and make sure there's a seat (and screen) for me (and likely wife + child) but yes, it adds up fast.

Hairpin area looked like a great spot if the weather was kind.

Cheers for the feedback, it really did look great on the teev, and we spent all Saturday at home talking about a visit.

[Sandgroper]

I tell ya what how good was the race compared to the F1 procession later in the evening. They may as well use remote control on F1 cars, follow the leader.

[Umai Naa]

Dunno about that. RC racing I've seen makes the weekend's Supercar event look tame.

[Sandgroper]

Originally Posted by Umai Naa

Dunno about that. RC racing I've seen makes the weekend's Supercar event look tame.

Yeah agreed, my son was number 9 in Australia at one time racing RCs.
Insane stuff.

[FAS33]

Toad racing is where it's at. Makes all motor racing look quite stale.

[peckstar]

I turned to the person next to me when he entered pit lane and suggested to them that Scott was not down to speed when he hit the line, was not suprised when the penalty came up.
Such a big reduction in speed over the last car length when you push it to the edge

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by peckstar

I turned to the person next to me when he entered pit lane and suggested to them that Scott was not down to speed when he hit the line, was not suprised when the penalty came up.
Such a big reduction in speed over the last car length when you push it to the edge

The Nissans were having trouble stopping at the pit lane entry in practice on Saturday, they locked up and slid uncontrolled past the speed measure line. Lucky they didn’t get pinged. It seemed a team/car thing for them. They obviously fixed it.

[Purist]

It looked strange on the video, and the speed telemetry froze up for a second there at the critical point. It certainly looked like, if SM was getting pinged, SvG should have done also.

And why didn't they have the issue Saturday, but did on Sunday?

And no, GTR, Tim Schenken is a mere mortal man like the rest of us, so he and his decisions are not above reproach.

[Mixer]

Teams tried to challenge the VFL in court in the late 80s and the precedent was set then. These pseudo private organisations charters effectively nullify the right to sue under them.

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[Umai Naa]

If you're going to be litigeous over the outcome of a sporting event, you shouldn't be involved in it.

You go into it knowing full well that a call mightn't go your way, just as you would, getting let off the hook over something you may well have been guilty of. That's the underlying nature of competition.

[peckstar]

Newcastle’s ‘embarrassing’ Queens Wharf Tower to be demolished

was a useful reference point on the weekend

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by peckstar

Newcastle’s ‘embarrassing’ Queens Wharf Tower to be demolished

was a useful reference point on the weekend

It was how our group could find the entry gate with the complete lack of signage pointing us there.

A shame to lose it

[sizzle]

Originally Posted by peckstar

Newcastle’s ‘embarrassing’ Queens Wharf Tower to be demolished

was a useful reference point on the weekend

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

It was how our group could find the entry gate with the complete lack of signage pointing us there.

A shame to lose it

That massive body of water everyone walked along didn't guide you at all???

Te run down the hill from 2 and the run down to the hairpin were superb viewing
Better still in the garage.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by sizzle

That massive body of water everyone walked along didn't guide you at all???

Te run down the hill from 2 and the run down to the hairpin were superb viewing
Better still in the garage.

We sat in the hairpin, Water on 3 sides, like we were on an island

[sizzle]

Originally Posted by peckstar

We sat in the hairpin, Water on 3 sides, like we were on an island

I had a look there Saturday.

If you could ensure a good position the run down the hill from 2 is by far the best.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by sizzle

That massive body of water everyone walked along didn't guide you at all???

Te run down the hill from 2 and the run down to the hairpin were superb viewing
Better still in the garage.

The water was fine, finding an entrance gate was the complicated part. Sunday better than Saturday but no logical reason exists to not label Gate 1 as Gate 1..

[sizzle]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

The water was fine, finding an entrance gate was the complicated part. Sunday better than Saturday but no logical reason exists to not label Gate 1 as Gate 1..

The support paddock gate made it easier, still had the queue over the bridge though.

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

The water was fine, finding an entrance gate was the complicated part. Sunday better than Saturday but no logical reason exists to not label Gate 1 as Gate 1..

...other than vast amount of signage that had to be placed and low priority for labelling a gate as 1 (or 2 or 3 or whatever).

There were maps up around the place and surely anyone who came in via one entrance would at least know how to get back to that place for exit?

I'm struggling to understand the problem GTR?

[peckstar]

just realised 48 points between 6th and 10th in the champiosnhip, that is amazingly close

[blaarg]

Was I the only one to notice Lowdnes' bump on McLaughlin's left rear qtr-panel on the lead up to turn two, a couple of seconds before the 'title deciding' incident?

It makes you wonder if Lowndes would have passed McLaughlins C pillar by the incident scene, if he hadn't have made that little bump....

[Tourer]

Full rundown of how the penalties against 17 were done from the DSA: Bairdo speaks

All makes sense to me I have to say.

[Axeman444]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Full rundown of how the penalties against 17 were done from the DSA: Bairdo speaks

All makes sense to me I have to say.

As a long time DJR supporter, I agree with everything that he says, unfortunately

[peckstar]

The penalties were always ther in my opinion

Im a bit concerned by his justification of the difference between J Dub at NZ and Scott at Newcastle though.

If you run someone out of track then surely there has to be a penalty

[mayhem]

Maybe environmental considerations are taken into account, ie: grass verge v concrete wall?

[ford71]

Thank you Baird for putting the explanations out there.

Monday would have been better though