Wakefield Procar Thread

Crash Test · 5 May 2001, 02:28 (Ref:89146)

Go you good thing Bowie!

First qualifying results from www.racetime.com.au:

Pos
No
Driver
Vehicle
Laps
Fastest
On
1
9A
John Bowe
Ford Mustang
Cobra-R
13
1:05.6679
13
2
60A
Wayne Boatwright
Subaru WRX STi
21
1:06.0254
18
3
15A
Bob Hughes
Mitsubishi EVO VI
23
1:06.3575
19
4
39A
Bob Pearson
Mazda RX-7
21
1:06.5858
19
5
1A
Mark King
Mitsubishi Evo V
19
1:06.7225
10
6
91A
Gary Deane
Subaru WRX STi
20
1:06.9458
18
7
57A
Graham Alexander
Mitsubishi EVO V
22
1:06.9586
17
8
71A
Phil Kirkham
Mazda RX-7
14
1:07.1136
10
9
26A
Brett Peters
Subaru WRX STi
22
1:07.2147
13
10
88A
Michael Brock
Mitsubishi EVO V
23
1:07.2850
17
Best of the HSVs in 12th...

Sorry about the format

PBR · 5 May 2001, 08:23 (Ref:89228)

Does anyone know where I can find a pic of the John Bowe mustang.

Thanks
Grant

marcus · 5 May 2001, 10:33 (Ref:89244)

how is this.

this is all i could find so far but have a look at www.procar.com.au in the following days and im sure they will have more pics (this is where I got this pic from.

marcus · 5 May 2001, 10:34 (Ref:89245)

hmmm ..not very good eh ?

oh well check out www.procar.com.au and there will be pics there.

PBR · 5 May 2001, 14:09 (Ref:89295)

Thanks Marcus,
Doesn't seem to be much there at the moment but I'll keep checking back until I find a decent shot.

Grant

Buckshot · 6 May 2001, 08:57 (Ref:89578)

You could probably find a few good ones in my camera...I just got back from Goulburn and I'll get them developed ASAP.

hypo · 6 May 2001, 10:05 (Ref:89592)

There is a pic of it on the Ford Racing site ,click on the link from www.ford.com.au

hypo · 6 May 2001, 10:18 (Ref:89594)

ahhh,sorry it dosen`t seem to be there anymore,feel like a reeal dill now,dont i!!

Crash Test · 8 May 2001, 05:39 (Ref:90091)

Shooot! 11,000 people went to the Procar meeting, when only 2000 went to the Konicas...wow, put that in yer pipe Tony!

Buckshot · 8 May 2001, 07:48 (Ref:90099)

11,000 people...wow that's pretty good. I reckon there were about 9,000 of us in the food que for the one food van that they allowed through the gate.

DAVID PATERSON · 8 May 2001, 10:21 (Ref:90135)

WOW!!! That's a huge turnout. Maybe you don't need V8 Supercars to pull a crowd?

What were the supports? Where they any good? Did the crowd enjoy the day?

Crash Test · 8 May 2001, 11:29 (Ref:90156)

There was Nations Cup, GT Performance, GT Production, V8 BRutes, F3, Fvees, and Production Sports (i think). Good luck to them, will be interesting to see what sort of crowd they get to QR later in the year...

Buckshot · 8 May 2001, 11:33 (Ref:90159)

I was there until it started raining around 3pm Sunday and I didn't see any Formula Vees.

It was a great meeting though. The different Procar categories really put on a good show each in their own right and Wakefield is an absolutely fantastic viewing circuit.

The only thing that spolied the day was the icy wind and the rain which started as I said above around 3pmish.

**gomick** · 9 May 2001, 00:33 (Ref:90568)

hey buckshot, what was the v8 brute racing like....

Buckshot · 9 May 2001, 01:47 (Ref:90577)

The racing started pretty early in the day because the program was so packed. I stayed the night in Goulburn and we got there good and early to Wakefield Park but to our surprise we had to line up on the road waiting to get in for about 20 minutes or so and therefore missed R1 of the Utes.

R2 was pretty exciting, there were only 10 cars in the race but it was good seeing these things get sideways around the back corner.

We missed R3 as we left due to the rain. But I imagine it would have been very interesting to see them on the wet track - will have to wait for the TV coverage ? As the drivers improve their race craft I'm sure this will become a great series. The track announcer said there is a rumour Wayne Wakefield might have a go at them which put a smile on a lot of the faces familiar with his work in the crowd, myself included.

Wakefield Park is a great up and coming venue. Even though there were delays getting in and only 1 food van serving the 11,000 strong crowd these are teething problems which I'm sure they'll sort out and of course there freezing weather and late rain was just bad luck.

Crash Test · 9 May 2001, 04:13 (Ref:90592)

You know it is a crime to says things about WW ...just to get my hopes up

I'm pretty close to the Graphic Skills team and WW, and I haven't heard anything as yet. BUT- Ross Palmer was out at Queensland Raceway the other weekend, and he was around the Graphic Skills garage, plus he said that there were a few utes still without drivers....

elephino · 9 May 2001, 12:53 (Ref:90673)

Well it seems Procars calculator is worse than AVESCOs. I did not see 11,000 people there. 6,000 at best I'd say and that includes the 1 and a half to 2 hour queue for food (I didn't bother).

But when you get descriptions from Winton of "I can see 4 people over there, and 3 people in that secion", you know it is a small crowd.

Buckshot · 10 May 2001, 10:36 (Ref:90955)

Here's a piccie I got of the John Bowe Mustang.

Ah...hang on...

Buckshot · 10 May 2001, 10:37 (Ref:90957)

Try again...

Buckshot · 10 May 2001, 10:39 (Ref:90958)

And another...

elephino · 10 May 2001, 11:26 (Ref:90971)

That second shot threw me for a moment...I've never actually seen Wakefield from that angle

PBR · 12 May 2001, 11:31 (Ref:91474)

Thanks Buckshot
That certainly looks better than the pic at the procar site.

Grant

DAVID PATERSON · 13 May 2001, 00:35 (Ref:91655)

Any other history buffs notice that Bowe's Mustang just happens to be painted red and wearing number 9?

Emfa · 14 May 2001, 19:40 (Ref:92490)

Quote:

Originally posted by elephino
Well it seems Procars calculator is worse than AVESCOs. I did not see 11,000 people there.

Yep, you know how these people play the numbers game! I was poking around the Procar website to catch up on some of the news and noticed this in the fine print: "Two day attendance of 10,928." Still, not too bad for Goulburn.

elephino · 15 May 2001, 11:25 (Ref:92747)

Considering the weather on the Saturday, they still didn't get that many people in.

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