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Last lap in the 6 lap handicap - a courteous Marcos Volvo 3 litre moves over to let the fast boys through, and loses 6 places in one corner! Second last corner on the new track.
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If you have a decent circuit extension that you can divide up into two decent tracks for daily use I think it helps with renting out track time. Today I was working at a semi private track in the USA and had a great conversation with the track manager about these issues and balancing infrastructure development with the track development. They have some decent length already but are looking for more to run 3 tracks on a daily basis off of the one main track. |
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Saw this today and thought of this thread :
http://beeoneoneoh.wordpress.com/200...v09/#more-1916 Looks like a really nice circuit. |
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re #29. Just make sure you say hi - or wave. Oh, but all the marshals wave...
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Wheee! Saw Lola T70 and David Fitzsimmons Ferrari arrive on flatbed trucks today, delivered to their temporary home.
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Really looking forward to this. I'm coming over from Australia to do an episode of In Pit Lane for screening February or March in the lead up to PI.
Any locals got any tips on cheap (very, very cheap) accommodation in the area? Also is there any way to get to the track via Public transport? I'm really doing this on the cheap so I don't want to have to hire a rental if I can help it. Last edited by inpitlane; 5 Jan 2010 at 08:39. Reason: yet another typo, curse you Johnnie Walker!!! |
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There is probably camping on site but as the area is rural, there is little in the way of local accomodation.
Transport is a tricky one. The circuit is right alongside the State Highway 1 (main North/South road) and at that point is an expressway, not a motorway. Coaches go from Auckland City heading south, but not directly from the airport and could possibly drop you off on the off ramp (if you asked them nicely) but but there will be plenty of race traffic around. As there is a prison across the road from the track entrance, carrying a plackard and hitch hiking with "Hampton Downs - Race Track" might be more fruitful than just Hampton Downs! Might be cheapest to rent a cheap car and sleep in it. However, the official camp ground has not yet been developed so there are no facilities and on course food is never going to be cheap either. |
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Looking forward to setting off with my wife shortly to get down for the Festivals, hopefully apart from the wonderful Kiwi welcome there will be a few Brits too.
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Got the drivers briefing stuff today. Nine pages... All getting very excited here too, though for those of us not on holiday, a fair time commitment and not sure that my wife is too impressed!
Shame that our governing body has upset the Australians by not allowing in three cars as they have period alloy cages that have a dispensation in Australia. For goodness sake, how petty and insensitive can you get. Classic motorsport is not F1 and we have been told in no uncertain terms that this festival is about the cars not the drivers (totally agree) and we are deeply embarassed that these iconic cars have been excluded. This is one sport where the traditional rivalries do not exist and is a poke in the eye to the meeting organisers who have put a tremendous amount of effort into this meeting. We really wanted those overseas cars here. Festival chairman Jim has probably sent out well over 3,000 individual emails, let alone the bulk ones... Grids are fantastic - check out http://www.nzfmr.co.nz/ PLEASE come and say hi - Sports Racing class, car 170. I might even give you a Chicane T shirt if you ask me nicely and I have any left - and you admit to your ten-tenths user name! Sharing the track with Hampton Downs owner Tony Roberts and his 680hp Chev Corvette, Jack Ondrack's TVR, the very rapid Lotus Elan of Chris Chiles, plus an assortment of Mallocks, Chris Fraser's Morgan +8 and some other quick stuff. Means we'll probably get lapped, but hey, it is not about winning! I'm expecting to finish about 30th but will just be happy to be part of and survive the festival! Look out and start planning now for the 2011 series and escape that horrible winter weather - Chris Amon meeting. (Just heard today that he'll be driving David's Ferrari 275GTB/C for a couple of laps at this meeting.) By then, hopefully the full 3.8km track will be open and the grids will be even larger! Last edited by socram; 11 Jan 2010 at 06:35. Reason: typos... |
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Thanks for the invite,will stop by and say hello and good luck!
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I am also coming over from Australia for both meetings, a bit of a holiday and hopefully to do some photography. I am staying in Auckland - if any one is looking to share transport I might be able to help.
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Hi, I would like to come & say g'day to you guys who are competing, can you tell me which cars in which class so I know who to look for. I went and had a look at the track at yesterdays meeting, very impressive facility. Look forward to going again this weekend.....Keith
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http://www.nzfmr.co.nz/
Click on the competitors tab for all entry lists by class. I am car 170 in the Invited Sports/Sports racing class. Silver GT - probably about 30th or later out of a grid of 38!!! Faster cars will lap in about 1:14 slowest about 1:35, so many of us wil be lapped... Will be a change for me, racing a GT against Mallocks... I seem to lap at 1:28 (trying), but will probably ease off a bit for this meeting, as it really isn't competitive, but is all about the cars. I can't compete against a Chev Corvette with 680bhp... |
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Thanks socram...I will come & say g'day....good luck
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The cars looked great on TV this morning, should be a great weekend.
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Rain Rain Rain is on the forcast for today.
I dont care though, wet out late yesterday, awesome cars and a **** load of them. Will be fun |
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raining?? must be england!!
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