On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:48:00 +1100, Liam O'Hagan wrote:
> Some of the guys are pretty serious, some have dedicated race cars, others
> have spent $30000 on suspension alone, some (like me) just go there in their
> stock car to have fun in a safe environment. The track is "Wakefield Park"
> about 2 hours out of sydney
> (http://www.wakefieldpark.com.au/site/frameset.cfm)
> and it's a very safe track. There's absolutely nothing to hit!
>
> We do have up to 8 cars on the track at once, but everyone is grouped by
> similar laptimes and sent out at intervals that minimise passing. It's more
> of timed single car sprints rather than wheel to wheel fender bender
> stuff... Only 1 car has been damaged in 12 years of racing, and that was a
> serious racecar late last year, a volvo 240 turbo that is 6 seconds a lap
> quicker than my MX5. He had the front suspension collapse mid corner,
> leaving the car on it's side. Fortunately it had a full cage and he was ok,
> and since he owns a volvo wrecking yard, he just put all the good bits into
> another shell and was back racing the next month!

There's a saying in SCCA racing here in the states... "Never take
anything to the track you're not willing to leave there!" ;-)

Matt Pobursky
Maximum Performance Systems
(and crew for a tired old Formula Ford)

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