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unreal

what the fuck does a thursday have to do with a weekend considering if you READ the calendar it says the 16,17,18 july was cancelled

mitch_r32

Hence the maybe, TEDA is looking into getting those dates back since DA folded as a series and now the track is 'free' if you will for that weekend.

I gather you have never heard the expression of using a day in the week against its weekend? Because I was just typing off memory I didn't bother to look at the actual dates for the weekend but I did know the 15th was close to it.

unreal

nope never hear of that but like adrnln said till they know what impact the construction site will have between july and november the track i said to be closed..

ScUd'EsS

im confussed?? why do you have to wait to know what parts of the track will be closed for the upgrades?? The drag strip is getting ripped up, cabling under the v8 track and up and down the drag strip is getting work done on it... the whole straight will need to be off limits as wouldnt it make sense that, thats the area where construction vehicles, materials etc would be placed, not to mention the high level use of the v8 track crossing during the upgrades?? And i highly doubt WorkSafe would allow cars screaming past doing 150km/ph plus to be side by side to workers on the other side of the fence - or no fence if the concrete barriers are still waiting to be put into place...

My bet would be after the v8's if your drift meet has been cancelled then work will start asap to get it finished!

HSV_MALOO

Here's a heads up,

Last i spoke with the head of Sport and Rec and the facilities manager they will be shutting down the complex for the construction work to start on the 5th July!!

TERA had to cancel a big meet they had organised for august because there will be no racing until the project is completed due to it being a construction site.

JET_RB25

i would say it would be closed. But Mel if you ever went to a drift meet up here you would know that there was a 100kph limit on the straight or maybe it was 80kph. Either way i am not fussed.

incubus

80km/h unless the radar is packed away....

ScUd'EsS

Arrgh hum i have been to 3 drift meets at HV and two interstate so but 1. i have never heard or do i know the actual speed rules of drifting and 2. even if i did post 80kms im sure someone would've jumped on here with his tight skirt on and accused me of not liking skylines and being a v8 bogan and not supporting the sport of drifting blah blah wank wank, so just went with a figure that was safe!! And dont drifting join with NAMSC and those cars do that speed+

JET_RB25

not all the time they dont. But your a bogan v8 bitch lol

TANKI

so bottom line is no racing at all while work is being done.

UNKNOWN

We dont know yet, we are still hoping that we will still be able to use it. It all depends on who does the construction and what they will allow.

incubus

it's not the contractor that say yes or no dude. it's worksafe that decide that. if all of hidden valley becomes a construction site then you wont be going past the front gate

TANKI

Any word on the drift australia weekend.

J-moNeY

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Daniel180

got canned months ago

incubus

drift australia is having a granny nap at the moment cos they have no major backing

Rattler

Good luck to Team Panda (Jeff and Matty) who are heading to Mallala Raceway this weekend in Adelaide to drift!!


Fly the flag well for NT fellas


Scotty

XDrft

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Good luck lads!! Im sure you will do well, enjoy yourselfs

Cheers

Rattler

The boys only got to Three Ways last night as someone didn't know how to load a car trailer properly! After 3 goes on the side of the road to stop it from swaying, they got it right!! They should get to Cooper Pedy by night fall I would think.


Scotty

rx2re

Good luck to the PANDA Team from HighRPM.

doing the Territory Proud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If anyone has more information on the event and the locals attending the event i would like to put something up on www.Highrpm.com.au

thanks,

Rattler

The boys got to Glendambo at 3am this morning and kipped until dawn. They are just hitting Port Augusta now so not far to go to hit Mallala!

rx2re

Good to see they are arriving safely.

Rattler

Well, the boys had a good time but no luck!!


Jeffs front bar came off, went under the car and pierced his oil can! Not knowing any of this, he kept driving but suddenly stopped when the car ran out of oil!


Matty didn't quite qualify as only having a few practice runs at the track just wasn't enough! Entry to turn one is done at over 100mp/h and the boys just didn't have enough speed or experience to do this.


Will have some photos in the next couple of days


Scotty

Rattler

There's another meet at Mallala in November and we need 8cars for a truck to go down there.

kirst

dan might be keen
he is used to doing highspeed entries too so sounds good

when do you have to numbers by?

AUSS13

Dan do it, dooooo it

mitch_r32

Hidden Valley turn 5....

TANKI

Defently not me doing 100km/h thier just yet.

mitch_r32

that would be 160km/h or 4th gear

JET_RB25

Im with you on that one Mitch. Turn 5 behind you is about 150ish back to second in yours but third in mine with the extra power. As for turn 10 that is also top of third.

Mallala is good just need the big clutch scando with the foot brake as you slide in.

mitch_r32

personal favorite is the 4 wheel lock up, huge speed scando, wait until the car is sliding exactly straight down the track then rip the handbrake and smash the foot brake at the same time for just a second

Rattler

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Jer

Dam, that sucks. Glad to hear they're OK.

Rattler

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rx2re

wow, sorry to hear guys. thats not good. hope all are well and safe.

You can replace the cars, but you cant replace lives.