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Offline alibongo

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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2006, 11:24:40 pm »
Exellent......sounds like my kind of crowd will spend some time this W/E doing a bit of research, the tricky bit will be explaining to erindoors why I need to go 11,000 miles to watch a motor race !!!! (women just dont understand )
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2006, 11:27:45 pm »
Try posting on the 10 tenths Australia and New Zeland site
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=37&referrerid=18
I am sure they can help.
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2006, 12:49:49 am »
By the way, I like the new swear filter for w**k  :angel:
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2006, 01:02:09 am »
Quote from: Chris (alibongo) on October 12, 2006, 10:57:14 pm
sounds like a few are interested, is it a bit like L/M i.e a whole weekend gathering of petrol heads/drunks in disguise, anybody know about accomodation nearby,entry costs etc? (must look up where Bathurst is lol)
About 3 hours out of Sydney, I will get there myself one day !
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2006, 01:21:33 am »
Quote from: Chris24 on October 13, 2006, 01:02:09 am
Quote from: Chris (alibongo) on October 12, 2006, 10:57:14 pm
sounds like a few are interested, is it a bit like L/M i.e a whole weekend gathering of petrol heads/drunks in disguise, anybody know about accomodation nearby,entry costs etc? (must look up where Bathurst is lol)
About 3 hours out of Sydney, I will get there myself one day !
Hi Chris,
              Is that 3 hours walking ,driving or flying ???
Used to be able to watch on Speed Tv but not for a few years now.
Phil
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2006, 08:36:18 am »
Quote from: Chris (alibongo) on October 12, 2006, 11:24:40 pm
the tricky bit will be explaining to erindoors why I need to go 11,000 miles to watch a motor race !!!! (women just dont understand )
Erm.... Just what don't we understand?
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2006, 09:45:57 am »
Thanks for the link, Rhino!
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2006, 10:54:51 am »
Quote from: Canada Phil on October 13, 2006, 01:21:33 am
Quote from: Chris24 on October 13, 2006, 01:02:09 am
Quote from: Chris (alibongo) on October 12, 2006, 10:57:14 pm
sounds like a few are interested, is it a bit like L/M i.e a whole weekend gathering of petrol heads/drunks in disguise, anybody know about accomodation nearby,entry costs etc? (must look up where Bathurst is lol)
About 3 hours out of Sydney, I will get there myself one day !
Hi Chris,
              Is that 3 hours walking ,driving or flying ???
Used to be able to watch on Speed Tv but not for a few years now.
Phil
Three hours drive I understand.

It will probably take about 3 hours to walk from the bottom start finish straight to the top of Skyline though !
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #23 on: October 14, 2006, 11:21:23 am »
This site got me interested in Bathurst. The track is really something else!
http://www.nzmustang.com/Bathurst/bathurst.htm
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #24 on: October 14, 2006, 01:14:17 pm »
I watched an onboard on Youtube some time ago and it's really a track like no other. Definetely something to see once. You should watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTqBHtnB7AA
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #25 on: October 14, 2006, 01:33:20 pm »
Thats a lot of overtaking on what looks like a fairly narrow circuit!!  :o

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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #26 on: October 14, 2006, 01:36:51 pm »
Like some of tou guys I was thinking of going but there seems to be an even bigger yob culture than at Le Mans

http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89516&page=5

Might just have to go to Petit instead or Spa or go Beaver hunting, after Sebring, if Smokie and Gab have left any ;D ;D

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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #27 on: October 14, 2006, 02:14:45 pm »
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #28 on: October 14, 2006, 06:31:54 pm »
Ive driven round the mountain (it's public road) a couple of times, it's about an hour and a half from my father in laws place. (About 300 kms west of Sydney, over the blue mountains, which are gorgeous.

Definitely a pilgrimage to do. They ran a 24 hour race there a couple of times in the recent past as well, about a fortnight before or after the 1000.

However I have been warned that the racegoers are 'bloody animals' but I've camped in HA, they can't be all that bad.

I think we're planning a family holiday the year after next, and I intend to take in the 1000 or if the timing is out, one of the eastern creek rounds.
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Re: Bathurst 1000
« Reply #29 on: October 14, 2006, 07:10:53 pm »
Actually, the fact that it's a bit of an unpolished crowd makes me curious. I've read a story in Top Gear Magazine on massive fireworks and throwing burning toilet paper, making impressive light lines in the air but they can also land on your head if you don't watch out. It's an event for the hairy chested, so much is sure.  ;D
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