calder park - friday dec 15th

[PlacentaJuan]

hey melbournians!

i will be in melbourne next week to visit the relo's and am planning on taking the cressie down to calder to give it a run, if anyone is interested in meeting up and showing me how to get there etc, that would be awesome.

this will be my first ever time at the drags and i am a bit scared, i would love someone to show me how its done!

[Hurricane]

oh sick i will be there in my 3t powerd rolla not goin to be fast just fave some fun, im coming from geelong so can realy drive with ya, well maybe off the melb road some were befor the calder FWY

[Yian]

Melb for a week? Take me for a ride Down weribbee area yea? Bigworm was there visiting relos so I'm assuming you're there also.

[shelldrake]

Very interested!!! I also would love to go to Caulder. It's pretty close to me, yet I havent been yet. I do know that it's a good idea to get there early...

[stradlater]

It's close to you shelldrake??? Um, you sure you don't mean Sandown? Calder is WAY over the other side of the city from you...

[shelldrake]

It's close to you shelldrake??? Um, you sure you don't mean Sandown? Calder is WAY over the other side of the city from you...

My bad. You're right. My memory is coming back now! Still keen though. Will you be attending - showing us all up in that green monster?

[stradlater]

there's HALF a chance... HALF I repeat.......

If you guys rub me up the right way, I might. I've just got to get out to Arthurs creek to fix the car and bring it back to Ivanhoe to be able to drive it on friday night.

[shelldrake]

there's HALF a chance... HALF I repeat.......

If you guys rub me up the right way

Shotgun not getting that responsibilty. It'd be cool to see you run though.

[stradlater]

Hah... Well, let's just say, the wheels to facilitate this, are in motion.

[twentyEight]

Hah... Well, let's just say, the wheels to facilitate this, are in motion.

Did ViPeR_NiPPleX stick his hand up to rub you up?

Sorry James, couldn't resist and I had to choose somebody!

[Pure_In_Sanity]

I might pop down to spectate. Would be good to see the strad machine at full tilt

Cheers
-Phil

[joey]

Wouldnt mind seeing this 3t powered rolla in action. I go down there bout once/twice a month, never gets old (except most of the same cars are there each time bar a few )......

[Hen]

I wont be making it down, but as for how to get there, Calder Park is basically out west of Melbourne. It is right beside the Calder Freeway and so is very easy to get to.

Big map of Melbourne below. Calder park is on the A79 (Calder freeway), just near where the red "39" is.


And a closeup with Calder park on the far left of screen:


As you head toward Clader park you'll see a turnoff for "Calder Park Drive", DON'T take this turn. The entry to Calder park is directly off the freeway. If you need petrol and/or snacks there is a BP with 98 opposite the track, but you need to drive about 1-2km past the track before you can do a U-turn and come back into the servo.

All the above info can be found in a Melways or from street-directory.com if you are in doubt. I hope it's a good night.

Hen

[Turdinator]

Bummer. You had to pic the night of my work xmas party. I've been wanting to go have another run for ages.

Ah well good luck to you all.

Ed go have a run. Then we'll take 0.5 of a second off your time and you'll have my time.

[PlacentaJuan]

hey cool, i am in werribee visting nanna and grandad, is anyone keen too meet up somewhere?

hurricane you will prolly go past here wont you?

i still dont know what time everything starts, i dont know cost or anything (i have been slack)!@!!!

if anyone is coming to spectate that will be cool, my wife will need someone to sit with so she isnt all alone...

i am still down for it, maybe we could have a meet up somewhere near calder beforehand.

just checked out the website : http://www.motorsport.com.au/events.htm

gates open 5pm, racing starts at 6pm.

competitors is $65, spectators/crew $20.

if anyone has a video camera maybe they could go 'crew' to get a better view of the race or something?

anyway how about a meet at 4-4:15pm? or even earlier if everyone wants to chinwag....

[ViPeR_NiPPleX]

Did ViPeR_NiPPleX stick his hand up to rub you up?

Sorry James, couldn't resist and I had to choose somebody!

Cripes. I always have to do the dirty work around here

[gearb0x]

Traffics a bastard getting out to calder friday afternoon so allow plenty of time to get there

That and if you get there early you can practically get run after run after run
later in the night theres too many people & stupid burnout comp (they dont run any during the comp)

Just a little heads up

[stradlater]

gearbox is right.

And, I am out now. Haven't got time to fix the car to make it run.

Plus it's supposed to rain on Friday, and I've been burnt with too many 'supposed to rains' at calder lately.

[twentyEight]

strad,

Placenta should join us for Christmas dinner on Sat...

[stradlater]

indeed he should.. someone invite him.