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    Default Lost tracks cruises?

    Not sure if this is the right section for it but I found this site with a whole heap of old racing tracks on it.

    Maybe we could aim a few cruises out to some of these and check them out in person?

    even better still maybe approach the councils and see if they could close off some of the roads? but that is probably a long shot

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    Default Re: Lost tracks cruises?

    Half of them have probably been closed off or turned into residential estates by now, like Amaroo Park (and Oran Park, in the near future)
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    Default Re: Lost tracks cruises?

    Yeah most are a least in a state of disrepair but for the ones that still exist in some for like the parramatta park of the katoomba track it might be good to go and have a drive or walk around ?
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    Default Re: Lost tracks cruises?

    You can walk around catalina at the Blue mountains in fact there a dogs park near it, the track has grass growing through it nowadays, um Warwick farm may be a wee bit hard as the horse track is on it lol.

    Motor magazine visited Gnoo Blass and Catalina last year to remember the good old days but its probably for the best that some closed ie safety fences at catalina consisted of railway sleepers walls and no run off.
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    Ha, they where the good old days,Westmead, Windsor, Amaroo Park, Catalina & Warwick Farm, I watched the F1's there when I was a kid.
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    Oh damn... I remember Catalina Park soooo well... and not for it's history either. Back when I was in High School we had an ad-hoc cycling team put together to compete in a 24-hour marathon around that damned track. 3.2km per lap of endurance and cycling hell.

    It was about this time of the year that it happened too, and there started out being about 13 teams, but when it started raining, all but 4 teams had packed up and pissed off home for the day. Long story short, that day felt like it was never gonna end. We truly did have 4 seasons in a day on that track, and by the time we'd finished the 5 of us in the team had completed 368 laps. We got back on the bus and went home, and I finally got to take off my shoes. Soaking wet, and looking whiter than snow. 24 hours I'll never forget.
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    I wish these tracks were still around.
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    Default Re: Lost tracks cruises?

    Catalina Park still is, I think...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew162
    Catalina Park still is, I think...
    yep its there its just pretty much a walking track, cruise anyone
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    Quote Originally Posted by 7MA61
    yep its there its just pretty much a walking track, stroll anyone
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    Quad-bikes?

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    ATV's FTW!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blue_Stivo
    Quad-bikes?
    SCREW THAT, pocket bikes FTW hopefully get mine running soon!

    cruze sounds good!

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    Yeah, i'd be keen for a cruise to catalina or somewhere similar.
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    had a chat to Craig about this at the cruise on Sunday...

    Luckilly I did some research on Saturday night
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    all information found here... http://ellis.v12racing.net/racingcir...acingcircuits/

    Catalina Park...


    Hartley


    Homebush


    Mount Druitt - Whalan Reserve (only a portion of the track remains)


    Parramatta Park (the entire track is still visible)


    Warwick Farm (I think the track is inside the horse track... somone correct me if I'm wrong)


    Amaroo Park (Lest we forget )

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