Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars Pre race Tuesday and Wednesday

Well the long wait is over and the trip begins to Bathurst from Melbourne Camper Trailer packed, bags packed and make sure I have my Credentials letter for Camping at the Track.
Left Home Monday after work to head up to my Daughters house about 3 1/2  hours from Melbourne stop over for the night and continued on Tuesday morning leaving about 8am takes about 5 1/2 to 6 hours from her place. With a quick stop at Gundagai for some lunch and top up on fuel I arrived at Bathurst about 1.30pm stopped at the Credentials hut to pick up my passes and uniform plus my car sticker to allow access inside of Track to the Marshals camp Ground. Camp site 260 set up camp and met a few people than into town to get supplies. A good night sitting down talking and drinking with fellow VFT marshals.

 

Wednesday all planned with a track walk with Friends Graeme,Steve and Julio then into town for the Transporter parade what a great atmosphere in town plenty of support from the locals and visitors a few freebies and back to camp for an easy afternoon check out pit lane and some drinks.

A walk around the Pits is always a good way to spend some time and meet People.

Sandown 500 2014 W/end Post 13.0

Well the w/end has started up early and at the track by 6.45am Briefing at 7.15 both days sign on pick up lunch and go down and get an Egg and Bacon roll Yum make a coffee a bit of chit chat and it all starts post 13.0 for both days Drivers Left opposite Pit Entry. Saturday continues with Qualifying and races for all categories. We covered Flags and Comms on Saturday with Four Flaggies and A Sector, Myself, Jamie, Julio and Rebbeca. Sunday same Team But we had Suz has A Sector and Robert Replaced Jamie we also got a comms Person sorry cant remember name.
Not so much action at this point a few spinners coming out of Turn 12 and on Sunday a couple of the V8s came together coming into pits. This is a good point to see all the action in the pit lane close to the Nissan Pits where we got a good look when the fuel filler got stuck the fire crews and pit crew done well to keep it under control could have been a big fire in pit lane other wise.
Now to Sit back and watch some replays and get ready for Bathurst 1000.
Stay safe Everyone.

Pit Lane Action

View from 13.0 over to Pit Lane

On Track Action

Some Rubber to Burn

Vic Fire Crews

Team Medical

Flag Point 13.0

Sandown 500 12.9.14 Friday Post 6.0

Well another round done and dusted, great weather, great teams. Support Categories were great for this V8 round with Porsche Carrera Cup, Touring Car Masters, Australian GT and V8 Utes. Friday I was on Flag Point 6.0 Drivers Right looking down to 9.0 Dandy CNR so a good point to see all the action at 9.0. Two flaggies Me and Colleen and a Sector Marshall Friday was mainly practice with Touring Car Masters and Aust GT having Qualifying rounds as well.
Plenty of cars going wide through 7 and 8 we had two big smashes between our point and 9.0 in the V8 utes we had one lose control going through 7 spinning and hitting Armco fence facing WD stopping just before gravel trap at Dandy cnr bring out red flag and the end of Practice for them. Last event of the day Aust GT Qualifying a very similar accident but a lot faster we had the Mclaren spin off hitting Armco and ripping off front wheels and going all the way through the gravel trap at 9.0 into tyre wall WOW awesome but no more Mclaren for w/end both drivers ok cars not so good.

Sandown 500 2014

V8 Paddock

Friday Briefing

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Touring Car Masters

Looking down to 9.0 Dandy cnr

looking back to 5.8

Winton Festival of Speed August 9 & 10 2014

Well Another great w/end of racing at Winton The Festival of Speed always puts on a good show with many Historic Racing cars with 250 cars over the w/end.
The categories were
Regularity, MGs, M,O Sports & Racing,Fvee, Group N, Group Sa &Sb, Formula Fords, Q & R Sports, Group Sc, Groups C & A, P,Q &R Racing, F5000, Group J,K,Lb and Australian 5lt Touring Cars.
I was on Flag point 1.0 with Michelle Clewett and on Sunday we also had Russell Peach just near pit exit good spot to see the start of races and all the action when they go through turn 2.
The Days were fine but a very icy wind off the mountains so didn't warm up even though it was sunny at times. Good lunches again from Winton Hamburgers on Saturday and Hot Roast beef rolls Sunday with Drink, cake, Chocolate bar and fruit. Only a few reports from our post. Next event for me Sandown 500.
Stay Safe have fun Paul.

Pan View post 1.0

Looking back to Start/Fin

Turn 1.0

Saturday

Sunday

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