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[SiKnEsS]

nah, will be there with bells on in the 180, pending its been tuned and tweaked and resprayed lol

[AE864thachicks]

yeah im finally close to the spray job, head is pretty much done, still need to pull bottom end apart and do the bearings etc, THEN, get the quads sorted then get the adaptronic then refit interior then change all the rubber bushings to the prothelane (or whatever they are) then change the diff housing to the t-18 then get all the fuel setup then get the rims then get.......................should be ready for the next drift event though, wont be till May? Faaarkeen glad you sold me this car haha, by the time im finished spending I could have got an s15 lol

[SiKnEsS]

yeh but u will own this one Mal, and if your like me u can pays bills, but u cant save unless u have sumthin ur saving for lol, and its always a bit more of an achivement doing sumthin in a car u own and have done the work on, hence the 180 changing completely lol

[AE864thachicks]

yeah thats the truth bud, beats payin things off. look forward to seeing the 180, are you gonna put up a thred on it?
btw, i think we own this thread now lol

[AE864thachicks]

just put 2 and 2 together! its matts old car DUH! not only have you guys swaped cars but also avatars lol

[SiKnEsS]

lol yeh m8, thats why im making such a change lol

[1jzmz20]

Any more info matt?

[sinister]

Meeting is on Monday.... so hopefully Monday night.

[sinister]

Well still no dates but it's certainly moving some where. The committee will be pushed to vote on the approve or deny it at the next meeting. Here is the e-mail that was sent to all involved with the Speedway by the President. Fortunately most of the Speedway is on my side and agree it should happen.... it will happen....

Wayne Allen, Speedway President.
Hi all,

Attached is a copy of letters from Matt Hermes relating to ongoing burnout competitions for 2010 and a submission to allow drifting to take place during 2010.

We all know that the burnout competition has grown over recent years and has been very lucrative for the speedway. Even if its not your thing, you have to say it draws a very healthy crowd who spend their dollars at the complex.

Matt has done his homework in relation to staging drifting comps, however other than a few minor trial events in the past , nothing has eventuated.

The stumbling block is that the Kart club are afraid that the track will be damaged . With what Matt has suggested in his submission, we should revisit this proposal as a club and make a decision one way or another.

With our ever escalating costs to run and maintain the speedway complex, we as a club will need to pursue all avenues of collecting revenue.

I would imagine this item will be on the agenda for early next year. Pass this info on and lets know your thoughts.

Attached Letter.... (by me)

I am writing this letter to the main body in hope they can agree on allowing drifting to continue at the Cairns Speedway in 2010. Below is a little about the past, and where we want to go.

During 2008 we had a number of drift events held at the Cairns Speedway. The committee gave the drift club permissions to run a number of small trial events with small vehicle numbers which went well. There was then two public events which had huge support. Between these events with hundreds of passes at each event, Robbie Bolger in his 700HP+ Monaro and other professional drivers there has been no signs of damage to the track.

Unfortunately we've hit a bit of a brick wall and nothing has happened since, despite a lot of effort throughout 2009 to get these events back on. I believe the most of the trouble is due to the Cairns Kart Club opposing it due to the threat of damage to the track.

I've personally made effort to discuss drifting with them and they are totally unwilling to even negotiate or discuss the topic. Michael Peake nor David Harris had any consideration for drifting.

Despite offering to concrete the edges of the track to reduce damage to grass (causing pits) and offering $10,000 bond for use of the track we've still got no where. We also had the track inspected by roads project manager from the Cairns Regional Council, who also offered to carry out maintenance work, but was also rejected by the Kart club.

The truth of the matter is the karts are only worried about their own choice of motor sport, and not others. They've made it clear they are looking to leave the Speedway and the track will be left how it is and deteriorate beyond repair with no one to maintain it.

The opportunity for the Cairns Speedway to have a dedicated team organising the only drifting north of the Sunshine Coast is a huge draw card which will bring racers from Cairns, Townsville, perhaps even as far as Mackay and surrounding regions. The previous event had two cars from Brisbane which loved the track and have nagged me to as when the next date is so they can come back. There has also been many Townsville drivers keen to drive.

If drifting is only half as successful as the Cairns Burnouts are it would still generate $15,000+ a year towards the Speedway bank. This is a great opportunity for the Speedway to generate more revenue, involve more young people in motor sport and give people a legal alternative to the street.

Our inspector, from CRC, explained that with no maintenance that the track only has a few years left in it whether cars use it or not. It's old and worn and just needs some money put towards it. Similar to rust on a car, whether you drive it or not, the rust gets worse naturally. We arranged to have the track crack sealed and other prolonging maintenance done at our cost but the Karts opposed it and it was not done.

We would like to pencil in four (4) dates for 2010 to hold our drift meetings. Similar to the burnouts, all gate and bar money would go to the Speedway and we could collect money from drivers to cover our own costs.

500 people through gate x $10ea = $5,000 with four events is $20,000 without the bar!

Thanks for your time and we hope you can allow and support this motor sport at the Cairns Speedway.

[SiKnEsS]

well lets hope that works, good job m8

[AE864thachicks]

yeah good letter mate, should be just whats needed to tip the result in our favour. Now hold breath and prey.

[1jzmz20]

EXCELLENT JOB MATTYY!!! Hopefully that will prove how ignorant and arogant the kart organisers are being with no concideration for any other motor sport. GOOD LUCK and keep us informed mate

[sinister]

Unfortunately the meetings are one a month so it takes a lot of time to do a little. The next meeting is the AGM so don't know if there will be a possibility of anything moving forward then. The management will also change which could make it harder, or easier depending on who is voted in. The current President has been all for it, but I don't think he will be president next year. Just have to wait and see what happens.....

Will keep updated.

[1jzmz20]

i will say again give us a yell if you need an assist

[AE864thachicks]

Lets give some support to the next meeting, everyone who is keen should make their presence known, support is something that we should all be doing (sorry matt but I dont think one person alone can convince these fools how popular drift can be in fnq. Let us rise to this occasion and follow you into battle. If the people who run speedway are keen to make a bit of profit and have a track maintained without too much of a worry, then what the hell is stopping their desicion. Let it be known the date and time and place for the next meeting, let us come along, I will even bring a portable bbq and snags (providing the meeting is at night cause im workin like a minion throughout the day). let me know your thoughts, and if you like to drift and fancy yourself invading/attending/eating snags (maybe with bread) then list yourself on this topic. Sorry if im being a pain in the arse matty, I got you this

[Falconxf88]

See you there.

[AE864thachicks]

and the there was two haha whoa! people slow down I cant feed you all haha

[Falconxf88]

AE864thachicks, on 07 January 2010 - 09:35 PM, said:

and the there was two haha whoa! people slow down I cant feed you all haha

Its ok ill get Hungry Jacks on the way.

Want me to get you anything on my way past?

[Stain]

I'll come if the meeting is held in our cars, on the track. What more show of support do you need than 20+ drifters waiting on the start line being egged on by 100+ spectators.

[SiKnEsS]

lol, i think if a bunch of drifters show up at the main bodys AGM, i think they will tell all of you to f**k off lol, u can show up and sit in, but none of u r even members of the mainbody, im sure that would be the first step to showing your keen ay, join the club that ur trying use the facilities of? im sure a whole $30 wouldnt hurt would it lol