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[czy383]

A few mates have been throwing around the idea of going to townsville for a bit of racing, is anyone thinking of going in the next few months.
I think it would be a better weekend if there was a good turnout, get a few cars from cairns to head down and also stir up some interest in townsville??

[Falconxf88]

Once theres a date set, Ill see what I can do.

[200sxxx]

Ill be going down in a couple of months, less cars the better though more track time haha

Edited by 200sxxx, 24 February 2010 - 11:18 PM.

[starlet666]

more chance to kill it too dude

[2JZZZZ]

Go down on the 1st of May. Easier to convince other people to go and share fuel costs. Saturday night is cowboys v storm, then sunday is groovin the moo and monday is a public holiday. But get in quick, accom is getting hard to find.

[mick h]

i might be keen if theres a group goin down need a date set though to confirm!!

[SiKnEsS]

+1, depending on dates

[czy383]

YoBbO, on 25 February 2010 - 08:38 PM, said:

+1, depending on dates

there is 2-3 of us and we are totally flexible, but i know a lot of people on here are not, if anyone had any ideas on suitable dates throw them up and we can plan aroun them, i,m thinking anywhere in the next 6-10 weeks ??

Edited by czy383, 01 March 2010 - 02:44 PM.

[DAV133]

Im keen, and tanksi(casper) an them boys will be keen

[BLU51]

I'm in Cash flow is a bit slim at the moment but if its no sooner than 6 weeks time I'll be able to make it. I'll round up some of the locals that I know to give you cairns guys some competition

I still have half a barrel of VHT from my comp last year so if the numbers are there and guys wouldnt mind paying a bit extra I can have a talk to Mobsy and see if we can get the first half of the strip prepped. I figure if you guys are coming all that way from Cairns that it would be nice to be able to stand on it at the start line rather than peddle it.

[Privatealpha]

If you dont mind me asking, how much is a barrel of VHT?
And how many litres is a barrel?

[BLU51]

Privatealpha, on 01 March 2010 - 03:08 PM, said:

If you dont mind me asking, how much is a barrel of VHT?
And how many litres is a barrel?

It comes in a 55 gallon drum (208 liters) and costs around $1800 (methanol is also needed in order to thin it out so that it can be sprayed properly). It takes half a barrel to prep the track at a major meet, and so I have half a barrel left which I would be happy to let go for $600. However even if we just get the first half of the track prepped that would only use 1/4 which would bring the price right down to $300. If we can get atleast 10 people keen thats only and additional $30 bucks a head, even cheaper if we get more people in on it.

Best of all there will still be 1/4 of a drum left so we can do it again later in the year for the same cost.

The only thing I havent factored in is the cost for methanol but I'll get back to you guys on that one.

Edited by BLU51, 02 March 2010 - 01:10 PM.

[Privatealpha]

shit that stuff isnt cheap.
Always wondered what goes into preparing a drag strip. Turns out to be a lot of money.

[BLU51]

I probably should mention in case anyone is thinking I am trying to turn a profit in doing this that I'm not. Any money that I make out of this I will put back into the funds for this years shootout.

[SiKnEsS]

i think closer to the 10 week aim would be better for me, but then again, even 7 or 8 should still be ok, as long as it isnt easter weekend i should be pretty much rite

[czy383]

Im thinking the 17th or 24th of april at the moment,???

[SiKnEsS]

i think that will work out ok Mark, but il kno for sure in a couple weeks tops, gotta get the engine in this tank then il give u a defo from there, dont wanna go down and run a turd time cause ive dun a rush job, should be fine tho,

[mick h]

17th april 1st burnout comp so no good for me, 24th one week later cant make it! what about june 12 street meet or june 19th winter classic $3000.00 up for grabs and a bit cooler then also gives people time to have everything sorted just an idea!!

[czy383]

mick h, on 09 March 2010 - 05:50 PM, said:

17th april 1st burnout comp so no good for me, 24th one week later cant make it! what about june 12 street meet or june 19th winter classic $3000.00 up for grabs and a bit cooler then also gives people time to have everything sorted just an idea!!

mate sounds awesome, a lot on the next few months including ingham so would be best to wait

[protd]

i'm looking at heading down again some time mid year, so as soon as you guys work out a date post it up so i can see if it works in