Bathurst FoSC Easter

[spookypt]

Can someone please clarify as I'm confused... (which is easy I know)

Slicks?? I thought slicks for this event were a NO NO and it was DOT rubber only???

Race Cars?? I thought this event was for registered or registerable cars only?? Seems in the staging pics there are a fair few cars that would do well to pass as a road car??

Did the goal posts shift post entrant closure?

Will race cars be allowed next year???

SpookyPT

[TUF-427]

Yes Matt the goalposts were moved on us a few times,

We found out after all buying DOT tyres that other teams (Porsches etc) were all allowed to run slicks,

so we asked if we could as well..

We were told we could as long as we had a wet weather set available,

or be prepared to sit in the pit all weekend if it rained...

Which is a fair chance at bathurst...

As soon as its Raining they declare the track Wet and no slicks anyway...

98% of the cars down there for the Fosc Regularity were of the road registered variety,

with a few exceptions which may have just carried over from the Saturday/Sunday race events,

George V for example only did Sat/Sun to my knowledge...

The event was heavily subsidised by the various Porsche clubs
(280+ cars I think)
And without them there the event would not have run......

So they had some influence over the event too I guess...

I suggest if you want to go next year Send your money up front and enter like we all had to and hope you get in.

Fantastic experience!

Peter..

[spookypt]

Originally Posted by TUF-427

Yes Matt the goalposts were moved on us a few times,

We found out after all buying DOT tyres that other teams (Porsches etc) were all allowed to run slicks,

so we asked if we could as well..

We were told we could as long as we had a wet weather set available,

or be prepared to sit in the pit all weekend if it rained...

Which is a fair chance at bathurst...

As soon as its Raining they declare the track Wet and no slicks anyway...

98% of the cars down there for the Fosc Regularity were of the road registered variety,

with a few exceptions which may have just carried over from the Saturday/Sunday race events,

George V for example only did Sat/Sun to my knowledge...

The event was heavily subsidised by the various Porsche clubs
(280+ cars I think)
And without them there the event would not have run......

So they had some influence over the event too I guess...

I suggest if you want to go next year Send your money up front and enter like we all had to and hope you get in.

Fantastic experience!

Peter..

Hmmm. OK Pete... Sounds like next year is worth a try... You guys did really well. Big Kahunas around the mountain!

[Mrs flatchat]

For those that didn't come --you missed a great weekend
From the Shelby family:-
6 Cobras mostly from Qld
6 GT40s
and a Daytona Coupe

Felt a bit like an expectant father waiting for the red Cobra to reappear again after each lap --its a long sub 3 minutes.
Sat arv. saw some overtime repairing a seized oil pump and sheared dizzy pinion -- the oil pump pick up strainer rattled loose and a metal shard off it stuck in the pump. POS -- a bit dissappointing after only 200,000 + klms. Otherwise all smiles, only the Dizzy and starter left to fix
Ps recommend the track hotel (Citigate) for the stay over

Mr flatchat