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Old 5 Apr 2002, 11:44 (Ref:252605)   #51
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They weren't counting the sheep at the Pelican Sheep Station next door where they.
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 11:53 (Ref:252621)   #52
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I still say I had the best seat in the place!
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 11:56 (Ref:252626)   #53
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What are you an employee of Tony Cochrane or something?
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 12:18 (Ref:252648)   #54
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Well I did get to go inside the AVESCO B-Double!
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 12:33 (Ref:252658)   #55
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Didn't they fit all the spectators in the Double B and transport them all to the track that way?? </nasty>
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 12:37 (Ref:252664)   #56
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I thought that they fit all the spectators in the back of the course car didn't they
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 13:12 (Ref:252693)   #57
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I thought you were complaining about the air conditioning!
Well you did on Saturday!
LOL - had to be turned off - some clown kept turning it on to heat and guess which room the hot air comes in through!!
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 22:29 (Ref:253033)   #58
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Sounds like a Clown that would drive a Morris 1100. Would that be fair to say RaceTime???
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 23:26 (Ref:253061)   #59
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(What happened to the previous reply...hmmmmm gremlins!)

The medical guys are/were probably the cause - the AC sensor is upstairs and when, like during the Konica race, there are TWENTY TWO - yes 22 - people in race control it send the AC haywire
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They've replumbed the AC at QR to all go directly into race control, the hearing rooms, and time keeping, away from the media centre... to compensate they've given us some very small rotating fan things... yeeks!
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Old 5 Apr 2002, 23:42 (Ref:253075)   #61
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Rotating fan things???? Ex-CAMS employees???
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Old 6 Apr 2002, 10:30 (Ref:253307)   #62
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LOL - had to be turned off - some clown kept turning it on to heat and guess which room the hot air comes in through!!
It wasn't me! but I was in race control when you came in and asked them "Would you mind if the heat was turned down slightly as my crew and I are getting a tad warm!" well I think that is what you said!




What he realy said was "**** ***** ***** **** **** air conditioning **** **** ****"
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Old 6 Apr 2002, 10:35 (Ref:253316)   #63
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Sounds like a Clown that would drive a Morris 1100. Would that be fair to say RaceTime???
The Morris 1100 felt down on power after driving the Pace car on Saturday and Sunday!
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Old 6 Apr 2002, 11:44 (Ref:253382)   #64
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LOL - a 'tad warm' - we were ******* roasting - the hot air was coming straight into the room from directly above us!

Be interesting to see what changes Garry makes in Race Control after the Konica's though - not a happy chappy....
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Old 6 Apr 2002, 11:48 (Ref:253388)   #65
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Well if they let me into race control, they will let anyone!

Why do they call it "race control"?
As if they are in control!
can we come up with a better name!
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Old 6 Apr 2002, 11:51 (Ref:253394)   #66
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Another name - hmmm let's see - On Sunday - the Sardine Can although on Sunday afternoon I think it was more like The Morgue (I obviously upset Dave Firminger....but what the heck...)

On Saturday it was more like Flinders Street Station - everyone comingand going but no one had the correct ticket!
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Morris if the they let Schenken into race control they would let ANYONE in.
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Old 7 Apr 2002, 00:20 (Ref:253868)   #68
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Ahhh but at least he wasn't there last weekend.....weather forecast was for showers initially so probably didn't want to get the shoes wet...
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Old 7 Apr 2002, 00:26 (Ref:253873)   #69
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He probbaly didn't want to stand knee deep in mud or his Motor Scooter must have been in getting a suspension rebuild
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Did you hear about the starters tower being banned and the start light switch being moved to inside the tower!
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Banned? Thought it was because of an AVESCO/CAMS decree. Most other tracks have a starters light override inside race control anyway - Ph Isl, Barbagallo, Hidden Valley all do.
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The starters tower is too close to the fence and has to be moved back 1 metre and the control tower is also too close to the track!
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Old 7 Apr 2002, 12:33 (Ref:254061)   #73
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What absolute bull****.

Where does this place Phillip Island, Hidden Valley, QLD Raceway, Eastern Creek, Bathurst??? All of these towers are exactly the same - right on the edge of pit lane - the same as Wakefield.....Someones got their head up their arse again.
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Old 7 Apr 2002, 14:29 (Ref:254140)   #74
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If you watched the starts of the races the starter holds up the 5 second signal and then has to turn around and run!
Where he had to stand to show the 5 could only be seen from half the grid!
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Old 7 Apr 2002, 14:35 (Ref:254142)   #75
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And as I said this is *not* unique to Wakefield. Phillip Island is the same, Winton is even worse, Barbagallo similar.

If you look at it realistically, the first 2-3 rows at Wakefield can't even see the start lights after 2pm because of the sun - they are staring straight into it.

Maybe we should just provide every car with their own little green flag which is waved (better thrown!) at each car at the start.

Moving the starters tower back will *not* solve this problem - if anything it waill mean that races starting later in the afternoon will now be staring straight into the sun.

BTW - where are they going to move it to - the middle of the pit exit road?
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