REMEMBER The CANBERRA 400???

[stmookeyj033]

I was frollocking around YouTube today, when I came across this breif recap of the 2001 event.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=YgQ-at...eature=related

If TC still can't get Sydney up and running, I wonder what odds there are of him trying to revisit Canberra in warmer times.

[peckstar]

now thats what i call a control tyre.

It certainly was a narrow track

[NewsStalker]

Originally Posted by stmookeyj033

If TC still can't get Sydney up and running, I wonder what odds there are of him trying to revisit Canberra in warmer times.

Suggest you read ths thread - probably starting at the page in this link http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...=102834&page=6 before you ask if TC will even be allowed near Canberra again (unless its with John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow)

[F J Nedos]

It really needed warmer times. I remember the freezing winter days spent in the stands there, fair dinkum freeze the balls off a brass monkey. If only they held it around march-april...

It would only need 1 or 2 simple minor changes to the track to make it 10 times better too.

But it won't happen. This is Canberra, after all.

[Boxy]

I went to the first Canberra 400 with my one of my mates and partner at the time. We stayed in a cabin at a caravan park on the other side of town, and I never will forget putting a glass of water in the fridge overnight to find it frozen solid in the morning. My car was'nt much better! It was unbelievably cold for a bunch of Queenslanders. But that didn't deter us, and we thought it was a pretty cool (pardon the pun) novelty to watch the supercars running between the two parliament houses. We spent the majority of time at the 'bus stop' (over at the old parliament house), and it was pretty good spot to spectate.
Down side was the rampant car theft from the various car parks around the precinct. My old VL got broken into, but luckily there was a hidden trick to starting it and the old girl was spared. I was very annoyed at the time because they had smashed my locks, but it paled into comparison to some punters who had a genuine Brock commodore stolen! I heard reports at the time of dozens of cars being stolen. Not cool Canberra...
All in all though it was a great trip, incorporating a visit to the war musuem, and watching a session in the senate at parliament house. Everyone was friendly and we met a few locals who looked after us.
I know why the event died, but with a better time of year and few tweaks to the track layout, it could have been quite successful. I enjoyed it while it lasted!

[Pro Racer]

Originally Posted by Boxy

Down side was the rampant car theft from the various car parks around the precinct. My old VL got broken into, but luckily there was a hidden trick to starting it and the old girl was spared. I was very annoyed at the time because they had smashed my locks, but it paled into comparison to some punters who had a genuine Brock commodore stolen! I heard reports at the time of dozens of cars being stolen. Not cool Canberra...

they have the same trouble at the Nats, i have read of some beasts beingstolen there that can never be replaced, thats why when we go we just spectate and won't take the VH down there, it's got a kill switch hidden somewhere (not telling) but we still don't want damage or things taken from it, so it seems it's not just isolated to the Nats if it happened at the 400.

[Used Car]

Originally Posted by Pro Racer

they have the same trouble at the Nats, i have read of some beasts beingstolen there that can never be replaced, thats why when we go we just spectate and won't take the VH down there, it's got a kill switch hidden somewhere (not telling) but we still don't want damage or things taken from it, so it seems it's not just isolated to the Nats if it happened at the 400.

Who would want a VH with a street value of $800 full of fuel?

Seriously... car theft running riot in Canberra?

What about the fireworks trade? Or the X rated porn? No.. its a major car theft racket designed to get rid of 25 year old VH Commonwhoores.

[GtiMagic]

Thread title reads "REMEMBER The CANBERRA 400" Answer "yes", but I tried to forget about it just as quickly!

[275 GTB-4]

Originally Posted by Used Car

Who would want a VH with a street value of $800 full of fuel?

Seriously... car theft running riot in Canberra?

What about the fireworks trade? Or the X rated porn? No.. its a major car theft racket designed to get rid of 25 year old VH Commonwhoores.

LOL

Canberra has no more car thieves than anywhere else....but at times of big events there is an influx of people...hmmm...maybe the tea leaves came from somewheres else?? Just like the majority of politicians that give the place a bad name

[Pro Racer]

Originally Posted by Used Car

Who would want a VH with a street value of $800 full of fuel?

Seriously... car theft running riot in Canberra?

What about the fireworks trade? Or the X rated porn? No.. its a major car theft racket designed to get rid of 25 year old VH Commonwhoores.

say the same when you have put time and money into it (although abit useless explaining it to you) but you see plenty down there (the Nats) similar, a fair few people that have seen it have come up and said they really like it, but it's not just canberra it's everywhere the car got broken into at EC when we attended a V8 meeting there before we done it up. and it's not only to old Commy's my mates LJ Torrana got keyed while pared at Macca's on the sturday night last year and also a guys staying at the same motel as us last year had a window smashed on his XY (not entered just had it down there nice car though) so it's not only theft it's vandalisim aswell.

anyway back on topic, i'm sure Jnr wouldn't mind the 400 back on the calendar .

[BlueBlood]

Originally Posted by Pro Racer

say the same when you have put time and money into it (although abit useless explaining it to you) but you see plenty down there (the Nats) similar, a fair few people that have seen it have come up and said they really like it, but it's not just canberra it's everywhere the car got broken into at EC when we attended a V8 meeting there before we done it up. and it's not only to old Commy's my mates LJ Torrana got keyed while pared at Macca's on the sturday night last year and also a guys staying at the same motel as us last year had a window smashed on his XY (not entered just had it down there nice car though) so it's not only theft it's vandalisim aswell.

anyway back on topic, i'm sure Jnr wouldn't mind the 400 back on the calendar .

That was edited?? What the hell did the first draft look like??

[fomoco]

Flogging a dead horse on this one,

[racer69]

Originally Posted by Pro Racer

say the same when you have put time and money into it (although abit useless explaining it to you) but you see plenty down there (the Nats) similar, a fair few people that have seen it have come up and said they really like it, but it's not just canberra it's everywhere the car got broken into at EC when we attended a V8 meeting there before we done it up. and it's not only to old Commy's my mates LJ Torrana got keyed while pared at Macca's on the sturday night last year and also a guys staying at the same motel as us last year had a window smashed on his XY (not entered just had it down there nice car though) so it's not only theft it's vandalisim aswell.

Vandals don't give a toss whether it's a Ferrari or a Kia when it comes to doing some damage, my Lada was once damaged whilst sitting next to a BA GT......

then again perhaps the person had something against communism

[Micklegend]

good clip, does bring back memories for us that live here and went every year. was a good event, but just the wrong time of the year.

[Peter Ford]

wasnt canberra the last big win johnson jnr had?.

[Pro Racer]

yep.

[billy bigtime]

Unless it's in the middle of Summer forget it. Freezing cold , miserable place it was. Had to go out and buy long johns for Christ sake!! And still froze my arse off.

[racer69]

Originally Posted by Peter Ford

wasnt canberra the last big win johnson jnr had?.

Originally Posted by Pro Racer

yep.

No.

He won the Queensland 500 later that year with Paul Radisich

[F J Nedos]

Middle of summer in Canberra can get pretty warm. it was 37 yesterday.

Late march or early april, or late october early november would be the best times.

But to make it a better track, they needed to turn left after the pit straight, not right as they did (which led them to the bus stop area). Those streets, as good as they are to flog a company car around, are just too narrow for a race. If they turned left, it would have been a wide road which is just about dead straight - which would have taken it in front of old parliament house. Good photographic opportunities there. If they wanted to avoid the last intersection before the kings ave bridge, the road actually does a nice right hand gradual turn which would take them to the intersection they used. Would have been a brilliant overtaking area.

They then would have been better off running on the other side of both state circle and the road which leads to the chinese embassy (the control tyre downhill bit). Then, they would have had a ripper of a track. The only other suggestion would be to remove the little kink at the end of the straight which goes behind the hyatt, but it was a good passing opportunity. If it wasnt there, they would have taken the last 180 degree bend at high speed and it wouldnt have been an opportune place to pass.

But all of the above will never happen. S**t does though, I saw that in Forrest Gump.

[275 GTB-4]

Originally Posted by billy bigtime

Unless it's in the middle of Summer forget it. Freezing cold , miserable place it was. Had to go out and buy long johns for Christ sake!! And still froze my arse off.

ahhhh ya big blouse

[Pro Racer]

the cold affects him, if you know what i mean .

[Chatters]

Originally Posted by racer69

No.

He won the Queensland 500 later that year with Paul Radisich

You mean the race where Ingall and Perkins were robbed!!

I remember watching that race, the excitement I felt as they showed Radisich aquaplaning off the road, then watching #11 crawl past... Then they red flagged it metres before Ingall crossed the line to take the lead IIRC. I was gutted when they announced that Johnson and The Rat had won...

I also remember the idiot running through the sandtrap after Radisich beached it for a second time...

[billy bigtime]

Originally Posted by Pro Racer

the cold affects him, if you know what i mean .

For that I used a sock. Holeproof Explorer size 10-14

[Matt]

Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4

ahhhh ya big blouse

I agree with you 100% man.

Back in '01, after 9/11, the NHIS fall NASCAR race was moved to the weekend after Thanksgiving, mind you, this is the end of Nov, which is the end of fall over here. The temps were unseasonably cold, about 20-25deg F, yet, there still was a packed, 90,000+ spectator house.

[Pro Racer]

Originally Posted by Chatters
You mean the race where Ingall and Perkins were robbed!!

I remember watching that race, the excitement I felt as they showed Radisich aquaplaning off the road, then watching #11 crawl past... Then they red flagged it metres before Ingall crossed the line to take the lead IIRC. I was gutted when they announced that Johnson and The Rat had won...

I also remember the idiot running through the sandtrap after Radisich beached it for a second time...

i remember that race i was fuming when they declared The Rat and Jnr winners, it was the weirdest ending though.

Originally Posted by billy bigtime
For that I used a sock. Holeproof Explorer size 10-14

, it must of been cold if you needed that size folded over 10 times.