2005 Attendance

[mixxer]

Id like the members to give a rough estimate on

How many race meetings they attended ?
excluding car shows, muscle car masters and the like but including track or ride days
What type of event it was ?

I also would like you to indicate if you
competed,
officiated
or if you were a spectator

Plus whether you had any
type of pass for entry
or you paid full ticket price.

Please note this is not a sizing contest where we check who has the biggest appendage (or appendages if that may be the case) and also understand that not everybody can attend due to schooling, work, social or monetary reasons.

I attended 19 race events this year, 7 of which were interstate, most as a entry paying spectator plus 3 on team invites.
Comprised of V8 meetings, AMRS, Vic State, drag racing, hillclimb, speedway, F1, A1, Moto GP and finally 2 ride days at PI.

[Falcadore]

Originally Posted by mixxer

Id like the members to give a rough estimate on

How many race meetings they attended ?
excluding car shows, muscle car masters and the like but including track or ride days
What type of event it was ?

For my blog during the week I sat down and worked it out.

I was horrified.

Forty-nine race meetings. First count was 46, but I thought of three more. The blog has the full list, but to simplify along mixxer's lines:

One event in Victoria (Phillip Island), two in New South Wales (Murwillumbah Sprints & Lismore Showgrounds Speedway), 46 in Queensland at (Queensland Raceway, Morgan Park, Indy Street Circuit, Brisbane International Speedway, Charlton Raceway [Toowoomba], Maryborough Speedway, Rockhampton City Raceway, Carina Speedway [Bundaberg] and Leyburn Sprints)

1 Champ Car World Series Event
1 V8Supercar Round (not including the above)
2 Australian Motor Racing Series Rounds
1 Australian Rally Championship Round
5 Queensland State Championship Rounds
3 Other CAMS sanctioned circuit race meetings
6 AASA Sanctioned Qld Raceway Top Gear Classics
2 Historic Sprints
5 World Series Sprintcars Rounds
11 Comp Cams Sprintcar Series Rounds
12 Other MSAQ sanctioned Sprintcar events

Did not pay entry to any of them.

At 17 events I was a P/A commentator
At 23 events I was the official responsible to media and PR liasion for Qld Sprintcars
At the remaining 15 events not covered by the overlap of the above, I was accredited media as either a journalist, photographer or both

I can get to 50 if we include a Sprintcar test and tune night.

Did not pay to get into any of the above events.

No wonder I'm tired.

[mtpanorama]

I attended 7 race meeteings, 2 hillclimbs and 2 rallies.

The race metings were 6 NSW state championship rounds where i competed at 2 and was pit crew at the other 4. I also attended one v8 round at Mt Panorama, mainly because i had a mate racing a lotus.
2 hillclimbs at Mt Panorama, and 2 rallies that were in Bathurst.
I didnt not pay to get into any of these events (unless you count my $350 entry fee). I havent paid to go to a motor racing event for about the last 10 years, its great when you know so many people

[risky]

only three events last year(2005). out to willowbank for the 'v8superduds' on the friday, three day pass for that thanks to coopertools australia and bradlee. nice bloke, shame about his hair.
went to 'surfers' for the indy, just the one day. had to pay for that one which hurt. $55.00 for friday general admission and no food and drink or balcony overlooking the track.
had a look at 'speed on the tweed', that was a good value day out. cheap tickets and great cars everywhere.

opps, forgot to say g'day to you all.

[PVDA]

I officiated in various capacities at;

3 VRC Rounds (Nutter, Bega & Begonia)
1 VCRS Round (Spring 200)

1 Off Road event (Grinters Pit)

10 speedway events (3 @ Moama, 7 @ Avalon)

3 Aust Superbike Championship rounds (Eastern Creek, Barbagallo & Winton)

6 "club" level bike events (3 @ PI, 3 @ Broadford)

F1GP

1 V8 event (Sandown 500)

Easternats at Sandown

6 VMRC Rounds (3 @ Winton, 3 @ Calder)

6Hr Relay @ Winton

3 Car Club events (PI, Sandown & Winton)

Also worked at the Motorsport Expo & spectated at Premier Speedway a few times.

As Falcadore said, no wonder I'm tired.

This year looks like being a less quantity but more quality year with one event already in the book and another on Saturday

[00 XR8]

I was a paying spectator at the following;

V8Supercar (4 days of Clipsal 500)

Easter Historics (Mallala)

ARC (Toyota Rally SA)

Vic State Championship (Mallala)

AMRS (Mallala)

Development Series (Mallala)

and also attended a stage of the Classic Adelaide Rally, which is free of course.

[Buckshot]

Only attended one race meeting this year and that was the A1 GP at Eastern Creek - I managed to score 2 x 2 day passes from a friend at work.

I stopped going to see the V8s and will not see them trackside again until they can sort out what is / isn't a legal pass - I won't pay my hard earned dollars to have race results decided by the flip of a coin.

[JABWOA]

Just over 26, all as an official/marshal in some capacity (includes meetings that I helped organise but didn't attend as it still counts in my book.) All in Vic (bar Symons V8's) with a mix of grass roots circuit racing thru State Series up to national race series and several V8 rounds and the AGP.

[dsg]

Can we change the poll so zero is an option?

[mabs_nsx]

2005
Malaysian F1 GP
Rally Australia

2006
V8 Supercars (WA)
Rally Australia

There isn't alot of racing in WA so I think I will only be going to the rally and V8 Supercars.

[racer69]

Originally Posted by mabs_nsx

There isn't alot of racing in WA so I think I will only be going to the rally and V8 Supercars.

State and club race meetings?

[rdmdog]

5 NSW State Championship rounds, Improved Production Nationals at Mallala, A1, Muscle Car Masters, 3x V8 rounds, couple of speedway meetings, couple of test days I dont really keep a count.

[Lukin]

3 State Rounds and 1 NC Round at Barbagallo for Formula Ford doing data and basic race engineering (well trying to learn it!). 7 Rounds of the V8's.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by dsg

Can we change the poll so zero is an option?

Your wish is my command

[dsg]

None, but I watched most on television.

[alfacors]

I'm not sure of the exact number, but I'm sure it's up around 20ish. V8Supercars, Historics, Track Days, Supersprints, Drift Practice, Drift Competition.......

That said, I'm mapping out this year's calendar and I'm already up to 23 weekends taken up (several overlaps unfortunately), and still some stuff to be finalised....

[mixxer]

Thanks to all who actually attempted to list the events they attended, highlights the varied forms of motorsport some of us actively support whether by competing, officiating or just plain spectating.



PS GTR if I wanted a 0 attended option I would have included it in the first place (with apologies to Mr DSG)

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by mixxer

PS GTR if I wanted a 0 attended option I would have included it in the first place (with apologies to Mr DSG)

I know... but there seem to be a lot of people who post here who cant attend rounds... I was rather hoping the poll would be more populated than it has been, like the championship winning one...

[RotorFan]

Oops I thought this was about V8 Supercars so I said none. I've never been to a V8 Supercars event.

However I did go to 3 race meetings, all at Oran Park. Two were rounds of the NSWRRC, and the other was the AMRS meeting with the SuperTrucks.

[RotorFan]

Originally Posted by mixxer

Thanks to all who actually attempted to list the events they attended, highlights the varied forms of motorsport some of us actively support whether by competing, officiating or just plain spectating.

I prefer to attend the smaller state-level championship rounds if I can. The drivers are friendlier and I don't have to deal with a huge crowd. There have been times when we've gone to Oran Park where we have almost the entire circuit to ourselves with a full programme of racing. I enjoy it much more that way And I like to support the events that need it most.

[evo51]

Full Paying Spectator to 3 V8supercar meets Oran Park, sandown & Phillip Island as i work full time(not in motorsport) i pretty happy with that i try to get to 3 or more 1 being interstate each year

[dynamik gal]

F1; MotoGP; a couple of AMRS rounds in Vic; 9 of the V8 rounds, all bar two of them interstate; all as either spectator, corporate guest or working.