[vtl]

Crossposted on e90post:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=19322602

The next Winton fun day is coming up on Saturday Feb 27th:
(Can see the event on their calendar but the fun day page hasn't been updated yet)
http://www.wintonraceway.com.au/drive/fun-days

The day only costs $50 for driver or passenger and is organized in 30 minute sessions alternating between driver and driver+passenger sessions. Been to a couple of these, good fun, especially if you go with your friends and make a day of it.

Notes:
- You need a helmet, get one with the AS1698 sticker. I bought a motorbike helmet as they are much cheaper than motorsport helmets.
- You need long sleeve shirt, pants(not shorts) and enclosed footwear. No flammable clothing (cotton preferred)
- No need for cams license
- No need for fire extinguisher
- If you have a modified engine, make sure all the maintenance is up to date, weak stuff WILL break at the track! If in doubt, try a more conservative map to avoid overheating.

Make sure you fill up on petrol on the Hume at one of the big petrol stations, a lot of the rural stations don't carry 98 or E85. I would probably skip E85 mixing as it is a long drive and you don't really need more power on a tight track like Winton.

Note your insurance won't cover you on these days but as long as you don't drive like a dickhead you should be fine. Just overtake on the straights when it is safe, and keep a safe distance when following someone who doesn't know what they're doing. If its your first time, just concentrate on learning the track and taking the ideal racing line, don't be a hero and go all out.

We can meet up north of Melbourne and drive up to Winton together. It is around a 2.5 hour drive from Melbourne on the Hume. It is a good idea to go early if you want to score a good parking spot in the covered areas and set up a garage.

Meet at Coles Express Dalton Road Thomastown at 5:45AM for a strict 6AM start. If you are late, just meet up at Winton

Route Link:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/C...88!1m0!1m0!3e0

[x328x]

Not sure if my weekend is free right now, so i will get back to you on this one

I went to the last one and had a blast guys.

the guys that came were friendly and down to earth

Also theses guys were nice enough to take you as a passenger around the track. Great opportunity to hop into some really worked BMWs and M's as well. Just bring some spare underwear

[chopshop]

am keen to go

[vtl]

only 1 week to go, next Saturday!

Originally Posted by x328x

Not sure if my weekend is free right now, so i will get back to you on this one

I went to the last one and had a blast guys.

the guys that came were friendly and down to earth

Also theses guys were nice enough to take you as a passenger around the track. Great opportunity to hop into some really worked BMWs and M's as well. Just bring some spare underwear

I had a great time last time out too, much more fun going out in a group of BMWs than just going solo.

[terminator335i]

Heads up to all F-series folks: stick with vtl and you'll have a good time.
Good fun event and you can bring any car up there (as long as it's in good working order). Plenty of different cars up there; JDM, Euros, Aussie muscle, classics, ratrods, full blown out race trims, a few exotics etc... Just bring a race helmet and $50 and your set.

[vtl]

Final bump, this Saturday!

[x328x]

wont be making it this time round. have fun and post some pics

[chopshop]

fun day guys

[HFW003]

[vtl]

Great day at the Winton fun day today! Great seeing some BMWs on the track and made it home in one piece. Track was just resurfaced, was very slippery but at least it seemed to be kind to the tyres. Easy to rotate the car under throttle.

The other cars on track were fantastic. Hardly any slow junkers, mostly modified JDM cars that put our N54s to shame for reliability. Their pace was reasonable and people got out the way pretty quickly best fun day I've done yet!

Was a good day hanging out with fellow forum members, have attached some of the pictures I got on the day

[HFW003]

Was Moff there for a drive?

And John Goss!

[chopshop]

Vtl - do you have the videos from the gopro?

[vtl]

Will try to get the videos uploaded tonight. Unfortunately the exposure was stuffed on my 2nd and 3rd runs. The outsdie is hard to see. First run came out great though

[vtl]

Heres my onboard:

[chopshop]

Nice work - how was the 4th run later in the day?

[vtl]

Originally Posted by chopshop

Nice work - how was the 4th run later in the day?

Nah decided on going home instead of doing another run and putting more wear on the car.

Brake caliper paint looks like its discoloured slightly on the white writing and my left front wheel looks pretty badly curbed from when I went off the track.

[chopshop]

Sorry to hear - though better a curbed rim then smashed panels!

Looking forward to winton again with super sports

[terminator335i]

Originally Posted by HFW003

Was Moff there for a drive?

And John Goss!

Mad Max interceptor I believe...

[HFW003]

Originally Posted by terminator335i

Mad Max interceptor I believe...

Photo 1 has an Allan Moffat XC Camel Falcon and Photo 8 has a John Goss XA hardtop.

Looks like there is another Moff Falcon in pic 1 but I can't quite make it out?

Do you know if they were the real deal or replicars?

[terminator335i]

pretty sure they're replicas. Aint no one gonna bring $$$$k racecar of the 70s which are usually locked away in the raceteams collection museum or some filthy rich dudes underground warehouse to a $50 fun day. Last time I went there was a red Ford Gt40 with number plates "LeMans".