Two Changes

[4EVER17]

Apart From the Obvious changes to The V8`s over the years,There were Two Major changes that did not last.One was Having a Sprint round at Bathurst and the other was What????????And Where???????And who had Pole??

 

[Poita]

Was there a free set of steak knives as well?

 

[4EVER17]

No Clues Mate!But it would have been a good time to have a set?

 

[Fordlover]

im stumped lol, i must be too young to remember

 

[Rob 18]

Canberra 400???? Steve Johnson had pole there in 2001 IIRC & went on to win the round.

 

[4EVER17]

If you were following the action Around the Wayne Gardiner Days,That is when this "Once Only" event took place.I have the Races on vid and am amazed that it never became a permenant thing.

 

[Racin Jason]

That would have been night races, I think at Calder IIRC and buggered if I can remember who had pole. I will take a stab though and say JOhn Bowe?

 

[4EVER17]

Yeah!you done it again!Amazing....But I`m not telling who had pole!

 

[Racin Jason]

Wayne Gardner?

 

[Henry]

What about reverse grid?

 

[Doug]

Wasnt there a night race at Calder (seton on pole???) and also eastern Creek??

 

[Rob 18]

I was at that night race at Calder in 97. First race Channel 10 covered IIRC. Bugger all crowd there as it was freezing cold that night & I think Doug is right, Seto had pole but W.G. won the round in the Coke Commodore VS.

Was also at the EC round in 96 under lights & that was Lowndes first ATCC win in a cracker of a duel with Bowe in the #1 Shell FAI EF. The biggest problem with night races was you couldn't see who was who untill they were going past you. Thats probably why they don't run them anymore.

Anyone remember the Brock clessic night event at Calder in 95?? That was the event when Seton & Skippy ran the Bridgestone Falcons after AJ nicked off with there Phillip Morris $$$$$'s.

 

[4EVER17]

Well you learn something every day,Didn`t know about other night races but the one at Calder was Seeton on pole.Which event ROB 18 was the one with the tricky little Chicaine and did you enjoy the night races?Cheers Mate......[8D]

 

[Peregrine]

Does anyone remember if/when the V8s used a shortened circuit at Eastern Creek where they went straight ahead at turn 4 (?) and rejoined at the hairpin in front of "Corporate Hill" ? I cannot recall whether they actually used it or whether it was another class, but seem to recall it being branded as too dangerous and has never happened again since....

 

[Hardies Hero]

yeah they did it once from memory, it was either 96 or 97 when they ran a night race.

I seem to recall JB having some sort of problems with a tyre barrier but I could be wrong.

 

[Donut King]

They originally planned to use it for one of the grand finales at eastern creek too, back when it held two rounds from memory.

I think they canned it when they figured that there was the danger of a sharp hump in the track causing dramas with cars lifting off the deck.

Funny to think EC went from the jewel in TC's crown at one stage to being dropped a couple of years later, trademark random changes of heart anyone?

 

[4EVER17]

That would be the one I have on vid peregerine,Didn`t know exactly what they done there but watched a bit of it before posting and rememberd the cars coming around left hander an then straight into a chicane and lifting wheels in the night time looked spectactular.[drive]

 

[ROB17]

It was the first round in 1996. Lowndes cleaned up. He won the first heat during the day (it was hot as in Sydney) and the night race too. If I recall correctly, JB had brake problems which plagued DJR for the first few rounds then an engine drama. I think I have that round on video somewhere....