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Old 18-11-2006, 02:39 PM   #1
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I went to calber last night and found the new surface extremly slippery most people i spoke with agreed and where around 4 tenths down on the bests
Did anyone else go and have problems?
How long will it take for the surfaced area take to rubber up enough to start to make good times? :

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Old 18-11-2006, 02:44 PM   #2
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What’s needed is some comp cars to lay down some decent rubber, street tyre rubber makes the start line worse..
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Old 18-11-2006, 02:46 PM   #3
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they all left in disgust
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Old 18-11-2006, 02:54 PM   #4
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Yes a concrete start line would have been the go, higher cost though.
The return road has it been fixed up?
The re-surfaced track 1st 100 meters where it meets the old part of the track is it smooth?
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Old 18-11-2006, 03:02 PM   #5
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Yes a concrete start line would have been the go, higher cost though.
The return road has it been fixed up?
The re-surfaced track 1st 100 meters where it meets the old part of the track is it smooth?
yeah its nice and smooth
they even did a couple of repairs to the return road but its still a goat track
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Old 18-11-2006, 05:36 PM   #6
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I think everyone should just not even bother with the s h i t calder track and let the efen s h i t go bankrupt. **** Bob and his tires. my 20 cents plus 2 cents.
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Old 18-11-2006, 11:44 PM   #7
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Is the startline in the same spot as i was told they were going to move it down so the finishline was going to be level with the timing boards?
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Is the startline in the same spot as i was told they were going to move it down so the finishline was going to be level with the timing boards?
I belive its in the same spot but not 100% its still tight turning im to the burn out pad so id so no it hasn't been moved
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Old 19-11-2006, 02:10 PM   #10
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82XD351.3v where were you having troubles to? Is it just slippery to the 60ft or is it most of the track?
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Old 19-11-2006, 07:13 PM   #11
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its still a goat track
Dai do dis for de cummingg of de kuzn Borat for to make him feel like in home
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Old 20-11-2006, 12:15 AM   #12
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I think everyone should just not even bother with the s h i t calder track and let the efen s h i t go bankrupt. **** Bob and his tires. my 20 cents plus 2 cents.
sounds as qualatah as AIR
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Old 20-11-2006, 08:59 AM   #13
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Looks like there are only a select few (mainly Heathcote) that actually want drag racing in the sothern states. AIR's out of action and Calder continually has issues :
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Old 20-11-2006, 10:15 AM   #14
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82XD351.3v where were you having troubles to? Is it just slippery to the 60ft or is it most of the track?
there was only 2 or 3 cars that where 11s or below so there wasn't much good rubber been layed
i have alot of trouble with my 60fts they where 3tenths up on my best
seen plenty of cars spinning the whole track so i guess it was slippery all over
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