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Old 07-02-2016, 12:22 PM   #1
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Default Who has been to QLD Rcwy or Lakeside general practice days?

Who has been and what are they like? What would I expect?
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Old 07-02-2016, 12:26 PM   #2
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Default Re: Who has been to QLD Rcwy or Lakeside general practice days?

Been to track days at both venues.
Depends on who is the organiser. Most are good and quite safe, some have poor control and lots of morons on the track.
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Been to track days at both venues.
Depends on who is the organiser. Most are good and quite safe, some have poor control and lots of morons on the track.
These were track days organised by clubs etc, where you have exclusive use rather than the general practice days where you get general knobs like me?
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Done lakeside drive days,
pretty relaxed, scrutineering per instructions on relevant web site/drive day instructions

Watch out for commodores housing occupants with little driving ability,
had one spin out right in front of me, could have ruined my entire day.
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Who has been and what are they like? What would I expect?
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What ha thinking of taking for a spin? I'd love to take my G6ET for a track day...
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2009 XR6T, son visits sometimes and I am doing some forward recon. If he was up at the right time we might be able to fit in QLD and Lakeside in the one week. Track to suit me and a track to suit him. XR6T v RX8.
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That sounds like a competition to me. Rx8 v FalconT
Where is lakeside exactly? Is it a shorter twisty track then QR?
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Lakeside Rd Kurwongbah lol. Its pretty much due west of Redcliffe/ North Lakes but on the western side of the M1/Bruce Hwy. Prolly about 1.5hrs from Ipswich. Yes much tighter and twistyer than QLDR. See if u can find some race footage with Dick J, he won some great tussels up there in the XD days. Was closed for quite some years and now reopened doing drive days Defensive driving and ride days. Some V8 teams hire it for testing etc.
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We are considering doing a road trip to Goulburn too, Track there is called Wakefield park and I would say is a cross between the two. Shorter than QR, longer than Lakeside, twisty at both ends with a hill/ elevation from start line around and up to back of circuit and back down to a decent straight. Google maps is your friend along with youtube where you might find some footage.
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Ta, think I'll check out lakeside a bit more! Heard about it bits n pieces over the years but never bothered to find out much about it! The touring cars there were before my days aswell.
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Do it you will love every minute...



This is at QR
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Were there many others there? Take long to register? Do they check your car over? Any tips?
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The people I generally go with are on FB - most stick to around 60 cars.
Some offer breaky and laps, some laps and a cuppa.

Some of the groups offer up to 120 places and morons a plenty.
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So you don't sign up through the actual raceway? Gets done thru community groups that then organise it?
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Forgot to mention - it's worth watching a few laps on you tube to get a feel for the place (lakeside)
Braking marker under the overpass, turn in at the bus stop etc.

Drivers Brief caught my attention when old mate started up with, "Lakeside has the fastest average speed of all tracks in Australia". I was thinking not likely, Phillip Island is wider, faster, and this looks nothing like PI's turn one -I can tell just by looking out from the pits .......

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