Lap around Mt Panorama! - Page 2

ELGT4me · 01-01-2008, 05:01 PM

Like the late great P Brock said " its the best race track on the planet" My ex could not understand how I could watch cars going around the same piece of track for 6 hours. I purchased a new EB XR6 , to run it in , I took her & my 3 kids around the track for a looksee. At 60 kph she was fine, @ 80 kph across the top of the mountain she was prepared to "bail out" of the car. She now has respect for the guys that race there, & is an avid fan of the Great Race. :hihi:

Pursuit_chick · 02-01-2008, 12:08 AM

When i moved from QLD to SA, back in 2005 (wow its gone fast) Ben (perana_xr8) and myself stayed in bathurst. Went out to the mountain for a few laps each early one morning, wasnt too many other cars around, it was totally awesome!!! very easy to go over the 60k speed limit!!!!

tankclare · 02-01-2008, 12:14 AM

its amazing how tight some of the corners are. Like going into the chase. The v8s do like 100-110 around it..Doing the posted speed(35-40) for the corner still feels way to tight. I would near on literally crap my pants at their speed. Also going up the mountain is way steeper than it looks on tv.

Trevor 57 · 02-01-2008, 08:27 AM

After years of watching it on TV, I finally went up there in 2002 and was really surprised how steep the climb up is. I alwys knew the rid down was steep.

I went back the following year and worked there as a volunteer safety official.

Taxman · 02-01-2008, 08:32 AM

The few times I have been up there the cops have been sitting at the bottom of conrod and catch those going a 'tad' fast as they go over the third hump. Used to get a ticket- now you get a ticket, licence suspended and car confiscated and impounded. Sort of takes the fun out of it as it is a very expensive l o n g walk home and then with the daily impound fee, it makes the whole event far too expensive to even contemplate any more. I know a few who have found out to their detriment - cost one his job, his home and his marriage for a few moments of 'glory'. I asked him if it was worth it? His reply, "The most stupid 2 - 3 minutes of my life - I've now lost everything".

G6T · 04-09-2013, 11:10 AM

Spent 4 nights in panorama resort, suprized by how little filth patroled the track of a night seen a lot of skylines & holdens hit the track they where not cruiseing were i was i could c who came onto the track.

FPVF6X201 · 04-09-2013, 09:42 PM

Great thread mine... 5 yrs old