Calder Offstreet Drags Are Back On.

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On their website it says November 6th and December 4th the Offstreet drags are on.

http://www.calderpark.com.au/home.shtml

[XA-Coupe]

About goddamned time. I prefer HPR but it's too far.

[jd dad]

back on for how long though???

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by jd dad

back on for how long though???

Good question :

[SilkG6ET]

Hope this is right, as i live 2 mins away

[Grechie]

I will be there!

[FPV8U]

December will be warming up, might try for November.

About time they opened the gates.

[Trevor 57]

After spending all the Government money on the place too

[yogi351]

The Government didn't give them any money....

[Trevor 57]

You are kidding right? Who paid for the upgrades at Calder and at AIR?

[bbcoupe]

Originally Posted by jd dad

back on for how long though???

They haven't actually been run yet so you shouldn't get to worried about for how long!!!

Originally Posted by Big Trev

You are kidding right? Who paid for the upgrades at Calder and at AIR

Upgrades at AIR not completed to this day and what was attempted were sub standard quallity.

Being without any 1/4 mile here in SA and treated like crap by Bob Jane and the SA Labor Government you guys have been fortunate to have the great facillities of Heathcote and its continuous operation.

As desperate as I am for a 1/4 mile track to open close to home If they reopen AIR I won't be supporting BJ/AMC based on their past performance.

For as long as the BJ owned tracks in VIC and SA are still standing(operational or not) our Labor Governments won't support alternative facilities being built!

[COUPE 72]

Originally Posted by bbcoupe

They haven't actually been run yet so you shouldn't get to worried about for how long!!!


Upgrades at AIR not completed to this day and what was attempted were sub standard quallity.

Being without any 1/4 mile here in SA and treated like crap by Bob Jane and the SA Labor Government you guys have been fortunate to have the great facillities of Heathcote and its continuous operation.

As desperate as I am for a 1/4 mile track to open close to home If they reopen AIR I won't be supporting BJ/AMC based on their past performance.

For as long as the BJ owned tracks in VIC and SA are still standing(operational or not) our Labor Governments won't support alternative facilities being built!

HERE HERE!!!!!!!!!

[yogi351]

Originally Posted by Big Trev

You are kidding right? Who paid for the upgrades at Calder and at AIR?

The upgrades were paid for and are still being payed for by the landfill going in.... Bob charges for trucks to dump landfill on his property, and is moving it around to create a 'funnel' to dampen the noise from the track to surrounding properties...

[KPOJ]

Originally Posted by Big Trev

You are kidding right? Who paid for the upgrades at Calder and at AIR?

I talked to a top name top fuel racer, he said young bobby didnt get a cent. This is the same story i was told by the motor sport manager.

Would be great if it opened up again, lost so many customers from not having a track to run their cars.

[Grechie]

what time do the gates open this friday? i will be there, deciding whether or not to drag or just spectate...

[Trevor 57]

So all the Calder race track changes, changes to pits, drag track changes were not made with a tip in from the State Government? Really??

[FPV8U]

Not going to lie, couldn't care less about who it was all funded by aslong as they decide to open it sometime between today and my death bed at this rate.

The crowds there every friday night it used to be open must have made it worth their while $ wise, why they have gone to this one run every solar eclipse is beyond me, why spend $$$ somewhere only to let it be left unused like in the past?

[Trevor 57]

That is what doesn't make any sense, the whole facilty was shut down after money was spent upgrading the place. It defies logic in my book, and says heaps about an uncertain future.

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by Big Trev

That is what doesn't make any sense, the whole facilty was shut down after money was spent upgrading the place. It defies logic in my book, and says heaps about an uncertain future.

Whispers on the wind were saying calder was on death row when i was in highschool (Early as 2001/2) when i started going down with a mate and his dad.

[COUPE 72]

Have your off street racing started again yet, Why do vics and sth aussies always go runnin back to Bob Jane when he opens his tracks, we need our heads read.

Honestly this guy is responsible for no racing in our states for near on ten years now we should be linching the bastrard not supporting is substandard unsafe facilities.

As soon as he runs a meeting or two to get the focus off a new facility he'll close it down again, how many times will it take for it to sink in guys. He always dangles just enough candy to squash someones new project, after all its just happened here again in Adelaide after Gazzanats promising to reopen in March. Give it a rest Bob, Adelaide is sick of your crap, we wont race at your asbestos riddled hell hole anymore......ROLL ON NEW MOTORPLEX.

Victorian's stop falling for his crap, boycot him and support Heathcote Park, have'nt seen calder in along time but Heathcote is much better than AIR.

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by COUPE 72

Have your off street racing started again yet, Why do vics and sth aussies always go runnin back to Bob Jane when he opens his tracks, we need our heads read.

Honestly this guy is responsible for no racing in our states for near on ten years now we should be linching the bastrard not supporting is substandard unsafe facilities.

As soon as he runs a meeting or two to get the focus off a new facility he'll close it down again, how many times will it take for it to sink in guys. He always dangles just enough candy to squash someones new project, after all its just happened here again in Adelaide after Gazzanats promising to reopen in March. Give it a rest Bob, Adelaide is sick of your crap, we wont race at your asbestos riddled hell hole anymore......ROLL ON NEW MOTORPLEX.

Victorian's stop falling for his crap, boycot him and support Heathcote Park, have'nt seen calder in along time but Heathcote is much better than AIR.

Heathcote is nice, but it's a long drive from South Eastern Victoria...

Don't understand at the least why the Govenment doesn't buy current facilities off him and re-furbish them, surely cheaper than ground up builds from scratch?

[COUPE 72]

Originally Posted by FPV8U

Heathcote is nice, but it's a long drive from South Eastern Victoria...
Its closer to you than us, i was there for AFF nationals, first time and found the facility to be very good.
Don't understand at the least why the Govenment doesn't buy current facilities off him and re-furbish them, surely cheaper than ground up builds from scratch?

AIR is no longer able to cope with the speed of Top Fuel in my opinion (too short) for safety reasons, the track needs tearing up and starting again, there is no room for expansion (theres a road at the end of the breaking area ). The track faces west and the setting sun has always been a problem for about an hour or so during eliminations and is a safety concern especially when driving into the sun through perspex. The facility is extremely run down and the track no longer meets ANDRA safety regs.

On top of all that Bob Jane no longer seems to want anything to do with ANDRA and he wont sell the place to anyone.

Our premier thinks that all dragracers are hoons and his government will not allocate tax payer funds to fund or support a, Quote "hoon haven" he beleives that it will only promote illegal street racing yet whole hearted supports the Clipsal 500 and the Adelaide classic rally both running on public roads and neither blamed for any influence on illegal road users.

A consortium of business people, some envoled in drag racing at different levels and some not propose to build a multi function motorplex at Port Adelaide, at first the government wanted nothing to with us but after some public pressure they have had meetings with government ministers but we are having trouble getting the land allocated to us for this project. The consortium are not asking to be given the land , they wish to purchase or lease the land and the project will be fully self funded. They intend to invest at least $25mil for the project, but the project is not without its critics.

[wkd-windza]

I heard all the track staff at Calder resigned effective immediately

[Trevor 57]

well, there is a surpirse

[pottery beige]

Lol.. Sound's like another stitch up job from boob jane.. We're use to it in S.A.. The bloke has brown lip's and a head full of it!!

[COUPE 72]

Sounds like IQ's just raised sharpely in Victoria......... Only jokin, good on ya guys about time everybody told Jane to go jump. Should get Bobs ex as our new spokes women against AIR and Calder

[ROLLI]

I heard on the grape vine that they were looking at buliding a strip next to avalon raceway. There is nobody to complain out there just the airport and some sheep it would be a perfect place for it easy to get to. That was a bout a year ago tho and i havnt seen or heard anymore on this.Anybody else know anything?

[Trevor 57]

Yeah, rumour has it Bob got the money and spent it on Calder

[FPV8U]

Originally Posted by Big Trev

Yeah, rumour has it Bob got the money and spent it on Calder

FFS :togo:

[pottery beige]

How one bloke can be such a menace to motorsport is a bloody disgrace!!