News on AIR - Virginia Raceway Drag Strip Re Opening

[SLY LS1]

Ok guys... here's the news all you South Australians have been waiting for...


Target Opening Date for Legal Off Street Drags at Virginia Raceway

is Saturday 13th December 2008

Please note this will be weather dependant.. heavy machinery can not finish the relaying of the track until it is fully dried out, but all measures are being taken to have the venue ready for the date above.

The Legal Off Street Drags will be run fortnightly on the alternate weekend to the Calder Park meets, full Calendar dates to follow soon.

Also: Brand new track lighting and timing boards are on order and are planned for installation by end January 2009

[Walkinshaw]

Good news.

[tetgreg888]

Aft!!!!!!!

[Barry_v]

sweet

[RegSpec]

Thats great news guys....but when will Championship Drag Racing (Top Fuel and the rest of Group 1) return to SA so we can have a true National competition?

[blueoval]

Lets hope they keep to their schedule.

[smally289]

Originally Posted by BionicXR6T

Thats great news guys....but when will Championship Drag Racing (Top Fuel and the rest of Group 1) return to SA so we can have a true National competition?

When Uncle Bob is dead and buried .....

[montyv8]

Originally Posted by BionicXR6T

but when will Championship Drag Racing (Top Fuel and the rest of Group 1) return to SA so we can have a true National competition?

who cares?
I just wanna race my street car legally
thats some good news, i hope all goes well with the track and we can get some racing in this year .

[SLY LS1]

Originally Posted by BionicXR6T

Thats great news guys....but when will Championship Drag Racing (Top Fuel and the rest of Group 1) return to SA so we can have a true National competition?

It won't be if it's run by ANDRA... end of story.

[Cobra]

Thanks for keeping us updated SLY. May I ask where you got your info from? Hopefully those dates are set in concrete.

[SLY LS1]

Originally Posted by Cobra

Thanks for keeping us updated SLY. May I ask where you got your info from? Hopefully those dates are set in concrete.

I have a meeting with Brian Nokes the CEO of the Australian Motorsport Club about once a month, we throw a few ideas back and forth, I give him some feedback from the forums etc and also ask some of the questions I see people asking on the forums, he fills me in on what they are up to and tries to answer my questions best he can, I then post his replys up on the various forums.

Both venues will be having an open day for everyone to come along and see what works have been done, Calder's will be early September and Adelaide's early December is the weather is kind.

They have a heap of drag racing events planned for 2009, it should be an interesting year for the Legal Off Street Drag Racing people out there.

[GTP290]

cant wait to race there again, been way to long between drinks!

[LASGT8]

awesome news!! get the drag racing off the streets and on the track, best i get my car ready

[montyv8]

everything still going to schedule? after last weekends fun at heathcote i'm itching to play on a local track

[DOC]

Fingers Crossed, a good move

[Barry_v]

I shot an email off to AIR the other day..

Thank you for your interest in A.I.R.

We are hoping to run street meets late in the year or early next with the date you have heard dont belive every thing you hear when we are ready with finishing relaying the track thats when you will hear of a date.

Kind Regards

Paul

[SPK-250]

Man how long does it take to lay some bitumen!? they've been banging on about this for months now.

[PALE ALE]

I think they have realised, that you cant lay bitumen on a swamp, when the water table keep's rising. I reckon if you were to walk through the tunnel under the track, you would be ankle, to knee deep in water

[GT 8888]

at least their web site now appears to have been updated .

AIR link

[46302ute]

MORE NOTHING
dont think they could organise a ****up in a brewery! :

[ZA-289]

deadline been and gone... again... hence why the corty is for sale, one rumor after another for like 5 years now, complete and utter bull#$%^.

[SPK-250]

Yeah as i said on another forum, who gives an eff you see kay!!

[46302ute]

heard today late february is the new date for now.
:

[blueoval]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[homegrown]

if there was going to be some drag racing coming soon wouldn't they advertise it on the big boards at the entrance? there still all black.

[46302ute]

who knows was just forwarding on what i was told by a good source.
i will believe it when i see it too!
:evil3:

[290v]

About time Mallala raceway was made into a Motorsport hub it has a track & burn-out pad needs a Drag strip & Speedway track it is away from the city so no noise complaints when the new Bucklands Park is built everyone at Virginia will complain about the noise of the Top Fuels & funny Cars like they do with air force base

[46302ute]

suppose it all comes down to do the locals want it or not where ever it is.
I think Mallala is a good option but old Clem hasnt got as much folding as BOB!
(although he could probably get something done quicker!) :

[Walkinshaw]

Originally Posted by 46302ute

I think Mallala is a good option but old Clem hasnt got as much folding as BOB!
(although he could probably get something done quicker!) :

A one armed blind mute could get it done quicker. Or actualy have a concrete plan.