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Old 25-03-2006, 01:58 AM   #1
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Easter weekend, Calder has a meeting on the Monday 17th of April.
Top Fuel & Top Doorslammer and a support field as well, should nice to see the and smell some nitro fumes in Melbourne again.

PS: Staging lanes have been re-surfaced, now for the return road.

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Old 25-03-2006, 02:12 AM   #2
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Easternats, GOD-DAMN IT!
Sounds like fun tho, i saw the staging lanes and all that, how about the track surface?
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Old 25-03-2006, 02:20 AM   #3
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Sounds like fun tho, i saw the staging lanes and all that, how about the track surface?
Track seems OK, plenty run 7's on it the other week, Zappia done a low 6 late last year, i guess its up to the drivers to decide if the track up to scratch.
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I saw the Zappia run, gotta say WOW! But from up on the hill (pit side) something just doesn't look right with the track. But they seem to be putting a bit of money into the facilites which is great to see
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Old 25-03-2006, 10:36 AM   #5
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We will soon see how good the track is when we do a shakedown on Monday with the fuel car......
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Old 25-03-2006, 10:50 AM   #6
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We will soon see how good the track is when we do a shakedown on Monday with the fuel car......
Ow goodie.....During the day?
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Today we decided to just go out at the scheduled 4.00pm first run....... :
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Don't keep us in the dark about how it goes Craig
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This will be great, Victoria has been too long without top fuel racing. Even though Calder Park management hasn't been kind to the racers who give us the show, it's good that something is coming of it and there is something for us to see at least. Hopefully they now get treated better and the facilities are kept in good order

So Craig, you'll have to do a burnout, launch and then after a full run to get your license initially?
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So Craig, you'll have to do a burnout, launch and then after a full run to get your license initially?
No rodderz, i am building the engines on Darren Di Filippo's Top Fuel Dragster. My funny car is just about ready to make some noise but a little way off from racing. : :
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Ahh great, I remember Darren & Charlie were consistant racers when they were still racing at Calder, last time I spoke to Darren he was getting his fueller ready again.... will be great to see them out at the track
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Gonna be awesome!!! Are they still running the muscle car nationals at this time aswell?
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Old 26-03-2006, 08:33 PM   #13
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Mel here is the link, the leaflet i got from Calder on Friday night, said no racing on good Friday..... the Saturday 15th is a street meet starts 5pm.
Then Monday they have Top Fuel and door-slammers with a support card, not even sure who the doorslammers are...

http://www.motorsport.com.au/
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i cant find this event on the site

where is this information coming from
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Old 28-03-2006, 03:55 PM   #15
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For the top fuel, it was givien to us on a leaflet when we went to the drags on Friday night....yes your right it isnt there, seems silly its not on there website.
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just heard the line up for the doorslammers from a very good source they are
PETER KAPIRIS, DENO BRIJESKI and PUAL GREGHINI lot a bad line up for a calder meet thats not ANDRA ran
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I'll be there.....havent seen top fuelers for so long....I've missed the smell, the sound and the speed.

Dont know if I could leave my car in the car park thoug...might have to take the Mrs car
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Not sure..... they’re not very good at promoting their events lately.
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I have heard the ads on MMM, promoting Top Fuel and Doorslammer......
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the radio add up here is only says there are top doorslammer, but they are running top fuel?
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