Well, the day has come and gone. I managed to get to Oran Park despite getting lost a couple of times and having to ask for directions. You wouldn't think that was possible seeing I had been there in November, but old age must be getting to me.
It was good to see Cameron (SELfor50) and Simon (Oscar) entering their cars against some pretty still opposition. Cameron, with his 450, was in Group Three, whilst Simon competed in Group Five with his manual tranny 280S. I believe that the 450 lapped the long Oran Park circuit about fifteen seconds quicker than the 280, but Cameron's car had the benefit of racing brake pads and tyres. Simon's 'POVO', I believe, was running standard equipment.
Along the main straight, about 190 and 150 were the order of the day, and I was amazed at the close racing that the 450 was engaged in with a six cylinder 3.2 BMW Sports Coupe (Z4 ?). In fact, the 450 outhandled the BMW in the corners. What an effort. Also, one has to marvel at the amount of preparation involved in getting the cars to Sydney from Griffith and Canberra respectively. Loading and unloading the race cars several times, preparing the cars themselves, all the spares and equipment needed - it's almost never ending. Fellows, great effort and well done. Regards Styria
N.B. We also did manage to get to the Rose and Crown - what a splendid little pub, with excellent and very reasonably priced food. All in all, there were five couples, and there were certainly no boring moments. A big thank you to everyone that showed. Sorry, no pics.
