Revolver

As you are aware, we are running a National RX8 Meet at Wakefield over the weekend of 22-23 October.

For further details - see sticky thread above.

I have been drafted into the role of NSW Co-ordinator.

Kindly post here as to whether you intend to come, cannot come or may come if the right inducements are held out to you.

If you intend to come, I'll put you on the list and advise in due course as to arrangements to cruise down and back in company. Obviously this is not compulsory but we'll set something up for those who wish to do so.

If you cannot come, please say so here in order to prevent me PMing you later begging you to come (it won't be pretty).

If you may come if the attractions are right, please post here as to what will induce you to come and we'll see what we can do. However, performances with farm animals will not be considered.

Now remember people. This inaugural event is a once in a lifetime experience. It is also being held at a track that is easiest for us to get to (relatively speaking) so there is no excuse for a small contingent. We should be the biggest and the best (as usual!).

Look forward to hearing from you all soon.

Dave

P.s. Obviously all suggestions welcome unless they are medically impossible to comply with.

Revolver

Okay, just to get you all started, here is the list that Timbo put together.

If you're not on it and want to be - tell us.

If you're on it and can no longer come - tell us that too.

Azzaboynt
geisha 8
LittleJohn
Maccaa
Revolver
RXP33D
Triple G
Wildcard
ZOOMBY
aa@uow

EZZY

Dave,
wont be able to make it (have explained my "vaild" reasons" to tim twice already :D )

timbo

Where's Baby8 lately??

Revolver

Thanks Eric - shame you can't make it.

ZOOMBY

I'll be their, with Bells on :D

EZZY

send phil an email/Pm, im sure he'd be interested :p

timbo

Dave...I've emailed 8a8y8

RXE16T

Count me out....... probably will be in the Gold Coast for Indy that weekend.

EZZY

paul... while i got you here, do you have any idea how the deals going to deal with the recalls this time round? maybe start a new thread or something :D

Lock & Load

Paul are you having an identity crisis Noojoc turns to RXE16T Is there anything we should know about the 1.6 LITRE upcoming rotary .???? :D

For someone who is in the Automotive industry i would have thought you would have gone for a Yellow RX8 :D

B....free
michael

azzaboynt

I put my hand up as a maybe.

Sorry i can't be more specific, but I WILL make best effort to make it.

Revolver

Okay, we're not exactly off to a blistering start here guys.

Just to keep everybody updated and make the networking thing a bit easier, I'm gonna post updated lists every few days or so as follows:

YES
geisha 8
LittleJohn
Maccaa
Revolver
RXP33D
Triple G
Wildcard
ZOOMBY
aa@uow

NO
Ezzy
RXE16T

MAYBE
Azzaboynt

Would those on the YES list please post confirmation that you still intend to come or PM me if you wish. ZOOMBY - no need to do it again, thanks.

Timbo has stipulated 26 August as the cut off date for initial financial commitment. If we don't have 30+ by then the whole thing may be called off so please work out what you're doing and post whether or not you're coming ASAP.

We will advise in due course how much that initial financial commitment will be and how it can be paid.

Would otherwise appreciate it if you could keep posts in this thread on topic so I don't have to wade through chit chat looking for responses. Not being rude - just trying to make my job a bit easier.

Revolver

Just to stimulate a bit more interest, I thought I'd also begin some suggestions for the cruise down and back. Obviously, other suggestions are invited and we'll let general consensus rule.

CRUISE DOWN

I want to keep this simple because most will have had a long week at work, there will be plenty of hard driving on Saturday and the last thing we want is for someone's weekend to be spoiled by getting booked or, at worst, some kind of accident. Remember, cops are always out in force in and around Goulburn because the police academy is there so lets just keep things cool and get there.

First thing is to find out whether there's any interest at all in a cruise in company for the trip down. Some of you may just want to get there with the minimum of fuss and/or we might all intend to leave Sydney at different times. If so, no sweat - we'll scrap it and concentrate on the cruise back.

What I'm thinking of is a staging point just south of Sydney (maybe around Campbelltown way) and preferably just off the highway so we don't have any unnecessary detours. From memory there is a roadhouse/servo in that neck of the woods which might do the job. Idea is to converge there from wherever we're all coming from and then cruise down the highway to Goulburn from there. Upon arrival in Goulburn we can go our separate ways as some will want to get fuel, food, etc.

Ideally, we would want to meet by mid-afternoon (say 3.00pm) so we don't get caught in too much of the nightmare that the M5 can become in peak time. However, I appreciate that some of you cannot get away early and we may just have to go later (or perhaps in two shifts).

So, rather than flog a dead horse - when indicating your intentions on coming, please also advise whether you're interested in a cruise down in company. If there's enough people (say more than 3), we'll sort out details later.

CRUISE BACK

This will be much easier to coordinate because we will all be starting from the one location.

There's two ways we can do it - a straight drive up the highway or a bit of a nav rally through the southern highlands if you want to milk a bit more out of the weekend. Of course, we can also do both and people can pick and choose (for instance, the QLD boys may prefer the former because they've got a long way to go).

My preference is for a nav rally as there is some great driving through the highlands and it will add more value to the Nats experience. Of course, the QLD guys might also like to join us on this one and they're wlecome to do so.

I'm thinking a pre-selected route with printed maps and designated stop points so it doesn't become a shambles. Suggestions as to a route welcome - PM me on that as I don't necessarily want to advertise where we are going to be. Once a route is picked, I'll print maps and instructions and hand them out down at Goulburn.

So, again, when you're responding, please advise whether you are interested in principle in a cruise back in company and we'll sort something out.

Sorry to be so long but once these things are up and rolling I can go back to shorter posts.

EZZY

not sure if it have been covered before in the sticky thread.....
i think i'd be easier and more cost effective to grab yourself a CB radio for cruise up/down and on track. (pick an unique channel on the day)
i think it is a great device, we have been using it for many years :p

Revolver

Thanks Eric that is a good suggestion. If the cruises in company come off, we'll look at doing that.

Wildcard

I'm still coming. No way I'd miss this.

I'll make my own way up and back though with Triple G. Not up for cruising unless it happens to be at the exact time we are leaving.

Revolver

Thanks Wildcard.

Fair enough re: getting there and back. If a cruise does come off I'll keep you posted and see if it works in with what you guys are doing.

BTW - I'm assuming Triple G is coming in his own car yes? Just want to make sure my car numbers match my people numbers. Not clear from your post.

RXE16T

Absolutely bloody nothing at this stage........ the Service Dept's are still awaiting further instructions from Mazda Oz.

Apparently still a week or two away..........


The 6 is meant to be a G ........ you'd get what I mean if you saw the layout of NSW plates. :p


I've got nothing against yellow, it's just the yellow used in this particular model is reserved for middle aged blokes and/or people with no taste......... GM's Devil Yellow is more to my liking.

Sorry for the hijack guys. :o

takahashi

Sorry to write in the NSW forum

The CB is a great device .... I can yell down the CB. "Come back to the pit Revolver, don't make me to get you" much better than a black flag :p

timbo

With respect, I think a CB would be a potentially dangerous distraction on the track --- fine for a cruise. Wakefield has lights and flags.

Great for the Sunday morning run, and also for the 'convoys' coming and returning

Hymee

iTrader: (1)

<In my best Richie Benaud voice...>
I think I would go one step further to say that C.B.'s should be outlawed from the track day alltogether...</richieBenaud>

The only way I think that could work is if the CB was incorporated into the helmet and had VOX.

Radios are great for cruising.

Cheers,
Hymee.

EZZY

alright, i think i should clarify something.... i was never meant to suggest using the CBs while tracking, unless it is one of those built-in radio systems mentioned by hymee.
i was talking about for ppl wondering around the pit area or during the toilet break etc :D

xxup

Out of toilet paper alert.... Yes - I can see a CB as really useful for this sort of crisis.. Do we use channel 13 for this??? :D :D :D

takahashi

Hymee have approved my use of CB on thtrack