Dry Lakes Racers Australia

Unfortunately it isnt just a matter of another set of timing equipment to run a licencing track. It needs to be surveyed, scraped (which takes a lot of time), markers put out & taken up, a second set of communications (which is a problem as we only have 1 repeater channel at our disposal) ,&...

All the FIM left us was a small amount of very thin wire, no sensors or anything else. Our current timing equipment was valued at around $30,000 US when we aquired it some 10 years and to duplicate it now would cost much more, let alone the logistics of running another track & finding people to ...

Thanks for the advise, been there before & know most of the tricks, but i think Fiona is on to me, i cant find the keys to the garage !

No ATMs , Trev !!! Next thing you will tell us is we cant get SBS up there either !!!

Thanks guys, Everyone is doing great, Just made to the hospital in time, He arrived 4 minutes after we walked in the door. If he grows up to drive as fast as he was born, he has a promising future in land speed racing !! Pete.

that about sums it up, Gary, we must strictly enforce these rules from now on, first a warning, then if you do it again you park your vehicle, simple.

The number 1 way to streamline the event is to educate short course competitors to turn off as soon as possible after the short course clocks , instead of heading for Woomera. also, if they are waiting for a tow vehicle, stop well clear of the track , not next to it , as often happens. The sooner th...

Thanks Bob, only about 2 weeks to go now. Better get some sleep while i still can ! Look forward to seeing you in march. Pete.

Popular belief has it that Bob Ellis could be the oldest, but this may just be a rumour !