Revisiting alternate sites

[DLRA]

Brolga breeding wetlands in northern Victoria (e.g. One Tree and Two Tree Swamps, Corop) and southern New South Wales (e.g. Native Dog Swamp, Savernake; Lake Cullival, Urana) regularly support the world’s most threatened bittern – the Australasian Bittern – which was recorded at more than a third of 32 Brolga breeding sites in northern Victoria and southern New South Wales in 2000 (Herring 2001).

What about nearby Lake Urana which look to be much bigger?
https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=lake+ ... l&t=h&z=11

[Rob]

Greg,

You missed the part where I mentioned it earlier mate, response attached below.

You'd have to expect that the brolga breeding season could be worked around with scheduling.

I looked into Urana up the road as well however there is some serious environmental conservation going on over there which I have no doubt would seriously hamper any efforts to race on it.

Cheers,
Rob

[walkingpace]

Hmmm it seems like our biggest problem is some poor defenceless creature may be made to feel slightly anxious at our presence. Don't get me wrong I love animals, they're delicious, but at least Cullival doesn't seem to appear on any recent reports or council documents relating to conservation.

If the brolga breeding season is an issue then I agree with Rob, it is worth trying to work around it. From the limited info I have been able to find about the lake it seems it very rarely contains water which would suggest it very rarely contains water birds. I'm no ornithologist but that seems right to me...

Nick

[OLDtimer]

Just spoke to my mate who owns a pub in Lockart. Lake Cullival is privately owned & he will get back to me with the owners details. Bad news is that it is currently totally under water (5 feet deep in the middle). Good news is they are pulling yabbies the size of long neck beer bottles out of it. If there is someone near there that can have a look , let me know & I will pass on contact details. Pete. DLRA #6.

[walkingpace]

I know! Plan a boat race! Then the lake is guaranteed to dry up...

[Cookey]

Maybe we could swap some of the blue swimmer crabs from Lake Gairdner for a feed of yabbies.

[NoThrottle]

Learmonth near Exmouth has a 10,000ft runway. It's a pretty quiet airport too.

[DLRA]

I was down at Cootamundra on the weekend, they had a sprint event at the local airport however this coming Sunday, Sept 8th there is a 100M sprint event at Temora, apparently last years top speed was in a Commodore at 295km/h and brakes are the "hot" topic.

Some research after I got home came up with this http://www.temora1000.com/

There's also a Facebook page of info.

I'm not sure I can make it back next weekend but if I can I will delve further. Seems they are well sponsored based on that web page.

Temora 2012
here's some photos, interesting cross section of cars.
(They all look so "clean", ie no salt)

Top Speed of the meet was 289.2KPH

http://www.performancegarage.com.au/blo ... emora-1000

[zork]

Learmonth near Exmouth has a 10,000ft runway. It's a pretty quiet airport too.

And its Military.

[AuotonomousRX]

From SpeedCafe 15th June 2012

"The prototypes (COTF) cars have this week undergone an initial two-day aero test at the Royal Australian Air Force base in the Gippsland region of Victoria, with Dunlop Series driver Chaz Mostert and Formula Ford front-runner Jack Le Brocq steering the Ford FG and Holden VE respectively."

The V8 Supercars use Air Force facilities to test? Why not DLRA?

Pete
#866

[zork]

Like everything in life....who you are, who you know and how much money you have got!

[RGV]

Or "its not who you know, its who you blow"

Dave

[OLDtimer]

DLRA cannot use military sites for "security" reasons. It does seem to be who you know & how much you can pay.
Pete.
DLRA #6.