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FORGET THE EASTERNATS HERE COMES Last Minute NATS

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Winton Motor Raceway have moved quickly to take advantage of the sudden cancelation of the Easternats at Calder Park. Called the LastminuteNATS the event has been hastily put together by Adam Ronke at Winton Raceway to give the car enthusiasts somewhere to go this Easter now that EasterNATS has been cancelled. The Event will include most of the regular Easternats favourites including Burnouts. Off Street Drags and general Cruizing. Camping at the circuit will be avaialable. Mr Ronke has warned participants however that loutish and drunken behaviour will not be tolerated and any breaches will mean the end of not only this event but the Performance Car Mania festival later this year. For more information contract Winton Motor Raceway.

MELBOURNE’S NEW DRAG STRIP ? 4 LANES, NO WAITING

Friday, December 11, 2009

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MELBOURNE’S NEW DRAG STRIP ? 4 LANES, NO WAITING

After almost a decade in the Drag racing wilderness, details have been released of an ambitious project to build a brand new dedicated Drag Racing facility for Melbourne. According to a media release from ANDRA (The Australian National Drag Racing Association) a group calling itself "Motorvate Melbourne" have unveiled the plans which would feature Australia's first Four Lane Drag Stip. Plans for the track also feature areas for burnouts and a two kilometre long "sprint" circuit. The new website http://www.motorvatemelbourne.com gives little information about those behind the plan, with the only information being that they are "a collection of stakeholders that support the work that the ANDRA Project Team and many other motor enthusiasts are doing."

EASTERNATS TO CALDER PARK

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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The popular Easternats auto festival is moving across town to Calder Park. Easternats promoter Jon Davison announced today that a long term agreement has been negotiated with Bob Jane, to stage the event at the Keilor based venue commencing 2010. The move comes after Sandown Park owners the Melbourne Racing Club [MRC] terminated the Licence Agreement in June. Negotiations with both the MRC and the City of Greater Dandenong proved fruitless, whilst the benefits of moving to Calder Park became increasingly obvious.

DRAG RACING MAKING PLENTY OF NOISE

Friday, September 12, 2008

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While circuit racing continues to struggle (and yes I am including the V8 supercars in that statement) the sport of Drag Racing is going gang busters. Despite having no presence in either Victoria or South Australia Drag Racing is attracting big crowds, good TV ratings and heaps of corporate support. Almost everyday another release lands on the In Pit Lane desk heralding another new major sponsor or team. This week it was iconic US Motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson.