P38's Gathering at Bathurst (race weekend).

Doesn't anyone like driving, camping and V8 racing anymore?!?

We still have a few vacant spots left on our site for the Bathurst Race get together.

Even if you don't want to do the racing, there is a motor museum nearby, and the local tourism people say there is "a heap of stuff going on in the region" during this time... I can also see no reason why a 4wd drive day couldn't be arranged if enough interest occurs. And heck... we could even do a workshop session (or something similar) if people are interested to do a valve block rebuild, or a compressor refresh, or something!

BTW, it should go without saying (but I will anyway!) that this is a not for profit event by the organisers. We are just trying to get a regular AUS P38 event kicked off... and would love your support.

Please feel free to tell us what you think even if your not going to attend/drop in.

Appreciate your time.

P.S. does anyone know how many P38's were originally sold in AUS?
P.P.S. does anyone know how many are still on the road?

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Originally Posted by DT-P38

I can also see no reason why a 4wd drive day couldn't be arranged if enough interest occurs.

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Happy to give you a few options regarding this...

WoooHooo.. I'm back on board...

Bring on Bathurst.. Got my ticket & I'm ready to go..

Can't wait.

Ok Dave. So how many do we have going so far?
& how many P38's?

Getting so close & I still have soooo much to do but this is happening no matter if it means working till midnight to get ready. Can't wait been wanting todo this since I bought my GT all those years ago.

Well one of my boys can make it so at least I'll have someone to keep company and share the drive up & back:o.

Looks like driving up on the Thursday!

Hows things going at your end Dave?

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Originally Posted by FANTOM P38

Getting so close & I still have soooo much to do but this is happening no matter if it means working till midnight to get ready. Can't wait been wanting todo this since I bought my GT all those years ago.

Well one of my boys can make it so at least I'll have someone to keep company and share the drive up & back:o.

Looks like driving up on the Thursday!

Hows things going at your end Dave?

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Yep... getting there mate. Been flat out with family stuff again, will be putting up some updated info later today/tonight.

Having been to the Great Race a couple of times before, I know what to expect up there & I can't wait..

I have planned my weekend already & for those who have never been this is what my plans are to get the most out of everything..

Thursday;
Travel to Bathurst, maybe have a bit of a look around the town itself before heading to camp 38 to set up base camp and spend the evening sitting around a nice fire with beer in hand telling and listening to lies..

Friday;
Up early, head to Mount Panorama and have a look around and having a good look through the National Motor Racing Museum https://nmrm.com.au/
I'll go through the merchandise stands on the Friday and get everything I want then so I'm not carting around bag of stuff all day Saturday & Sunday..

Saturday;
This is the day I'm most looking forward to.. Straight to the track first thing and straight to the top of the mountain for the day. There is a shuttle bus that runs up and down the mountain all day. The sights to be seen up the top on the Saturday are unbelievable..
I plan to spend pretty much all day up there wandering around & drinking plenty.. Will watch the shoot out from up the top before heading back to base...

Sunday... Race Day..
To the track early and take in the build up to the race. I this year have a grand stand seat on the start finish line so I'll probably park my bum there for the start and the first 10 laps or so. But if I wasn't in a seat, I rekon the best place to watch the start from is down near the chase at the bottom of Conrod Straight.. There is plenty of general admission areas there with big screens & the sight of 29 V8 supercars coming toward you single file on lap 1 doing the best part of 300 km/h makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up...

Bring it on.................

Sounds like a good plan Andy have to get onto those tickets!

One thing I would highly recommend everyone has for the weekend is a good set of very comfy shoes..

To have a good look around, you will do a lot of walking and that mountain is very steep & if your shoes aren't comfy your feet will suffer.. I've just got myself a nice new set of runners for that weekend..

I'm also going to carry around one of those fold up chairs that go into a bag on the Saturday & Sunday.. Something not too heavy or awkward to carry around.. I've got a couple I picked up at the last V8 race I went to at Phillip Island a few years ago.. They're Jack Daniels Racing ones but I don't like them anymore coz they race Datsuns... I don't like Datsuns..

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