We entered last week. should be a great weekend.

Went to a track working bee today, looks to be an excellent track. Not too wet or too dry, some fairly tight and rough stuff for a griffith track, but still some nice open roads and fire breaks. Heaps of virgin bush tracks too. Prologue is 10km long, and the main track 33km.
If you intend to reconnaisance in your road car, be warned that there is a lot of scrub that may scratch your car. I would suggest to use the race car.
The pits and spectator area are good, and the camping area at Goolgowie looks to be a great spot.
If you are travelling from the east coast, then you really dont need to go go near Griffith, so I suggest if you need supplies then get them by either Temora or West Wyalong, as only minimal facilities are available after that. Especially if you are travelling at night! Watch for kangaroos too, as I hit one tonight on the way home.
If you are having trouble with accomodation, you could look at Rankin Springs, its about 30km from the track, Goolgowie is 20km.
Only 6 more sleeps, see you there!

26 Entries as of this evening not quite as many as we had hoped but new track will be excellent and gives us something to build on for the future to create more interest.

heyu wrote:

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Grant Walker tells me he is going,who else is going to turn up. Why are you leaving it so late to enter.
It is this type of thing that makes it almost impossible for event organisers to organise programs,catering, ect, ect.
Just my thoughts, maybe I shouldn't put my thoughts out there?

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 I reckon everyone should put their thoughts out there, might make others think?  'Right or wrong'

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Well to start with 8 rounds is way to many for state racing! And for most racers Griffith is along way from home so the majority of them will take the race of their calendar and base their races to those nearby so that's why Griffith hasn't got many nsw competitors because 8 rds is too many and for those that are going there obviously close by or chasing nsw points! Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

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 I think you are dead right Toby. Too many rounds in the NSW Championship. I think 5 maybe 6 tops is more than enough and would make the participation rate higher.

It's very hard for everyone but I'm sure they could work something better out for everyone involved in events like Griffith which has received a low field! Is thus a suggestion! - 5 rounds a year Where Dondingalong and colo share a two year cycle and Crookwell and Griffith share! Y not? That way Events will have a much larger entry list and this makes it easier for events to continue running! Even giving Griffith a long course could attract more numbers down south!!

Good to get some feedback Toby,

You are assuming that if any of these venues are not given a round, they won't run an event each year. Maybe there is more to this.

Anybody who wants to visit a NSW Off Road Panel meeting should email me (The Chairman)   maurie.fuller@skymesh.com.au

Cheers

Maurie

My suggestion would be to have a NSW Long Course Series comprising Wittitrin, Warialda, Milbrodale and Griffith. A NSW Short Course Series comprising Colo, Dondingalong, Crookwell and Nabiac. A NSW Off Road Championship comprising 5 rounds on an annual rotation.

No event drops out for more than 1 year in a row and those events that arent part of the NSW Championship will at least have a NSW Long or Short Course Series to be part of to attract sponsors and competitors. It may even give the NSW Panel a better chance to promote the Short and Long Course Series'.

Competitors who cant afford or are unable to attempt the whole Championship will be able to possibly run a full Series. This plan should at least see a greater participation rate at the 5 NSW Championship rounds and the 2 Series' a chance to promote themselves.

There may be some pain to the clubs that drop out of the Championship each year but as it would be once every couple of years the pain may not be too great and would be better for the Championship as a whole. The NSW Short Course Series could be formed out of the existing Tri-series after all it was the Tri-series that formed the basis for the NSW Championship in the first place.

I cant see too many downsides to this plan other than self interest groups within the clubs may fight to lose their round of the Championship. Sometimes you've got to look at the bigger picture. I would be interested to see what others think of this plan.

Yes. The main game with highest prestige is the NSW Championship with 2 specialised NSW Series for long and short course under that. Components of the 2 Series make up the NSW Championship which changes each year moving the Championship around NSW.

Steve i like the long and short idea i think that would suit me when i am finished driving all over the country.