2013 AORC calendar!

toby · Forum Addict

2013 AORC calendar!

Patrol842 · Forum Addict

222 wrote:
2012 was 7,500 km's.

Can you really call someone a "National" champion when they have only attended three races in two states? It's ridiculous.

It's not supposed to be an easy thing to do. Next you'll be wanting trophies for eigth place.

FFS I drove 6200km just to WATCH Finke. Harden up! You cant select the best of the best with a tootle around a paddock.

Edit: grammar errors and made it a bit nicer.

-- Edited by Patrol842 on Wednesday 10th of October 2012 06:22:38 PM

Stingray 2212 · Rehab Dropout...

People voted with their entries this year, that's the point.

-- Edited by Webmaster on Thursday 11th of October 2012 08:28:15 PM

Patrol842 · Forum Addict

Hopefully things get sorted out in the next few months, there are some weird choices there on the face of it with little explanation. Hopefully those organisers affected get some useful communication and results.
As said, the ORRinc contracts are a bit of a wildcard.

It's a mess again, hopefully an improvement on last year for the sport in general. I feel for ya Lamby, its one thing to tell them no thanks, but getting an application rejected for an established event is more than a bit rough.

to watch finke... was directed at me, makes sense if you read further up...

What do people think of an East series and a Central/West series, with the best of those being eligible to complete in a final round somehwere (perhaps Baroots? )

-- Edited by Patrol842 on Wednesday 10th of October 2012 09:08:44 PM

Stingray 2212 · Rehab Dropout...

Calender is out. What a disgrace.

FULLSCALE · Forum Addict

No Gundy, no Pines, no Sealake and Baroota the same weekend as Moorex.

Dags777 · Forum Addict

as someone relatively new to the sport, i dont have an issue moving the events around. id question why theyre doing baroota the same weekend as moorex though

goanna · Forum Junkie

Interesting calender... going to be interesting the chat on this one... not what i expected.

Newbie

If you live in Melbourne, Victoria 2013 AORC (5 races 19,000km's) to race approx. 2,000 km's. Sounds like alot of driving to me

not to mention the expense. 2012 was 7,500 km's.

Sea Lake and Millicent would have been a great option.

jump1 · Rehab Dropout...

well that puts us out cant afford to run any of them now they are so far away oh well will see what 2014 brings

Pedroski · Forum Junkie

I will be supporting Sea Lake next year. They did an awesome job and well over 100 entries.

Pedroski · Forum Junkie

About $4000 in fuel just to get there and back. Way too much for me.

Brett Price · Powerhouse Poster

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hall63 · Regular Poster

vote with your entries, if you liked sea lake and pines, then support them again next year, even though sea lake is not a national next year i will be there all the way from qld. On another point it would be a great series for sealake, waikerie, millicent and moorex ???

Trekka273 · sponsor

Well that is me done for covering the National events next year. I have spent a lot of money and time traveling to as many National rounds as I can, including all of them this year. But there is no way that I can cover these events next year, I simply don't have enough annual leave available from the job that I actually make money my money from to be able to travel to these events, let alone the money to spend traveling to these events. The closest event to Melbourne is a 2000km round trip to Baroota. I don't race, so I don't get a say and that is more than fair enough. However, I am sure that there will be a lot of people who currently run all of the Nationals that simply won't bother next year if they have to do this much travel.

hall63 · Regular Poster

it also amazes me that they have chosen to cut the 2 events that have long standing and loyal sponsership from long time offroaders in ARB and ALBINS off road gear !!!
i.e Millicent and Goondiwindi

jones off road · Rehab Dropout...

Sorry to be rude, but what is moorex? In 25 yrs of nsw offroadracing I have never heard of it!
Maybe some people need to realise that off road has other states than Vic and SA?
When you really think about it, it actually started in Sydney,(kurnell) but qld will be upset!
I know that the southern states my have more entries from ppan historic point of view, but maybe that's because no one else had has a chance?
I reckon the coffs harbor venue has a great chance?
Sorry for the mistakes, the iPod has a mind of it's own

TOYOTAPOWR · In rehab

Events still have to sign ORRinc agreements to be included so things could still change????

Trekka273 · sponsor

TOYOTAPOWR wrote:
Events still have to sign ORRinc agreements to be included so things could still change????

Very true. I dont understand why a calendar would be announced until all of thoe details are completed. If 3 or 4 of the events named decide they wont sign the agreement where does that leave the championship? I would imagine that the long standing events like Pines and Goondiwindi would hardly be happy at the present time so they may then ignore any late request to run an AORC event, leaving the championship in a mess. I personally feel very disappointed for the organisers of the Pines and Gundi as both have spent an enormous smount of time and money improving their tracks and facilities to improve their events and the championship as a whole and both supported the championship this year when they were really needed and now they are left with nothing.

Lamby · In rehab

Thanks for your support regarding the Pines, it's a huge kick in the guts after 9 years straight of being an AORC round to be told that you don't meet the criteria to be part of a "financially viable series".

Newbie

to WATCH the finke ffs, go to race!!!

Stingray 2212 · Rehab Dropout...

Real sorry to hear the pines got dropped Lamby. You guys have worked so hard for many years. It seems really unfair. Can you please attempt to explain what a "financially viable series" means & was it AORCom or ORRinc that said you didn't make the grade.

mk5 luva · Forum Junkie

What a disgrace, all those years of the Millicent Buggy Clubs hard work putting on the Pines at a National level. To be told its not economically viable, really... We love the Pines and will be there in 2013 irrespective of what series/championship its in. Combine it with Moorex, Waikerie and Sea Lake now thats a series.

jones off road · Rehab Dropout...

222 wrote:
to WATCH the finke ffs, go to race!!!

Not sure what that means, but good to see the forum working!

Lamby · In rehab

Trying to get something in writing from them at the moment, as I don't fully understand their reasoning and criteria to be met.
I have lost faith in all the groups that are controlling our sport at the moment.

Stingray 2212 · Rehab Dropout...

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Brett Price · Powerhouse Poster

hall63 wrote:
vote with your entries, if you liked sea lake and pines, then support them again next year, even though sea lake is not a national next year i will be there all the way from qld. On another point it would be a great series for sealake, waikerie, millicent and moorex ???

Dont forget Gundy

Brett Price · Powerhouse Poster

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Stingray 2212 · Rehab Dropout...

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Brett Price · Powerhouse Poster

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