CIRCUS TIME (bathurst)

Johnny j
Just wondering how you put up with the circus in town for the next 5 days.

Stay in doors and lock the hatches!

You must really hate this time of year.

It's not all bad... Seen a couple of vans today. Windowless Fj and ultra low hr van. Very cool!

I'd rather be stuck in Bathurst than hospital.
Not happy. It was my turn to do the fuel this year.

never done bathurst trip, always been a couch potato, it is on our bucket list

serendipity wrote:never done bathurst trip, always been a couch potato, it is on our bucket list

same my reasioning is my fridge is closer at home that if i was at bathurst long way for a rum and coke

Back when I was a youngster, we did 5 years in a row and stopped in 1997 when Brocky retired. Only had accomodation one year, slept in swags on the side of the road the other four.

Atmosphere is great but to be honest, it's not a place to take a nice car or your female other half. It gets pretty rough up the top of the hill.

You see more on tele, dont have to cue up to use the loo and your drinks aren't flat.

Having said that I'd like to go up one year as a group and camp at Jon's, so that when we get sick of it we can watch it on tele and cruise back and forth to the track but not endure a whole day there. Or we could book a corporate box!

Have to agree. See more on tv but the atmosphere is good
and can't beat the sound from a V8 at full noise

didnt go this year but now totally regretting it right now, 4 times ive driven and slept in the eh with a crew of 20 others bumming it in tents, we usually hire toilets and hire 4 sites to accomadate the cars and people, were the loudest on mountain, plenty beer and rum and who cares if it rains as long as your with mates and have a love of cars and racing. should be on everyones bucket list.. cheers ekka

Camped up top in '89 with a group of mates, DEFINATELY not a place for females!
Camped up top in 2000 with the Mrs, had no drama's at all (wolf whistles and show us your...., but nothing compared to Summernats.
Took 15yr old daughter up to the top yesterday, was a bit concerned (as dad's are), but no drama's at all. (wolf whistles etc were standard).
Have gone every Saturday for the last 4 years and watched race on Sunday at home.

207,000 tourist over 4 days. New record. Holden win again
OK, it's over - now p*ss off and give us back our town!

The Torana's must have done a run on Saturday as we went to Blayney and passed about 50ish. Still surprised at how many didn't wave to a tired old yellow ute! Bloody shinny bums!

QUP wrote:The Torana's must have done a run on Saturday as we went to Blayney and passed about 50ish. Still surprised at how many didn't wave to a tired old yellow ute! Bloody shinny bums!

telll me about it i get nods waves revs ect from very shiny = expensive rods but there are a older cars on my way in and out of work who outright ignore me one rusty old val in particular im going to get him to acknowledge me one day
i did spy i relay cool looking bobber motor bike on friday it was made out of an old posty bike it was tiny cool but he strugled to put two liters in the tank i only wish i had that problem
i didnt mange to get a photo left the phone home


also was it just me or was it one of the most boring bathurst ever

Dont worry a day or too
and you will have your sleepy town back........

fc59 wrote:

serendipity wrote:never done bathurst trip, always been a couch potato, it is on our bucket list

same my reasioning is my fridge is closer at home that if i was at bathurst long way for a rum and coke

wont need a fridge in Bathurst.