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[ukcooper]

http://www.speedcafe...th-anniversary/

[Spider]

There was (I think) a televised race with Minis yesterday at the Mountain, I missed it as I was elsewhere.

 

Today at around 9:30 AM local time, Mokes are being used for the Main (V8 Supercar) Driver's parade

 

In the past, they have always used rag top Mustangs.

 

It will be good to watch on TV. I did receive an offer back in June to attend and participate in this, but frankly it was a very raw deal.

 

<Edit: From earlier this year

 

 

The grade on the track at this point, so I'm told, is about 1 in 6 it is steep!

 

The poor Moke was also hampered by tipping the scales at just on 1.4 tonnes too!

Edited by Moke Spider, 08 October 2016 - 10:14 PM.

[Spider]

Well, the TV coverage of the Mokes was,,,,,, zip. I was able to get more TV interest in our Simpson Desert Crossing.

 

I think I caught a Moke Roll Bar, just as they cut over to the Tech Guy in the back of the Pits.

 

I do feel for the poor buggers who gave up a week to do this, paid the cut price of coff coff $1000.00 AUD coff for the coff privilege coff , were forced to camp like maggots in the street, as they were only given 3 months notice and ALL the accommodation is booked out for around 100 km in every direction for years in advance, and for no TV coverage and not even a mention of it.

Edited by Moke Spider, 09 October 2016 - 12:50 AM.

[Mini Manannán]

The usual TV crap, whenever I've had to deal with TV it'd been the same bulls*it, I just don't anymore.

[timmy850]

I'm not sure who paid $1000 for the event, I went along and it was closer to $330... That included a 4 day track pass, dinner etc.

I had a really nice time too, the TV cameras were turned off completely for the mini lap on Saturday, I didn't need them to be turned on to enjoy the lap around the track. All up there were 82 minis and 27 mokes. I'll have a chance to go through my photos when I get home.

The local free to air coverage was apparently woeful like usual. Ive been told the FOX and NZ channels displayed more of the moke parade.

Edited by timmy850, 09 October 2016 - 10:50 AM.

[mab01uk]

 

"Raw footage of 2016 Bathurst parade lap in 1966 Seamist Green/Toga White Morris Cooper S."