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Former Member
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 Posted - 30 Jun 2003 : 9:36:35 PM
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Does anyone know who the promoters of the World SuperBike event at Phillip Island are ?
I had an idea about a support race that could be held during that event. but i have no idea whom i should approach and present the idea.
the idea is for an "Historic SuperBike" race.
i posted the idea on a NSW website and had a few positive responses.
i know nothing about promoting but i'm willing to start .
thanks Scott
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Posted - 30 Jun 2003 : 10:42:23 PM
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Try Ken Wootton as the editor of AMCN, commentator at the superbikes he also rides the T-Rex Honda when he has the chance.
I will email you his address directly. |
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 01 Jul 2003 : 7:43:53 PM
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| I suspect Shell are the sponsors of the Superbike events. |
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john
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Victoria
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Posted - 05 Jul 2003 : 5:31:33 PM
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| Scott, I suggest you put in writing the bones of your idea and lets see how we can develop it. A lot of people simply skim this site and a promting club my pick it up. Once I see the bones I can pass the idea around the contacts the HMRAV have. Regards |
John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 06 Jul 2003 : 5:18:16 PM
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Scott, It might be worth talking to Terry O'Neill of Formula Extreme ( You must be logged in to see this link.). He seems to take a progressive approach to road racing, and I notice some of the T-Rex bikes running at his events.
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 25 Jul 2003 : 11:22:07 AM
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Scott, I suggest you try to contact individual riders and get their support for your idea. I believe Mick Hone still has Robbie Phillis's bike, and might bring it out for a 'demonstration' race.
I believe that if you want to get the Historic Superbikes thing going you will have to get a 'special interest' group together. I think a good thing to do would be to set up a dedicated web site with an email list for interested parties. |
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 01 Aug 2003 : 11:55:45 PM
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| Keep working at it Scott, it's a good idea. |
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acotrel
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Victoria
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Posted - 02 Aug 2003 : 12:06:29 AM
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I mentioned 'special interest groups'. I'm currently working at Winton getting the Australian Historic Motor Festival going for October 3rd, 4th and 5th. Unfortunately (depending on how you look at it), it's only for historic cars.
One thing has come out of it repeatedly. If you can get a group of fifteen competitors, all with a particular type of historic vehicle, to enter - YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN RACE, in the programme. Examples are pre89 Formula Ford, Elfin Clubman regularity, Group N Touring Cars (up to 1977), and Group A&C Touring cars up to !989. Each of these types of vehicles have their own followings and associations. The guys who belong to these associations also race in the own clubs.
The HQ Holden guys got together and started their own formula, now they race at modern events in their own races - seriously who'd race a three speed, six cylinder holden? But these guys love them. They are excluded from historic races because they have ads on the cars.
What I suggest is that you try to get guys with Historic Superbikes to get together and ask a promoter to let them have their own race. In Victoria, there are about ten TRex honda clones running already, the guy with the harris laverda triple, and Stuart Loly, There are a few Z900s also - that's a good start. |
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acotrel
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Posted - 02 Aug 2003 : 7:46:57 PM
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Scott, Over the years, it has always been the case that there has been little communication between road racers. Even if you attend club meetings, there are a lot of guys who don't get messages about upcoming events.
At Winton we take the approach of talking to club and association presidents, then identifying who the gun drivers are in the target group, and talk to them. If you do that, they often are pretty close to the other interested parties, and talk to their mates. It's a bit hard to generate enthusiasm, you've got to work at it.
At Winton this weekend they are holding the "Konica V8 series'. There is a new special interest group running - 'Super Sports'. They have their own race and there are about fifteen of them. They are doing 1 min 21 secs, where the V8s do 1min 24s typically (Criaig Mc Martin on the Duke does 1 min 23 secs). So they are quite spectacular. The cars are rear gear box/ mid engined Corvettes and Mustangs, and they are built like aircraft. They have never raced Winton previously, but they've got a start.
Point is, if you want to get Historic Superbikes going, start talking to the guys who have them.
If you can get a field of forty bikes together within a year, I'll be pleasantly surprised. And I'll talk Winton into running your event, on one of their programs! |
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acotrel
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Posted - 02 Aug 2003 : 7:51:23 PM
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Incidently, Winton is allowed to run about forty bikes off their grid. At most bike meeting recently the max grid has been about twenty-five. Some historic races have had twelve bikes in them - so much for spectator appeal - but at least the guys are having fun!
Back in the sixties I saw about sixty bikes on the grid at Phillip Island. Someone fell over at the start and there was a pile of bikes three high.
Pity we don't see these numbers these days, and back then we were really broke!
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