http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=49198

So they are Slowing it down, to make is safer.....
Its motorsport....

"CAMS is concerned about cars being modified to attain speeds well in excess of their original capabilities."

Maybe I'm missing somthing there....
Matt, does this mean the NewBLewBeast wont be running again ?
What about stweies Wonder twinkie ?

Enquiring minds need to know....
J

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James
It has all come about because of the amatuerish way the CAMS affiliated car club ran some sprints a while back when that bloke in the Giocotto was killed. CAMS took allot of the blame, rightly so, they approved the sprints. This is why great sprints like Leyburn have been nobled.
Ty

Didn't that guy that died not have seat belts or something silly like that because his model didn't come with seat belts??? correct me if I'm wrong...

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I'm sure this was the guy in the suped up Alfa running the wrong way down the strip at ECreek before they had the WSID and he hit the end ..Very nasty and a real shame to

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no it was the giocotto it have a turbo 308 in it i think it had something like 1000 hp i could have been lower but at summer nat's i think it peaked over 1200 cant remember now was a long time ago and yeah they were running east west on the front straight insted of west east and they put it down to camber of the track and also that it was a down hill run from memory .....
was a very nice car that
makka

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Yep thats the one...When I saw it the first time...I just shock my head and said they were running it the wrong way...

Oww yoiu cant go up hill it will lose to much grunt
Mate it just could not turn...At All Stupid

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The Judge (the legend lives on)... one of approx 10 of that car built cant recall if it was 7 or 11...anyway it was the aussie supercar.. didnt sound much like an aussie name.. nowhere near enough runoff area and i think he might have clipped a raised area mid track, possibly the staging area when they run the other way.. the car got airborn, so he had no show of stopping...... A tragic loss of life........

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I'm sure He did not clip anything..just could hit the wall at the end.. I did have the vid for this..Very sad

How is spelt correctly...Can not find it by any search engine

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a certain gti mini owner on here may know more of this....

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Gafmo its Giocattolo

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That it Thiers one in this years Tagga

http://www.giocattolo.com.au/carpics/00 ... rga045.jpg

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Well I guess if they knacker the Tassie Targa (sounds like it'll happen) we'll have to focus on the NZ Targa then.

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Got it..."JUDGE" Twin Turbo Holden V8 5 litre Todd Wilkes
http://www.twinturbov8.com/index.html

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Just sent a very tert and short email to the general email at CAMS - these old farts wouldnt work in an iron lung. Too much power for so few!!

Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

Thats Todd alright..... went for a drive in his ute (pre Giocattolo days) when it was pumping out around 850-900 at the wheels. The craziest car i have ever been in was spinning tyres in top atr 100klmh on the old M1. An amazing guy, amazing mind for the improvement of the old holden block and the technology relating to twin turbo's. The the year he went around 1150 atw (ecu problems during horsepower heroes) at summernats with the giocattolo he went to an associates speed shop and the car was unofficailly dyno'd at over 1500atw . Was doing IT developent on the side when he passed away.

Was Cabin Groups Drag Combat series at Eastern Creek ,yep running it the wrong way down the main straight toward a concrete retaining barrier.
Todd passed the timing beam at over 250klmh, realized that he was going to have a few problems stopping, unfortunatly the drivers side brake locked, hit the small hut in the middle of the two lanes, got airborn as Jeff said.........the rest is history.

Amazing Guy, amazing legacy left for twin turbo v8 deleopment in Australia, amazing mind...................

RIP Todd Wilkes (The Judge)................ the legend lives on

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