So who's gearing up for the "Easter Nats" already? I know i am, and so are a few mates of mine.. hopefully it will be better than last year... i didnt really think it was that good last year... there just seemed to be too many cars there, with alot of dissapointments.. but anyway. I'm hoping to have all my mods done just before so i can enter this year.. i jst want to cruise around the track really, but i'll run her down the drag strip to see what time i can get.. ( i dont think sandowns straight is as good for dragging as calder parks ) Anyone putting in thier car this year? Any new mods? Or do you know a mate with a full sick ride to look out for? Reason i ask so early, i was thinking of camping on the grounds down there with a few mates with thier cars etc.. thought it would be good if a few more people wanted to do the same thing, maybe set up a row of camp sites from people here, have one big row of calaisturbo members and our cars lined up.. make a good photo.. lol.. hey, what about calaisturbo tents? or those camping seats with the stubby holder? lol maybe not. Cheers. Tim.

when is it champ.... cos my car is gonna be off the road for about 3 months. mate might enter, so i could con him into coming with all ct members...

I should have gotten of my arse before and looked. Easter starts from the 9th of April (Friday) and finishes on the 12th Monday. Im pretty sure its a four day event but i might be wrong. Yeah my car wont be ready for a while, im hoping it will be done by the absolute latest of 5th April to give me a few days of road testing. But yeah, i think the more people the better hey? Tim.

may be able to get it up by then.... gotta get kit on, paint, new forged engine then it will be back on the road... only interior wont be done....but that can come later.

Interior doesnt make it go faster. hehe. I have to try and get a gt35, cooler, microtech, exhaust, rebuilt LSD and a few other bits before april. lol.

yeh, i gotta get a forged engine, hiflow or gt series turbos, paint, kit lsd built, stall, pump. and more BOOST... PROBABLY WONT HAVE THAT TILL JULY.

yer, agree that lat yr wasnt nething special, i couldn't be ***t and just ended up leaving half way tru the burnout comp. the year b4 was awesome coz i had a 3-day pass. hopefully this yr will be better.

Yeah i thought the burnouts were crappy too.. except the very last one i think was a hz ute or something.. the engine was about 4-5 foot above the bonnet. lol. mad.

im gearing up for easter nats, hopeing the car will be finished so far im on schedule, see if we can crack a 10sec pass

I'am planning on entering my Capri, just gotta tidy some things up then she will be ready for a thrashing. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Sounds sweet guys.. Anyone actually camped there before? I just want to know if they leave the gates open during the night so you can get out, and if there is a police presence there to stop drinking etc etc... coz i wanna drink. Tim

they lock the gates Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Is there a website for this event? wouldn't mind checking out all the rules and reg: for racing might take my car.

Anyone see the news tonite Dandy council talking about not giving the promoters of Easternat's a permit to run the event. Due to whingers in the surrounding area complaing about noise and smoke as well as attracting "Hoons". Looks like the event might not go ahead which would be a shame and encourage more street racers in the local area. I have been going to easternat's from day one and last year was probably the last one who knows? As for a website I think it is www.sandownraceway.com.au (http://www.sandownraceway.com.au)

I dont think they will stop it, the organises will fix it all up. Brings in to much money to the area. Always this type talk every year they have same **** in Canberra I will be there this year with some other VL's hopefully car will be looking the goods.

well they always complain about ppl drag racing on the street. I can garentuee that if they stop events such as easternats, that there will be a hell of a lot more illegal street drag racing!!!

shouldn't they be trying to get more of these events happening to get racing off the street? instead of taking away what little events we already have if they bought there house next to a race track, didnt they figure that it would be used for car events?

Quote: Originally Posted by vlboost shouldn't they be trying to get more of these events happening to get racing off the street? instead of taking away what little events we already have if they bought there house next to a race track, didnt they figure that it would be used for car events? Exactly why buy cheap land or house near a zoned racetrack that is used for motorsport and other events. That's part of the catch that comes with buying in that area, and as if you want to live in that area anyway, what a hole. Lets hope it can go ahead but it made the news and Herald-Sun so I take it it probably will be post-poned or somehow re-located to somewhere else, Where I have no idea, As Sandown has all the resources to support the event. A sad day if Easternat's is no more. But yeah money is a good bargaing tool to greedy councillors. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I reckon it will go on... Jon Davidson (promotor) has support from Victoria Police. The stupid wankers who just built houses next door don't realise that sandown has been there for over 40 years! ...plus the nats only go for 3 days out of an entire year. *****wits! I live right next door to Sandown. Noise is not an issue! I wish it was a Formula 1 test track. Wake up in the morning to the sound of F1 cars hooning around. That would be my dream come true...lol

All the authorities continue to complain about people street racing and then they go a try stop evnts like this which I'm sure go a long way to getting poeple of the street. The article in the Herald Sun also said it the promotors had approval from the road safety and EPA to hold event. Hopefully the Dandenong council come to there senses.