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My Winton experience

20 Aug 2019 2:16 PM | Anonymous


Dad picked me up from school just after 12:30pm on 19 July. When I saw my Race car, it had all new Bell stickers that dad put on when I was at school, and it looked great. Dad also put on my lucky number 4 that Joe let me have.  I also found a new tow hook on the back that Belly had given dad for my race car, it was a really good one. I was so happy that I would finally be able to race my car that dad worked so hard on for me.

When we were on our way up there we stopped at a servo to get gas for dad’s car.  When we were driving in we saw Jess' green E30 race car and we waved as we drove past. While we were getting out we had a look under my race car for any leaks. There was one coming from the fuel tank, but dad found out that it was just that one of the fuel tanks in the boot that its cap wasn’t don up right. We went inside to get some food.  As we lined up we sore Jo lining up just in front of us. So we said hi and had a little chat. After that we went to pay for our gas at the other side of the servo and there we saw Belly, so we said hi to him and had a short chat about what I call the racing. But he had to go soon after because his tail lights weren’t working on the trailer and he had to get to Winton before it got dark, and so did we. After meeting almost everyone at one servo we were back on our way to the Top of the Town.

Once we got to the Top of the Town Hotel we got our special parking spot that we got last year. We started to pack all of our stuff into our room. Once that was done, we started to put some more Bell stickers on my race car and it finished it of. Then we walked to the Chinese shop down the road for dinner and went to bed for a big next day.

In the morning we had our brekkie and got straight into it we drove up to Winton, rolled my race car off the trailer and then we set up with our big canopy and some camping chairs. We said hi to Rachael & PK and to Jo & Belly and then went to the drivers briefing. I had to stay back with some other people because it was my first time and their first time as well.  We got told some ideas and what to do for the day. Then we went to scrutineering. Thanks to dad and Belly, my race car did great so we were ready to go.

So we got started, group 1 went then group 2 which all the E30 race cars were in and Rachael. Then group 3 which I was in so I put my brand new suit on my brand new gloves and my brand new boots, also dad’s unused helmet and fire proof socks, now I was ready to unleash the beast. Before I went out there I thought go-karting was good, but this was crazy good and I had so much fun. Dad said that through the day I got better and better when I had a look at the times I had dropped off heaps of time and I was very surprised and then I saw how fast Rachael was and she was very fast. After about my 3rd run Belly gave me a very cool bag and it is so big and I love it and the best bit is that it is half a suit case and half a carry bag so I can take it almost anywhere and I will. Another cool bit is that the day before I was just telling dad how my bag is so small and how his is massive and now his is small compared mine so I want to say  

Thankyou Jo & Belly!!!

After that we saw an awesome BMW E30 Evolution 3 and we watched it go around the track and it sounded great and it was so fast nothing could beat it, and I think it did a 1:35 it was so fast. We talked to the driver and he was really nice and he told us some of his secrets. Sadly he had to stop because he had fouled 1 of his plugs from idling for to long. Not long after that the day was over and we had to pack up we said by to everyone and went back home. And thank you so much Jo and Belly for making it such a fun day!!!

Royce Lyne |  Member #406
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne

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