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The Club Calendar |
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provide "something
for everyone" the Club endeavours to maintain a
balanced program of events - bearing in mind the range of invitations
offered to members through the club via other clubs and promoters. A comprehensive list of all
events, in which members can participate, plus other events of interest is
included in the Calendar of Events for this year.
The 'Calendar of Events' can be accessed by 'clicking' the '2008'
button to the left.
Club events for 2008 can be accessed by 'clicking' the red 'Maserati' button to the left. Entry Forms for club events and a range of track and rally events can be obtained from the Download pages. |
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Given the diverse interests of members the types of events offered by the club are listed below, with each type linked to further information. |
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No matter whether you have more interest in social events or track events, or whether you prefer to use your car actively or passively, you should find something in the Club's Calendar of Events to interest you ... even if its only to keep tabs of when and where the next F1 race will be held. |
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Breakfast or Lunch Runs: |
Usually over interesting roads within two
hours travel of Melbourne to good quality but modestly priced restaurant. We try to run
about 3 of these each year. They are popular events and give members who have cars
running on Club Permits the opportunity to get their car on the road
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| Week-end Away: | A social event which we
try to run once
a year If the calendar permits. Usually, this event is planned for the end of January, or
in early February each year, when the calendar is relatively free.
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| Formal Dinners | We run two of these each year: The Grand Prix
Dinner and Awards presentation is run on the
Thursday night prior to the
Formula One Australian Grand
Prix and the Xmas Lunch which is usually conducted at a leading Melbourne restaurant
on the first Sunday in December.
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| Mid-Week Luncheons: | We run two of these, both of which are very
different. The Annual Club Lunch which is held on a Friday during July. It features
a guest speaker and is a great way to have lunch and spend an afternoon, if you can
arrange it. Recent events have been held at a range
of leading restaurants in
Melbourne. The second event is the Grand Final Lunch, which is held on the eve of
the AFL Grand on the last Friday in September. In recent years this event has been
held at 'The Swallows' in Port Melbourne and Jimmy
Watson's in Carlton.
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| Club Track Days: | We endeavour to run at least
three and usually
four track days at different tracks, where possible, in the course of the year. We run
these events to include a driver training component to give you track time so you can
decide how far you want to take your track experience. The
Members Practice Day at Phillip Island in January, the Grand Prix Track Day
at Sandown in March/April, the Winter Track Day at Winton in June, the
Trident Track Day at Sandown/Calder in August and the Annual Spring Track Day
in October are the principal.
These days are regarded as amongst the best club days conducted in Australia.
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| Driver Training | The club no
longer runs days specifically for driver training. However, the
morning sessions of club track days provide a session specifically for
circuit familiarisation and training with instructors who can provide
guidance on braking, turn-in points and the correct lines to enable you to reduce your lap times.
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| Other Club Track Days: | The Club regularly receives invitations to
attend the Track Days of other clubs. We give you advice of these days and provide
you with entry forms, where they are available. In addition to the two of three Club
Track Days, you can go to as many as 10 to 15 others put on by other Clubs including:
Alfa-Romeo, Ferrari, Jaguar, MSCA and PIARC. With experience at these events, you can
consider more competitive options.
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| Gymkhanas: | The club no
longer conducts Motorkhana or Autocross events. Some clubs specialise
in such events - check out, the CAMS website.
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| Tarmac Rallies: | Whilst the Club doesn't organise these, we try
to keep you informed of your options, which include such events as Rally Tasmania,
Classic Adelaide, Targa Tasmania
and Grand Prix Rally.
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| Hill Climbs: | We don't run one, so we try to advise you of
your options. We try to keep you advised of hill climbs which are open for members
at Mt Leura, Morwell and Rob Roy.
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| Concours: | The Club no
longer runs a formal concours event. The
President's Day and the various club Lunch Runs are intended to be occasions, when the very many different makes and
models owned by Club members and those from other Clubs have the opportunity to look at
the cars and enjoy the social occasion. For those members that are interested in
displaying their car in more formal concours, keep your
eye on the club calendar as we try to highlight such events when they are
known to us.
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