Bathurst

supernova1965 (Warren) · #1 09-10-2009, 08:34 AM

The OFFICIALS at the Bathurst race have decided on a STRICT!!!!!!!!! Alcohol limit of wait for it..................... 4Litres of Wine per person per day and a little more reasonable 24 cans of beer per person per day. I don't know about you but I don't think I would even remember the race if I drank that much every day of the race.

AdrianF (Adrian) · #2 09-10-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by supernova1965

The OFFICIALS at the Bathurst race have decided on a STRICT!!!!!!!!! Alcohol limit of wait for it..................... 4Litres of Wine per person per day and a little more reasonable 24 cans of beer per person per day. I don't know about you but I don't think I would even remember the race if I drank that much every day of the race.

Race?.................what race?

Adrian

kustard (Simon) · #3 09-10-2009, 09:27 AM

4ltr of wine AND 24 cans of beer!!!

You should never mix your drinks or there'll be much driving of the old porcelain bus

matt · #4 09-10-2009, 09:30 AM

Quite partial to a crisp chardonnay or two up on the Mountain, are they?

AstralTraveller (David) · #5 09-10-2009, 10:05 AM

Sad to say that might (were it enforced) make some yobbos cut back. Really, that amount would be a pretty solid effort for a long weekend.

If someone did drink like that how many days would it be before they were fit to drive? It's not just the intoxication. They wouldn't be fit to drive whilst hungover. Can you imagine what the hangover would do to their judgment, skill and, in particular, concentration? The coppers ought to impound their cars for a week and only hand them back when they pass a blood test.

Robh (Rob) · #6 09-10-2009, 10:53 AM

Was that meant to be a restriction?
Sounds more like a liver-intoxicating challenge.
Another parody of leadership that, unlike the alcohol, is without strength!

Regards, Rob.

Ric · #7 09-10-2009, 11:16 AM

I can just see them all sitting up there with their 4 litres of Claret every day.

I'd be lucky to get through 4 glasses of that paint stripper in a day.

Cheers

supernova1965 (Warren) · #8 09-10-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

Sad to say that might (were it enforced) make some yobbos cut back. Really, that amount would be a pretty solid effort for a long weekend.

If someone did drink like that how many days would it be before they were fit to drive? It's not just the intoxication. They wouldn't be fit to drive whilst hungover. Can you imagine what the hangover would do to their judgment, skill and, in particular, concentration? The coppers ought to impound their cars for a week and only hand them back when they pass a blood test.

And then to think they have just been watching 3 days of very fast driving cars to inspire them!

space oddity · #9 09-10-2009, 09:56 PM

Me thinks my drinking days be over. That amount of booze is what I now drink in a decade !Personally, I would rather spend that booze money on astro toys. Quick calculation-that amount of booze every day would cost about 15k per year - serious toy money.Mind you, with that amount of alcohol in the system, you would be seeing a hell of a lot of "fuzzies"

bert (Brett) · #10 09-10-2009, 10:30 PM

Being a bathurst local, the police presence is unbelievable. Its hard to get around town without being pulled over. I have actually been working at the bathurst police station this week and the local police are doing a great job and keeping out of the way of locals trying to work, and dealing with the riff raff, but the police ring ins with attitude from other areas are a pain and make life difficult for everybody especially for locals.

On any of the highways around Bathurst at the moment you would pass a police car evey 10k's. On race week I usually get breath tested 3 times each year.

They confiscate truck loads of alcohol each year at the entry to the track.... I'd love to know where it all goes.

DavidU (Dave) · #11 09-10-2009, 11:16 PM

Surely no one could drink that much and live ! ??!!!
I know fellas who could drink a dozen tinnies, but ! not 4 liters of wine AND a slab,
Unbelievable

Rhino1980 (Ryan) · #12 09-10-2009, 11:20 PM

In the words of the late Brockie, I'd "give it a white hot go!"

Would end up with a whole bunch of fail though

AstralTraveller (David) · #13 10-10-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidU

Surely no one could drink that much and live ! ??!!!
I know fellas who could drink a dozen tinnies, but ! not 4 liters of wine AND a slab,
Unbelievable

I suspect that was supposed '4 liters of wine OR a slab' - I think that's what I heard elsewhere. Still, I've young, big, fit, and very well trained drinkers take on a slab and fail miserably.

astroron (Ron) · #14 10-10-2009, 06:06 PM

I heard on the radio that the A1 Race is on the Gold Coast today, is this true

At the same time as Bathurst, what where they thinking

I think the Queensland Government just grabbed at anything to fill the Indie void

I have seen no promotion or heard anything till this morning

rat156 · #15 11-10-2009, 12:45 AM

That's what happens when they switch to E85 fuel, there is only so much ethanol around...

Cheers
Stuart

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #16 11-10-2009, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by astroron

I heard on the radio that the A1 Race is on the Gold Coast today, is this true

At the same time as Bathurst, what where they thinking

I think the Queensland Government just grabbed at anything to fill the Indie void

I have seen no promotion or heard anything till this morning

22nd-25th October Ron.

http://www.supergp.com/a1gp/

astroron (Ron) · #17 11-10-2009, 10:19 AM

Thanks Chris,either I miss heard

or the program presenter gave the wrong info

It will be interesting to see how it goes as compared to Indie car racing

BerrieK · #18 11-10-2009, 11:19 AM

Yee Haa, an interesting start, safety car out from the first lap!!

Kerrie

supernova1965 (Warren) · #19 11-10-2009, 02:37 PM

Go Holden Go Holden 1,2,3 so far

rat156 · #20 11-10-2009, 03:47 PM

Hate to tell you this Warren, the only thing Holden about those things is the badge.

Silhouette racing, no more, no less, might as well be NASCAR.

Cheers
Stuart