I have been trying to look into this event and I have tried to speak to a few people the last few days... seems that there is a lot of people who are of varying opinions.

I dont know much about who is running it and what the experiences are of others but i am thinking that i shouldnt have to higher expectations for this event.

Pitty, i recon this car that i am building would fit in well

Until such time as Supp Regs have been sent to CAMS for approval,showing who's running the show eg. Secretary of the event/Compliance checker/Chief timekeeper/C/Course/scrutineers etc etc etc and the Permit payed for(big bucks cause it's national)none of us will be much the wiser,and any correspondence is really only an expression of interest and maybee pre booking a spot if it all gets approved.

A level 2 CAMS license will also be req'd to compete in the(apparantly)one lap sprints.

the entry price was $185 now 210 after oct but qpdc members thought this was too dear for what was being offered for general entry so i think z car club which ray is a member have had a rethink because hardly any entries had been coming in , none from us anyway

By the sounds of it i will keep my beast in sydney and save the grand it would cost me to come

Does anyone know the contact email adress for the Z-club of QLD? i want to know whats going on.

Harry put up the link earlier,or go to the Morgan Park Raceway website,it mentions it on there and is clickable

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it is definitely the Z Car Club of QLD organising the NDN09.

I doubt I'll bother coming out to the event if I'm not running. Easter generally means a beach camping trip for me. Much more fun than a car show.

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I know what you mean, i usually go camping/shooting around easter time every year, but not next year i'll be there in warwick if i can get the 1000 ready.

I shot off an email to the Z-club of QLD and got a reply yesterday they cleared up a few questions i had, As harry(L18_B110) said in a earlier post its been organised as a 'social event' unfortunatley you can't just enter in the sprints or the 1/8 mile drag race, you basically have to entre the whole event to be able to compete in any of the events.

The Basic entry fee of $185-$210( depending on when you pay, early bird fees end at the end of Nov 08) covers Entry in the car display, Presentation dinner, NDN09 Cap, NDN09 bag, NDN09 programme, Stubby holder, Polo shirt, Welcome Barbecue, Key ring, Lanyard.

The motorsport fee of $130-140 covers the sprint event on sunday, you have to pay an exrta $45 for the 1/8 mile drag event and you also have to pay an extra $50 if you want to participate in the practice event on the friday, after the registration i assume, and if you take your misses to the presentaion dinner thats another $45. All up ur paying nearly $450-$500 to compete in all events, The $45 for the 1/8 mile drag event and the $50 for friday practise is optional thats still $400. Pretty pricey, but i'll think it'll be worth it, or i should say I HOPE ITS WORTH IT!!!!!

They inform me that its a full cams event, so a CAMS license is required and you car has to be comply to the usual CAMS rules and regs for any sprint or hillclimb events.

How was datnats at wakefield organised? was it the same sort of thing? instead of the 1/8 mile drag event, they had a hilcimmb event didn't they?
How did that format work out?

there has been a lot of discussion at qpdc events by our members regarding the datnats and while the cost to enter and participate in the practice,sprints , drags is expensive more than likely we will have a good turn out there because viewing will be free and a lot of us have booked motels already ,so it will be worth the drive to have a good look at lots of quality dattos and meet and greet other datto fanatics

Thats what i was hoping for! How many participants are going to be there does anyone know?