Welcome to the highlights of the
        inaugural Koolrasta Grand Prix held on the 26th February
        2000 at Milthorpe.Well,
        as I have said many times before, "What a day it
        was!" The official weather report from central race
        control read: "Weather fine, Track fast, grassy and
        slippery with a few big ruts in the corners!" Dry,
        hot and extra grassy conditions were the order of the
        day. There was an occaisional cloud passing by offering
        brief periods of shade from the hot summer sun.  
        On approach to Koolrasta
        we came to a nice new country house. Tony Graham and his
        wife Kelly were our hosts. The track is situated 50 M
        from the house. 
        The race track is a
        beauty. You start off up the hill heading south away from
        the house. You need to get every ounce of power out of
        the CT110 engine to get up fast. Just as you reach the
        top of the hill and start to pick up speed, you come a
        sharp left hander with a couple of deep ruts. If you
        don't turn here you run straight into a barbed wire fence
        about 3 metres from the edge of the track. This is the
        only dangerous part of the circuit. (This is where Gail
        bit it) From there it's down the hill approx 100 metres
        then back to 2nd or 3rd for a sweeping left hand turn
        into a short straight then a sweeping right around the
        water tank then a quick sharp left hander with opposite
        camber. This one is tricky. After that you lead on to an
        easy right and onto the home straight before a hair pin
        bend to lead you back up the hill.  
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