It has been a bit quiet on the website and that needs to be sorted.
The main problem so far has been the other users of the land we are going to use. A farmers Field Day is held there once a year and we had to negotiate with them and the local council for the terms of a lease that we were all happy with. Last I heard that negotiation was in the final stages and was about to be signed off. This has held us up for some time as we could not get funding / grants until this was done.
Apparantley construction is due to commence mid year and we should have a surface to race on early next year. This may be only an 1/8th mile to begin with (depending on funding), but the long term picture is definitely full length 1/4 mile with ANDRA 'A grade' status which will enable us to run all classes at meetings.
Waikerie Airstrip 1/8th mile drags are still held and will be on again the day after the Berri Show N Shine Nov 16 & 17th this year. Those dates are still to be confirmed though. The surface at Waikerie isnt good for traction, so don't expect record times!
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