In a message dated 10-28-14, Paul Quinn said to Holger Granholm:   
      
   Hi Paul,   
      
   PQ> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_600).   
      
   PQ> When you get connected to the 'net 24/7 you'll get to like the Wiki,   
   PQ> and Google.  :)   
      
   Yes, I can find out about every single race/rally, not only the Gold   
   Coast 600.   
      
    HG> Well, that was what I knew until you wrote about 'second half'.   
      
   PQ> It turns out that there's 2x 102 lap race days, counted at 300kms   
   PQ> each even though the track is 2.96kms,  So, a total of 204 laps   
   PQ> gives us the 600kms. Ooh, that's slightly more but it is called the   
   PQ> 600 after all.   
      
   So far I've seen "400 and 500" races that have been divided into two   
   races. The "Bathurst 1000" was the first single race with driver changes   
   during the race and now the "G_C 600" was the second. Apparently there's   
   a number of kilometres that one driver is allowed to drive alone.   
      
   Yesterday Motors TV replayed both Gold Coast races at 2h 10m each and   
   today that's followed up with "Highlights" from both heats at a total of   
   2h 35m. I prefer the "full story" where they leave out the safety car   
   laps and ads.   
      
    HG> they show the Otago International Rally which I suppose also is run in   
    HG> Australia.   
      
   PQ> The Otago rally carnival is run in Dunedin New Zealand   
   PQ> (www.otagorally.net/). The name sounded South African or Japanese   
   PQ> to me.   
      
   Thanks for that information. Actually don't look/see every motor program   
   on the tele but I do check what is going on and what's coming next day.   
   The only program I see in full is the "V8 Supercars".   
      
   I don't like the european methods of trying to equalize all cars by   
   using air restrictors, ballasts or even unitized chassis/engines with   
   bodywork to look like different manufacturers models.   
      
   When I raced you had to tune the car/engine to be successful in your   
   class. If that didn't bring success you had to replace the car to   
   another manufacture or move up or down to another class. The classes   
   were divided by engine capacity and the tuning allowed of the engine and   
   car.   
      
   PQ> That Quit Targa rally looks real interesting!  The first bitumen   
   PQ> rally that I've seen that has an actual 'speed bump' hazard!   
   PQ> (www.targawest.com.au/).  I played a video on YouTube from 2011.   
   PQ> Whee!   
      
   Yes it looked interesting, especially one cars antiques at a bend when   
   it slid against a fence and you could hear each separate plank hammering   
   against the side of the car.   
      
   CU AGN,   
      
   Holger   
      
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