Phillip Island '08

[remuswolf]

Hi All,

Who is going to Phillip Island for the MotoGP?

I'm riding down from Sydney with a mate of mine and camping. Is anyone else riding down from Sydney as well??

Safety in numbers n all that...

[Heidi1]

I'm heading down from Canberra and also camping, bugger the safety!

[jamie]

Ill be there as allways reg MYXTC come say hi if you see me.My little girl will be riding down with me this year just got to get her some road gloves which should be in next week and some boots.You know how hard it is to find road boots and gloves for kids.Thanks to the guys at starider for gettiing some made she will have a pair in time for the gp.Thanks pink angel

[Maj]

Riding in from over the top, then camping.. going to be a slow trip this year, another generation is starting and have 2 L platers doing there first trip, 800kms , may break it into 2 days for them and stay at dinnerplain Thurs nite

[Rev004]

For those of you going to the island this year here some more info for what is installed for race day.

Race day at Australian GP offering more on track action than before

Sunday, 5 October is shaping up as “Sensational Sunday” at the 2008 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix with more on-track action than ever before.

For the first time in the eventâ€s history, three national support races will be held on Sunday.

Australian Superbikes competitors, for the first time, will vie for supremacy in two 8-lap races, while the Australian Supersport riders will also make their Sunday debut and battle it out in a 6-lap contest at the majestic Phillip Island circuit.

Joining the present crop of the countryâ€s best domestic road racers on Sensational Sunday will be the two finest motorcycle riders this country has ever produced, as well as a globally respected US import, long admired by local fans. Former world champions Mick Doohan and Wayne Gardner will be joined by American ace Randy Mamola. “The Legends of MotoGP” will take to the track in a series of demonstration laps of the 4.4km track.

Adding to the action-packed schedule will be another first at an Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix - a special demonstration of junior motorcycle racers. A total of 24 young riders aged 9 - 16 from the development programmes of Honda and Metrakit will give an expected bumper crowd a glimpse of tomorrowâ€s superstars.

To top off this mega line-up, the worldâ€s quickest men on two wheels will battle it out in the MotoGP class of the 2008 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

Be there as reigning MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner continues his relentless pursuit of a second successive crown. Our two other Aussie hopefuls - Chris Vermeulen and Anthony West – will also be there, giving it their all as they take on the worldâ€s best.

Joining them on the starting grid will be the biggest names in MotoGP. Make sure youâ€re trackside to witness the doctor, Valentino Rossi, and the Spanish young guns, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa, go head-to-head with our local heroes at speeds in excess of 320 kilometres per hour.

Watch the stars of tomorrow battle it out in both the 250cc and 125cc Australian Grands Prix, where Kallio, Simoncelli, Bautista and Pasini are already making names for themselves.

The mammoth programme has been made possible due to local daylight savings starting on Sunday, 5 October. This will see all three Grand Prix races commencing one hour later than usual, with track activity finishing up one hour later than in 2007. The last race of the day – the MotoGP class Grand Prix – will kick off at 4:00pm and should wrap up around 4:45pm.

With tickets selling fast, Drew Ward, CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, is urging fans to book now.

“Weâ€re coming off the back of a year that welcomed home an Australian world champion and saw an Australian win on home soil for the first time since 1998,” said Mr Ward.

“The possibility of a showdown between Stoner and Rossi, together with our huge line-up of on-track racing and demonstrations on Sensational Sunday, 5 October, is proving to be a very popular offer. I encourage anyone who wants to see the worldâ€s finest motorcycle racing right here in Australia to get their tickets now to avoid disappointment.”

[bigfoot]

i would love to go but don't have my lisence yet although did enter a get on the grid competition for this years motogp. to enter get the 6-19 august AMCN magazine that is (Australian Motorcycle News)

PS GO CASEY STONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!