Comments by "Adrian McLean" (@adrianmclean9195) on "NASCAR Fan Tries to Survive Supercars at Bathurst in Racing Sim" video.

  1. Being raised right next door to Bathurst, and attending the race practically every year since i was 6 and having driven around it many times and known some locals who raced in it as privateers and even my dad riding around it in a new special coach demonstration back in the 70's by a prior ex racer - the local highway patrol, will and DOES sit around the circuit, 24/7 all year round, both in marked and unmarked cars, as well as hiding in the centre of the track. They are particularly looking for Victorians. The young locals i have seen, sit around the track at night, with communication and tell the others when it is clear. But - kangaroos are rife - particularly where Mountain Straight meets it's first bend - as happened in one of the actual races. There is actually a wildlife reserve, i think, at the top, bordering McPhillamy Park - on the Eastern flank. Because there is a fence, then a very old turnstyle gate, that prevents people or animals coming in ? Ive not tried it, but it IS there. A normal car, shows just how developed a race car is when you do a lap at legal speed - particularly the esses. And even a good braking system can fade in one lap. 😮 People do live inside and outside the circuit and the circuit is their road/access/street. The local University and TAFE - where they often repair the cars - and the CMA of NSW and a rifle range borders the track. The old Drive-in theatre, also use to sit along a road bordering Conrod Straight. Also, sometimes there have been tragedies, that aren't always reported outside the local area. One, being the death of a father and/or his daughter on a motorbike, because of a known local idiot, racing on the track in a 4WD, towing a trailer at the time and being on the wrong side of the road on a blind corner, going the otherway, and collecting them. So, the police are quite personally committed to making reality set in. You can always try a "track day". Or get your CAMS licence - and i think that authority has or use to have a building, with flagpoles in the front, on the inside of the track, opposite Forest Elbow. When in Bathurst, you can see the white name on the hill, and it doesnt really look like a hill - but when you are there and at the top, it is totally different. Quite deceiving. Its also good to do a full walk around the entire circuit.
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