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I'm doing something that hopefully doesn't turn out to be a gigantic c**k-up and am moving to Perth from Auckland NZ in January next year. I have a graduate position with Woodside and will most likely be based in Perth unless I draw a short straw and get sent to Karratha.
What I'm wondering is if anyone can give me a run down on what the motorsport scene in Perth is like? I'll be spectating for a while until I can scrape up some funds for a car suitable for track use, but am interested in at least associating with motorsport. I also have more of a background in tuned Japanese Import cars but love my Euros too so hopefully there are enough of both floating around? Any advice on this Novated Lease thing that you lot do would be much appreciated as well. Cheers all.
What I'm wondering is if anyone can give me a run down on what the motorsport scene in Perth is like? I'll be spectating for a while until I can scrape up some funds for a car suitable for track use, but am interested in at least associating with motorsport. I also have more of a background in tuned Japanese Import cars but love my Euros too so hopefully there are enough of both floating around? Any advice on this Novated Lease thing that you lot do would be much appreciated as well. Cheers all.
Hey,
Thanks for your replies. I am now in Perth, and got myself an '01 Golf GTi. I'll probably join the VW club at some point. I'm also hoping to do some track training with an outfit near the airport www.dtec.com.au . Any other suggestions welcome too. The budget probably doesn't quite stretch to the WASCC just yet but I'll keep it in mind.
What a city, I love it here. If the locals would learn how to drive, and stamp duty and luxury tax were revoked, it'd almost be perfect. Are there any good driving roads that you could make a day of near Perth? My only out of town trip was up to Lancelin and its pretty boring most of the way.
Thanks for your replies. I am now in Perth, and got myself an '01 Golf GTi. I'll probably join the VW club at some point. I'm also hoping to do some track training with an outfit near the airport www.dtec.com.au . Any other suggestions welcome too. The budget probably doesn't quite stretch to the WASCC just yet but I'll keep it in mind.
What a city, I love it here. If the locals would learn how to drive, and stamp duty and luxury tax were revoked, it'd almost be perfect. Are there any good driving roads that you could make a day of near Perth? My only out of town trip was up to Lancelin and its pretty boring most of the way.
Tiger Lil's has been our haunt for many a friday after work, our being the grads at Woodside. Everything seems to end up at Carnegies though at some point.
Spent the easter weekend in Kalbarri, great scenery, was camping on sand and rocks though which isn't really my style! I didn't drive up, and am glad I didn't because most of it was dead boring unless you were prepared to take your license into your hands and speed. Once you got there though a 4WD would be ideal. Anyone else go away?
I must say though that I saw more dumb driving on that one trip than I have seen in the last 5 years in NZ- passing 5+ cars at barely 10km/h faster than traffic, passing on blind corners, passing on brows, no wonder the road toll here is massive compared to the population. 271 deaths for barely 1.5 million people? Thats heinous. NZ is about 100 deaths per million people and our roads are far worse.
There don't seem to be many serious exotic cars here, would that be fair to say? I've seen barely any Porsches, 2 Fezzas, a few M3's, one E49 M5, a few Maseratis, and I think one Elise. Nothing that really floats my boat... although I did see a new AM V8 at the weekend that had me open mouthed and knees shaking. Glorious car.
Spent the easter weekend in Kalbarri, great scenery, was camping on sand and rocks though which isn't really my style! I didn't drive up, and am glad I didn't because most of it was dead boring unless you were prepared to take your license into your hands and speed. Once you got there though a 4WD would be ideal. Anyone else go away?
I must say though that I saw more dumb driving on that one trip than I have seen in the last 5 years in NZ- passing 5+ cars at barely 10km/h faster than traffic, passing on blind corners, passing on brows, no wonder the road toll here is massive compared to the population. 271 deaths for barely 1.5 million people? Thats heinous. NZ is about 100 deaths per million people and our roads are far worse.
There don't seem to be many serious exotic cars here, would that be fair to say? I've seen barely any Porsches, 2 Fezzas, a few M3's, one E49 M5, a few Maseratis, and I think one Elise. Nothing that really floats my boat... although I did see a new AM V8 at the weekend that had me open mouthed and knees shaking. Glorious car.
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