Easter Car Mania Set to Thrill

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Photo: Judi McDonald

 

A collection of Australia’s wildest modified vehicles will take to Winton on the Easter long weekend, 3-6 April, for the second annual Easter Car Mania event.

Easter Car Mania (ECM) is based on the annual Performance Car Mania (PCM) festival, which has become one of Winton’s most popular events for both competitors and spectators since its introduction in 2005.

ECM attracts a huge assortment of performance cars including V8 muscle cars, turbocharged imports and rotaries.

Winton Raceway Operations Manager Wayne Williams said interest for this year’s ECM has been very positive.

“Entries for this year’s Easter Car Mania have increased significantly compared to last year, and there has been a lot of interest from spectators as well,” Mr Williams said.

“The event caters to a very important market of Australian motoring enthusiasts; people who often spend a large amount of time and money on modifying their cars, and then want the opportunity to test the limits of their machinery in controlled conditions on a racetrack, rather than on public roads where they are endangering the safety of themselves and other road users.

“It is a terrific social weekend for people to hang around with their friends and enjoy their shared passion for nice cars.”

Events on the program for ECM include:

 

Cruise – an opportunity for competitors to complete laps of the circuit, demonstrating the appearance and sounds of their cars to spectators at a tightly controlled speed.

Burnouts – competitors will be let loose on the burnout pad, and given permission to create the most spectacular display of smoke and noise they possibly can. There will be plenty of rubber and blown tyres, and judging criteria will include continuous smoke, technique and who gets the biggest cheer from the crowd.

Grudge Match Drags – Mates will have the opportunity to compete against each other to see whose car is fastest in a straight line.

Power Skids – Drivers will have the opportunity to lay down some rubber and demonstrate the sheer horsepower of their cars with skids along the old pit straight (between Turns 2 and 3).

Dyno Challenge – Using Winton’s dyno, car owners will have the opportunity to measure the power output of their vehicles.

 

Scrutineering for ECM commences on Good Friday, with on-track events held on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Kiosk and bar facilities will be open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Spectator admission is $25 per day, $45 for a two-day pass (Sunday/Monday) or $60 for a three-day pass.

Security guarded and serviced camping sites are also available at $75 for Friday/Saturday/Sunday, $50 for Saturday/Sunday or $25 for Sunday only. The campground opens at 9:00am on Good Friday and closes at 5:00pm on Easter Monday.

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