unfortunately when i was younger i went to a gt day in a GT. I had just rebult my first car. I fill in forms and headed down to melbourne. I got there and parked down the carpark. I went up and notified the people i was there. It wasn't until i went down through to start the rally i was pulled up and asked why i was there. I told them it was a gt and all papers to prove it was since purchased in 1970. He laughed and told me to wait. The president rolled up and said there was some mistake and that it was a GT DAY. AND YES I WAS DRIVING A GT. then he looked on my forms and it was dated 8 months ago and it was aproved to come to the event. Then i was told that i was not to engage in the rally and i was to get my money back.
My grandfather was with me at the time due to me being 17 and i was not keen to tackle the mel traffic alone. He being in motor restoring for the past 55 years was shocked and dismayed with the organiser and him being religious says we better do as they say. I had to be picked up off the ground.
4 years and all night working after school at a supermarket for this car to be told that admin failed in there attempt to phase out MK1 ESCORT GT 1970 out of there bi-laws and tried to tell me it was a falcon gt day. but on there form it said gt and any gt could come as long as it was geniuie( spelling). But as i looked at there bi-laws and there from it had nothing on it was advertised in a small fords mag.
If you think i was depressed, i was. A letter came to me about 1 month later to tell me i was polite and was thanked for understanding for the situation. They created it and thanked me. SInce then i am always asking questions about rallys and etc. Now owning a T3, i was shocked to see a t3 there at the show and shine and etc in the gt nations in perth this year.
Thats is why i asked a question to the club hosting it. If perth couldnt get cars to the event to fill spots. It does raise questions about the event. It does to me.
the riley car club of nsw will only have cars that are rileys. No exceptions at all. even to fill numbers up. they don't allow it to happen. I just bring up a valid point. ALso that event i was not allowed to go to was in 1999.
cheers
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