2015 Panel Van Nationals Bathurst

[wendyh]

URGENT UPDATE
News just in. The Parade Lap around Mt Panorama on Easter Saturday is now limited to 200 VANS due to the time restraints of the racing schedule of the Bathurst Motor Festival.
We are currently up to 160 Vans, so we only have 40 available places left. They will fill fast as the last forty entries were received after 11th August - only 9 weeks ago. Let your club / group members know of this latest development.
Another track cruise is now being considered as part of the lead up to the official start of the 40th Van Nationals. A comprehensive Entrant Advice will be sent out at the end of October
 

[wendyh]

111 days to go
170 vans
346 people
Theres is a November update on the website, for anyone going or interested in the programme.
Get in quick as there are 30 spots left for the 200 cutoff, for a few laps around the race track during the lunch break of the Bathurst Motor festival races around Mt Panorama.
I bet we make the news with that convoy 
below is the back window sticker they got made up and is for sale ..
the results of all the shenanigans happening in the back f the vans 

[wendyh]

opps forgot to mention our BUGA logo is the fifth from the left!

[Stew]

How many Beddy's are going do you know Wendy? I'm on the fence about going to this one.... It looks like a great event but i wasn't overly fussed with the Mildura Nats.

Stew

[wendyh]

Hi Stew
Bathurst's 40th Anniversary of the Australian Van nationals is going to leave Mildura for dead!
A lap around mount Panorama in a convoy of 200 + vans is nothing like Milduras gathering of 81 vans.
And there will be heaps more spectators as there is a Motor festival on that weekend and Bathurst is closer to larger populations. Not to mention all the  publicitiy thats going into this event.

Anyway we need the beddy brothers at the nats mate  they will get some much attention for looking so kool! show them medium and small vanners how kool Bedfords are 

Last time i spoke with Pete Fres before xmas there were 12 large vans and 6 bedfords.
I would love to see heaps more bedfords roll up.
So.....we have .....
80 days to go
181 vans
70 people

[wendyh]

ahhh that should read
80 days to go
181 vans
370 people

[Stew]

It sounds great but i'm just not sure yet if i really wanna make the trip... Cool photos you posted!! haha

[wendyh]

73 days to go
186 vans
378 people


this is the link to the list of whos coming...
http://www.bathurstvannationals.com/who2.html

[wendyh]

Desperate times. This came in today
hi i want to enter my van if you can guarantee me a place in the 200 vans cruising the bathurst circuit.
is there still any spots avaliable as i understand the 'show' cars locked in the building are not part of the cruise?
cheers ****
The reply was -
The "show" vans do not want to miss out on "200 VANS Around Mt Panorama" as it is more important to them than just another car display. At the moment we have 212 vans pre-entered. Some are being rebuilt and may not be completed in time for Easter. Some entrants are bringing more than one van and may choose to only take one on the cruise. At this stage, we can not offer any guarantees for late entries.
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Tough, but fair.
If the 40th Van Nationals proves to be successful, it will be due to the high number of van enthusiasts who pre-entered early and supported what we are trying to achieve. Thank you so much for believing...
We would love to take ALL the vans around Mt Panorama on Saturdays official cruise, but we have been restricted to a 200 van and 20 minute timeframe by the organisers of the Bathurst Motor Festival. However, a second cruise for the early arrivals is not beyond the realm of possibilities.

Hope to see you there!

[rumax]

Agree entirely. There has to be some benefits of an early registration and access to an "exclusive & desirable event" to me is it. A relative did a variety bash run, and the highlight was a run around the track on the 1000 race weekend. As for my van... well I am not sure if my 300E Ford Thames @ 36 HP (when new) would make it up the hill anyway!  And my Bedford is a traytop.