G'day again,I have had some questions about where to stay and what to expect when at lake Gairdner ,so here is a run down on options and what you will require
Lake Gairdner is a remote location in the Australian desert ,the nearest town of any size is aprox a 3 hour drive away when you turn off the sealed road there is about 128 miles of reasonable dirt track ( you dont need a 4 wheel drive to use it ) there is only one entry /exit from the lake through private land ( mt Ive station ) a station is like a ranch , it is very important that you be self sufficient ,especially with fresh drinking water and racing fuel and also your vechiles fuel needs ,though in an emergency mt Ive can sell you a tank full for your transport , from breakfast monday 6th of march to lunchtime 10 march the event will be fully catered for and you will be able tp purchase a varity of meals and beverages inc booze , for breakfast ,lunch and dinner ,any time outside of these times you will need to supply your own food and drink , also a van will on a regular basis bring food and drink to the pit area for purchase.
Camping , there are several options Mt Ive homestead has camping facilities with power and toilets /showers& meals ,there will be a daily fee to use this site ,but be aware that it is a least a 30 min drive to the lake from there , second option there is a small camp site very close to the lake ( our old camp ground ) which has a single toilet and shower but no power again a fee to use it and finally the DLRA camp which is open to entrants and their crews ,it has male and female ablutions , power , cool rooms and freezers and BBQ cookers ( common use by all so make sure you mark your own stuff) there are perminant dwellings and buildings that are owned by racing teams ,you may be able to share these if there is spare room and beds available , or bring a tent or as some do motorhomes , buses and caravans , this is by far the best place to mingle it is aprox 10 minute drive to the lake from here
On the lake its self the pits are aprox 3 miles from the entrance point ,just above the entrance point is a large shed this is where all the catering takes place and is a resturant and pub and meeting place after a days racing , before you enter the salt you will be required to blow all the red dust off your vechile and trailer ( blower supplied by the DLRA ) there are port-a loos at the pits and at the starting line , you will also be required to place all vechiles racing or transport on tarps when on the salt , set up your pit anywhere in the designated pit area , also we allow race cars and bikes to drive / ride to and from the pits to the start line and back again , there is a drivers meeting before any racing starts but you can use the warm up track which is speed limited at any time
if anyone has any more questions fire away
Gary
