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Hi!
We wanted to touch base and invite MX5 Car Talk to compete in the 2012 ARC Just Car Insurance Forum Battle at Calder Park Raceway.

The first event of its kind as Forum Battle infiltrates the Australian Rally Championship (ARC) at Calder Park in March 2012. This is all about online forums enjoying some light hearted competition against each other in an offline event spanning across multiple disciplines of motorsport and car culture including:

-Time attack
-Show and shine
-400m Drags
-Gymkhana
-Tarmac Rally Stage

Details:
Forum Battle will span over 2 days. There’s $20k’s worth of prizes up for grabs for forum members and prime time TV coverage on Channel 10 alongside the ARC coverage.

For more information and to be featured on the website: http://www.forumbattle.com.au
Look forward to your thoughts and feel free to contact me on 0432 884 177 or email support@forumbattle.com.au

I've been watching this on another forum I'm on and it looks like a whole heap of fun.

We could have a real shot, especially on the time attack stages. I think we should field some entrants.

Thanks Sean,

Any forum members interested?

Thanks guys, be great if could field a team. Its a national event and we have forums and their members coming from all over the country, would it be worth letting the MX5 Car Talk NSW members know?

What awesome time attack cars do we have on here?

PT wrote:I've been watching this on another forum I'm on and it looks like a whole heap of fun.

We could have a real shot, especially on the time attack stages. I think we should field some entrants.

On reading the rules it doesn't look like an NB would have any chance at all. Rules say fastest lap on the day wins, no classes, no restrictions, you could be up against a fully prepared V8 super car. Then you have a cost of $200 entry for this one event, you have be in position and wait at least 3 1/2 hours before it even starts, if you leave the track and hit the fence YOU have to pay for it. Doesn't sound too much like fun to me.

While I agree that an MX5 could have it's hands full, I wouldn't say it's completely out of the question.

2) The event is designed for entry by performance and high performance vehicles. There will be 2 classes each with sub classes of FWD, RWD and 4WD vehicles

a) Pro class – for both street registered and unregistered cars. Engines and gearbox’s are free. Suspension pick up points must be in as per the manufactures design. Slicks are not permitted.

b) Street class – for street registered cars only. Each vehicle must retain the original engine and gearbox configuration. Suspension pick up points must be as per the manufactures design. Street legal tyres are only permitted.

3) No Open Wheel vehicles, centre steer or Clubman or Kit cars allowed,

4) All Vehicles must be available for purchase from a major manufacturer currently/previously as a factory OEM vehicle.

5) The event is designed for entry by the following invited online car forums whose drivers are amateur drivers and members of an Australian online car forum community.

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9) Tyres; Street Class- Street legal tyres are only permitted,

All vehicles must run on Tyres with a UTQG rating higher than 120. If the tyres fitted to your vehicle have a UTQG rating under or equal to 120 you may be moved into Pro Class.

Pro class tyres are free except for slicks

Struggling to see the "value" in this!
They claim you get a 3 day general admission ticket included with the entry ($73.50)
$200 for 2 X 10 min sessions (or 2 X 15 min depending on which page you read) on the short track for the time attack.
$150 for 3 X Gymkhana runs (I love the "highly Technical" classification of 2 x 350m slalom and a U turn! don't want people getting lost!)
Most R Spec tyres will probably get you lumped into the Pro Class.

Good luck to those who enter, might catch a glimpse of you on the TV!

Jeo wrote:What awesome time attack cars do we have on here?

Dave was working on his. I know MX5 Mania beat the competition when Auto Salon had a time attack style battle a few years ago.

MX-5s usually do well in Gymkhana and Lee's rotary MX-5 could be a go'er in the drags.

Other members might be keen on the show n shine.

Great to hear you guys are interested, MX5's will do well in this competition. We have forums like OPELAUS who will take out prizes just on sheer numbers of entrants as the point score bias's total entries and participation. Prize pool will be announced next week, so should be good!

Chat soon

Sean
support@forumbattle.com.au

Nice to see the Daz's RTR Evo will be there.

There's quite a few known faces in that mix. Might have to go along and have a look considering Daz and SP Bling are entering.

You guys dont think something like Pats na6 would do well in the street car class (capable of 1.07s within the street car class rules)?

Spose r35s would do 1.04s in the same boat huh?

Dann

New forums join the battle and already entered forums step it up a notch. Check out the latest batch of competitors:


Turbocharged, short wheel base, mid-engine, cool 80′s styling and an extensive mod list. This AW11 is a veteran at the track and will be represent MR2 Australia


Instantly recognised by those who attended WTAC 2011 this supra is the promo car for Gorilla Industries. Shane and his high powered Supra have run 1:05:75 at Wakefield. Shane will be representing JDMST in its Lotus inspired war paint.


Jason’s RX7 has seen significant changes and upgrades over the years with results to match; 1st overall at The No Limits Time Attack event at Barbagallo, WA in October 2010, and 1st at Raventech Time Attack battle in 2wd October 2010. Jason will be representing his club RENEW (Rotary Enthusiasts of New South Wales) in the Time attack, Tarmac rally and the 1/4 mile drags



The latest to join the Evo OZ team is 27 year old and his EVO 9 MR. Having previously owned an EVO 7, Dan is no stranger to Mitsubishi’s AWD, turbo charge beast. No Expense has been spared on Dan’s baby. Out on the track Dan is also a seasoned racer, with 2 years of racing experience under his belt and another 5 for club days

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SAU announces their first entrant and it’s clear these boys won’t be happy with second place. Introducing Adam Newton and “BIG RED”, the carbon/wide body R32 GTS-t with 400rwkw on tap!
Adam will be representing SAU in the Pro Class for the time attack and rally stage events.

Forum battle wants each and every competitor to be able to go home with a proper Motorsport adrenalin filled day so why not make Forum Battle a full day of racing? Satisfy those track cravings by entering multiple events. Mix it up, Gymkhana and Drags or Rally and Time attack. Plus entering one or more motorsport category gains you free entry to the Show’n’Shine.
By entering multiple events you increase your forums chances of taking out the title of 2012 Forum Battle Outright Winners as well as having a better chance to take home a chunk of the prize pool (prize pool is now valued at around $13,000 with more to be announced). Sponsored cars will also be able to take advantage of the TV / online coverage Forum Battle will be providing.

I want to enter the drags, but I’m not sure if my car meets requirements?
Drag requirements here: http://www.calderpark.com.au/competitor ... acing.aspx

I want to race but I don’t have a CAMS Licence?
We are organising a single day licence with CAMS now so stay tuned…

What Tyres can we use?
Tyre information can be found here: http://forumbattle.com.au/2012/02/02/bu ... clarified/

Lastly for up and coming Photographers/bloggers wanting to shoot and cover Forum battle please contact us via email to organise media passes: support@forumbattle.com.au