Proposed National MX5 Championship Queens B'Day W'end 2009

[Cal]

Thurs, Fri, Sat. I booked 1 for you.

[fish]

Thurs, Fri, Sat. I booked 1 for you.

YOU DID ??? awesome thanks dude !!!

who is staying there

you , neil , me , ????

[neil d]

Cal

Book Sunday night so we can get off chops and drive back monday as it would be un-australian not to get drunk the night before a public holiday. What would the Queen think if we didn't have a few on her Birthday eve?

Neil

[fish]

Cal

Book Sunday night so we can get off chops and drive back monday as it un-australian not to get drunk the night before a public holiday.

Neil

i like the way you think

[NMX516]

This is all sounding great!! What do I have to do to get my name down for the regularity??

As tbro said, what are the vehicle requirements etc?

cheers,
Gerard

[mazlot]

I too, would like to know the requirements for the Regularity. It seems you need a standard road car, whatever that is.

Am not prepared to book in Warwick till I know I can be accepted as being regular, which will probably never happen ( on so many different levels)

[Boags]

And what CAMS licence is needed for racing events (as opposed to regularity)...?

[fish]

I am not 100 % sure but i would assume that

any road registrable car would be fine for regularity

and a provisional circuit lisence would be required for the racing

[Cal]

You'll be fine Jeff. Who has a completely standard MX5? We want the biggest turn out possible, so people will not be knocked back who are licenced ect. I'll fine out which licence is required for regularity, but I'd assume a 2S.

[Boags]

From CAMS website:

Use a Level 2 Speed (2S) to compete in:
+ single and multi-car non-race speed events up to International level
'Non-race speed events' include hillclimbs, autocross, single car and multi-car sprints and regularity trials
+ regularity trials up to National Championship
+ touring road events, including non-race speed sub-events, but not including closed road sections, up to International level

So 2S for regularity. Cost is $95 as per THIS FORM.

Use a National Circuit (NC) licence to compete in:
+ All circuit events up to and including National Championships.
+ All events that can be completed on a Level 2 Non Speed or Level 2 Speed licence

PC Licence only covers State Championships. You can upgrade to an NC licence for a single meeting for $75 (FORM) from PCC licence (Provisional Clubman Circuit $245) or CC licence (Clubman Circuit $245). Not sure about those currently holding a PC licence. I've just asked Brian what is needed. If it is listed with CAMS as a National event then National licences will be needed.

The MX5 Club of QLD is a CAMS affiliated club; if anyone needs a licence you'll also need to be a member of an affiliated club.

Boags

[neil d]

And what CAMS licence is needed for racing events (as opposed to regularity)...?

I'm 99.9% sure a 2s licence will cover you for regularity but for racing you will need the full licence ($395 plus medical) You would be able to run on the provisional as Fish stated.

Regularity rules from the Cams web site.

http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/03_speed/sp07_modern_regularity_q109.pdf

http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/10_gen_req/GQ03_Schedule_A_B_Q109.pdf

[Cal]

I will have all answers soon.

[Cal]

Righto, here you go:

MX5 National Championships Regularity
June 6th, 7th Morgan Park Warwick, Queensland

The MX5 National Championships was an idea spawned from Queensland to be an annual event with NSW and QLD alternating as hosts each year. We recognised there were probably over 100 racing MX5's in Australia and many more doing track days etc. Even though we already have club championships, the idea of a National championship, similar to many other classes, had merit. We wanted to involve as many competitors as possible so the idea of National regularity championship would provide this. It is also a test of skill, not just speed so all competitors have an equal chance of winning.

The event will be held at Morgan Park, Warwick on the granite belt 160km West of Brisbane. We also hope to have the new extensions completed which will mean the track is nearly 4km long.
How many events we get will depend on how many MX5’s enter. The more entries, the less other classes need to be invited and the more track time we get. We are pretty sure nonetheless that you will get far more track time than you would normally expect. The track will also be available for private practice all day Friday

Entries fees have yet to be decided but for regularity will be no more than $250 and hopefully less.
You will need a minimum of a CAMS 2S licence. You can get this by going to the CAMS website www.cams.com.au then to licensing competitors and follow the prompts to download the licence application.

The regularities will be run with about 20 cars on the track at a time. As we are encouraging first timers and perhaps wives and girlfriends to have a go, they will be very well controlled. We intend to have (subject to sup regs being approved) a 30% maximum variation between an average of the 3 slowest nominated times and fastest nominated times and a 10% faster allowable variation between nominated time and actual time. The first breakout will be a warning and the second, exclusion. We don’t want to be draconian but we do want everybody to have fun.

We also wanted to make it a fun social weekend, hence the various non competitive trophies and the restaurant night.

For further details and to register your interest contact Brian Ferrabee on 0417 633318 or brian@racecarrentals.com.au

[Cal]

But wait, there is more:

THE FIRST MX5 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOR RACE AND REGULARITY

MORGAN PARK QUEENSLAND
JUNE 6TH – 7TH.
MX5’s from all over Australia will be competing for the most prestigious awards ever offered.

National Champion – Regularity
National Champion – 2F
National Champion – 2B
National Champion – Invited
Best presented car overall
Best presented team
Ladies trophy – regularity
Ladies trophy – race
First non turbo – 2B
Best dummy spit
Most improved – regularity
Most improved - race

National Champs dinner Saturday night.

Entry fees TBA but reasonable

Register your interest now by emailing Brian at
brian@racecarrentals.com.au

DON’T MISS THIS ONE, IT WILL BE BIG BIG BIG

[mx5racing]

Wow look at all the trophies we NSW drivers are going to collect .

Maybe you Qld'ers should go to Coffs Harbour and enjoy long strolls on the beach