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Following on from the GTR cruise where a few people are interested in coming out to Mt Cotton to check it out and maybe have a go at the Mt Cotton Come and Try Day on the 21st of May, I thought I might start a new thread to let everyone know about it and other things happening around the place.

All the info for the Come and Try day is in the link above. Its aimed at people who have never driven there before, or never even been on a race track at all. If you're curious about what hillclimbing is like, or want to see the track from the driver's seat, this is your chance! You don't need to have a CAMS licence, or a fire extinguisher or anything. Just a helmet and ankle to wrist non-synthetic clothing and closed footwear.

The 2nd round of the Tighe Cams Hillclimb Series is on May 7. I'll be there in the GTR, and jmac will probably be there in his 34 GTT as well. Come along and have a look (free to spectate) and decide if you want to have a go at the Come and Try day on the 21st. MG Car Club's Hillclimb page

Now onto the really good stuff!

QLD Challenge Touring Road Event - Aug 26

This is like a mini targa, or a mini dutton rally, run over a full day and without the expensive entry fees or the need for a rollcage. This is the pick of the bunch of BSCC's (Brisbane Sporting Car Club) Touring Road Events. It's heavily focussed on special tests rather than navigation stages, and there are normally 7 or 8 special tests over the day at various locations between Ipswich and Toowoomba including Prince Henry Drive - a closed road stage on the edge of the Towoomba range. As well as closed roads at Gatton College and Wivenhoe Dam, plus a couple of motorkhanas and a speed test at Willowbank Dragstrip. Awesome fun!

Entry fee is about $120 for the day. All you need is a CAMS L2S licence for both yourself and your navigator, along with the usual saftey gear and apparel. A 2kg fire extinguisher is required for rally regs - they also acept two 1kg extinguishers.

I always look forward to this event! It would be great to get a few GTRs on this to stir up the WRX club who always have a number of entries with strongly modified cars. This is always a popular event with competitors. The website hasn't been updated this year yet, but it will give you the general idea of what the event is all about

http://www.queenslandchallenge.com/

Fulcrum Suspensions Touring Road Event - June 17

Another good TRE run in conjunction with Coates Rally Queensland. Stops at Coates Rally Queensland Service Park at Imbil for lunch, and includes a number of special tests sometimes including the tarmac special stage at Imbil used by the QRC field. In past years when i have competed or run as sweep, they have used Roadcraft driver training centre at Gympie, Noosa Hillclimb - the long version run by QRC called Hella Hillclimb Stage, and a couple of motorkhanas, but the tests and locations can vary year to year.

There is a bit of navigation in this one, but its not too hard once you get the hang of it, and BSCC run a "rally school" night before at their clubrooms at West End to show you how its done, and have a chat and a beer with the other competitors before the event. I'm planning on doing this one as a lead-up to the QLD Challenge.

I'll post the supp regs when they come out.

Well the Hillclimb is this Sunday if anyone wants to come and have a look before the Come and Try Day in a coupe of weeks. Normally Starts about 9:00 and finishes around 3:00. Free to spectate. Gramzow Rd, Mt Cotton, next to Mt Cotton Driver Training Centre. Its a short dirt road into the Hillclimb, but it's smooth and not rocky - lots of competitors drive their cars in (including me) so it can't be too bad.

9krpm, I use Bridgestone RE55S 225/50 on standard 16*8" GTR rims. Bought them mainly because I could get them at mates rates, but they're a very good tyre. More suited to sprints than hillclimbs to be honest, but I plan to use the car for a variety of things, so I didn't want a super soft hillclimb only tyre that will burn off the rims at a 4lap supersprint.

If you're looking to buy, I'd recommend Craig at Hornibrook Motorsport (can't find his card atm - but he'll be at the hillclimb on Sunday). He's a regular competitor at these club level events and will look after you with a good price. He'll push the Kuhmos, but I've heard nothing but good things about those tyres. Sullen even won Targa on them a couple of years ago, so they've gotta be half alright!

thanks hrd-hr30

I had the re55s in the past on my 17". They were great for track work and spirited hill driving. The only down side is the road noise and they only lasted 2 track days and 1000km on the road :D They certainly had a lot of grip and heat resistance.

I will try to make it to Mt Cotton on sunday to spectate. One of my mate from Adelaide is up and I don't know what time I will get home on Sund morning :) Good luck with your runs.

Edited by 9krpm

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