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What Events Does Sau Vic Have In The Next Few Months For A Less Experienced Driver?

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Hi,

I'm seeing plenty of threads about people getting done for speeding or losing there license, I haven't owned my GTR for long but I certainly don't want to give it a test on the streets as getting to 100km/h is boring!

What motorsport (or motorsport like) events does SAU Vic have in the coming months?

I noticed there's a non-SAU advanced driving course that looks interesting, I might be attending that one depending on the work roster.

Eg. skidpan's, motorkana et cetera

Currently I do not have a CAMS license but I can always get one if the event needs it.

I have not driven my new car beyond the legal limits so I want to find out what it can really do :P

Regards,

Gareth

Al Grand Master

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Keep an eye out on the top of the page, for the "sticky", in the EVENTS section (Skylines Australia > Skylines Australia > Victoria > Events).

Topic should be titled something like: "2008 Sau Vic Events Calendar, All 2008 SAU-VIC Club Events by month"

Looking at the previous years; there may be a Calder Track day/night, in January; and a DECA Motorkahna, in February.

saff_cossie Grand Master

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It depends on what you mean by "test". Do you want to give it a top speed run, do you want to drive it hard, do you want to slide it around and get it out of shape in the right environment, driving courses?

Top speed runs - currently nothing is specifically done for this by the club (track days certainly give you the option to hit high speeds up near your top speed)

Driving hard - track days that are run with the WRX club. Some of these days (not sure if all) have driver training sessions for the day where you will be in a group with other drivers in the same position. You will have an instructor with you which is usually a club member with experience who gives up part of their day. There are a number of guys who do this in SAU and a lot of information to be absorbed from them.

Sliding around and out of shape - DECA events, while they are not pushed as an event for intentionally getting out of shape, they are forgiving enough in general if you do. There are numerous videos and some on my youtube link in my sig.

Driving courses - Kev from here runs courses with instructors at race tracks which by all accounts are very good with different levels. These are popular with members and I am sure some will post up on here.

Good question to ask though as I am sure others are thinking of it too. If I have missed anything above, others feel free to add. :P

As Al says, keep an eye on the calender that will appear too. Normally a Calder track day in January and DECA February off the top of my head.

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Top-speed run does not interest me, I enjoy acceleration and high-speed cornering and testing the limits of my car (excluding the top speed, it would be fun but I don't want to risk blowing my engine up to see how fast it will go).

The last 3 options sound good, I assume everything besides the advanced driver courses require cams license and a helmet? And a fire extinguisher?

My car has bonnet pins so that should cover the secondary bonnet restraint requirement :)

Oh, and skid-pan would be great fun if the club does that kind of thing :)

Thanks for the replies, I'll keep any eye on the events calendar.

Do SAU and WRX club hold joint events or should I check the WRX club's calendar? Are SAU'ers welcome?

saff_cossie Grand Master

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Top-speed run does not interest me, I enjoy acceleration and high-speed cornering and testing the limits of my car (excluding the top speed, it would be fun but I don't want to risk blowing my engine up to see how fast it will go).

The last 3 options sound good, I assume everything besides the advanced driver courses require cams license and a helmet? And a fire extinguisher?

My car has bonnet pins so that should cover the secondary bonnet restraint requirement :)

Oh, and skid-pan would be great fun if the club does that kind of thing :sick:

Thanks for the replies, I'll keep any eye on the events calendar.

Do SAU and WRX club hold joint events or should I check the WRX club's calendar? Are SAU'ers welcome?

Yes CAMS licence or AASA for DECA but getting CAMS is easier as it allows access to all of the SAU Vic events. Helmet, yes and fire extinguisher yes. Bonnet pins surfice, I think. Snowman could confirm though but I believe they will.

Skid pan is great fun and we do that as part of our DECA courses. A map is provided with cone layouts that you navigate round against the clock in the morning and against a mate or other cars in the afternoon. You can also passenger with other cars to meet new people and see how they drive.

SAU and WRX hold joint track days but WRX events in general are not open to SAU members unfortunately. You will find the hardcore rexers on this forum though :/

Anything else, post it up :)

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Bonnet pins surfice, I think.
I thought CAMS had done away with that requirement, as long as the car is registered, and the catch is an unmodified OEM catch.

But bonnet pins certainly meet the requirement otherwise. But just be careful the police don't "canary" you for the pins protruding above the bonnet line.

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I thought CAMS had done away with that requirement, as long as the car is registered, and the catch is an unmodified OEM catch.

But bonnet pins certainly meet the requirement otherwise. But just be careful the police don't "canary" you for the pins protruding above the bonnet line.

Didn't know bonnet pins were illegal, they do stick up a little but what counts as the "bonnet line"?

Anyway, looks like I just missed the Winton fun day, that would have been great :blink:.

I'm looking at doing the advanced driving course with Driver Dynamics in January so at least I will have an idea of what my car can do.

I'll keep an eye on the events calendar to see whats going on next year.

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With getting a CAMS license do I *think* a level 2 speed (L2S) for events like SAU Deca.

Do I apply directly to CAMS for a license or through SAU Vic?

Oh, any recommendations on where to start looking a helmet?

saff_cossie Grand Master

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With getting a CAMS license do I *think* a level 2 speed (L2S) for events like SAU Deca.

Do I apply directly to CAMS for a license or through SAU Vic?

Oh, any recommendations on where to start looking a helmet?

Yes L2S is the licence to allow you to compete in club motorsport events including DECA. About $80 from memory.

You can download the form from their website and fill it in yourself before sending it off. You will need to put your membership details on it when you apply for the licence.

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If you come to Deca you can get a cams licence on the day, that's probably easier than worrying about it now, also that will allow you to get the licence when you need it, not months before.

Deca is definately the way to go but be quick these events sell out pretty quickly.

Dates TBC soon!

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Ok, great, I'll buy the CAMS license on the day. Just need to find a helmet and a fire extinguisher.

I am guessing the fire extinguisher need to be mounted inside the car and secured with bolts?

Will need to work out how its done :(

Al Grand Master

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Make sure you buy a fire extinguisher with a metal holder. Drill one hole through the holder, big enough to fit the bolt supporting the rear seat, thus mounting the extinguisher under the rear seat.

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Make sure you buy a fire extinguisher with a metal holder. Drill one hole through the holder, big enough to fit the bolt supporting the rear seat, thus mounting the extinguisher under the rear seat.

Sorry to drag up this old thread, but DECA has a fire extinguisher requirement so I managed to get one with a metal bracket ($10 in Lalor :P).

When mounting near the rear seat, can you mount the extinguisher with 1 bolt? (A 1KG extinguisher).

Or does it require two bolts (ie. drill into the car for the second bolt)?

I've searched but everything says fire extinguisher complying to CAMS standards, I couldn't find that information, I do know it needs to comply to a certain Aus standard but unsure about mounting standards...

Regards,

Gareth

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two decent bolts should be sufficient. i have 4 in each extinguisher. i would not be a fan of just 1 bolt. and just to be sure, you are using nuts and bolts, not screws? lots of people screw them in and get knocked back.

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