National Supersprints

[Duncan]

yeah I haven't had a chance to call yet either Harry, but will do so regarding standard/production/street cars.

will try and remember to ask about restrictors in IPRA too, otherwise my production car will end up in sports sedans which is rubbish.

Interesting find there stu.....they really should be following those since they are specific to this and only this event.

[hrd-hr30]

im keen but also confused as hell by all these crazy cams rules.

so freakin complicated and the sheer amount of paperwork needed is stupid.

is there a cams office in brisbane? where you can go to sort all this out or do i need to send smoke signals to warwick via snail mail and cheques

its starting to look easier/cheaper/less hassle to go AASA topgear racing/irace at this point...

Come on Cal, As good as Lakeside is, I want a bit more variety. I'm thinking of doing the Sprint Series at Morgan Park next year - its cheap and great fun. @day events using different track layouts for each round. Standing start Supersprints against other cars - like a mini head-to-head race. I might do a dirt sprint at Ipswich and a motorkhana here and there as well. Plus there's sprints at Stanthorpe which is a fun little track. And heaps of other stuff. Superlap is a CAMS event too btw :P

The CAMS club membership and licence are both just annual things, but it is a PITA to have to get a passport photo the first time you get the licence I guess.

SAU QLD are CAMS affiliated - join SAU here:http://www.sauqld.com/ipb/index.php?showtopic=1648. They're also not exactly expensive. They run some other events as well - skidpans, drags and stuff.

Then the easiest way to get the CAMS licence is download the form and pay by credit card L2S licence application

Keep the tear-off 30day licence at the end of the form and get the SAU guys to sign it. You can use this if your proper licence doesn't arrive in time. Or pay in person at CAMS State Office at Sports House Milton and they will complete that for you on the spot.

Your entry for the event still needs to be sent via smoke signal to the organising club at Warwick - most clubs have credit card facilities for entry, but WDSCC don't. So its either cheque or money order. You could get a bank cheque from your bank or money order from the post office.

And QLD registered vehicles also need a CTP Insurane extension to cover them for the event. Its just a letter from your CTP insurer saying they're aware the vehicle is being used in competition, and lists the dates and event name. Depending on the Insurer they can be free or $10ea. Suncorp and NRMA i know are free. Some Insurers you can just call and they will mail/fax it out to you, others you have to go to a branch and get it in person.

OK you're right - it IS alot of paperwork and a PITA! lol

My entry is in the mail now though

Edited October 20, 2010 by hrd-hr30

[Marlin]

Come on Cal, As good as Lakeside is, I want a bit more variety. I'm thinking of doing the Sprint Series at Morgan Park next year - its cheap and great fun. @day events using different track layouts for each round. Standing start Supersprints against other cars - like a mini head-to-head race. I might do a dirt sprint at Ipswich and a motorkhana here and there as well. Plus there's sprints at Stanthorpe which is a fun little track. And heaps of other stuff. Superlap is a CAMS event too btw :P

The CAMS club membership and licence are both just annual things, but it is a PITA to have to get a passport photo the first time you get the licence I guess.

SAU QLD are CAMS affiliated - join SAU here:http://www.sauqld.com/ipb/index.php?showtopic=1648. They're also not exactly expensive. They run some other events as well - skidpans, drags and stuff.

Then the easiest way to get the CAMS licence is download the form and pay by credit card L2S licence application

Keep the tear-off 30day licence at the end of the form and get the SAU guys to sign it. You can use this if your proper licence doesn't arrive in time. Or pay in person at CAMS State Office at Sports House Milton and they will complete that for you on the spot.

Your entry for the event still needs to be sent via smoke signal to the organising club at Warwick - most clubs have credit card facilities for entry, but WDSCC don't. So its either cheque or money order. You could get a bank cheque from your bank or money order from the post office.

And QLD registered vehicles also need a CTP Insurane extension to cover them for the event. Its just a letter from your CTP insurer saying they're aware the vehicle is being used in competition, and lists the dates and event name. Depending on the Insurer they can be free or $10ea. Suncorp and NRMA i know are free. Some Insurers you can just call and they will mail/fax it out to you, others you have to go to a branch and get it in person.

OK you're right - it IS alot of paperwork and a PITA! lol

My entry is in the mail now though

Go on Cal, it'll be worth the effort mate.

Harry's helpin all he can!

[hrd-hr30]

Ben, if you want you can have my old R888 semis for that EMO to keep you out of Sport Sedans.

[Marlin]

Thanks Harry! I'll see how things pan out and what level of shitstorm there is here at work after my holiday....

[scooby36]

applied and hopefully entered in one expensive trip to the post office :]

hope it all works out, and if not i hope i get my money back at least !

[evil_weevil]

I emailed them the other day as I called aus post toi see if my money order had been banked but had not. they said they bank it on or after the date.

but didnt confirm if my entry had been accepted...hmm...

[scooby36]

lol ben !

also, appreciate the big helpful post too harry :]

im really wondering what the relevance of BEING IN A CLUB is all about though, just an extra moneygrab?

why cant i start/be my own club?

oh and my mates have booked out the willowbank dirt track for nov.7th if youre keen?

Edited October 20, 2010 by scooby36

[Duncan]

im really wondering what the relevance of BEING IN A CLUB is all about though, just an extra moneygrab?

why cant i start/be my own club?

strange attitude considering a club is about like minded people working together on a common interest. Without clubs, who do you think would run events for you?

anyway...CAMS is a confederation of clubs, so if you want a CAMS license you must be a current member of one of their clubs.

I'm sure you can start your own club for difficult people who like cars. Cost runs to the thousands for incorporation, annual returns, memberships, audits etc.

[scooby36]

seems crazy from where im standing..

so howcome its costing 100 for the license, 220 for the trackday... then MORE for some irrelevant CLUB?

iv got friends who are like minded people and it hasnt cost me any money so far

surely the license itself could include me in the cams club?

alright if youv got lots of money to burn but not everyone does mate :]

[Marlin]

It's just one of those things Cal.

I'm with BSCC (Brisbane Sporting Car Club), have been for eons. Cost is $90- per year from memory.

They hold monthly meetings, have guest speakers, you get discounts from being a member at various retailers.... it's worth it, even if you're not an active member, which I'm not as they are gravel biased.

They run dozens of events during the year, many of which I know you'd be interested in.

And as Dunc says, CAMS is a confederation, ie, people make the clubs, the clubs make the confederation.

[hrd-hr30]

I'm goign to Lakeside on the 7th to try out a few changes!

Without the Car Clubs, we wouldn't have Morgan Park, the Autocross track you're going to, Mt Cotton Hillclimb, Carnell Raceway... Its the local car clubs that built them. We also wouldn't have anyone running autocrosses, motorkhanas, hillclimbs, and even state level race meetings!

WDSCC (Warwick District Sporting Car Club) built this racetrack themselves. Bill the man to thank for the place even existing. It started off as a short circuit dirt track, and has continually expanded and grown thanks to the hard work of Bill and locals out there.

Edited October 20, 2010 by hrd-hr30

[scooby36]

mm alrighty, puts things into perspective, im just a povarse

i guess i really like the way the AASA works. pay x amount, no bullshit, drive

sweet harry! take some points off the competition for me ! :] want a lend of my tyres for half the day?

[hrd-hr30]

mm alrighty, puts things into perspective, im just a povarse

i guess i really like the way the AASA works. pay x amount, no bullshit, drive

sweet harry! take some points off the competition for me ! :] want a lend of my tyres for half the day?

thanks for the offer mate, but tyres are one of the changes I've got lined up to try out that day

I've seen enough to know those FZ201's work!!!

Edited October 21, 2010 by hrd-hr30

[warps]

oh and my mates have booked out the willowbank dirt track for nov.7th if youre keen?

What's happening there? Are you running an event, or just a play day? Are FWD shopping trollies allowed?

By the way, NDSCC (gravel rally club) membership is $30 a year. If you can't afford that, I'm surprised you can afford to put petrol in your tank

[Marlin]

I'm goign to Lakeside on the 7th to try out a few changes!

7th Nov or Dec Harry?

If December I'll also have a change or two to trial

[hrd-hr30]

November mate. By Dec, you'll be eating my dust! haha

what changes? have you got a newer/faster EVO to borrow?

[Marlin]

lol.....

Just a bit more power for my old girl is all mate

[PHaT MR30]

Clubs make the motorsport happen from grassroots through to V8SC/F1 etc etc

[Marlin]

See, they're all ganging up on you now Callum you tight arsed prick!