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Team Raceworx Race Debut: State Champs Wakefield Park 13-14 March


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Hey All,

Here's your opportunity to witness the race debut of Team Raceworx, the GTR is finally going to be run in anger.

Its a 2 day meeting at Wakefield with all the usual suspects:

Combined Touring

Improved Production

Sports Sedans

HQs

Formula Ford

Formula V

AF2/Clubmans

As usual Saturday witll be qualifying and 1 race, sunday 2 races.

I'll post the schedule once I know it.

While you'll never get another chance to come to the debut meeting (:D ) the next one is at EC on 1-2 May, same date as the AGM, maybe everyone should drop by afterwards :)

Anyone else coming along?

Sadly no coverage of the state champs on TV, although there will be a special section in Motorsport news after each round.

The team's also entering Targa Tas (1 car) and NSW Dutton (2 cars) this year, there will be coverage of both, we'll keep you all posted :D

  • 2 weeks later...

well, the weekend......finished better than it started.

A little impatience at the start meant that Mark had a drive throught penalty on the first lap (ahh, so you have to wait until the light goes out!), and of course when doing the drive through he sped....meaning he copped a second drive through. Despite the fact teh GTR can nevah be beaten he came in last :)

Second race, started from 17th made a good start and was running 10th when they came to turn 8. A slightly overambitious move from a bommodore saw mark smacked off the track on a small cross country excursion! He recovered, rejoined and worked his way beack to 10th when an intercooler hose blew off...leading to retirement from the race. DNF

Third race, started from 17th (again), and proceeded to zoom through the field eventually running 4th on the 7th lap when the race was red flagged.

And, I can't wait to get my car out there :)

hi Duncan,

Good stuff with getting the GTR trackside. Just one thing, are you aware there is already a "team raceworx"? Simon Evans races for them (rally team). I was just looking for some info on your cars and typed "raceworx" into the search engine and got heaps of their stuff.

Hope it's not a problem mate.

Just thought I should let you know...

Richard

raceworx (no dramas with the rally team)

just wait till the silvia gets out there and shows these gtrs how its done

pete

phew! Cool, I'm yet to see a silvia race in Sydney (well on a circuit anyway).

Richard

lol, you've got the crazy bit right.

Thanks for mentioning the rally team Richard, but they forgot one small issue, registering the name :( We own it but have decided not to sue at this stage

our website is at www.teamraceworx.com, but its still an early draft

Also forgot to mention, keeping things rolling, Raceworx next meet is the HPI Drift Nationals at Calder Park next weekend.

A certain lunatic in a slivia is going down to show them how to do it :D

Next round at EC 1-2 May? Doesn't that clash with Fatz's Drift Day?

Do you guys have a timetable of events on both days? Just wondering which would be more interesting to goto...

nah the drift day clashes with the race round :P

Actually, Raceworx is going to be *very* spread out that weekend, coz our third car will be down competing at Targa Tas :D



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