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Hey guys and gals!

SAU:New South Wales has decided it'll be so far between WakeField days we're going to go to Marulan Driver Training Centre on the 20th of August.

Event: SAUNSW Marulan Driver Training Centre

Location: 8 Prairie Oak Road Marulan 2579

Date: 20th of August 2011

What is it: A beginner friendly track day, with experienced drivers on hand to give you pointers.

Entrants: $115 For Members, $130 For Non Members.

Spectators: Free to watch

Passengers: Free, MUST sign on, wear wrist to neck/ankle clothing with enclosed shoes and approved helmet same as drivers

This is a safe event where you only go as hard as you want to, there's no pressure, there is a maximum of 6 cars on the track at a time. Perfect for beginners to have a first try at driving their pride and joy off the streets.

Timing for the day;

Scruitineering/sign on starts 8am.

Scruitineering/sign on ends 8:45am (dont show up at 825am, come with plenty of time to spare)

Drivers brief 8:45am with a track walk (mandatory attendance all drivers)

Track time starts at 9AM, with 10 minutes per session.

Gates close 5pm. (You have to be out by 5PM)

Entrants please note:

-All entered cars must pass scruitineering, no exceptions.

-All drivers must be licensed (AASA, CAMS or MDTC Track licence) and show licence at sign on.

-Sidepipes are not allowed. Screamers/external gates venting to atmosphere are also not allowed. There are noise restrictions at this site. No exceptions.

-Entries are open now, entries close 5pm 13th August to allow time for officials to organise paperwork.

-Supp regs and Entry Form are attached. Entry forms without payment will be rejected.

-Yes you can join SAUNSW on the day (allow an extra 5mins at sign on)

-Yes you can organise an AASA, CAMS or MDTC licence on the day (allow extra 10mins at sign on).

-Entries must be paid 7 days in advance (Cut of is the 13th of August)

-We will notify you as soon as the event is full. If the event does fill, and you do pay, we WILL refund you straight away, you won't lose anything!

-An MDTC Licence costs $30 and is valid for 12 months. This licence is only valid at MDTC.

NOISE REQUIREMENTS EXIST.ALL VEHICLES MUST BE FITTED WITH AN EFFECTIVE MUFFLER.

Method for Testing Exhaust Noise:

est 1: Maintain 5000 rpm for five seconds. Requires a reading of less than 92db when measured 5m directly in line with the exhaust tail pipe.

Test 2: From the same position, return the engine to idle rpm then flatten the accelerator to 5000 rpm for a reading of less than 95db.

This test can be done onsite on the day

SAUNSW bank details:

Bank - NAB

Branch - Marrickville

Account name - Skylines Australia NSW

BSB - 082 356

Account number - 546 393 766

Please put your FULL NAME in the description, eg "MDTC JOE SMITH"

The entry form is able to be filled out on a PC and sent to the address provided.

MDTC Entry.pdf

Because we have some spots left, we will be accepting entries up until Thursday 18th of August via internet banking, and if there are still spots left, we will take cash on the day.

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I'm in!!! Been to marulan before, very good track for beginers!!!

I cant seem to save the pdf application form so I can send it via email :(

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NOISE REQUIREMENTS EXIST.—ALL VEHICLES MUST BE FITTED WITH AN EFFECTIVE MUFFLER.

Method for Testing Exhaust Noise:

est 1: Maintain 5000 rpm for five seconds. Requires a reading of less than 92db when measured 5m directly in line with the exhaust tail pipe.

Test 2: From the same position, return the engine to idle rpm then flatten the accelerator to 5000 rpm for a reading of less than 95db.

This test can be done onsite on the day

Nice SMART pdf form.

Not having gone to this track before, what does "this test can be done on the day" mean? Does it happen at the start of the day? Or do they/or SAU pick the really loud cars and test them?

Mine is not real loud, certainly no issues with the police, but I have no idea exactly how loud it is and I assume others would be in the same situation. Assuming a car gets knocked back at the start of the day, do they lose the entry fee?

Looking forward to another day out, maybe I can catch up with XKLABA's awesome car this time.

ya killing me honestly, i've been waiting for marulan and you decide to run it the same time my wife is due, yeah thanks for that :thumbsup:

doesn't matter though as the 34 has seen 105db at 3500rpm so i probly wouldn't even get a start

a20089 - on the day would mean they have a db reader and if they suspect its to loud they would test it, what you could do if its to loud is a different story.

sorry but your gonna have to wait till wakefield in dec to catch me, that will be my next day out

should be a good day though, everyone i've talk to thats been there loves it and say its an awesome track

Is this going to be Skylines only?

This day is going to be run by Skylines Australia, so we are the only ones entering, but we are allowing any person to enter our day with us.

OOOOH how many spots? in case i'm retarded and can't read...

i should be right with my car as is matt? maybe brake bleed?

There are only 30 spots available.

This day will only have 30 vehicles entered, 6 cars on the track at a time, and that means you should be on the track twice every 60 mins in theory.

What happens if we fail the noise test?

I've heard they drill a hole in your muffler and put a screw through to hold some wire inside. Definatly not keen for that, just want to clarify.

The test is done on cars they suspect to be too loud. If you are too loud, you can do what ever it takes to make it quieter, or not run. If you think you're going to be too loud, have the test performed before hand at an exhaust place.

I'm in!!! Been to marulan before, very good track for beginers!!!

I cant seem to save the pdf application form so I can send it via email :(

As in it won't download for you, or once you fill it in it won't save?

im just wondering if I have already got a marulan licence if i still need to pay the full $130

The pricing does NOT include a licence.

The pricing is dependent on whether you are a financial member of Skylines Australia NSW.

Everyone should be aware, that basically the only track in NSW that doesn't have a noise restriction on it, is Eastern Creek. Even Wakefield has a noise limit quite similar to Marulan.

Marulan is just making it more aware as the locals have lodged noise complaints in the past.

As in it won't download for you, or once you fill it in it won't save?

Downloading the form is fine, it just wont let me save it after i'v altered or entered any of my information into the highlighted fields

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