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[rallidave]

Event Title: Bitumen Motorkhana Cairns
Event Author: rallidave
Event Date: 28 June 2009 (Single Day Event)

FNQMSC 1 Day Bitumen Motorkhana Event

Liberty St, PORTSMITH, access from Redden St

Sunday 28th June - Event starts 8am, Finishes 3pm
Car Scruiteneering - 7am
Event cost $40 to race

To race a road registered vehicle you will need an extension from your CTP insurer, this allows you to race. Easy to do, ring your insurer and arrange it, itll prob cost about $10
A current civil (o or p) drivers licence is required, as well as a CAMS 2NS licence
A CAMS day licence can be purchased on the day for $25
Numbers are limited to ensure racers get a good number of runs, so if interested and you want more info, reply here or call Peter on 0402043311
This event is NOT a burn out competition, rather a test of skillful driving and presice car control.
BBQ lunch and cold drinks available for purchase. Check out the facebook events page

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.p...2220&ref=nf

event flyer will be posted very shortly

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[drift chick]

Are any cars welcome?

[rallidave]

Are any cars welcome?

All cars welcome, as long as they pass saftey sruitineering and are in good condition

Event flyer-

 1_day_Event_flyer.doc   30K   29 downloads

[Evocoop]

Dave, I'd love to make the trip up in the S15 but with crashing the GTR last weekend and trying to get a house built I'm not gonna have the dollars. So keen to do a Motorkhanna again as we lost our venue here in townsville due to insurance concerns from the land owner.

[Stain]

I'm up for it!

[rallidave]

I went to the last bitumen event in port douglas and the course was very small and tight. It would have taken a 3 point turn to get the GTR to turn around in the end of the close. The EVO I saw competing at that event barely got onto boost at all, and managed to shift to 2nd gear only a few times because the track was so short.

The good thing is that Liberty is easily twice as wide so that will help a lot with making the course bigger and faster. How much of Liberty street is being used for the event? Have you sketched any course layouts?

Im very keen to compete but if the whole course has to be done in 1st gear like the Pt douglas track would have been I fail to see the point.

(this is not criticism to your events, its just my car isnt at all suited to a very tight track)

I hear what you are saying, the course was quite short, narrow and limited in Pt Doug last year, as you mentioned Liberty street is a lot wider, and the whole street is closed for us i beleive, so it would be a bit better suited to your car, however motorkhanas are designed to be run in 1st and 2nd gear only, as it is not a speed event.
As it hppened it was my very fist event with the evo and I was babying it a little
We've got a few quick layouts already, but are working on some more, it really depends on competitor numbers and time.

This is a true motorkhana layout, although our tracks wont be this complex - yet
enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9t1iV0RsJY

[rallidave]

Dave, I'd love to make the trip up in the S15 but with crashing the GTR last weekend and trying to get a house built I'm not gonna have the dollars. So keen to do a Motorkhanna again as we lost our venue here in townsville due to insurance concerns from the land owner.

no worries coop, heard about your spill, bugger about that mate
dont stress as we've now done the hard yards to get permits etc approved, if all goes well and its a sucessfull, well behaved event then there is no reason we cant hold regular meets there

[Evocoop]

Yeah cool. That's excelent. We won the townsville Motorkhana series last year in the s15 but it was a really close contest with about 4 guys from here who'll all be keen to come up sooner or later.

GTRNUR Posted Today, 06:52 PM
I went to the last bitumen event in port douglas and the course was very small and tight. It would have taken a 3 point turn to get the GTR to turn around in the end of the close. The EVO I saw competing at that event barely got onto boost at all, and managed to shift to 2nd gear only a few times because the track was so short.

The good thing is that Liberty is easily twice as wide so that will help a lot with making the course bigger and faster. How much of Liberty street is being used for the event? Have you sketched any course layouts?

Im very keen to compete but if the whole course has to be done in 1st gear like the Pt douglas track would have been I fail to see the point.

(this is not criticism to your events, its just my car isnt at all suited to a very tight track)

You'll find most cams spec motorkhanas are like this as they are non speed events hence no helmets. best thing you could do to be half competive there in a 34 GTR is drop the front drive shaft and make sure your hand brake is spot on.
There's a few clips on youtube of ours under townsville motorkhanna. I've run my gtr there a few times in 2 wheel drive but the s15 is far more suited to it. But yeah just 2 wheel drive it and have a ball. These are a heap of fun and I wish I could be there.

[Zed 34]

Yeah I suppose im more into sprints and short track than true motorkarna then. That lotus 7 driver was awesome. All 1st and reverse from the looks of it. This is the sort of stuff im into.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0qnpL683g

But in cairns because of lack of venue's we have to settle for this... (my last effort at the Peter Rodgencamp day)

http://www.motionbox.com/videos/3097d7b31d11efc7be

Anyway, i'll be there to watch and buy a drink.

Cheers,
Ian

Thats pretty cool looks like heaps of fun ....

I'm keen to have a play

[rallidave]

Yeah I suppose im more into sprints and short track than true motorkarna then. That lotus 7 driver was awesome. All 1st and reverse from the looks of it. This is the sort of stuff im into.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0qnpL683g

But in cairns because of lack of venue's we have to settle for this... (my last effort at the Peter Rodgencamp day)

http://www.motionbox.com/videos/3097d7b31d11efc7be

Anyway, i'll be there to watch and buy a drink.

Cheers,
Ian

Ian, there's no reason why the first vid you posted couldnt be run on our track, as long as the course meets the cams motorkhana rules, i.e no straight longer than 200metres etc, its quite possible, but yes that layout is more leaning towards auto sprints.

All ideas are welcome though to ensure it can be a repeat event, all interested racers can come to the mext club meeting at Black and White Communications, 16 Comport St, JUNE 17th Wed at 7.30pm for more info on the club

Derek and Zed34 - would be great to have you there, just call Pete on the above mobile number to book a spot!
PLACES ARE FILLING FAST PEEPS!

Edited by rallidave, 13 June 2009 - 11:49 PM.

[200sxxx]

The info they sent me had nother about getting an insurance extension are you 100% on this?
I know we had to for the mossman one

[rallidave]

The info they sent me had nother about getting an insurance extension are you 100% on this?
I know we had to for the mossman one

Hey Mufti! I'm 99.999% sure you will have to have CTP extension to race a road registed car, otherwise you wouldn't be covered in the event of spectator injury or death (heaven forbid) while you are racing, CAMS insurance would cover a unregisted car, but your normal CTP insurer would not if you dont have the proper paperwork, so the club wont let you race,
Probably give Pete a call ASAP if you are still unsure, mob- 0402043311

BTW- FNQ motorsports club is offering honorary day membership for first time racers! So all you pay is for event entry $40 , and CAMS licence, $25 for day licence. Giddy up!

[ohbaby]

Wanted to do this. . But certain shitty roads in QLD will count me out of this one as I am minus a rim. .

[Matti]

Probably missed this part, but are spectators allowed on this one?

[rallidave]

Probably missed this part, but are spectators allowed on this one?

spectators are more than welcome and have free entry, there will be designated spectator points around the course

[Matti]

I'll be there in my mankini and sh*t

[hirpm boostjunky]

i'll come for a bit of a look before work, wouldnt mind competing in the sil but wont be taking time off work for it.

[Bunta]

I'd like to travel for these when my car is finished, should be the end of the year. Just a side note Suncorp Metway CTP extensions are free!

[Pantera999]

I'm still undecided as to run in it, I still have real shit suspension in the front.

[PyroIndustries]

so who is actually going to this???