Morgan Park And Other Track(lakeside?) Track Days.

[J-Boy]

Hi there, im just wondering who organises track days on other tracks besides QR, like morgan park, lakeside(if its open) etc? Wanna get exposure on other tracks besides QR....

[dangerous_daveo]

Maybe try ring morgan park. SDT also have advanced driver training days at morgan park fairly often. Maybe hook in to one of those as well?

[Bunta]

Anna and I have been trying to tee a morgan park day up..it is proving hard...if you ring make sure it is after hours!

[MountainRunner]

I'm working on something as well for Morgan Park.

As for Lakeside, that is still a wait and see who wins the management of the facility. They did a few trial days etc, but atm nothing is happening there. If it becomes possible we may go there too.

Paul

[J-Boy]

Wot's SDT? Well yeah i guess organising track days isn't an easy thing...it will be great to be able to have some sessions at Morgan Park Paul!

[hrd-hr30]

They run a great series out at Morgan Park, called the QLD SuperSprint Series. I'll dig up some contact details if you want? There are 2 series A and B, each consisting of 4 rounds over the year and utilising some of the different layouts available there. Its very cheap - last time I did it in 2004 it was $88 per weekend! They are 2 day events. Its a Supersprint format with 2 cars taking off side by side from a standing start, and 4 cars on the track at once. Its up to you wether you race with the other car or not. passing is permited. Supersprints are seen as the stepping stone to circuit racing. I'll be doing the series again next year.

[J-Boy]

Yeah Harry that would be helpful...sounds rather interesting too!

[neil_se]

Harry, for that sort of event does you car have to be log-booked or meet certain CAMS classes etc?

[hrd-hr30]

cars don't have to be log booked or have a cage. only need a CAMS L2S licence. They do run to CAMS categories, eg Improved Production, Sport Sedans etc, but they will find somewhere for you to run if you don't quite fit the rules of Improved Production - sport sedans or maybe marque sports or thundersports. Its a popular series so you have to register by the end of the year if you want to get into next year's events. I haven't had a look for their contact details yet...

[MountainRunner]

It is a great series. I have been to a few as a spectator and you see everything there.

Paul

[neil_se]

Which club runs that series? I'm still figuring out what car i want to use next year but i'll keep it in mind. Morgan Park is only an hour from here and looks to be a much more interesting track than QR (haven't seen it in the flesh though).

[hrd-hr30]

it's a much more interesting track! Warwick District Sporting Car Club run the series. Teresa Campbell is the Event Secretary (or was last time I ran there).

Club Name: WARWICK DISTRICT SPORTING CAR CLUB INC

Club Contact: MR BILL CAMPBELL

Address: PO BOX 16

WARWICK

QLD 4370

Telephone: 0408 718 866 (Business)

0408 718 866 (Mobile)

Fax: 07 4661 4388 (Home)

07 4661 4388 (Business)

Email:

Event Types: CIRCUIT RACING, SPEED EVENTS, HISTORIC CIRCUIT/REGULARITY

[J-Boy]

And how can we obtain a CAMS L2S licence?

[r33_racer]

fill out the form from the cams website and send it in with your money was $79 i believe.

Just watch the turn onto the main straight, if you mess it up, go through too quick, understeer or oversteer out wide....you grab your balls and close your eyes and pray as best as you can!

Last month, two days before the short circuit meeting there it claimed a rather nice 32gtr...i cried when i heard about it...

[hrd-hr30]

fill out the form from the cams website and send it in with your money was $79 i believe.

you need to be a member of a CAMS affiliated club first. Warwick District Sporting Car Club can help you out there too, or go to http://www.cams.com.au/Content.asp?PageID=Clubs and search for other clubs in QLD. Some of the other cheap ones are MGCCQ, NDSCC, HSCC, SPARC. best way is to join a club, they'll have the form and you can pay them and get a temp licence on the spot until the official one comes through from CAMS.

[r33_racer]

haha ohh yeh that too sorry...cant believe i forgot that lol ...shameful.

Dont mean to give misleading information...sorry.

Im in QRDA.

[hrd-hr30]

as far as other tracks go, there is Carnell Raceway at Stanthorpe, which is a good fun little track. I'm not sure of the club that runs events out there, but its probably STANTHORPE & DISTRICT SPORTING CAR CLUB.

There is obviously Mt Cotton Hillclimb too. www.mgccq.org.au

IWMAC run Autocross events on a smooth graded dirt (decomp granite) racetrack at Ipswich too - right next to QR.

We had one event at Norwell (owned by Holden) a few years ago, but they soon put a stop to that. Apparently a few cars that had 'offs' during the day ruined their nice manicured lawn infeild...

Lakeside may be up and running again soon, and that's an awesome track

there may be some hillclimbs held at Warwick next year too - according to some rumours from locals...

[J-Boy]

Coolz...ill check it out on those car clubs and the CAMS webbie...thanx guys!