Tarmac Rallying Perpetual Thread

[marinetowing]

Championship sounds like a good thing, pity it's so close to TWP but I will be keen to enter.

[Duncan]

mine is 3E as well. If I was building a new car today I would go 3D for sure because the rally scruits will accept it but it would also cover me for racing.

[sav man]

Wait, what?!?! Am meant to be updating my car's CAMS log book?!????!?

some of us don't have cams log books yet. If you have one your fine.

Dad's subie got knocked back by CAMS because they didn't accept an FIA spec cage from custom cages. But when he rocked upto High Country he got one, as the car ran under AASA Targa. Gotta love consitancy

[Marlin]

Ahh ok choice bro!

[trez]

those that already have a cams log book can also change the category in which your car is listed undner...

[Marlin]

Mine appears to be booked as 2ASCC.... Anyone know what that is?

[Duncan]

Yeah that is one of the dirt rally categories too.

[Marlin]

Would you suggest a change Duncan if I had any possible future aspirations to door to door it if a series presented itself?

[hrd-hr30]

that sounds like 2A Sports Car Closed. Race category, not a Rally category.

[Duncan]

Interesting, Skylines are not eligible for 2B or 2F as per this list: http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/02_race/c.%202nd%20Category/RA18_Group_2B-2F_EligibleVehicles_Q411.pdf

But 2A has no particular/relevent restrictions except only 2WD can race, and they have to have 2 seats. So no reason that couldn't be it.

But you are in QLD so none of this really matters for racing, right? AASA race regs will chuck you into touring cars (super TT) and irace will put you into Jap/Muscle cars. Neither of which appears to have any particular restrictions, so get out there and give it a go.

If you want to race CAMS you are up against the porsches in sports cars. I am not sure about QLD but in NSW the state champ sports car racing is 2F which Skylines are not eligibile for (I am working on application though)

[Duncan]

BTW all the dirt rally regs are also on the cams site for anyone who is looking at those classes:

http://www.camsmanual.com.au/04_rally_road.asp

These are the high level classes:

Group 3 - Club Rally Cars

Group 3C - Production Rally Cars (PRC)

FIA Groups A, N, R, Super 2000 and Super 1600 Kit Variant

CAMS Group N (P) Rally Cars

Showroom Rally Cars

Historic Rally Cars

Classic Rally Cars

like racing, there are non-CAMS categories like AMSAG

They just look too restrictive in terms of ability to move across to circuit racing to me. And I guess very few tarmac rally-ers also do dirt.

[Marlin]

Thanks Guys, I think I'll leave it where it is then.

[t01-100]

If anyone has run under a targa event in their car under AASA and is having dramas getting a CAMS log book, or is having difficulty in the cage certification process please all the targa office - there has been the odd situation like Brendon's STi that have required some event explanation.

[paulR32gtr]

NEW SHELL!!!

[ssxRicho]

Silver is sexy.

[Marlin]

SWEEEEEET!

[Snowman]

Good job Paul!

Remember - 2012 is the year of the dragon!

[paulR32gtr]

Silver is sexy.

Yeah - should z-tune up pretty well I expect

SWEEEEEET!

Cheers again for your efforts mate - much appreciated.

Remember - 2012 is the year of the dragon!

Haha - very fitting!

[Ant97GTR]

Good work Paul....can't wait to see you back out there!

[Bazil_1]

Glad to see you're rebuilding so soon Paul. Was great to meet you at THC and i'm sure i'll see you out at future events.

We had an interesting THC, Dad had just recovered in time for the event. Managed to run several minutes faster overall than last year, still not fast enough though! Ended the event with the front brake pads worn half way through the backing plate and a car that was overheating and down on power. Hopefully will have everything ready for TWP!

Anyway here's a vid of one of the better stages for those that are interested. Watch in HD if you have fast enough internet...