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13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 2:42 am
by Okibi
Entries are now open for a Barbagallo Night Sprint being run on the evening of Sunday, October 13, 2013.
This event is Round 9 of Series 4 of the MX-5 Club of WA Inc./Wheels World Motorsport Championship.
We have enough starters for the event to run, but our optimum number for this event is 48, about double the
entries we have so far. With 48 starters we still get our 8 runs (if everybody behaves) and it brings the price
down really low. For this reason we have opened up the event and invited the Lotus WA Forum members to
join this event.
The event is now open to entrants in the following order of preference.
1. Members in any brand of car.
2. Non-Members in an MX-5.
3. Non-Members in a Lotus
4. Family and friends of members (Ones that you know well enough to vouch for) in any car.
Note this is a timed event and a valid AASA or CAMS licence must be presented on the day.
A competition licence takes a couple of weeks to organise. You need to attend to this now.
Read the Supp.Regs available from the event page and check out your event status while you are there.
Not officially confirmed, but I have been told that the entire track is now under lights which will allow us to run
both long track and short track circuits. Check In is at 4:15pm and we have the track from 5:30pm to 10:30pm.
Entry places are awarded on a first in basis so don't delay. To enter just reply-email to me with your name,
make and model of car and if you are a member in an MX-5, the class you are entering.
Championship points are only awarded to members driving an MX-5.
Entries close on October 1 at noon, We will fill this event so don't hang about.
ENTER NOW
Don Messenger
Motorsport Administrator
MX-5 Club of WA Inc.
Motorsport@MX5Club.com.au
More info
here
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:46 pm
by M1474
You coming Dave?
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:51 pm
by Okibi
Yup,
Rolled my guards this week so I should be able to put the foot down without cutting up expensive tyres. Still need to fit my R comps and take it for a drive to test.
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:44 pm
by Okibi
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Put the R comps back on and took it for a test, all seemed good until a few corners from home where during a faster cambered corner I heard the front grind on the guard, might need to raise the car a bit.
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:51 pm
by M1474
Wonder what the weather will be like
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:37 am
by marcusus
Back from Kal just in time for this. Need to give the car a go over before Sunday. Especially since it hasn't been dríven for near on a month!
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:44 am
by Okibi
What needs to be done?
New harness arrived today, just in time.
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:29 pm
by marcusus
Nothing really. Just gotta make sure it runs, and do the usual fluid check
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:29 pm
by kenson
Yep just got back from Karratha. Going to duck in the office to see if any car related goodies came in!
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Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:36 pm
by tinsfci
Looking forward to this. Haven't dríven my street 5 since the last barbs event! Flushed brake and clutch yesterday for the first time in a long time, and currently installing the AWR engine mounts that were on the race car. Game On
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:11 am
by M1474
Great night.
Cheers to Warwick and the rest of the start/timing team for making it all happen.
Jeers to those pesky lotus's (gr?) for falling off the track and breaking down all night.
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:14 pm
by Waz man
So question is do we run it like last night with invited guests or dont invite them and run with say 40 MX5's at a cost of around $85-90 each?
Would get more time on the track but cost a bit more - thoughts?
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 5:29 pm
by M1474
Maybe one with guests, one without.
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:02 pm
by Swordfish
Personally I don't have an issue with the extra cost if it gives you more laps
(yes....I missed out due to a technical glitch with my entry form but I'll be there next time)
*spewing* I missed out
Re: 13/10/13 - Barbagallo Sprint (night)
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:52 pm
by kenson
First of all, thanks to all the organisers and helpers. I'm surprised at how smoothly it all went.
My first high speed event and third event at the MX5 club and I'm still at surprised at how everything just works. I guess it's all down to cooperation and thinking about others at the end of the day.
For $50 to get some good laps in and check out how other cars go (damn those Lotus' sound good) I can't complain at all. Plenty of gas bagging to had during down time.
I guess I'm going to sit on the fence. Both have their advantages/disadvantages. Though I can only speak from a participants point of view haha