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Paynter Dixon partners with ARDC for inaugural Sydney MasterBlast event

May 21, 2019 By ARDC Leave a Comment

Rowan Harman, Manager TCM; Glenn Matthews, CEO ARDC; James Boyd, Executive Chairman Paynter Dixon; Tony Hunter, CEO TCM.

LEADING DESIGN and construction company Paynter Dixon is partnering with the Australian Racing Drivers’ Club (ARDC) to present this year’s inaugural Sydney MasterBlast featuring the Muscle Car Masters™ at Sydney Motorsport Park.

The Paynter Dixon Sydney Masterblast will be held over the weekend of Saturday 31 August – Sunday 1 September with a non-stop program of events and attractions running all day then under lights on Saturday before a full day finale on Father’s Day Sunday.

Paynter Dixon is well-known for its support of Australian motorsport across a number of categories, and is a naming sponsor of the current Touring Car Masters series and Historic Touring Cars NSW Group N: both of which feature in the Sydney Masterblast program.

The event marks the return of the annual Muscle Car Masters event, now in its 14^th year, to its traditional Father’s Day weekend date, and also the return of the popular Touring Car Masters series after an absence of several years.

“Paynter Dixon is a valued and enthusiastic supporter of Australian motorsport at a number of levels,” said ARDC President Andrew Leithhead.

“With its current involvement in Touring Car Masters and Group N’s Historic Touring Cars NSW, it was a perfect fit to have Paynter Dixon closely associated with our enhanced muscle car event.”

Paynter Dixon’s Executive Chairman, James Boyd said his company was proud to be part of the inaugural event that promises great racing for fans throughout the weekend, including four categories under lights on Saturday evening.

“As naming sponsor for the Touring Car Masters Championship, we are pleased the series is featured on the bill as part of the iconic Muscle Car Masters program,” he said.

“We look forward to working with Andrew Leithhead, Glenn Matthews and the ARDC team to make this unique event a memorable one for fans and competitors alike.”

Touring Car Masters category manager, Tony Hunter said the TCM teams were looking forward to returning to Sydney Motorsport Park after a three-year sojourn.

“I know there are lots of fans in and around Sydney that will welcome the news that TCM is back as part of the Muscle Car Masters and racing on their home track,” he said.

The Paynter Dixon Sydney MasterBlast event will celebrate Australia’s Muscle Car heritage, along with some modern-day SuperKart and motorcycle racing.

Saturday evening racing under lights will feature Touring Car Masters, Group C & A Heritage Touring Cars, Group N Historic Touring Cars and Production Touring Cars.

Saturday and Sunday will also see Sports Sedans, Classic Sports Sedans Group S and SuperKarts in action, along with classic motorbikes on Sunday.

As a special treat for Father’s Day, there will be a MasterCruise on offer on Sunday morning where fans can get out on the track in their own car for a controlled cruise with seatbelted passengers on board.

There will also be a Mega Muscle Car Show’n’Shine where some of the best turned-out muscle cars in the country will be on display.

For more information and to save on tickets, go to www.sydneymasterblast.com

Media contacts: ARDC Peter Larum 0419 732 029
Paynter Dixon Bill Smith 0412 446 058

All Categories – Summary

March 21, 2019 By ARDC Leave a Comment

Touring Car Masters (TCM)

Evolving from Historic Group N racing through to Biante Historic Touring Cars, the series emerged as the Touring Car Masters for its inaugural season in 2007 and immediately struck a winning formula, with its mix of classic hero cars and modern improvements, such as disc brakes, dry-sumped engines and radial tyres, producing intense, dynamic racing right from the outset. Showcasing a selection of immaculately prepared touring cars of the pre-1981 era, the Touring Car Masters boasts some of the sport’s most iconic muscle cars from Falcon GT’s, BOSS Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros, Chrysler Chargers and Holden Monaros to the giant-killing Holden Toranas and nimble Porsche 911 RS’s. Pontiacs, Mercuries, Ford Capris and more.
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Heritage Touring Cars (Group C & A)

Heritage Touring Cars are the Legends of Bathurst – mighty Group C & Group A Australian touring cars driven by icons such as Brock, Moffat, Richards and countless others to legendary status. With Heritage Touring Cars, the legends live again, unleashed on Australian racetracks with all the fire and fury of the golden age of motor sport.
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Historic Touring Cars (Nb/Nc)

Group N is recognised as part of the Historic 5th Category and enjoys the benefits extended to that category, catering for production touring and touring cars built before 31st December 1972. Simple, fun and exciting racing!
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National Sports Sedans

The National Sports Sedans Series is arguably the most dynamic and exciting motor racing category in the country. The noise and the serious horsepower from the mid mounted engines of these ‘winged and wild’ racers is awe inspiring. Built and raced by a dedicated group of devotees chasing the ultimate in power to weight performance, they share a unique place in Australian motor racing heritage.
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Historic Sports Cars (Group S)

Based on mildly modified production sports cars from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, Group S is one of the fastest growing historic motorsport categories with spectacular and diverse grids. Manufacturers include Austin Healey, Porsche, Lotus, Ferrari, MG, Datsun, Alfa Romeo, Shelby, Triumph, Chevrolet, Renault, De Tomaso and more.
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NSW Production Touring Cars

NSW Production Touring Cars are set to rock the Muscle Cars Masters meeting! With a grid of around 40 cars, the racing will be close, clean and exciting up and down the field. Prod Tourers have a multiple class system and innovative point score system that rewards consistency so that any competitor, in any class, has the chance to become CAMS NSW State Champion.
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Superkarts

Superkarting is simply the pinnacle of karting, taking place all over the world at the world’s greatest car racing circuits reaching speeds of up to 260km/h. Delivering a driving experience that that feels like a Formula 1 car, they punch above their weight when it comes to performance and never fail to deliver when it comes to providing exciting racing!
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Motorbikes

For the first time, we are inviting classic motorbikes to our annual muscle event! The St George Motorcycle Club will run an invitational road race round at Sydney Masterblast: we cannot wait to see these fantastic machines, great riders and close racing at our event!
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Show off your Muscles!

March 14, 2019 By ARDC Leave a Comment

Formerly known as the Pit Straight Car Club Corral, this year’s Sydney MasterBlast featuring the Muscle Car Masters™ will feature YOUR precious metal and Car Club on the Skid Circuit (Figure 8) track in the North Paddock; right in the heart of the action on the Sunday of the event. And yes, there will be excellent coffee on the Skid Circuit to boot!

Plus, accepted vehicles receive free entry to the Masters along with display parking in the heart of SMSP.

That’s right! Bring in your classic car, modern muscle, or brawny bike to the Sydney MasterBlast before 8am, and you and your guests get free entry Sunday!

Now, we know you may love your maroon ’82 Camira, but please, let’s try to keep it to vehicles in the spirit of the event. If you are not sure if your car or bike will qualify for show-off status, please email us HERE so we can help.

All you have to do is:
– Arrive between 6am and 8am on Sunday, September 1.
– Be in/on your classic car, modern muscle car or motorcycle.
That’s it!

Drivers are encouraged to stay for the duration of the Sunday event as a display vehicle.
If you have information on your car, or it has won awards etc, please bring it along to display on the dash!

GOT AN EXTRA SPECIAL PIECE OF HISTORY?
We would love to feature your vehicles at SMB in a special location. Please contact Venue Operations directly at SMSP: daniel.boaden@ardc.com.au and andrew.slender@ardc.com.au

Show off, and make a great show with us!

MASTERCRUISE!

March 13, 2019 By ARDC Leave a Comment

Give Dad the ultimate Father’s Day gift with laps around Sydney Motorsport Park!

Our MasterCruise VIP event gives Dad and the whole family the chance to cruise SMSP’s Gardner GP Circuit on the morning of Sydney MasterBlast’s Sunday finale!

Entry is $100 per car. That’s right, you can bring friends and family in for the ride – as many people as you can legally belt up in your car – then stay for the Sunday finale! #vanswin. However, please note restrictions and requirements below.

Breakfast and coffee will be on hand to help with the early start, and camping onsite and accommodation nearby is also available.

Give a gift that Dad will remember!

COST AND INCLUSIONS
– $100.00 plus booking fee PER CAR, includes Master Cruise and Sunday GA Access for ALL OCCUPANTS!

RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
– Valid full civil driver’s licence.
– Registered road cars only (sorry, no race cars).
– No car seats/capsules/boosters. Children on Master Cruise must be above 145cm in height and be legally allowed to wear a lap-sash seat belt on public roads.
– Closed shoes.
– Car interior should be free of all loose objects before entering circuit.

SPEED LIMITS AND DRIVING RULES
– The speed limit is under 100km/h.
– One way traffic around the full GP Circuit.
– Enjoy responsibly! Course cars and flag marshals/spotters will be watching! Unruly driving or passenger behaviour will halt the session and the driver will be accompanied from the circuit. Full details will be issued at the Driver’s Briefing at 0645hrs.

DRAFT TIMETABLE
0630 – Arrive sign on, Amaroo South Circuit Pit Building (No sign on and validation of licence – no run).
0645 – Drivers Briefing, marshalling.
0700 – On track
0815 – Course red to return all cars

Touring Car Masters

March 12, 2019 By ARDC 1 Comment

Since its inception in 2007, the Paynter Dixon Touring Car Masters – just ‘TCM’ to fans and competitors – has rapidly grown to become one of Australia’s premier racing categories.

Evolving from Historic Group N racing through to Biante Historic Touring Cars, the series emerged as the Touring Car Masters for its inaugural season in 2007. Setting itself apart from traditional Historic racing, the Touring Car Masters pioneered a new class of racing by introducing innovative technical regulations aiming to improve safety, reliability, cut running costs and provide an exciting and entertaining race package while maintaining the visual appeal of its period race cars.

The Touring Car Masters immediately struck a winning formula, with its mix of classic hero cars and modern improvements, such as disc brakes, dry-sumped engines and radial tyres, producing intense, dynamic racing right from the outset. Since then, the popular retro series has continued to go from strength-to-strength, lifting the class to become a successful, highly-competitive, affordable and commercially-viable category.

Though many think of it as a historic category, TCM is just as much of a ‘tribute’ to the classic era while allowing it to be viable in today’s commercial and competitive environment.

Showcasing a selection of immaculately prepared touring cars of the pre-1981 era, the Touring Car Masters boasts some of the sport’s most iconic muscle cars from Falcon GT’s, BOSS Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros, Chrysler Chargers and Holden Monaros to the giant-killing Holden Toranas and nimble Porsche 911 RS’s. Pontiacs, Mercuries, Ford Capris and more make a variety-packed field.

The Touring Car Masters series is structured across three classes at each round:
ProMASTERS – For the professional drivers
ProAM – For part-timers or drivers doing it as much for fun as they are success
ProSPORTS – allows entrants to cross-enter in the same car, enabling two (or more) drivers to score points for the vehicle and still compete for the class championship.

Heritage Touring Cars – Group C and A

March 11, 2019 By ARDC Leave a Comment

The Group C and Group A cars racing with Heritage Touring Cars are the original race cars that competed between 1973 and ‘92, in their period-correct livery and specification. These are the machines that, at the hands of Australian icons, wrote the greatest stories that the sport has produced, when it was possible for a privateer to go David and Goliath against the factories and incredible diversity of machinery produced unparalleled racing.

Heritage Touring Cars formed out of passion for these cars and the history they are part of, to ensure that they continue to race and keep the fever alive in their fans.

Paynter Dixon partners with ARDC for inaugural Sydney MasterBlast event