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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING AUSTRALIA SCHOLARSHIP SERIES

September 1, 2023 By ARDC Leave a Comment

31/08/23: TOYOTA GAZOO RACING AUSTRALIA SCHOLARSHIP SERIES

 The Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia (TGRA) Scholarship Series is a newly established one-make circuit racing series for TGRA 86 race cars. The series is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia and operates on select state-level programs.

At the conclusion of the series, a limited number of drivers will be selected by an expert panel of judges to participate in a single evaluation event. From this, one driver will be awarded a TGRA 86 Scholarship and a fully funded drive in a TGRA 86 Series event.

The series is conducted over 5 events across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. with each event consisting of three races.

Drivers need to be at least 15 years of age to be eligible to compete in the series. To compete at any event conducted at Mount Panorama, drivers need to be at least 16 years of age (in accordance with the Mount Panorama Motor Racing Act 1989 No.108).

The cost to compete in each event is similar to regular state-level competition. No additional administration fees are payable to the category. Whilst the majority of competitors own and drive their own car, some teams offer lease options or arrive-and-drive packages.

To register your interest in competing in the series, and get regular updates, please contact: Craig Nayda – General Manager E: craig@airtimeautosport.com P: +61 408 849 744

Filed Under: 2023NEWS, EVENT, NEWS, NEWS ARCHIVE, RACE CATEGORIES Tagged With: 86, gazoo, scholar, scholarship, toyota

Huge Sports Sedans field for Masterblast ’23!

August 31, 2023 By ARDC Leave a Comment

31/08/23: PRECISION NATIONAL SPORTS SEDAN SERIES & KUMHO TYRE NSW SPORTS SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Sports Sedans are a category unique to Australia and have existed for more than 50 years in which vehicles are based on a production sedan. While the cars may look similar to road sedans, that is where the similarities end.

The front-running cars can only be described as MEGA. Big wings, big tyres and big performance. The rules allow great freedom in this category and as a result Sports Sedans are the most awesome form of tin top racing cars.

In Sports Sedan racing, power-to-weight is everything. To promote that power, body panels are often made of lightweight materials such as carbon fibre or fiberglass. Underneath their smooth skins, they are a pure race car, designed and built in many cases from the ground up to be fast, light, agile and stunningly effective racers. Construction methods vary according to a competitor’s budget. The front running Sports Sedans feature a fully fabricated space-frame chassis, with the engine pushed well back into the passenger’s compartment to aid in handling, leaving not a lot of room for the driver. Temperature within the cab can reach 60 Degrees Celsius.

With an engine capacity limit of 6 litres, Chev, Ford and Mopar V8s are a popular choice for the powerplant, throw in a combination turbo fours, twin and triple rotor powered race cars and the noise of a full field of Sport Sedans is something that never disappoints.

This weekend is a joint Round bringing Australia’s finest Sports Sedans together.

MasterBlast is Round 3 of Precision National Sports Sedans Series with reigning 2022 Champion Jordan Caruso making his first major statement for his 2023 title defence by winning Round 2 recently at Queensland Raceway. Caruso fended off­ 11-time champion Tony Ricciardello in an entertaining second round of the Series and a Sunday clean sweep did the job for the Audi racer. It was far from a straightforward weekend for Caruso, as an engine issue ensured he came a distant third on Saturday. He was unbeatable on Sunday, winning both entertaining races to edge out Ricciardello for round honours by just three points. Despite the round win, Winton’s Round 1 winner Ashley Jarvis still holds a nine-point lead in the Series over Caruso, having finished third at Round 2.

With an expected return to form from National competitor Steven Tamasi and a home ground advantage for the likes of Brad Shiels, Birol Cetin, Steven Lacey, Mark Duggan, Willem Fercher, the Ingram brothers of Peter & Matthew and Nick Smith, this weekend is sure to have all the ingredients for some fantastic racing.

Current Point Score:
Precision National Sports Sedan Series

1. Ashley Jarvis – 228 points

2. Jordan Caruso – 219 points

3. Tony Ricciardello – 214 points

4. Anthony Cox – 161 points

5. Michael Robinson – 147 points

Masterblast is also Round 5 of the Kumho Tyre NSW Sports Sedans Championship and like the National Series, there are points to be had in the Outright Championship and Division 1 and Division 2 classes.

The Outright Championship is currently led by Brad Shiels in a turbo charged Fiat 124 coupe, which recently lapped the SMSP Gardiner circuit in 1min 28.75 secs in qualifying, just 6/10th off the Sports Sedan lap record held by Jack Perkins in the Audi currently driven by Jordan Caruso. With State competitors such Peter Ingram and Steven Lacey recently lapping in sub 1 min 30 secs, it’s fair to say the local State competitors will be mixing it with their National counterparts at the pointy end of the field. Based on recent form at Queensland Raceway, Mark Duggan in his Duggan Family Racing Aston Martin will be another to keep an eye on at both State & National level.

The NSW State Division 2 class is currently led by Rod Moynahan in his full-bodied production-based Monaro by the slightest of margins to Graham Smith in a Chev powered RX7.

Current Point Score – NSW Sports Sedans Division 1

  1. Brad Shiels – 318 points
  2. Steven Lacey – 250 points
  3. Williem Fercher – 242 points

Current Point Score – NSW Sports Sedans Division 2

  1. Rod Moynahan – 284 points
  2. Graham Smith – 263 points
  3. Ben Mannix – 171 points

The final race of the weekend will be in memory of Des Wall, a past NSW and Australian Sports Sedan Champion, with the winner taking home the Des Wall Trophy, which will be presented by his son David.

Most of Des’s racing career was competing in Sport Sedans. He was a member of the Sydney Technical Car Club competing in Lap Dashes, Hill Climbs and Dirt Circuit (Amaroo)

The Sports Sedans that Des raced included an EH Holden, Torana (“The Beast” an iconic Holden Dealer Team car), Supra (ex Monza) and his 2009 Australian Championship winning Corvette.
                         
Des raced in the Bathurst (1000) with the likes of Jim Keogh, John Leeson, Bob Tindal and Warren Jonsson. His best finish was P11.

He raced in Adelaide at the race of 1000 years in a Porsche as a co-driver to American Doc Bundy. Des also raced overseas at Sepang with his son David in the 12-hr race in a Mazda and in New Zealand with Paul Gentilozzi in a Corvette.

His Championship prowess included various hillclimbs, the 1984 NSW State Sports Sedan Championship (Torana), 1991 Toledo Tools Sports Sedan Series (Supra), the 1995 & 1996 O’Brien Aluminium Series (Supra) and the 2009 Australian Sports Sedan Championship. Prior to his passing from cancer in 2012, he led the 2012 Australian Sport Sedan Championship, at the age of 61.

Des had some 150 race starts throughout his career, with 61 podiums and was an integral part of the Sport Sedan family, as is the Wall family today.

 

 

Filed Under: 2023NEWS, NEWS, NEWS ARCHIVE, RACE CATEGORIES Tagged With: sedans, sports

Masterblast and Sydney Hillclimb entries now open!

August 22, 2023 By ARDC Leave a Comment

COMPETITOR INFORMATION: Sydney Masterblast

Saturday September 9
Racing begins 0830hrs and concludes approximately 1730hrs.

Sunday September 10
Racing begins 0900hrs and concludes approximately 1730hrs

All entries, supp regs and driver information is on the Competitor Portal at ARDC.

ENTER HERE

SYDNEY HILLCLIMB

Entrants receive:

1x Sydney MasterBlast Hillclimb Competitor Entry
4x Sydney MasterBlast, for all day Saturday 9th September (worth $25 each!)
All for an entry fee of $150!

For more information before entering the event, please refer to the supplementary regulations of the event

Schedule:
5:00PM Check-In Opens

5:15PM – Drivers Briefing outside South Circuit (outside the South Circuit Administration Office)

5:15PM – Officials Briefing inside the Administration Office

6:00PM – Event start time

7:00PM – 7:30PM – Event Break

7:30PM – Event Resumes

10:30PM – Event Finishes

ENTER HERE

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The 2023 Racing Categories

May 1, 2023 By ARDC Leave a Comment

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.
LEARN MORE >>>

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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Classic Sports Car Racing (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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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 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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NEW FOR 2023

Australian Prototype Series

Established in 2017, Australian Prototype Series (APS) is the Oceania’s premier thoroughbred Sportscar racing series, featuring some of the most exotic and technologically advanced open and closed cockpit prototypes found anywhere in the world. With a host of factory supported teams fielded by manufacturers of Supercars, Le Mans and Formula 1, APS embraces diversity with a wide array of vehicle designs and concepts converging to provide a thrilling spectacle.

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Toyota 86 Series

The TGRA 86 Series (previously Toyota 86 Racing Series) is an Australia-wide, one-make series race that puts the raw driving pleasure of Toyota 86 on the race track. TGRA 86 is an exciting platform for talented drivers to demonstrate and develop their skills and shine on some of Australia’s best racing circuits. Every round, two invited professional drivers compete against a potential field of more than 35 ambitious race car drivers, who are also provided with a dedicated motorsport off-track mentor for each race weekend. Like similar one-make series races, the TGRA 86 Series demands competitors adhere to a strict car setup, ensuring that the driver’s talent, rather than team budget, is key to winning glory.

LEARN MORE >>>

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Toyota 86 Series (TGRA 86)

April 30, 2023 By ARDC Leave a Comment

 The Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia (TGRA) Scholarship Series is a newly established one-make circuit racing series for TGRA 86 race cars. The series is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia and operates on select state-level programs.

TGRA is an exciting platform for talented drivers to demonstrate and develop their skills and shine on some of Australia’s best racing circuits. Every round, two invited professional drivers compete against a potential field of more than 35 ambitious race car drivers, who are also provided with a dedicated motorsport off-track mentor for each race weekend.

Like similar one-make series races, the TGRA 86 Series demands competitors adhere to a strict car setup, ensuring that the driver’s talent, rather than team budget, is key to winning glory.

At the conclusion of the series, a limited number of drivers will be selected by an expert panel of judges to participate in a single evaluation event. From this, one driver will be awarded a TGRA 86 Scholarship and a fully funded drive in a TGRA 86 Series event.

The series is conducted over 5 events across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. with each event consisting of three races.

Drivers need to be at least 15 years of age to be eligible to compete in the series. To compete at any event conducted at Mount Panorama, drivers need to be at least 16 years of age (in accordance with the Mount Panorama Motor Racing Act 1989 No.108).

The cost to compete in each event is similar to regular state-level competition. No additional administration fees are payable to the category. Whilst the majority of competitors own and drive their own car, some teams offer lease options or arrive-and-drive packages.

 

Learn more at toyota.com.au/gazoo-racing/86-series

Filed Under: 2023NEWS, EVENT, NEWS, NEWS ARCHIVE, RACE CATEGORIES Tagged With: 86, category, gazoo, series, toyota

Australian Prototype Series

April 30, 2023 By ARDC Leave a Comment

Established in 2017, Australian Prototype Series (APS) is the Oceania’s premier thoroughbred Sportscar racing series, featuring some of the most exotic and technologically advanced open and closed cockpit prototypes found anywhere in the world.

With a host of factory supported teams fielded by manufacturers of Supercars, Le Mans and Formula 1, APS embraces diversity with a wide array of vehicle designs and concepts converging to provide a thrilling spectacle.

Combining on-track excitement with high-quality events at Australia’s premier facilities, APS attracts competitors of all backgrounds, from motorsport professionals to the nation’s most influential corporate and business individuals, who view APS as a means not only by which to get their adrenaline fix but also to network with similarly successful people who share a common interest.

Learn more at prototypeseries.com.au

Filed Under: 2023NEWS, EVENT, NEWS, NEWS ARCHIVE, RACE CATEGORIES Tagged With: category, prototype

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