The quarterly magazine edition 2 2016

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QUEENSLAND RACEWAY APRIL 2 FIAT NATIONALS 3 QR MOTO RIDE DAY 9 Ipswich Street Sprints 10 General Practice (AM) Ipswich Open Sprints (PM) 16 FX Club Practice 16 Roll Racing (Night) 17 FX Club Rd 1 Race 23-24 Ipswich Festival Cars

MAY 1 QRDC Rd 2 7 POWERPLAY 8 V8 Race Experience 14 Japanese Nationals (sprint) 15 Japanese Natioanls (Drift) 21 Ipswich Street Sprints 22 QR Moto Ride Day 28 24 Hours Lemons 29 24 Hours Lemons

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PAGE 10 LEDGEND CARS LAND IN QUEENSLAND

PAGE 11 AROUND THE CIRCUIT, ADGP, ROTARY REVIVAL AND MORE

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LAKESIDE PARK RACEWAY APRIL 2 Rally Cross Sprint 2-3 QRDC ROund 1 16 General Practice (AM) Lakeside Open Sprint (PM) 17 Jaguar National Rally 23 QR Moto Ride Day 24 Lakeside 1/8 Mile Drags Small Wheels Sunday

MAY 1 All Euro Day 7 General Practice (AM) Lakeside Street Sprints (PM) 14 QRDC Rd 3 15 QRDC Rd 3 21 QR Moto Ride Day 22 Chrome Bar Bonanza 28 Moto DNA

ALL AUSSIE DAY - BIG TURNOUT

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PAGE 16 DUNLOP SECURE EXCEL TYRE CONTRACT

PAGE 18 RACERS ADDS AUSTRALASIAN SUPERBIKES TO ITS STABLE

PAGE 20 full calendar at www.calendar.qldraceways.com.au

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he 24 Hours of LeMons heads to Queensland for a weekendwill be treated to a weekend of fun, fumes and funky cars as lighthearted motorsport event 24 Hours of LeMons heads to Queensland for the first time this year, taking over the Queensland Raceway from Friday 26th until Sunday 28th May 2016.

A parody of the long-running 24 Hours of Le Mans race and the concept of ‘lemon cars’, 24 Hours of LeMons is a series of endurance events created in the USA for a niche in the market for a fun, inexpensive way for friends to build a racecar with all the elements and safety of professional

circuit racing for a fraction of the cost.

24 Hours of LeMons USA was the brainchild of a local San Francisco car fanatic and an avid collector of motor vehicles, whom started his career in motorsport journalism and publishing.

Mr. Jay Lamm saw a niche in the market for a fun in-expensive way for a bunch of friends to put together and build a racecar with all the elements of professional circuit racing for a fraction of the cost and

There is a limit on what you can spend on the car, laps are deducted for every dollar spent over and above the capped limit, for track infringements we have list of fun penalties which teams need to complete before you can get back to the track. The drivers share their time in the seat over the 24 hours, this could end up being over 2 - 3 days.

Created in 2006 with the inaugural event attracting drivers from all over the continent, the race is now in its 8th year and the schedule is 22 meets across the USA over a 12 month period, Jay currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most cars on a circuit for one race event and is the largest car race event/series in

24 Hours of LeMons was the brainchild of a local San Francisco car fanatic Jay Lamm.

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a new approach to recreational motorsport.

Small teams will have the chance to compete over three consecutive days for 24 hours in cars that cost no more than $999 to purchase the world.

Small teams will have the chance to compete over three consecutive days for 24 hours in cars that cost no more than $999 to purchase, and an unlimited budget for all the safety requirements as per the rules and Regs.

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Now in its 10th year, 24 Hours of LeMons holds a Guiness Book of World Records title for most cars on a circuit for one race event and is renown for its lightheartedness, with teams and cars often dressed in outrageous and wacky outfits and given humorous names.

Brought to Australia by Sean Herbert, and Craig Claridge, 24 Hours of LeMons celebrated its first year in Australia in 2015 with a race in Goulburn NSW and with a multi race program in place for 2016 nationally. With strict safety rules and a zero-tolerance policy for hoons, 24 Hours of LeMons is set to be a safe and fun day for all for a good cause, with the event also proudly supporting the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

General admission tickets for non-racers are $30 for the weekend and are available at the gate on the day. There are limited grid positions available on a first-infirst-served basis. To register your team head to www.24hoursoflemons.com.au

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T will be a big year at Queensland Raceways in 2016 with more events and some exciting happenings around regular events that make up the stable of regular events at both Queensland Raceway and Lakeside Park Raceway. A healthy mix of compe-

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titive and recreational events keeps regular access to the venues for all enthusiast throughout the year.

The Autumn and Spring Matsuri’s a drift event that is conducted over two consecutive days which provides participants with 24 hours of drifting

The Willowbank 300 which is Queenslands premier endurance event.

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return on March 19/20 and October 8th & 9th at Queensland Raceway.

The Matsuri are hugely popular and generally book out with in minutes of entries being released. The event has over 250 drifters converge and run three simultaneous course to provide non stop action for both competitors and spectators. The events draws competitors from all over Australia, Japan, the US and New Zealand. As well as the Matsuri Friday Night Drifts return in 2016 with even more dates.

Its a great day out and fast becoming the thing to do on Father’s Day. Regularly run twice a month the Friday Night drifts book out in advance and is a great place to unwind sideways after the week of work. Drifting is exclusive to Queensland Raceway.

Our Theme days at lakeside park are extremely popular and many competitors cant wait for them to get around.

From All Aussie, All American , Euro and Chrome Bar we have a theme day to suit everyone. The biggest day is the All Aussie Fathers Day. It’s a great day out and quickly becoming the thing to do on Fathers Day. Taking dad out to Lakeside to check out the range of Aus-

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sie built machines is great and having the fences at Lakeside full gives off such a great atmosphere. The Chrome Bar day is great for cars that are a bit older and sport a chrome bumper. The Chrome bar day brings together some of the classic vehicles made and the presentation of the cars is immaculate. The best way to participate in a theme day is by purchasing a VIP pass.

The $100 VIP pass gets you 4 admittance tickets, a carport spot a special entry gate to cruises and two VIP only cruises.

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Raceway will be bigger than ever.

2016 will have a six round Queensland Racing Drivers Championship as well as our Headline Events. The V8 Supercars returns to Queensland Raceway on July 22nd to 24th as well as the Shannon’s Nationals the following week making Ipswich’s own speedweek the perfect week for Interstate guests. The Willowbank 300 which is Queensland premier endurance event will be joined in 2016 by the Lakeside 300 in August. The two endurance events will form part of the Queensland Endurance Championship which is being conducted for the first time. The 2 Days of Thunder meeting will roar back to life inJune and will feature 100 years of BMW celebrations.

The Lakeside Tribute will pay tribute to racing at Lakeside across the past 50 years and the Lakeside Classic will be an all historic affair and is set to be the

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largest Historic event in Queensland.

Likewise the Ipswich Classic will bring together Historic vehicles at Queensland Raceway. The Ipswich Festival of Cars will play a large part in the Ipswich festival as the Ipswich region is rich in history of motorsport what better way to pay tribute to the region than a Festival of Racing at Queensland Raceway.

Motorcycle Racing returns to Queensland Raceways in a big way for 2016. This year will see two rounds

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steps that are in place at these events.

Some of the big non competition events include the Hugley popular Powercruise. Powercruise draws on thousands of high horsepower enthusiast that cruise the circuit participate in a wopping burnout competition and show off some incredible machinery. The Powercruise also has two Powerplay events for the year which is a truncated version packed into one day. 24 Hours of Lemons is a new event at Queensland Raceway in 2016. The concept of the Lemons event is to purchase a car for under $1,000 and then see if it will last for 24 hours on track. Extremely popular in the US it will be just the third event ever run outside of the US and is already shaping up to be the biggest out side of the US events. of the Swann Australasian Superbikes conducted at Queensland Raceway. The A brand new product being offered at Lakeside is the Chinese Race Schools.

Historic Lord of the Lake event returns to Lakeside in September and is quickly In collaboration with tourism provides becoming a must to do on the Australian Lakeside will play host to a number of Historic scene. The FX Club competition Chinese who want to get the taste of extends to four rounds through the year motor racing at a iconic circuit such as Lakeside. Rotary Revival has expanat Queensland Raceway and the Races ded in 2016 to two events. The First your Mates concept returns in 2016 as well. 2015 was the first year of Race your ever Rotary Revival was well received and the rotary community will live on Mates for motorcycles and the concept strong through these revival meetings at has helped a number go from the QR Moto Ride days into racing through the Queensland Raceway.

Saturday Night Roll Racing was one of the big hits in 2016. Roll Racing was partly put on to address the social issue of street racing. Much like the Drift Nights at Queensland Raceway over the past 10 years has reduced the social problems of street drifting Roll Racing aims to do the same with Street Racing.

Kicking off in September it has been run once a month and has attracted great participation and continues to grow

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each month. The Roll Racing will run once a month on a Saturday Night through 2016.

The Lakeside Park 1/8 Mile drags ramps up in 2016 with the added bonus of a cruise session at each drag event.

The cruise allows drag competitors to bring family and friends along and has developed a more social atmosphere at the drags. Run around every 6 weeks the Lakeside Park drags attracts up to 70 competitors and this year will feature part of the new Road Trip event comprising three drag events at three different venues over two days.

Our Popular sprint series will be conducted over both venues again this

year. More than 50 sprints will be conducted through the year. There a three types of sprints that are conducted at the venues the Street sprints which is aimed at street based cars, The Open sprints were heavily modified cars including racing cars can compete and the Mid Week Sprints. The Mid Week streets are similar to the street sprints but is conducted in a much more laid back style.

Rally Cross which was revived at Lakeside in 2015 after a 30 year absence in Australia will continue on at Lakeside in 2016 with 8 Rally cross sprint days scheduled in. The Rally cross sprint days are a single car sprint much like

circuit sprint which traverses both bitumen and dirt sections on the course. Rally Cross is massively popular in Europe and the US and Lakeside hopes to revive it to its former glory in Australia.

To keep up to date with the busy Queensland Raceways calendar you can view the up to the minute information at calendar.qldracesways.com.au.

Rally Cross was revived at Lakeside in 2015 after a 30 year absence in Australia

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Ledgend Cars US LEDGEND AND BANDOLERO CARS LAND IN QUEENSLAND

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O Performance are introducing two new categories with the extremely popular Ledgends and the Junior Bandolero.

Junior Circuit Racing has just been given a huge opportunity for growth with the introduction of Bandolero Racing cars into Australia.

The Scaled down Single Seaters have a real Nascar feel and are lots of fun for Junior Racers from 8 years up., This is a car that even the Mums and Dads can compete in allowing the whole family to be involved.

The Bandolero comes with a full roll cage, race seat & full safety harness.

They are powered by a 570cc v twin Briggs & Stratton engine with up to 30hp. these little pocket rockets will put a smile on any kids face big or small.

All the cars are carefully regulated and controlled by gearing and Rev limiters

along with strict engine rules, thus making it a great class for the true racer and one that wont require a huge budget These cars are the same Worldwide and are all strictly controlled so you can have as much fun as you want. Raced throughout Asia, Europe and the UK and now are about to launch in a very big way in Australia.

Designed for the aspiring young racer, these are a great stepping stone and are regarded as a fantastic Nursery Formula.

The car has a centrifugal clutch and no gearbox, and is designed to develop race craft and natural talent from Junior Competitors.

HO Performance are also planning to Reintroduce the Legend Race Car back onto the Race Tracks of Queensland.

The legend Car, a Little bit bigger than the Bandolero and a lot more powerful, this will suit the capabilities of the novice driver

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right through to an experienced racer.

Legend Cars are rapidly growing in Australia with this world wide class having it roots firmly planted in America as a true Racers Category.

The category has tightly controlled specifications and rules making it affordable and the racing very close.

This race car will allow you to showcase your talent and pit it against the best in the category, or just give you the opportunity to develop your skills in a challenging field of racers.

Currently throughout Australia, Circuit owners are embracing this category and are lining up to host a Round of racing for the growing number of cars after seeing the cars potential.

One Class, One set of rules and Regulations, but lots of fun and exciting racing. more details call HO Performance on (07) 3821 2961.

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ound 3 of the Just Car Insurance Australian Drifting Grand Prix blew in to Queensland Raceway in February for the first time since 2011.

The local driver’s were favourites but qualifying didn’t go to plan for many. Rob Whyte had car issues and ended up with zero and qualified in last place. At the other end of the spectrum, championship leader Josh Boettcher, qualified in first place with a dominating run that made him look very hard to beat. Beau Yates took second place in the Achilles Radial Toyota 86 while Brendon Greaves continued his form from Jakarta and qualified in third place.

Come battle time and Rob Whyte had his work cut out for him. Whyte had to go a re-run against Beau Sinclair before moving onto the Top-16 where he had to battle Nick Coulson.

The “Driftkid” had car troubles and Rob Whyte moved through to the Top-8. Beau Yates also had a great

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charge through the rounds as well.

Josh Boettcher was out early in an upset against Gavin Edwards in the V8 R32 Skyline. This opened up the championship for Rosenblatt and Gordon but both of them suffered defeat in the Top-16! Rosenblatt had a controversial loss to Joel Dimmack in the Camber Wear S13 and Gordon lost to hard charging local Andrew Worth in the V8 Sprinter after a double rerun!

This was now a chance for both Whyte and Yates to move up the order. Rob Whyte had to go a re-run against a hungry Gavin Edwards in the Top-4 and Beau Yates had to take down Brendon Greaves in the WA Performance turbo V8 S15 Silvia.

In March drifting Continued in a big way. March was Autumn Matsuri time and the biggest Drift Festival in Australia lived up to its tag line with over 250 cars and thousands of spectators buzzing around the venue. Spring Matsuri is tipped to be even bigger so if you are a lover of drift make sure you circle your calendar for October 8 & 9.

The officials Expo held in February at Queensland Raceway was a great way for Officials to get some touch up on skills and new officials got to see what its like to be a race official. The day had around 30 officials Roll Racing continues to excite young people and takes the racing off the street and onto the track. with the weather gods dampening a number of this years roll races the numbers at the events blessed by a clear nights sky have exploded with up to 100 cars hitting it out.

The end of night eliminator has been a huge hit.

Rotary Revival #2 was held in March and it managed to up the ante on revival #1.

Over 120 rotary powered cars took to Queensland Raceway in burnouts, cruises, hot laps and Roll Racing. Pundits are calling it Australia’s largest Rotary Gathering.

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he All Aussie Fair Dinkim day held at Lakeside Park Raceway on Sunday March 6th was a roaring success.

The day packed the venue with Australasia finest manufactured cars which include Holden, Ford and Chryslers. The performance cars were out in force with many FPV’s & HSV’s as well, throw in a few HDT’s and it was a day that had just about everyone covered.

The All Aussie day combines cruise sessions with a show and shine and a Track Challenge to get bragging rights on the fastest Aussie made cars in attendance. Some stunning cars turned out for the Show and Shine with the early model car putting on the big efforts with attention to detail. Judges Choice was taken out by an immaculate XC cobra that looks like it had just come off the show room floor.

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Other awards were for best Holden won by a HK Monaro, Best ford won by a XY Falcon and best Chrysler taken out by a beautiful RT Charger.

The cruising action was what most people came for and the day did not disappoint. All ten cruise session booked out meaning that the track was wall to wall of Aussie made car all day. A great mix of Ford and Holden’s were among them. Clubs such as Forced Ford Forums had a number of turbo falcon sedans and Utes. The Brisbane Commodore club had everything from the VC through to the VF showing off the General finest. The FPV club had some awesome prepared cars with XR6’s , XR8’s and a large contingent of GT Falcons. The early model Aussie built cars were well represented too.

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raddie utes are about to hit Queensland Race Tracks in a big way.

The New concept is the brainchild of Track Attacks Rod Dawson and Brett Peters and is sure to be a hit amongst racing entuisasts. Series organiser Brett Peters said, “Track Attack is thrilled to be bringing another category into SE Qld circuit racing to complement the successful Keema Excel Cup. Thanks to the vision of John Tetley, who started speaking to us about another class early this year, we have worked hard on bringing a class where the cars remain very standard, but allow some suspension modification so drivers learn about setting up race cars, whilst using weight ballast to make the Utes as even as possible.”

“The Utes can be either 6 cylinder Ford or Holden, but not the latest models, and Japanese V6 Utes are also allowed to compete.”

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boxes, but spool diffs (locked) and semi slick race tyres will make them great to drive.”

“Our goal was to have the quickest Utes lapping approx. 2-3 seconds faster than an Excel, so around 60 secs at Lakeside” “By having Utes that are from around the mid

Engines will remain standard, as will gearboxes, but spool diffs (locked) and semi slick race tyres will make them great to drive.

2000’s the “donor” car you start with should be relatively cheap, making the total build still within reach of recreational racers” Peters said.

The tradie requirement of the series is that the driver, the entrant or one sponsor must be a tradie.

There are at least 6 Utes already being built, and interest in the seies is continuing to grow. more details at www.trackattack.com.au

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ported by Dunlop will be conducted over eight rounds with the opening round at Lakeside Park on April 2-3.

About the Driezza ZII Star spec tyre The Star Spec is an evalution of the popular Direzza ZII tyre and uses the same tread design, the Direzza ZII Star Spec’s tread compound helps provide faster lap times from the start by developing more traction in temperate temperatures along with consistent grip on subsequent laps when the tyres are fully warmed up.

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ueensland Raceways the Queensland distributer for Dunlop Motorsport tyres has secured the Keema Excel Cup supported by Dunlop control tyre for 2016 and 2017 race season with the Dunlop ZII Star Spec tyre.

The 2016 Keema Excel Cup supported

by Dunlop, having tried many tyres over the years has made the switch to Dunlop one of the world’s most trusted brands in motorsport tyres. The Dunlop ZII is a proven performer in motorsport across Track, Tarmac Rallies and Drifting.

Queensland Raceways General Manager Keith Lewis said “The Dunlop ZII is the best value for money tyre in club motorsport.

The super competitive price is backed by one of the most proven motorsport tyres in the world. We expect exciting competitive racing and more performance backed by fantastic pricing, the Excel series competitors will be the winners in 2016.”

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Direzza ZII Star Spec tyres confirm their ”Star Spec” identity in the form of a 5-pointed star symbol branded adjacent to the ”Direzza ZII” name on the sidewall.

Keema Excel Cup’s Brett Peters was delighted with the deal. “After exhaustive testing the Keema Excel Cup has settled on the Dunlop ZII for 2016 & 2017. To be running on one of the world’s most famous brands is a great boost for our series. Our competitors can be safe in the knowledge that they are racing on a tyre that has excellent construction and durability.”

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Direzza ZII Star Spec’s high-grip tread compound is moulded into a directional design with a continuous center rib flanked by large shoulders that form a highly rigid tread that delivers high levels of dry grip and handling while promoting uniform tire temperatures and even wear across the tread. Two wide circumferential center grooves channel water through the center of the tread design while angled independent grooves help direct water to the sides of the footprint to enhance wet traction.

The Direzza ZII Star Spec features Dunlop’s True Circle Profile that distributes tire deflection forces along the sidewall to provide more control by better communicating tire performance limits to the driver.

Its internal structure includes JointLess Band (JLB) Technology that spirally winds polyamide cord over the two wide steel belts to promote strength, uniform ride quality and high-speed capability while 2-ply polyester sidewalls help resist lateral deflection to provide responsive handling and cornering stability.

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ACERS have added the Swann Australasian Superbike Championship to its growing list of sanctioned Events. The Australasian Superbikes a six round championship that has over the past years produced Australia’s best motorcycling racing has jumped at the opportunity to join the RACERS sanctioning and in particular the excellent Insurance coverage offered for motorcycle users.

Since RACERS increased its motorcycle insurance coverage last year a number of historic and modern motorcycle racing and club events have taken up the opportunity to use the sanctioning and Insurance. The coverage is arguably the best in Australian Motorcycle racing looking at coverage, tenure and underwriter strength. ”More and more motorcycle event promoters can see the strength RACERS has in terms of

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insurance at events through RACERS sanctioning” said General Manager Keith Lewis.

Not only does RACERS offer a highly reputable Insurance cover in motorcycle racing it also has a common sense approach to risk management. ”Our concerted approach to Risk Management has allowed us to secure a three year

deal with the SLE worldwide underwriters which is unheard of in Motorsport Insurance.” Said Lewis.

RACERS offers a National Motorcycle License accreditation system that represent the best value in the market. Riders can obtain the National Licenses for $210 per annum with out the requirement to be a member of a pre-selected motorcycle club. Riders who have a National Licenses with another Sancti-

More and more motorcycle event promoters can see the strength RACERS has in terms of insurance at events through RACERS

oning body automatically qualify for a RACERS licenses. ”The entire License process is available online and has been streamlined to make it easier for riders with a busy modern lifestyle.” Said Mr Lewis.

A significant range of personal accident benefits underwritten by QBE Australian also covers riders and volunteers in case of an injury. A full list of benefits are available from the RACERS website www.racers.world

About RACERS Recreational and Competitive Events Resources and Services (RACERS) has been servicing the motorsport Industry since 2001 with its motor sport sanctioning. RACERS originally AASA Queensland’s arm was rebranded to expanded its strong risk management and common sense approach to motorsport nationally.

RACES has been undergoing extreme growth across Australia as more and more event organisers join a list of over 200 others in using the RACES services.

Why use RACERS Sanctioning RACERS provides a full set of risk management, Insurance and code of conduct for events in a common sense approach aimed at making an event run smooth and safely. Event promoters can be sound in the knowledge of a long term relationship between RACERS and its underwriters. RACERS uses Proclaim a professional claim management company to manage all claims giving participants sound knowledge that their claim will be handled in a professional manner. qldraceways.com.au

RACERS has been sanctioning motorsport events in Australia for 15 years and has an excellent track record. It has sanctioned events in the USA and New Zealand as well as every state in Australia.

RACERS was the first Australian sanctioning body to allow online license applications and is at the forefront of integration of technology with motorsport and has assisted many promoters with technology implementations to make events run smoother and safer.

About The Swann Australasian Superbikes The Swann Australasian Superbike Championship is arguably been Australia’s top motorcycle series over the recent years. It has produced champions such as Brock Parkes, Wayne Maxwell and Troy Herfoss. Parkes having been drafted directly out of the series into Moto GP making the Swann Australasian Superbikes the most successful pathway for young motorcyclist considering an International career. The free to air television coverage of the series reaches over 7 Million viewers per year. and was the first domestic motorcycle racing to introduce live coverage in more than twenty years, last year.

SUPERBIKE CALENDAR 2016 SUPERBIKES RD 1 SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK - MARCH 11/12 RD 2 MALLALA MOTORSPORT PARK - MAY 27-29 RD 3 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY - JULY 8-10 RD 4 SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK - SEPTEMBER 9/10 RD 5 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY OCTOBER 28-30 RD 6 SYDNEY MOTORSPORT PARK - DECEMBER 16/17 2016 QLD FX CLUB SERIES RD 1 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY - APRIL 17 RD 2 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY -JUNE 26 RD 3 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY - AUG 27 RD 4 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY - NOV 6 The QuaRterly magazine | 19

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elebrating the Birthday of Queenslands most iconic motorsport venue the Lakeside Tribute lived up to expectations with a host of championships kicking off with some usual suspects taking honors. The Lakeside Tribute is the opening race for the 2016 season and had drivers lining up in capacity grids to get the season underway.

The Transams one of the crowd favorite categories was dominated by Charlie O’Brien , two race wins on the sunday secured a clean sweep of races to take the round victory and championship lead in the Palmer Steel Industries Trophy class. O’Brien is now on an incredible run of 11 consecutive race wins at Lakeside Park Qld. John English placed second in the final race after a brilliant dice with Brett Curran in the Angliss Meats Toowoomba Mustang, the Toowoomba driver impressed with some great pace across the weekend to take home second for the round.

Shannon O’Brien came home charging with the fastest lap in the final race with a 59.7, he’ll be after some redemption at the next round after starting from the back after a post race penalty.

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Mark Bowtell won the final race for the Mulch Smart 5 Litre Classics although it was Sean English in the MPP Race Fabrication/Burson Auto Parts Brendale Mustang, leaving Lakeside with the championship lead after victory in the opening three races.Rob Hackwood had his first drive of the Mustang Auto Parts/Wellpro RacingMustang during races three and four.

Simon Phillips was the class of the Group N field. Simon powered in XU1 Torana to four form four victories heading a trio of XU1 Toarana that included Peter Baguley and Bruce Dummet.

Baguley and Dummet fouihgt hard over the weekend with Baguley come out on top in three of the four races. The best of

the rest not in a Torana was Brad Harris in his Mustang taking a best result of third in the fourth race with whilst hovering around the podium in the three previous races.

Saloon Cars made their first appearance at Lakeside Park and it was dominated by the Holden Commodore of Garry Beggs. Beggs was the lone Holden out front with a swag of Falcons on his tail in the Aussie six cylinder class.

Matt Shanks and Colbey Cowhan trade places across the races with Shanks coming out on top more often than not.

Shanks took third for the round and Cowhan finished third. Race three was marred by first lap incident that sent most of the cars off track look to avoid an incident between Tony Shanks and

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with the minor place being shared amongst Porshce of Wayne and Darren Henning and Russell Schloss. Jeff Hume debuting his Ginnetta was next with Gavin Clay the first MX5 home.

Categories turn their attention now to the Ipswich Festival of Cars on teh ANZAC day weekend. The Ipswich Festival of Cars will feature teh Willowbank 300 a 300km endurance race marking the first leg of teh Queensland Endurance Championship.

photos. Dewi Jones also took a podium spot while Steve Hay who finished fourth in race one had intermittent electrical problems that reduced him to a non finisher in each of the subsequent races.

Sam Lee. Lee recovered to finish fifth with Shanks limping home to the pits and out of the race.

The Queensland Touring Car Championship was split into two grids as a massive 38 cars entered the 2016 opening round.

In Class A It was Steve Burridge in his Monaro that came out on top taking the round win ahead of another Monaro of Hamish Gomez and last years champion Brett Kennedy. The weekend had numerous position changes as some fast cars were struck down with Mechanical problems. Karl Begg in his Motorsportzone BMW took the race first race victory with Burridge and Kennedy also taking wins. Brett Boulton qldraceways.com.au

Class B has just as much action as the A Class cars but it was Neville Haines in his VT Commodore that managed to capture three of the four races wins on offer. It was the BMW 635 of Gregg Lee that took the other Victory while Gary Anger in his VH commodore was not far behind finishing second in two of the races. Scott Pedley bringing Ford back on track in the QTCC was a welcome addition and managed to pick up a podium in race three and had a great battle with the Datsun 1600 of Andrew Knight. .

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A QMSC REPORT

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oll Cages in Queensland There’s some degree of confusion on whether full (six-point) roll cages are legal or not for road-registered vehicles in Queensland. Many say they aren’t, but in fact they are legal in some cases.

Authorities are not in support of six-point roll cages in road vehicles for a number of good reasons. The addition of the two bars towards the front increases the risk of a head clash, particularly considering that helmets aren’t worn (unlike in competition). Vision obstruction at the A-pillar is another reason, as well as potential compromise of the vehicles’ crumple zone and airbag deployment interference in newer vehicles. They may also make it difficult for emergency services to remove you or your passengers in a major accident. It’s also important to note that roll-over accidents are not that common, and modern vehicles are much more stable and less likely to roll than older ones. Most injuries sustained by occupants in accidents occur from physical contact with interior structures or fittings. Thus, a roll cage may increase the likelihood and severity of injury - not reduce it.

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The requirement for fitting a six-point cage for road use is usually related to the vehicles’ use in competition events. Rally vehicles are a major category, and the fact that they use public roads for competition means this subject is a big issue for them. Cars built or modified primarily for use in Multi-stage Rally Competitions are granted registration under a ‘rally vehicle scheme’, allowing very limited use on roads. See: http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Safety/Vehicle%20standards%20and%20m odifications/Vehicle%20standards/Form34CAMSRallyCarGuidelinev10.pdf There are also a limited number of factory-fitted roll cages available from manufacturers (e.g. in a Porsche GT3). These are acceptable for road-use. But all other vehicles will require a cage to be added - which is a ‘modification’.

Following the introduction of the National Code of Practice for Light Vehicle Construction and Modification (VSB 14) in 2012, all states effectively banned the fitting of six-point cages as a certifiable modification. Vehicles certified by State Authorities with a six-point cage prior to VSB 14 would continue to be legal for road use. However, for enthusiasts

wishing to fit a cage to a newer rally vehicle, there didn’t appear to be an option. CAMS commenced negotiations with State Authorities towards an exemption, which has now been achieved.

Enthusiast rally vehicles (those equipped with a CAMS logbook and registered to a CAMS license holder) are now allowed to fit a six-point cage and continue to have full road-registration. Vehicles need to comply with the ‘Guidelines for the fitting of safety cages and harness type seatbelts to CAMS club rally vehicles in Queensland’, issued by Transport in April 2015. See: http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Safety/Vehicle%20standards%20and%20m odifications/Vehicle%20standards/Form38Guidelineforthefittingofsafetycagesa ndharnesstypeseatbeltstoCAMSrallycarsv10.pdf Another option is to fit a four-point roll bar with removable front legs which are not in place while on the road network.

This type of roll bar can be certified under the LK9 and LK10 modification codes. In the case of drag racing, vehicles quicker than 11 second quarter mile (generally) require a six-point cage. The removable option would be the best in this case.

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