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Friends in Motorsport,
On behalf of Club VW Sydney I would like to extend to you and your members an invitation to attend our inaugural SuperSprint at Wakefield Park on Saturday 23rd May 2009.
Club VW has been a marque car club since 1985 and is newly affiliated with CAMS having completed taking over the affairs of VW Club of NSW.
The event organising committee is made up of both experienced as well as enthusiastic motorsport personnel who are making every effort to run a smooth and exciting event.
Clerk of Course Herb Gutmann has in excess of 15 years motorsport experience with the VWCNSW, and Secretary Chris Fraser also has 15 years experience in club motorsport including organising Huntley Hillclimb events with Wollongong Sporting Car Club for the past 7 years.
The event will be held under a CAMS event permit and follow the CAMS NSW guidelines for supersprints.
It is anticipated that the entry fee will be $150 per driver.
Please accept our invitation to attend this event and could you kindly pass on the Supp Regs and Entry Forms (when available) to those members who may wish to attend at your next meeting. Further details and news on the event will be published on the clubs website http://www.clubvw.org.au
The racing will start at 10am and go through to about 4:30pm. give or take a bit to make sure everyone gets the same amount of runs. Entrants will need to get there at about 7:30 so that we can begin scrutineering.
TIPS
To make the day run faster and get more value for money...
Join a CAMS affiliated club now. Club VW Sydney membership is $40 for 12 months, and puts out a very decent magazine monthly. Doesnt have to be ClubVW, if you want to join a local club, thats fine. Theres a list of affiliaed clubs on the CAMS website. http://cams.com.au/ left hand menu, about 6 from the top. There will be day memberships on offer for $20, but its hardly good value. Go the 12 months
Get a CAMS L2S licence before the event. While they will be available on the day, its a 4 page form. http://cams.com.au/downloads/paperfo...LicRenewal.pdf The licence last 12 months from date of issue, so dont send it out today. But do it no later than the 1st week of May because is it can be a 3 week turn around. This licence fee also includes your personal accident insurance.
Get entries in early. It helps organise things. We can get the groupings sorted, set up the timing and results, get classes sorted. If you come to the shed and have to fill out numerous forms its going to slow everything right down.
Bring licence and membership card with you. If the stewards are nice, you may be able to race without them... but you are liable for a CAMS fine. If the car has a CAMS logbook, it must also be presented.
About racing.
Minimum requirements for clothing are ankle to wrist to neck non flammable. Cotton = good. nylon = bad. Jeans and cotton shirt good. King gee style work gear or overalls even better. Hi vis reflective tape on king gee style gear = bad. Gloves not required on in closed vehicles. Helmets MUST have the Aussie Standards or overseas equivalent sticker. No sticker = no race. Helmet must be in good condition. Straps worn or lining falling out = no race.
Minimum requirements for your road registered car: It must be roadworthy. We dont care if any mods are road legal or not, but it has to be safe in the eyes of a scrutineer. You NEED a minimum 1kg fire extinguisher with metal bracket and it has to be mounted in reach of the driver. You need a 12cm triangle to mark battery position. You can use blue elecrical tape for this.
You need a race number. This can be a magnetic number, drawn on with boot polish, made up with tape. Personally I dont want you to print it on A4 and blue tack it to your rear window as it retricts vision. If your tyres are road tyres they must be road legal with regard to tread depth. Be aware that just because your car is road registered, doesnt mean it will go into road registered class.
Unregistered cars need the above, plus a whole lot more. Must have a rollcage, harness, battery isolation switch, sump plug to be wired, secondary carb return springs, tailshaft loop (if you have a tailshaft)
ALL CARS
If the car is pre 1974 you NEED to have a secondary method of securing the bonnet closed. A leather belt to strap it down to the bumper is adequate for this. It must have solid brakes. It must have tight steering. It must have tight suspension. Dont turn up with an inch of free play in the brake pedal, a worn out steering box and king pins worn down to a toothpick. No oil leaks alllowed. You wont be allowed to run. Seat belts cant be frayed and best if not faded unless you want to attract attention. The battery must be securely clamped. It must be covered if inside the car. If fitted with a rollcage the top of helmet must be below the rollcage when driver is in the seat. You might get away with this if your car has a roof, no chance if its a convertible or open top.
The vehicle classifications are to CAMS NSW Supersprint rules. These rules are only slightly bendable. http://cams.com.au/downloads/NSW/2783.pdf I'm more than willing to answer specific questions.
In closing could I also request that if any of your members who may wish to help out on the day and are CAMS qualified in the roles of flag marshals, scrutineers or stewards, we would greatly appreciate any help that may be offered. In particular I am in need of a chief steward for the event.
For any questions please don’t hesitate to call either
Herb on 0414 727 551 or 02 9428 4099, or
Chris on 4298 6320 during business hours. or clfraser@gmail.com
Chris Fraser
On behalf of Club VW Sydney I would like to extend to you and your members an invitation to attend our inaugural SuperSprint at Wakefield Park on Saturday 23rd May 2009.
Club VW has been a marque car club since 1985 and is newly affiliated with CAMS having completed taking over the affairs of VW Club of NSW.
The event organising committee is made up of both experienced as well as enthusiastic motorsport personnel who are making every effort to run a smooth and exciting event.
Clerk of Course Herb Gutmann has in excess of 15 years motorsport experience with the VWCNSW, and Secretary Chris Fraser also has 15 years experience in club motorsport including organising Huntley Hillclimb events with Wollongong Sporting Car Club for the past 7 years.
The event will be held under a CAMS event permit and follow the CAMS NSW guidelines for supersprints.
It is anticipated that the entry fee will be $150 per driver.
Please accept our invitation to attend this event and could you kindly pass on the Supp Regs and Entry Forms (when available) to those members who may wish to attend at your next meeting. Further details and news on the event will be published on the clubs website http://www.clubvw.org.au
The racing will start at 10am and go through to about 4:30pm. give or take a bit to make sure everyone gets the same amount of runs. Entrants will need to get there at about 7:30 so that we can begin scrutineering.
TIPS
To make the day run faster and get more value for money...
Join a CAMS affiliated club now. Club VW Sydney membership is $40 for 12 months, and puts out a very decent magazine monthly. Doesnt have to be ClubVW, if you want to join a local club, thats fine. Theres a list of affiliaed clubs on the CAMS website. http://cams.com.au/ left hand menu, about 6 from the top. There will be day memberships on offer for $20, but its hardly good value. Go the 12 months
Get a CAMS L2S licence before the event. While they will be available on the day, its a 4 page form. http://cams.com.au/downloads/paperfo...LicRenewal.pdf The licence last 12 months from date of issue, so dont send it out today. But do it no later than the 1st week of May because is it can be a 3 week turn around. This licence fee also includes your personal accident insurance.
Get entries in early. It helps organise things. We can get the groupings sorted, set up the timing and results, get classes sorted. If you come to the shed and have to fill out numerous forms its going to slow everything right down.
Bring licence and membership card with you. If the stewards are nice, you may be able to race without them... but you are liable for a CAMS fine. If the car has a CAMS logbook, it must also be presented.
About racing.
Minimum requirements for clothing are ankle to wrist to neck non flammable. Cotton = good. nylon = bad. Jeans and cotton shirt good. King gee style work gear or overalls even better. Hi vis reflective tape on king gee style gear = bad. Gloves not required on in closed vehicles. Helmets MUST have the Aussie Standards or overseas equivalent sticker. No sticker = no race. Helmet must be in good condition. Straps worn or lining falling out = no race.
Minimum requirements for your road registered car: It must be roadworthy. We dont care if any mods are road legal or not, but it has to be safe in the eyes of a scrutineer. You NEED a minimum 1kg fire extinguisher with metal bracket and it has to be mounted in reach of the driver. You need a 12cm triangle to mark battery position. You can use blue elecrical tape for this.
You need a race number. This can be a magnetic number, drawn on with boot polish, made up with tape. Personally I dont want you to print it on A4 and blue tack it to your rear window as it retricts vision. If your tyres are road tyres they must be road legal with regard to tread depth. Be aware that just because your car is road registered, doesnt mean it will go into road registered class.
Unregistered cars need the above, plus a whole lot more. Must have a rollcage, harness, battery isolation switch, sump plug to be wired, secondary carb return springs, tailshaft loop (if you have a tailshaft)
ALL CARS
If the car is pre 1974 you NEED to have a secondary method of securing the bonnet closed. A leather belt to strap it down to the bumper is adequate for this. It must have solid brakes. It must have tight steering. It must have tight suspension. Dont turn up with an inch of free play in the brake pedal, a worn out steering box and king pins worn down to a toothpick. No oil leaks alllowed. You wont be allowed to run. Seat belts cant be frayed and best if not faded unless you want to attract attention. The battery must be securely clamped. It must be covered if inside the car. If fitted with a rollcage the top of helmet must be below the rollcage when driver is in the seat. You might get away with this if your car has a roof, no chance if its a convertible or open top.
The vehicle classifications are to CAMS NSW Supersprint rules. These rules are only slightly bendable. http://cams.com.au/downloads/NSW/2783.pdf I'm more than willing to answer specific questions.
In closing could I also request that if any of your members who may wish to help out on the day and are CAMS qualified in the roles of flag marshals, scrutineers or stewards, we would greatly appreciate any help that may be offered. In particular I am in need of a chief steward for the event.
For any questions please don’t hesitate to call either
Herb on 0414 727 551 or 02 9428 4099, or
Chris on 4298 6320 during business hours. or clfraser@gmail.com
Chris Fraser
i got some work ahead if i wanna run 
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