Group 5 Sprints @ Sandown July 13th

[Peter Jones]

I've seen this event in a few calendars but I'm having a lot of trouble finding supp regs and entry forms.

Apparently VWCV is a member of group 5 again and Sandown is nice and close to home. (Tow truck range!) VWCV are encouraging us to represent after all

Anybody got the lowdown on this event?

No info on CAMS or AASA sites.

It's in the PIARC calendar which says the organisers are Ford 4 and Honda sports clubs but neither of those have any details. It's in the latest VWCV newsletter too.

Pete

[Jarred]

I havn't heard about it, but if you go down for a run Pete, I'd love to be there. I'm on hols at that stage, so I should be free (hopefully)

[Peter Jones]

I had a chat to the VWCV motor sport co-coordinator Chris today and confirmed this event is on. There's no paperwork yet but it should appear on the Ford Four site when it's ready. I'll cross post the details when I get them.

If you ever wanted to tackle a club level sprint this should be a good event.

Who's coming along?

Pete

[Water Boy]

Hmmmmmmm sounds good

[Blue Flog]

13 july

The event is been run by FFCC and HSCCV. FFCC contact is Nicholas Charrett ncharrett@casey.vic.gov.au and HSCCV is Bruce Lethborg fixwell@iprimus.com.au.
Regards,
Darcy

[Peter Jones]

Thanks Darcy,
e-mail sent.
PJ

[Tim]

Are they going to be charging crazy entry fees? Or will it be free to come along and spectate? Not that im fussed about the money. Just makes it a less attractive proposition

[Peter Jones]

Are they going to be charging crazy entry fees? Or will it be free to come along and spectate? Not that im fussed about the money. Just makes it a less attractive proposition

Don't know yet, I'll pop up the details as soon as I hear back from the organisers.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Got a reply from Bruce,

Supp regs are at CAMS awaiting approval, as soon as they are ready we will have them on our website www.holdenclub.com

C'mon who's going to join in the fun?

Pete

[Preen59]

Got a reply from Bruce,



C'mon who's going to join in the fun?

Pete

If my car was finished, and i lived in victoria, i'd go for sure! I intend to one day though!

[Preen59]

Are they going to be charging crazy entry fees? Or will it be free to come along and spectate? Not that im fussed about the money. Just makes it a less attractive proposition

Motorsport= Big bucks. No matter what type it is. You just have to get used to it unfortunately. The only thing that varies is how big the bucks are.

[Peter Jones]

Motorsport= Big bucks. No matter what type it is. You just have to get used to it unfortunately. The only thing that varies is how big the bucks are.

Speed costs!

Pete

[Preen59]

Speed costs!

Pete

It's worth it though. Well what you and i are doing is anyway. I think the "Bang for Buck" ratio is pretty good. And we can still enjoy our cars on the road.

[Jarred]

i'm hoping to spectate

[Peter Jones]

For me a big cost is time as well as the dollars.

I've got to plan well within my time budget and not tackle too many things at once so I can be certain the car will actually be ready for the next event.

It takes a fair bit of planning and preparation to make sure everything goes smoothly.

It's good to go now, I just need to pop the new injectors in there and sort the tune. Once I'm happy with that I'll try the Volvo fuel distributor out. Because I run the volvo airbox anyway, it's a quick swap.

It needs a run, but I don't have a working temp gague yet! I'll pick the new VDO gauges up tomorrow and get them and the factory gauge working over the weekend.

It's fun to drive these cars on the road, they may not be the fastest in a stop light drag race, but when you get asked how fast does it go and you can quote your actual laptimes of Phillip Island and not some theoretical manufacturers spec or BS dyno HP reading, that's a special moment right there.

Pete