Victorian SCRC 2012

[bortall]

2012 Calender

The 2012 VSCRC will be run across four rounds as per below:
Round 1 - Phillip Island - PIARC - April 21/22
Round 2 - Sandown - MGCC - June 16/17
Round 3 - Sandown - ASSA - July 21/22
Round 4 - Phillip Island - VMCI - October 13/14

Round 1 Details

Round 1 of the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships Series for 2012 gets underway at Phillip Island this Saturday 21st April and Sunday 22nd April and is starting the series with a fantastic 245 entries up 10% on 2011.

The gap left by Huglin will be filled by new ex drag racer Tony Defelice in a new Ferrari 458 GT3, also a PIARC member who will have to fight off 81 year old Bathurst Veteran Murray Carter in his rebuilt C6 Chev Corvette, along with Jim Manolios in his similar Z06 Corvette.

[ff s conscience]

I'll just point out, quite clearly, that Huglin hasn't actually left a gap. He hasn't retired or given up.

It's just that the car can't be driven at the moment.

If the car was drivable, he'd be there. I spoke to him just now and he's fully recovered from the Bathurst crash, but it did take until last week as he was really quite shaken up.

I can't say when or if he'll be back, but he should be coming down on sunday for a catch up. So you can ask him yourselves.

Personally, it's rather awkwardly convenient for me, as this year I was trying to work out juggling the two clients, but of course, now the logitstics are easy.

Tony is a fierce competitor, just like Ted is. They share many common personality traits, it's gunna be exciting and fun as always.

Tony has help from all the right places...

http://aussieexotics.com/forum/ferra...html#msg188783

[MPA]

I had the pleasure of seeing the veteran Murray Carter climb across a six layer tyre wall at Albert Park last month and put a young firemarshal to shame doing it. He's still got it.

[KineticEnergy]

Schedule online anywhere?

[bortall]

Not that I know of.

But I assume tomorrow's will follow a similar one to today:
Saloon Cars / 944
MG / IBSC
Formula Ford / FF1600
Sports Sedans
Historic Touring Cars
Formula Vee
Sports Cars
Improved Production

[bortall]

A few happy snaps from today:

SPORTS CARS:




SPORTS SEDANS:

[formerf1champ]

Yeah, I went. A shame the storm couldn't wait 1/2 hour or so, I was looking forward to seeing the Imp Prod race. I didn't see the safety sar out for the ffords as well!









I am not a real photographer.

[bortall]

Round 2 Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships incorporating
HQRA National Championships
SANDOWN INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACEWAY – 15th to 17th June 2012


CATEGORIES
Qualifying / Racing will be provided for the following categories :
Formula Vee,
Formula Ford (1600 & Duratec),
MG/British,
Sports Cars,
HQ Holden,
Improved Production inc BMW E30,
Sports Sedans,
944 Challenge and
Supersports.

[inpitlane]

Originally Posted by bortall

Round 2 Victorian State Circuit Racing Championships incorporating
HQRA National Championships
SANDOWN INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACEWAY – 15th to 17th June 2012


CATEGORIES
Qualifying / Racing will be provided for the following categories :
Formula Vee,
Formula Ford (1600 & Duratec),
MG/British,
Sports Cars,
HQ Holden,
Improved Production inc BMW E30,
Sports Sedans,
944 Challenge and
Supersports.

The HQ's will be racing for the 2012 Nationals and already there are around 70 entries.
Also it will be the Sandown and State series debut for the Supersports and Robert Baird on In Pit Lane last Tuesday said he expected that they'd be around two seconds a lap faster than a V8 Supercar.
If that's the case the long standing outright lap record of around 1:08.33 will be really under threat.

Should be a great meeting.

[ff s conscience]

Looking forward to this one...

The Vicious Rumour 458 GT3 will be there, as will its new truck, and wait till you truck fans see THIS little beauty.... incredible it is...

I'm excited to see the Supersports too... But I'm not sure they'll be as quick as V8s at a power track like Sandown....

I predict a dry time of around 1.12-14 I think.

[silvertrophy]

Sports Cars are always good, see if that yellow TVR can stay together long enough to get in the mix, it had speed early on at PI.

[bortall]

Bit of everything today:
Sunshine, showers, stops & starts, some cold wind (brrr), safety car, a colourful car or two, power disappearing and then coming back and even some races managed to be run.

[formerf1champ]

Aside from the stand on the front straight and on top of the pit, is there anywhere else spectators can go to? I'm going tomorrow.

[bortall]

Originally Posted by formerf1champ

Aside from the stand on the front straight and on top of the pit, is there anywhere else spectators can go to? I'm going tomorrow.

Nope - during these small crowd events they only open the first section of grand stand and the pit area.

[formerf1champ]

It was alright considering the disadvantages at Sandown for spectators. I was wondering why the Corolla sprinter, that won imp prod at PI, didn't turn up? Is it a good thing that the highlight for me was the battle for 11th in that semi or repecharge of the HQ's? It was a shame the safety car won the HQ Nationals.