Queensland Raceway Weekend Sprint - 1st Oct 2022

The next Club Sprints are on Saturday 1 October. Due to the costs of purchasing a private grid and expected number of club participants, unlike previous Club Sprints, we will not be running a private grid for this event. As such, QR will allocate us to a general public grid/s and payment will be via the Queensland Raceways website. Being a general public grid it is not guaranteed you will be placed in the grid you have selected, but QR have recommended that we select ‘Group 3’ as the Category (grid) when signing up.

Below is some information on how sprints works and the requirements, if you are keen to join us, please:

1. Register with the club via this page and
2. Register with QR and pay via the Queensland Raceways website (navigate to 1 Oct 2022 and select 'Weekend Sprints & Super Sprint #10').

For those interested in purchasing any extras (such as entering the morning General Practice session), please select these on the Queensland Raceways sign up page.

**Note: For first timers who have never raced with us you’ll need to setup account and purchase a New Licence from https://aasa.com.au/licences/general-speed-event-licence/ ($99 for the year)**

**If you hold another sanctioning body licence (Like RACERS), AASA will honour your licence until it’s expiry date if renewed prior to Feb 2022, or until the 31st December (whichever comes first).

**Timer: Hire for $30 with a CC hold form filled out (also please don’t forget to return these on the day as timers cost $700 if you accidently take it home.**

If you need any assistance or advice, or have any questions about being in a general public grid, please contact us at https://www.facebook.com/qld86brz/ or via email motorsport@qld86brz.com.

Hope to see you out there.

- Nathan (Motorsport Coordinator)

 

How Sprints are Run:

Sign on for sprints starts at around 11:00am you need to be earlier if you want a secure a pit bay, we have an 86/BRZ pre-driver briefing at 12:15pm sharp before the main briefing.

For sign on you are required to have photo I.D as well as your AASA licence (or proof of purchase of the AASA licence i.e confirmation email). At sign on you can hire your timer for the afternoon. The timer can be fixed to anywhere on the car (inside or outside) as long as the red part is facing down. Cars must display numbers on them, if you do not have a preferred number one will be allocated to you, laminated numbers can be picked up at sign on.

Driver’s Briefing for Sprints starts at 12:30pm. All drivers MUST attend the briefing.

Cars are on track at 1:00pm.

4 x 5 lap sessions are delivered which count for points. These sessions are 2 x Sprint then 2 x Clubman layouts. We will then have a short Passenger Lap Session followed by bonus laps on the National layout with the remaining time available.

Time sheets are printed after each run and can be found on the wall in the Driver’s Briefing Room (Queensland Raceway). Timing will be live to Natsoft for the event (Natsoft.com.au) and all times will be uploaded after the event.

Vehicle and Apparel Requirements: -

Road Registered Cars

1. ABS & SRS systems may be disconnected at the driver’s option.

2. In road cars the drivers must wear an approved Helmet, and non-flammable clothing preferably covering the entire body I.e (Jeans, Long Sleeve Shirt, Enclosed Shoes)

3. If vehicle is road registered or road registrable it must meet the roadworthy requirements of Qld TMR

Unregistered Vehicles

1. If vehicle is not road registrable it must meet the Racing Car standards shown below and apparel defined in 2 below.

2. In Racing Cars the drivers must wear FIA/SFI approved non-flammable Suit, gloves boots & balaclava.

3. Fire extinguishers, when fitted, must meet AS1841 standard and be secured to ensure they cannot injure the driver in the event of a crash.

4. Tyres must be fit for purpose, not recut or re-treaded, and be fitted to rim widths that comply with the Tyre and Rim Association manual and/or ADR requirements

5. Rear facing red lights for use during rain must be fitted to all vehicles; Brake lights are desirable when not mandatory

6. Tow points must be fitted, easily reached and clearly marked with a “TOW” sign 50mm high or a bright red ribbon tied to the tow point