Sunday 29 March 15: IWMAC Dirt Sprint Rd 1

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:49 pm

Hi,

The first round of the Ipswich West Moreton Auto Club (IWMAC) dirt sprints is on Sunday 29 March 2015. This is a few weeks away so plenty of time to get the car sorted.
IWMAC has been around for ages and run a dirt sprint or autocross round once a month. The club is located between the Ipswich go-kart track and Queensland raceway, next to the dirt go-kart track. It's a great way to improve driving technique as the surface is hard packed clay and limited in grip compared to a tarmac surface.
The format for the dirt sprint: 6 rounds, one standing and one flying lap of the course per round. Your fastest round of the day counts.

To sign up, please check out the website: http://www.iwmac.org.au/home.php
General requirements for the car can be found here: http://www.iwmac.org.au/how-to-start.php

The event is run under cams and requires a Level 2 Speed license. These can be obtained as a day or year license on the day. Cams license require you to be a member on an affiliated car club. Again, club membership can be sorted out on the day. The event costs $110 for non club members, cams license is ~$100 for a year.

If you have any questions please let me know. Below is a video of one round in of the dirt sprint track.

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:43 pm

I should be there as well. Assuming we've got the oil filler bolt out of the gearbox by then...

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gslender · Postby **gslender** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:22 pm

So, if you're not a member of any club, and don't have a cams license, what are you up for (plus the entry for the day)... ???

G

ljs18 · Postby **ljs18** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:17 pm

Can't make this one but will be there in April. Planning to do all autocross events as they line up with days off.

Just washing the car after the event... :frown:

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:57 pm

gslender wrote:So, if you're not a member of any club, and don't have a cams license, what are you up for (plus the entry for the day)... ???

G

If you're already a member of an affiliated cams club:
$110 entry + $119 for full year cams license = $230
There is a cheaper option but I need to email someone to find out how much a day cams license is. IIRC they're around $50, and you can take that of the amount if you go to get a full license at a later date.

http://www.cams.com.au/get-involved/competitors/licence-types

gslender · Postby **gslender** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:08 pm

plohl wrote:If you're already a member of an affiliated cams club:
$110 entry + $119 for full year cams license = $230
There is a cheaper option but I need to email someone to find out how much a day cams license is. IIRC they're around $50, and you can take that of the amount if you go to get a full license at a later date.

I think I'll be giving this a skip plainly because it requires club membership. I might reconsider joining the MX5 club again, but if I need to join a club to just attend the event then for now, I'll skip it.

G

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:13 pm

Cams licence does get you a discount on your insurance with shannons.

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plohl · Postby **plohl** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:33 am

gslender wrote:I think I'll be giving this a skip plainly because it requires club membership. I might reconsider joining the MX5 club again, but if I need to join a club to just attend the event then for now, I'll skip it.

G

That's cool. Understand the cost considerations all too well. Maybe come and check it out on the day. See if it's worth pursuing further.

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toppertee · Postby **toppertee** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:36 pm

Might have to break the boat out..... How sideways are you allowed to get? She's pretty loose on tarmac :mrgreen:

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:55 pm

As sideways as you want.

But bashing a cone costs you 5 seconds and going outside the cone line also costs 5 seconds.

There is an escort that drives a fair portion of the track sideways.

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