QLD Club: Motor Sport Program

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:56 pm

check the HSCCQ website for motorkhana dates. http://www.hsccq.asn.au/calendar.html

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:30 am

Next MX-5 Club Track Day is on Monday 11 April 11 at Willowbank. Details are on the club website.

mazlot · Postby **mazlot** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:51 am

So, are we going to organise a group get together at a Motorkhana and Hill Climb event, or is it going to be left to the individual ?

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:32 pm

I think the hillclimb/motorkhana bits and dates are yet to be confirmed. I understood from the briefing on Monday that the plan will be released in the near future. Contact Mark for info if in doubt.

mazlot · Postby **mazlot** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:03 pm

i must have misunderstood his explanation will wait for details. Thought he said it was up to us to compete, and give him the results.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:33 pm

Hmmm...my understanding was yes, it would be up to individuals to enter events and get the results but that the motorkhana and hillclimb event dates would be nominated - maybe I got it wrong

rwf · Postby **rwf** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:52 pm

So the mx5 club are not holding them

It's up to use to tag alone with other clubs

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:15 pm

The MX-5 Club could not afford to hire and run the Mt Cotton hillclimb. It's easier and cheaper for individuals to enter a nominated MG CC organised event as they specialise in running hillclimbs. To my knowledge, there has never been an MX-5 club organised hillclimb event and there are only three or four MX-5s currently competing at Mt Cotton anyway. The Holden Sporting CC specialise in running motorkhanas, so the same applies to motorkhanas. Why do we need to reinvent the wheel?

Back on topic: Next MX-5 Club Track Day is on Monday 11 April 11 at Willowbank.

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:23 pm

JBT wrote:Back on topic: Next MX-5 Club Track Day is on Monday 11 April 11 at Willowbank.

Curious as to how much track time this suggested driver ed. sessions will cut into?

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:54 pm

Contact Mark on 0410 415 873.

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:05 pm

project.r.racing wrote:
JBT wrote:Back on topic: Next MX-5 Club Track Day is on Monday 11 April 11 at Willowbank.
Curious as to how much track time this suggested driver ed. sessions will cut into?

I thought he said;

AM for noobies and training
PM for Regulars.

Guran · Postby **Guran** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:41 pm

MINX wrote:

Having not seen any MX-5 video from Lakeside before ... guys, you have my pity :cry:

. It doesn't look like a particularly entertaining track for an MX-5. Maybe I'm not appreciating something that you can't see in the video, but a corner or two at the end of two long straights (with a few wiggles in between) ... seems a bit ho-hum to me. Is QR at Ipswich any better? Why is it that the club doesn't seem to do supersprints at Morgan Park? That looks like a much more entertaining circuit.

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:00 pm

Guran wrote:It doesn't look like a particularly entertaining track for an MX-5. Maybe I'm not appreciating something that you can't see in the video...

Correct, you are not appreciating something you haven't experienced. Willowbank is boring by comparison. Morgan Park is good but 150 km from Brisbane.

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:03 pm

Maybe it looks boring because i am such an excellent, smooth , cool driver!
Maybe you are not seeing the elevation changes and variable off camber, multi apex corners.
And the 180kph kink in the main str8.

It is a very challenging, entertaining track. QR-Willowbank is very subdued compared to Lakeside.
And Morgan Park is over 2 hours drive each way from Brisbane.
Sort of eats into an afternoon session :roll:

rwf · Postby **rwf** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:35 pm

MINX wrote:
project.r.racing wrote:
JBT wrote:Back on topic: Next MX-5 Club Track Day is on Monday 11 April 11 at Willowbank.
Curious as to how much track time this suggested driver ed. sessions will cut into?

I thought he said;

AM for noobies and training
PM for Regulars.

So is it a full day on the track or just afternoon

Would be good to have a whole day out there