Round 7 Highlights – Sydney Motorsport Park 17-18 Nov 2018

This weekend for Round 1 we visit Wakefield Park for what will be an exciting debut for many new cars & competitors. Be sure to Like the page to stay updated as we bring you insights & race results throughout the weekend featuring 27 cars. The technical Wakefield Park circuit typically suits the lighter and more nimble vehicles, but recently the larger V8s have reigned supreme, Matthew Holt wrestling his big HSV Clubsport to three race wins at last season. Holt will be challenged by Tony Virag, who will race his F Series HSV GTS in Class A1 while his daughter Corrine Virag slots into a Class B2 Commodore SS-V. Also among the outright contenders will be Anthony Soole in his newly-built BMW M4, while former Toyota 86 Series champ Jimmy Vernon Racing slots into a Mitsubishi Evo X ahead of his campaign in the new TCR series later this year. Two other Evo X’s will also be competing driven by Gavin Holland & Michael King. As always, the class battles in PTC will provide as much interest as the outright contest, with Class D set to be an interesting dice between five Toyota 86 drivers. Chris Reeves will be bringing the much anticipated VW Scirocco R which is expected to raise the bar for Class C. Scott O’Meley will be piloting his 5.4L Ford Falcon in Class B2, whilst Tom Muller makes a return to the series in a BMW 1M. NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #AllworthHomes | #Hankook | #VSport

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February 21

also one brand new tyre $350.00

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February 13

i have a set of hankooks 265 35 18 in very good condition. dated 2018. been under cover. $1000.00.

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February 13

ARDC have the 28th Feb as a private practice - TinTops have a session if there are ten cars. I’ve entered... have you??

The ARDC Private Practice Track Days are for circuit-licensed competitors and enthusiasts, and open to road and race vehicles of all types. The popularity of our ARDC Private Practice days and expansion of our categories has necessitated a change to pre-purchasing, rather than an arrive-and -drive d...

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February 05

🏁 Entries are open for Round 1 at Wakefield Park on the 23rd & 24th February for our first sprint round of the year. You can enter via the Wakefield Park website. Let's start the season off with a big grid before another great year of racing.

EVENT: CAMS Motor Race Championships Round 1 DATE: 23rd & 24th of February

January 21

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January 18

Exciting opportunities are up for grabs through Race Academy International including drives in our very own Production Touring Cars championship. Go over to the website and have a look!

CURRENT Erebus Motorsport pilot and Virgin Australia Supercars Championship driver Anton De Pasquale has joined Australian driver talent program Race Academy International.

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January 10

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January 03

To all of our wonderful friends, Happy New Year👍#nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport

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January 01

Hi everyone To assist with the technical checks on all 3E cars, I am working to get Recognition Documents (Homologation Documents) for all the cars that run in the various series and events - Aust Production Cars, NSW Production Touring, Queensland Production Cars and the Bathurst 6 Hour. Initially when I got involved in this project, only 50% of the cars currently running have Recognition documents available. Since late November I have been working with Jamie Augustine at CAMS who has now prepared documents for many other new models. There are also others that are currently a work in progress. As these documents are the reference point for any technical checks it is very important they are available for your 3E racecar. You should always carry a copy of these papers with your cars documents and logbook. Would you please take the time to email Jamie at CAMS - jamie.augustine@cams.com.au to check on the documents for your car. Please advise him of the year, make, model and specific variant including engine size. This will ensure we are looking for the right document for your car. If none are available he will work with you to get these prepared. It is a straightforward exercise that will cause you no pain or inconvenience. I can be reached at tech@bathurst6hour.com.au if you require any additional information. PLEASE DO NOT POST ON THIS PAGE ASKING IF THERE ARE CURRENT DOCS FOR YOUR CAR. Chris Gough.

December 31

The CAMS 3E rules for 2019 have now been published. They are available on the CAMS website - http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/Race/RA23-Group-3E-2019%20-%201.pdf PLEASE NOTE the proposed changes to fuel capacities will NOT happen for 2019. Section 9.1 (d) covers the fuel capacities and these capacities are the SAME as current (2018) rules.

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December 22

BLEND LINE TV Final round of the 2018 NSW Production Touring Car Championship at Sydney Motorsport Park 👍#nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ova7PvbeXyU

Final round highlights for the 2018 Production Touring Cars from Sydney Motorsport Park. https://youtu.be/Ova7PvbeXyU

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December 18

Another response from Jamie Augustine ————————————————————— Robert, Thanks for your reply, I appreciate you taking the time to email. The intention of this change was to try to even out some of the disparity between the distances cars were getting before needing a fuel stop, and it certainly wasn’t intended to mean cars couldn’t make 1 hour. I am actively working on this right now, but I need some help to understand the issues better. I really need people to let me know their car model, and their average liters a lap that they are getting for different model cars. They can get their fuel used numbers off their race sheets, or logging, or they can send me some of their race logging and depending on the system, I can work it out from the data. I will compare these numbers to similar cars to ensure that they seem reasonable for that type of car of course. This will help me improve the fuel calculations spreadsheet with perhaps more realistic numbers than the estimates I have used up until now. The more information that I have the better I can analyse the way to best reorganise the capacity breaks. Thanks again for your help, and I hope that I can receive enough numbers to help really see where the issue are, and how to get the best outcome for all 3E competitors. Regards, Jamie Augustine ————————————————————— So competitors please if you have this data for your vehicle send it through to ssraa@optusnet.com.au and we will compile it and send it on your behalf.

December 11

Hi all, We have sent an email to CAMS regarding the fuel tank issue as a committee and this is the response we have received. We will inform you further with any updates. “Hi Scott and Jamie, I am the president of NSW Production Touring and recently we were given the opportunity to comment on the 2019 CAMS Group 3E Series Production Car regulation change proposals. These proposals outlined changes to fuel capacity and it was advised “It is not envisaged that this will have any greater effect than some cars being require to reduce their fuel capacity, a process which is simply achieved with the addition of “balls” or “sealed empty vessels” to the fuel tank to reduce its capacity.” Since the announcement we have had received numerous emails and calls from our members with grave concerns on implication of these rules on their cars. In some cases their fuel capacities have been reduced by almost a third. Several of our competitors run Mitsubishi Evo Lancers including Evo 5, 7 and 9. All these cars are now restricted to 70 litres of fuel, a figure that will not allow for a one-hour race. Lower class cars have now been limited back to 50 from 70 and, again based on their fuel burn, it is not possible them to finish our 1-hour endurance races as their cars will run out of fuel. Many of our competitors also compete in Aust Production Cars and the Bathurst 6hr and had therefore spent the time and money designing dry brake fuel systems that will now need modifications to ensure their fuel tanks comply. In the case of FIA foam filled fuel cells, this will require cutting out the foam to replace it with another material to take up the void and reduce the capacity. In the case of those running standard fuel tanks with dry break fillers and a surge tank they will have these “void fillers” bouncing around in the tank. Many of our turbo charged cars may now risk fuel starvation and the catastrophic failures that generally follow with boosted engine. At no point prior were we made aware of the formula that would be used to calculate these capacities and therefore did not have all the information to give a valid opinion. Had we have known the affect these changes would have on our members we would have been staunchly opposed to them. It is easy to see this decision will have a negative effect on our competitor base and we request this regulation change be set aside for 2019 whilst a more comprehensive formula is derived that represents real world scenarios. This will allow for fully informed discussion using proposed data and capacities with all the relevant information amongst stake holders conducting and competing in races for 3E Series Production cars. I thank you for reading this email and am hopeful for a positive outcome. If you have any questions please feel free to contact myself or any of the committee members cc’d in this email. Regards Robert Coulthard ————————————————————- Hi Robert, Thank you for your email. We are reviewing this immediately as the intent is to ensure that a 1 hour race can be achieved on the maximum fuel tank capacities. Jamie is working through calculations and we will advise any revision as soon as we can. With thanks Scott” NSWPTC Committee

December 11

Hi All I have spoken to a CAMS representative that has been involved in this fuel calculation. It is not the intention to not make an hr. If competitors can email me fuel used per lap at 3 tracks(if possible) and the make of car this will give them better numbers to do calculations from. Dylan@cxcracing.com

December 10

NOTICE OF 37th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TIME: DATE: VENUE: 7:30pm start Thursday 6 December 2018 Yagoona Greyhound and Social Club 140 Rookwood Rd YAGOONA NSW 2199 Room 1 It’s your club, have your say For any further information please contact: Robert Coulthard – President Mb: 0428 424 002 AGENDA – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1. Minutes of last Annual General Meeting reviewed 2. Year in Summary – Rob Coulthard 3. Accounts Presented – Carolyn Peterson 4. Draft 2019 Calendar – Matt Holt 6 December 2018 5. MRAP Overview for 2019 – Matt Holt 6. CAMS 3E Appendix H Regulations Changes for 2019 – Chris Gough - Pit Stops – Rattle Guns & Hand Brace 7. Driving Standards Officer Review – Chris Gough - Penalty System - Compulsory Pit Stops 8. Interstate Rounds 9. Drive Day 19 December 2018 – Carolyn Peterson 10. Roles/Responsibilities of Committee Members for 2019 11. Committee Members Stand Down 12. Elections for new Committee 13. New Business  Don’t forget that membership renewals for 2019 can be completed. In order to vote at the AGM you need to be a current fully paid financial member.

December 06

Andrew Mcmaster Class E Champion 2018 Congratulations Andrew on a great win. Andrew was always battling cars in higher classes lap after after lap in his little Mazda. Is is fantastic to see so much diversity throughout the field 🔥🏁 #nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport

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December 03

Daniel Smith 1st Class D 2018 1st Club Championship 2018 1st State Championship 2018 1st Bilstein Cup 2018 This car and driver have proven to be giant killers. Multiple top 10 qualifying and finishing results really showed the Trackschool Trackdays Hondas potential with Dan at the wheel. With Dan having a break from Production Touring, the Honda is now for sale and the 2019 title is up for grabs. Big congrats on a huge year 🔥🏁 #nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport

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December 03

To everyone who attended the PTC Ball this evening: Thank you / apologies

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December 02

Stuart Vaughan Class C Champion 2018 Congratulations Stuart on a well deserved victory. The diesel Mazda is a little left field to the norm, but it certainly shows many its rear bumper 🔥🏁 #nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport

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December 01

Looking forward to seeing all at our 2018 Presentation 🔥🏁 #nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport

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December 01

Geoff Kite 1st Class B2 2018 2nd Club Championship 2018 2nd State Championship 2018 3rd Bilstein Cup 2018 What a huge year for Geoff. Geoff had to battle those pesky M3 BMWs for most of the year for class honours, and was able to come out on top. Geoff kept getting faster all year, and was punching well above where a B2 car should be at times. We may have to help him carry the trophies at the presentation night ! Well done mate 🔥🏁 #nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport

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November 30

Darren Herbert 1st Class B1 2018 Congratulations Darren on a well deserved class win. Darren purchased the EVO at the start of the season, and found speed straight away. Darren is often challenging for an outright podium 🔥🏁 #nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport

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November 28

Matthew Holt 1st Class A2 2018 2nd Bilstein Cup 2018 3rd Club Championship 2018 Congratulations Matty on a another great year. Matty not only puts in so much effort to his racing, but is always helping others and the club. Well done mate 🔥🏁 #nswptc NSW Production Touring Cars —————————————— #ShockwaveSigns | #Bilstein | #Massel | #QuattroRiskServices | #Hankook #RaceBredEngineering | #VSport

November 28

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November 27