We are excited and delighted to announce that Sydney Motorsport Park will host a round of the V8 Supercars series next August, in addition to the pre-season test and fan day in February. We would like to thank Minister Souris and Destination NSW for their support in helping to bring a Championship round to Sydney Motorsport Park.
Event release- TOUGH MUDDER Sydney Spring 2013 Venue Change
The venue for Sydney Spring 2013 will now be held at Sydney Motorsport Park and Sydney Dragway.
Tough Mudder made this change after experiencingsome complications with our original site. Aside from the change of venue, everything else remains the same for the Sydney Spring event.
We have high standards when it comes to venues — we only sign with places that will bring you an unforgettable experience. Here’s what’s awesome about this venue:
The facilities are epic. Incorporating parts of a motorsport park and a dragway, the venue’s varied terrain includes dams, swamps, bush, scrub, and gravel traps. We’ll have complete run of the place, so you can expect to be running on racetracks, dragstrips, and on the 4WD proving grounds.
It gives everyone the chance to try out a new venue. We always change our courses from event to event, but sometimes a change of scenery is a bonus. For those who have already run a Tough Mudder at Fernhill Estates, this is a chance to try something totally different.
Of course, no matter where a Tough Mudder event takes place, there’s one thing you can always expect — an unforgettable challenge that will push you to your limits both physically and mentally. And you can expect to take on that challenge with thousands of your next best mates by your side.
Tough Mudder Sydney Spring 2013
October 12 & 13, 2013
New venue: Sydney Motorsport Park and Sydney Dragway
All about the 2013 WORLD TIME ATTACK CHALLENGE
THE WORLD’S BEST HYPERCARS AGAINST THE CLOCK
WHEN: Friday October 17 – Saturday October 18, 2013.
WHERE: Sydney Motorsport Park, Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek.
WHAT: WTAC is two days of motorsport nirvana, with non-stop Time Attack and Drift action plus Turbo Legends, Flying 500 top speed challenge, Show’n’Shine and a massive trade display.
Time Attack, also known as Superlap originated in Japan in the 1980s as a proving ground for street-tuned cars built by highly respected tuning companies. The Superlap format is not unlike a qualifying lap in traditional motorsport, with competitors racing against the clock with the fastest single lap collecting the prize.
The rules are limited almost purely to the safety aspects meaning the vehicles can have almost unlimited modifications making for some seriously spectacular on track action. It is not uncommon to see 1000kg cars with 800 hp on tap battling it out for brand supremacy. The allegiance of fans to a particular brand is no different to the traditional Holden vs Ford rivalry that we have become accustomed to in Australia.
As the sun goes down, all eyes move to the South Circuit for the Tectaloy International Drift Challenge, where the cream of Aussie drifters take on the best of international drift stars. The current D1GP Champion Daigo Saito is the hot favourite but a strong Aussie and Kiwi contingent will do their best to dethrone him.
Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge is a family-friendly event. Kids under 12 get in for free.
ADMISSION: Adults Fri $40/Sat $50/ Two-day pass $69
Student / Concessions Sat $30/Sun $35/ Two-day pass $50
Children 12 and under FOC
Free grandstand access, free competitors paddock entry, free parking.
MORE INFO: www.worldtimeattack.com
Event wrap- 2013 Round 7 CAMS Supersprint Championships
On Sunday Sept 8, Sydney Motorsport Park hosted Round 7 of the CAMS Supersprint Championships using the North Circuit track layout. A solid field of 97 competitors in eight different classes had a fabulous day racing the clock.
Andre Tan ( Radical) bettered his previous outings result on this circuit by nearly two seconds recording a 0:58.77 fastest lap of the day. Alexander Kenny (Juno LMP3) and Marek Tomaszewski (Stohr WF1) battled for second place honours, with Kenny just pipping Tomaszewski by the narrowest of margins: 0.005 seconds. Tomaszewski lowered his April meetings quickest time by 2.5 seconds, but had to settle with third-fastest for the day.
Ben Porter was the fastest of the tin tops, with a 1:03.79. This was 4.22 seconds faster than the previous best time this year on the SMSP circuit , recorded in June by Alan Bugh in his Clubman. Bugh also lowered his Round 3 time by 1.5 seconds.
Supersprint always features its fair share of exotic street and custom vehicles, and today’s event was no different. Andrew McLaughlin brought his magnificent little flyer, the 5.7L ELFIN MS8 Clubman and Rudy Franz’s 1973 VW L-Bug boasting 330kW “at the wheels” flew down pit straight at 240kph. “Not enough horses”, said Rudy, who after today’s event has plans to replace the current engine with a WRX unit, with 450kW the anticipated result.
Mike Pritchett (Clubman) retired early with an electrical gremlin, Mike Hicks (MX5) was having fun with his new 6-speed gearbox, and unlike fine wine, Mike Loomes (Clubman) complained he wasn’t getting any better with age.
Evan Jones, Supersprint event controller, commented: “Supersprint timed racing is the best value for laps racing available. It is the most economical way to get time on a race track if you want to gain experience, or if you are seeking to upgrade your racing licence in order to compete in other styles of competitive racing.”
– Rob Annesley
The ARDC pays homage to Bathurst history at SMSP
The Australian Racing Drivers’ Club (ARDC), which kicked off the now annual and iconic Australian motorsport event, the Bathurst 1000, has paid tribute to the race, the place and the club’s racing heritage with the announcement of its newly named Turn 9, dubbed ‘Panorama’. The ARDC, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, formed an alliance in 1954 with the Bathurst Light Car Club to purchase land between Murray’s Corner and Hell Corner in order to build the Mt Panorama pit lane and establish the Bathurst circuit. In 1962, the ARDC ran the first six-hour race at Bathurst to prove that Mt Panorama could handle a then-500 mile event. One year later, the Armstrong 500 race meeting moved from Phillip Island to Mt Panorama, and the Bathurst 500 was born. “Given the ARDC’s place in Australian motorsport history in presenting and developing this country’s most iconic race, the Bathurst 1000, it is only appropriate that we recognise this part of our history in naming Turn 9 of the circuit ‘Panorama’”, said ARDC CEO, Glenn Matthews. Panorama sits atop the new Brabham Circuit, and appropriately its position is the highest point of elevation at the Sydney Motorsport Park track, with an amazing vista to the equally iconic control tower. The 4.5 kilometre Brabham extended circuit was created by combining the original Eastern Creek International Raceway layout with an exciting and undulating extension designed by Apex Circuit Design from the UK, and launched with the re-branded Sydney Motorsport Park in May, 2012. Racing this still-new circuit on August 31 and September 1 in the Touring Car Masters as part of the annual Australian Muscle Car Masters, Bathurst masters John Bowe and Jim Richards were on hand to launch ‘Panorama’ to the motorsport world. “It’s fantastic that we have two Bathurst legends here at the 2013 Muscle Car Masters to help us celebrate its naming this weekend, at an event that celebrates the Bathurst cars of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s,” added Matthews. Now in its ninth year, the Muscle Car Masters is a weekend-long celebration of Australia’s muscle car heritage, and a tribute to the drivers who raced them. On-track action includes races for historic touring cars, Bathurst beasts, Formula 5000 V8 open wheelers and production sports cars, with the Touring Car Masters one of the major drawcards of the Fathers’ Day weekend festivities, and most categories will use the Brabham circuit and fly past ‘Panorama’ over many a lap.
MORE INFO:
www.sydneymotorsportpark.com.au
www.ardc.com.au
www.musclecarmasters.com.au
The Shannons Sydney Classic
A classic car festival like no other, the Shannons Sydney Classic sees nearly 2000 Veteran and Classic vehicles from 150 clubs converge on Sydney Motorsport Park for parades, rides, cruises and displays. Vehicles include cars, bikes, scooters and military vehicles, even double-decker buses, which cruise around the racetrack! The Concours Display will keep your jaw dropping, while trade displays in Pit Garages all day with books, models and all sorts of memorabilia will keep the enthusiast thoroughly entertained. Live music, food and beverage, and clowns and face painting make this event a true family outing, and kids under 12 years, Grandstand access, and parking are all free. It’s one of the biggest car shows on the calendar!
DATE: Sunday 18th August
ADMISSION: Adults $15, ARDC Members and children 12 and under free.