2006 TEAM ASSOCIATED SYDNEY GRAND PRIX (NITRO) Feb. 24.25.26
 

2006 Team Associated Sydney Grand Prix (Nitro)
In conjuction with Blactown City Council.

Practice Friday 24th 11.00am - 8.00pm

Saturday 25th drivers meeting/concourse 9.30am
Heat 1 round 1 9.45am
Four rounds on Saturday.
Practice till 6.00pm Saturday night.

Sunday 26th Heat 1 round 5 9.30am
two round on sunday.
10 car ABC finals.

Entry fee $30 cross enrty allowed $20 for second entry.

AARCMCC rules apply 16% nitro....3 port motors..
In pullstart any 12 size or any kit 12-15 motor.

In!

:nod:

Will entry form/details be up on the website?

That should be a great 3 days burgo, Could you get some entry forms up and running on the web site.

Entry forms should be up mid week ....Once our IT fixes the web site.
Sorry for the delay.
Steve.

Last years GP was a fantastic weekend...count me in :D

hey burgo, any more information?

like... what track it's at? what this mysterious website is? :)

cheers

The Track is the home of SORMCC located at Morreau Res. Church St Eastern Creek.
www.racingfactory.org
www.sormcc.org

Club Day Sat. 28th Jan.
Club Day Sat. 11th Feb.
Syd GP Nitro 24th25th & 26th Feb.
Club Day Sat. 11th Mar.
Clud Day Sat. 25th Mar.


club days leading up to event, and after. :batman:

I know going to the Pre-Worlds wouldn't be everyones cup of tea and that some would probably just see it as a waste of time/money but honestly why in the hell would you schedule the GP for the same time as the Pre-Worlds?

I can understand some what that the SummerChamp thing happens the same time as the Vic GP Titles because after all the SummerChamps isn't a stand alone GP event.

But it's either a case of an unfortunate date clash that couldn't be worked out, pig headed ignorance that we will run our event when we like or just plain stupidity that would see two major I.C events take place in OZ (aimed at the same class) at the same time!

Or maybe it's just me that would like to see everyone reading from the same page and try and work events out so we can get the best attendances.

Craig as you have stated it is unfortunate that the pre worlds are on the same weekend, but the fact is that the innaugural EC GP GP was held on the same weekend last year, was booked again for this year, dates were scheduled mid last year so as to get the details into various Blacktown city council centenary documents.

All this before the pre worlds were even thought of.

At the end of the day the hardcore racers will go to the pre worlds, as im sure it will be an awesome event, while there will be a lot more racers who did not qualify / have aspirations for worlds events. The bottom line is that more regular racers are likely to enter this event, unfortunately its a fact that a lot of people do not like competing against the cream of the crop.

Both events will be very well run, the competitors of each will have a ball, and im sure as both the electric and Nitro GP's gain in popularity they will become an integral part of the racing calendar, there are very few dedicated 3 day events of this type.

Brad I can accept that not everyone wants to attend the Pre-Worlds/QLD Titles. But the line about the date being set mid year for the Sydney GP before the Pre-Worlds was even being thought of is just pure crap.

The dates for the Pre-Worlds were posted here on the 15/02/05 so if Steve had to have his details inked in mid year he had almost six months to arrange a suitable time.

The anouncment of the Pre-World dates (set by IFMAR) caused the S.A Titles to be reset to another date so I don't see why a more suitable time couldn't be found.

I can see the benifit that running a meet for the local guys can bring and that not everyone wants to race the fast guys but I don't see how fragmenting our sport by running major events against each other assists in the growth of it.

As I said I can understand the Racing Lines run events because they are EP/GP but a straight up GP conflicting program is just plain stupid.

I agree with Craig 1, it is a shame that 2 events are being held simiultaneously, but it's a bigger shame that clubs who are members of AARCMCC are not working together with AARCMCC to see this doesn't happen, it's a shame that AARCMCC no longer informs clubs and it's members about upcoming events and dates, it's a bigger shame that there is no web site for the association who supposedly is representative of the members of these clubs, it's a shame that here in Australia RC Racing in the electric form and the nitro form has not advanced.

AARMCC needs to be disolved and a new association formed, alternatively AARMCC should be comprised of a commitee of no less than three representatives from each state, namely one representative from the major state clubs which have the purpose built tracks and two others from other clubs which from where I stand seem to have a greater membership than most of the established state clubs, these representatives need to come from all facets of racing groups, off road on road electric gas buggys ect.

These representatives are able to communicate through e-mail and other means they don't need to have meetings, all they need to do is communicate dates rules, and establish a common road.

The association is two people, they do nothing for the racer they contribute nothing to the sport, all they are are two people who collect fees for membership and maintain that entrants to AARCMCC sanctioned events are financial. It's a joke.

The Pre Worlds are being held in Australia, and the ifmar rules do not include a bodylist from AARCMCC, because they havn't got one, the Australian Mazda 6 is not on the approved body list, its under a European name.

There needs to be change members need to stand and be counted and represented by a body of people not just 2.

ZD8000, I am rather confused by the message that you are trying to put across on a thread that may have little to do with some of your intensions.
Please feel free to call me on 0411 299150 and discuss some of your ideas.
Other than that you can contact by e mail at click here

Peter Ellis
AARCMCC

I spoke with Steve today about the conflict of dates and he said it was just an over sight on his part.
By the time he realised the two events were to be held at the same time it was too late to alter as he had already set eveything in motion with the council.
I take Steve for his word so I don't have a problem when he says that it was just a simple error.
ZD you have some good ideas for AARCMCC and it will good to see if Pete can help turn the association around once he gets a grasp on things.
There are probably a lot of ways it could all work better but after all it's the job that no one wants so it's hard to knock the people who at least give it a go.
Communication is key though, so with out it what do you have?
Hopefully we can at least have a web page soon. One would be good where questions could be submitted and addressed by the relevant person.
I don't want to hijack this thread so this should be continued in the AARCMCC thread.

options
 

Craig,
Its good to have options for racing, look at last weeks summer nats nitro a final, there were more post aussie champions than you can poke a stick at.
Not every one can afford a week off to attend pre worlds there fore this is a good option for us porpers. Besides up untill recent times its only been a
hand full of established drivers supporting these type of meetings at these smaller clubs. This gives us has beens a chance to pick up some good cutlery, been a while between drinks.
Cheers
Alex.K

Hey Alex I can understand your view and accept that but I still don't think it is good to have events conflict that are running the same classes.
Part of the attraction of an event like the SummerNats is the size of the entry. Everyone from the guy who finishes last up to the winner plays their part in adding to the atmosphere of the event.
You can't have this if you start spreading everyone out all over the place.
One other thing to consider is that when a club decides to run a major event they count on getting a good turn out so they can make some money for the club. If they can't attract a decent amount of people to make it all worth while them sometimes they may just decide not to run an event at all.
All of this is just my opinion, doesn't make it right or wrong but it just seems to make sense to try and run major events that run the same classes at different times.

Craig - I dont ever recall you attending any of the Dozen or so large events that EC has held, would you have attended the EC GP GP if it had been on a different wekeend to the Warm up?

Whether or not Craig 1 attends or doesn't attend any of the events that you have mentioned really makes no differance, his opinion of the circumstances is only that, an opinion, and it's validity is only gained by whether or not others agree with his opinion, I agree with the remarks he has made on this thread, however you may not, but he is entitled to ask the question, and I'm sure he doesn't ask with any malice intended, but with the question of why it has occured that events overlap each other. He has received a response from Steve, explaining why they overlap, and through means of this thread we now know why they overlap, the reason being that there was an oversight, if there was a national calender where clubs were invited to register the dates of events they wish to hold, maybe this oversight may not have occured. I understand that P.E. has only just started looking after AARCMCC, and I'm not laying any blame on him, I'm laying blame on the member clubs who over the past twenty five years have not progressed AARCMCC. AARCMCC in its current form may have worked when there was only a hand full of clubs, but now there is agrowth of clubs and racers and AARCMCC needs to grow and service these members, it's time for a change and the change needs to be supported, unlike previous years where it was attempted, and within the ranks of AARCMCC itself, the change was difussed.

However, Craig 1 is correct we need not hijack this thread.

ZD8000, I agree with your last comments, and if you are willing, I am still open to a call. The other alternative is PM or text me and I will call you.
Changes are needed for sure, but I would rather move this discussion to the AARCMCC thread and so the nitro guys can concerntrate on the GP.

Peter Ellis
AARCMCC

Brad I've always wanted to attend a meeting at EC but for one reason or another haven't been able to. Sometimes it's been work, having just had hol's to attend another event or that the rules that the event was run to weren't what I race to usually (multi port engines,nitro content,lola bodies etc). I don't remember each occasion but I'm sure it wasn't just to be ignorant to EC.
Up until the most recent WinterChamps I hadn't been to a R/L run event either as once again I didn't own more than the IFMAR legal spec engine and they usually run a different nitro content, so I didn't see the point.
But to answer your point, yes if there had been enough of a time difference between the events I probably would have gone. If it was on the very next weekend, no as I'd be looking for another job.

Entry form now available

2006 Team Associated Sydney Grand Prix Entry form is also now on the site in PDF format.

http://www.racingfactory.org/

say .. who is the new distributor for Team Associated in aust?

Kelletts / Ace

Sydney GP entry list
 

can we please get an entry posted soon?

Gotta check out competition.

previous post correction
 

Sorry, can we please get an entrant list posted.

Well i'll be there ;) probably jynx'ing myself now :ha: and Brad i'm sure he will be one of the top guys once he gets used to a nitro.

I cant do a lap :nod:

I seriously need to get used to using brakes, the NTC3 is soooooo free it keeps going once you let off the throttle.

Full Speed - Im not sure if there will be a list posted, i would say most of the entries will be put in tommorrow anyway.

If you are concerned about your own entry post your real name and i will see that Burgo confirms it.

lol its more like i'll jinx myself and then you will win :lol: :lol:

will there be a entry list posted up soon ???

Entries close on the practice day (friday 24th)
So I will not be posting and entry list.
If you have concerns you can call me on my mobile.

hey steve
any chance you could check to see if you got my entry ?

reception sent it out last week just wanting to confirm
John Germanos

i have a feeling i didnt put my transponder number on it but you have this in your system anyway.

Thanks mate

Hi John
Entry received........

Practice will comence once the track is set on friday.
Should be around 11am.
Entries will be accepted on friday.
Heats and program will be posted late friday.
see ya there.

Results
 

What are the results from the GP?

Nitro Open
1. Adam Clarke
2. Brad Vercoe
3. Matthew Kellett
Pullstart
1. Alan Cederblad
2. ?
3. Steve Miller

It was a top event and was pretty happy with my win in pullstart B considering the dramas I had for the 2 days prior :D

Hats off to Steve and everyone else involved. The event ran flawlessly! Will have to work on getting that giant winners trophy for next years event!

Results have been uploaded

www.racingfactory.org click the "results" menu item.

haha the 'hacker' :lol: i ended up third.not to bad i spose,cause i didnt even do a heat :p

GET OUTTA MY WAY!! :lol:

You were fine, some others though.... :eek:

There were some anger management issues on the drivers stands as well, pretty funny being a pit bitch and hearing the guys on the stand going off. Funniest one was a back marker telling someone 2 laps in front of them and pulling away to move over.... :weird:

haha :p yeah i heard a few too. people forget that your racing toy cars :lol: