Seasons Greetings to all IPRA Vic
members, family and friends! All the best for good health, happiness and a
great year of racing in 2011.
NEWS! Check out the
2011
racing calendar via the Event Calendar page
Congratulations to IPRA Vic 2010 outright club
champion Kane Vereker.
Congrats also to Mark Ruta (2nd) and Wayne Alway
(3rd).
For full 2010 category and class results go to the
Championship points page.
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2010 IPRA Awards night, AGM and social function - Friday 12 November from 7pm
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Join us at the Knox Club (cnr Stud & Boronia Rds Wantirna) to
celebrate the end of the racing season, catch up with friends off the track and
enjoy a fun social evening.
IPRA Victoria is pleased to advise that
as part of your membership
Adult tickets purchased prior to 20th October will be
subsidised.
See flyer for full
details and pay asap to confirm your seats at the discounted price!!
IPRA NATIONALS 2010 - Barbagello Raceway, Western
Australia
16 - 18 October
*** IPRA General meeting for August has been
postponed ***
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the IPRA General
meeting which was due to be held at HM Headers this Wednesday has been
cancelled. There will be no meeting this week and we will advise a new
meeting date as soon as possible.
IPRA Victoria apologises for any inconvenience.
Check out the Vic
State Racer E-Mag! Click
here
16/04/2010 - CAMS Bulletin - Late model fuel
requirements
Go to the
Technical Bulletins page...
****General IPRA Vic Club meeting Wednesday 9th
September from 7.30pm at the Jag Car Club****
Special guest speaker Gavin BULLAS,
reigning Biante touring car masters champion.
06/08/2009: Picture galleries updated - more HIllclimb and
pics from R4 Sandown, Round 6 Supp regs and entry form available, Nationals page
updated (frequently asked questions)... Check out the latest additions by
clicking the menu options to your left....
31/07/2009: Revised pointscore now available on the
Championship Points page.
Media Release 23 July 2009 - Improved Production on
12 hour program again
Click here to read the media release
*** General IPRA meeting this
Wednesday 8 July, 7.30pm for an 8pm sharp start.
Jag Car Club
23 Rosalie St Springvale.
Drinks available at bar prices ***
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*** 27 June 2009: New pics added to the
Picture Gallery page - check out the pics from Sandown, the recent
trophy presentation and the Hill Climb at Haunted Hills. |
*** 2 June 2009: Who's IPRA Vic's top three
after Round 3 at Sandown? ***
Check out the Championship Points page by clicking the menu
option on your left
New photos from Phillip Island added to the Picture Gallery
page.
MORWELL
HILL CLIMB - Sunday 14 June 2009
Entries now open - get in quick as there are only 30 spots
available for IP!!
Click the following links for more information:
Event Flyer
Event Regs & Entry Form
Where the heck is Haunted Hills?!
General Club meeting this WEDNESDAY 13th May
will be held at the workshop of our major sponsor for 2009 HM HEADERS at 67-75
Wedgewood Road Hallam, 6.30pm onwards.
*** Check out the latest updates to the IPRA
Vic website ***
~ New page dedicated to the 2009 Nationals
~ Pics from Bathurst 2009 added to the Picture
Gallery
~ Championship Points updated after Round 2
Found a dodgy link that doesn't work? Got a
suggestion for the website?
Click here to send us an email
*** 23 April 2009: Second associate sponsor
announced ***
IPRA Vic is thrilled to announce a second associate
sponsor for 2009. Joining series sponsor HM Headers and associate
sponsor FABRaiCATIONS is Nuline Homes.
Nuline Homes
is a small but personalized construction company
specializing in high end new homes and renovations. The company name may have
changed but the people and quality hasn’t. That aside we have been involved in
the construction industry for over 20 years. Recent projects include extensions
in Portsea , Brighton , Hawthorn and Toorak as well as new homes in Mt Eliza and
Berwick. We undertake works from the planning stage right up to hand-over.
Nuline Homes is based at 11/94 Abbott Road Hallam Victoria.
Contact Nuline Homes via Email
(click here) or Mobile 0417 606 599 or Office 03 8786 3527
*** 16 April 2009: New associate sponsor for
IPRA Vic in 2009 ***
Joining series sponsor HM Headers is local business
FABRaiCATIONS as associate sponsor for IPRA Vic's 2009
championship season.
Based in Braeside Victoria,
FABRaiCATIONS
is the largest roll cage manufacturer in Australia producing quality
products at a value for money price. But it's not just roll cages
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FABRaiCATIONS
also build any other custom built parts such as seat mounts, foot rests,
catch tanks or specialised suspension components. Find out more by
visiting the
FABRaiCATIONS
website
www.rollcages.com.au
Another announcement coming very soon about a second
associate sponsor!
Watch this space...
IPRA Vic: proudly supporting the AGF - 'Safe
Together'
*** 13 March 2009: IPRA Victoria announces 2009
series sponsor ***
The series sponsor for the 2009 IPRA Victoria Championship
Series is HM HEADERS & Perry Performance Exhausts
HM Headers is an
Australian owned and operated company specialising in the manufacture of
stainless steel headers and exhaust systems out of their manufacturing facility
in Hallam Victoria. Visit their website to learn more about their services
www.hmheaders.com.au
For members competing in Round 1, Club sponsor stickers will
be available in the coming weeks. Club sponsor stickers must be displayed
in the designated position on competing cars to earn points towards the Club
Championship.
No Stickers = No Points!
REMINDER! Get your IPRA Vic membership renewal form and
payment in A.S.A.P to reserve your car number and
be eligible for competition points.
Payment must be received in full prior to competing at Round
1.
No Membership = No Points!
*** All IPRA Vic Club members are invited to join us
for the first Club meeting for 2009 ***
Wednesday 11 March from 7.30pm (meeting starts at
8pm sharp)
@ Jag Car Club rooms (23 Rosalie St, Springvale)
Agenda items include Sponsorship announcements, 2009
racing calendar, Nationals in Victoria, new Yokohama tyre contract... and much
more!
*** 16 February 2009: New round added to IPRA
Vic 2009 Calendar ***
Round 5 Winton 29-30 August.
IPRA Vic Championship will consist of 6 rounds at three
tracks!
Nationals will not form part of the IPRA Vic
Championship season.
*** 7 Jan 2009: IMPORTANT NEWS - CALDER HAS BEEN
CANCELLED ***
News today that our first scheduled round for 2009 at Calder on 31 January has been cancelled.
Round 1 of the IPRA Vic Championship will be at
Winton on 4-5 April.
2009 IPRA Vic Racing Calendar
Cancelled 7/1/09
Round 1
Calder
31 January
Round 1
Winton
4-5 April
Round 2
Phillip Island
25-26 April
Round 3
Sandown
23-24 May
Round 4
Sandown
18-19 July
Added 16/2/09
Round 5 Winton
29-30 August
Round 6
Phillip Island
26-27 Sept
IPRA Nationals
Phillip Island
21-22 Nov
ANOTHER 3 YEAR DEAL FOR YOKOHAMA
IPRA will be entering into another 3 year deal with
Yokohama. This
package is significantly better than the last, with great savings on tyres and a
substantial boost in sponsorship which will help IPRA grow and move well into
the future.
The new price
list will come into effect from the 1st January 2009 and will be fixed for 12
months. The
agreement with Yokohama
will expire on 31 December 2011.
Contact your local Yokohama
Motorsport dealer for pricing (Traction Tyres 03 9764 2811).
If you have any
other queries please
click here to email Club President Ben Schoots.
CONGRATULATIONS to the IPRA
Victoria Outright Championship winners for 2008
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Oh, now I know why it's called ISLAND MAGIC !!!
Photos from the Last round at Winton and also Island Magic
IPRA VIC Extends a warm
Invitation to Members, Family & Friends to Attend the
2008 Annual
General Meeting and Presentation Dinner
To View Flier Click Here ..........Booking
Form located Here
WINTON - IPRA Vic Round 7 - 15th November 2008
WINTON - 15th Nov 11am Saturday Morning - this man is the
outright IPRA Vic championship leader for 2008
Looks a little stressed and concerned doesn't he............
Winton Round 7 2008 Race Report
Practice
A relatively un-eventful practice Saturday morning with Wayne Always on fire
(literally!). Neil Crowe was complaining of tyres losing grip, but flatly
refused to purchase anymore. A couple of new faces were seen, and seemed to
be coming to terms with the track. They were Paul Rowe, in the Corolla, and
Simon Gillet, in the WRX.
Qualifying
Prior to qualifying, (as pictured on the website),
Neil Crowe was obviously suffering high anxiety due to the constant pressure
of the Vereker brothers during practice. But went out and posted his fastest
time on his first flying lap. Kane took poll with a 1.35.69. Daniel came
second with a 1.35.85. And amazingly Neil Crowe, awake, bad tyres, big smile
qualified third with a 1.37.63. Ross Tomiano in LMA qualified with a
1.39.39. Sam Walpole second, with a 1.40.88. Wayne Twist third, with a
1.41.50. Wayne was given the meatball flag after 4 laps of qualifying for
dropping oil on the circuit. At this stage it is unknown if Wayne will still
compete this weekend. This opens up the LMA championship.
Race one
With Wayne Twist sorting his engine oil issues the
Vereker boys continued on their merry way. With Daniel Winning and Kane a
close second. Neil Crow finishing in third position, John Zourkas in fourth.
Ross Tomaino finished 1st
in late model class A. Followed by a very relieved (No Oil Issue)Cordia of
Wayne Twist, Third Sam Walpole in the Evo. Of the Clubs newest competitors,
Paul Rowe finished 14th
with Simon Gillett a DNF.
Race Two
Kane Vereker won over Daniel for first place bringing
the point gap back to 6 for 2nd
and 3rd
place in the outright championship.
Neil Crow finished 3rd
28 seconds later with John Zourkas in 4th
right behind him. In 5th
Place and 1st
in late model class A was Ross Tomiano followed by Sam Wolpole both in EVOs
with Wayne Twist’s older Cordia in LMA 3rd
outright 7th
position. A great performance from Simon Gillett in the “Amy Gillett
Foundation” WRX coming in ninth from last position. The Sunday only entrant
James Atkinson was a DNF due to Oil Surge issues with the new 6Ltr engine.
Race Three
Daneil Vereker took the points for First followed by
Kane then JohnZourkas with Wayne Alway taking 4th
place. Dramas for Neil Crow in the VH Commodore occurred when the third gear
decided to cease functioning. No Tyres, No Grip, No third gear, pretty much
no hope Neil retired back to his swag with a smile on his face. The outright
IPRA VIC state Championship for 2008 was his. 1st
for LMA was Ross Tomiano followed by the much improved WRX of Simon Gillett,
followed by Sam Wolpole, James Atkinson’s V8 commodore then Wayne Twist in
the Cordia. This result gave Wayne Twist 1st
place in the LMA class championship with 2nd
and 3rd
still to be decided between the EVOs of Sam Walpole and Ross Tomiano
respectively. A clean sweep for Mitsubishi in Late Model class A.
Race Four
With the points standing as they were Kane Veriker
needed a 1st
place and Daniel needed 4th
or worse in order for 2nd
and 3rd
positions in the outright championship to change. Drama was to unfold with
Kane suffering mechanical malfunction (from the horse’s mouth “Brake
Failure”) to cause him a DNF, this sealed 2nd
outright however 3rd
at this stage is unclear. John Zourkas finished with a very consistent 2nd
place and a great result for Wayne Alway in the Yellow RX7 in 3rd.
The LMA championship took a twist with Ross Tomiano in first place
overtaking Sam Walpole for 2nd
in the class. James Atkinson 2nd in his class
with a fantastic drive from Simon Gillett posting him in 3rd
place. Sam Walpole had a minor on track confrontation leaving him in second
last position due to a spin.
In Conclusion
A great weekend of racing closed off the 2008 season,
a fantastic effort by Neil Crow in his first full season winning the
Outright
IPRA Vic
State Championship for 2008. Congratulations to Wayne Twist for 1st
in the Late Model Class A, Ross Tomiano 2nd
with Sam Walpole in 3rd.
Special mention to Paul Rowe and Simon Gillett in their first weekend of
competition with IPRA Vic.
Not
to mention the paddock of RX7s that were competing (Kane, Dan, Wayne, John &
Brydan) “Great Job Guys”. With the Nationals the week before and Island
Magic this coming weekend and field of 17 cars was fantastic to see, this
included only one E30 BMW that of Geoff Bowls.
IPRA NSW News - The 2008 IPRA Nationals
Entry Forms are now here ::
The next step en route to competing at this years IPRA
Nationals at Sydney's Oran Park Raceway on November 8-9th is here. The entry
forms were held up awaiting the final E.O.I's and finalising series sponsors
etc. but can now be downloaded here.
With only 6 weeks to go, waste no time getting these forms away.........
Download
Entry Form here
2008 Entry List available
here
More Haunted
Hills Photos 2008 Hill Climb -
Pics By Roni & David "Thanks Guys"
Check Out the First Photo - The STIG is Un-Masked
Additional Photos Round 6 Phillip Island 2008
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Pics By Roni
If anyone wants full Res photos we will put you in touch with her just drop us a
line
IPRA Vic 2008 Round 7 @ Winton November 15th & 16th
Click Here for Entry Form
and Sub Regs
Click Here for Phillip Island Rnd6 Photos
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A new web site dedicated to motorsport the Community -
Worth a look !!!
Phillip Island Rundown -
By Paul Rule
The 2008 VSCRC is all over and was won by Neil Crowe in the Commodore.
Phillip Island Saturday was hot with the track being greasy and a bit slow or so
they tell me.
Dan Vereker was on pole with brother Kane 2nd. Neil Crowe was a consistent 3rd.
Bill Schoots in 4th after not racing at the Island in 4 years. Newcomer Wayne
Alway in 5th in the RX7 in his first outing.
Race 1 was won by Kane with Neil Crowe 2nd. Daniel was 3rd, John Zourkas 4th and
Bill Schoots 5th. A few of the NSW visitors were coming to terms with the track
with Peter Foote running 8th on his first outing.
Richard Gartner in the rapid Mitsubishi Mirage 11th. It was a huge field with
quality cars.
The new VT Commodores of Jason Jarvis and James Atkinson looking
fantastic.
Race 2. Bill Schoots fixed the misfire, extracted the digit and pulled a well
deserved win out of the bag. Worked his way through to the lead, pulled a bit of
a gap and stayed there.
Kane & Daniel 2nd & 3rd, Crowie 4th, Zourkas 5th.
Richard Gartner 10th and getting the under 1600 lap record in the process.
Mario started from the back of the grid after fixing his diff but the RX7
wouldn't rev over 8000rpm.
Just though I'd let you know, neither will my V8 so no sympathy there.
Race 3. Bill, Bill, Bill ! What happened? Puts all this pressure on himself and
spins off at southern loop even though he set fastest lap. Kane "The
Intimidator" ended up winning from a very quick and well performing John Zourkas.
Dan came 3rd. Crowie 4th again, consolidating points good points for
the championship. Bill back to 5th. Peter Foote from NSW came 6th and vowed to
come back to have another crack at it in future.
All in all, a big quality field and some great racing. A great effort by Kane
Vereker winning the round.
One round to go at Winton
then Roll on Island Magic !
For those of you that missed the 2008 Hill Climb it was A fantastic Day
Special Thanks to everyone who played Taxi on the Day
Gary and Paul wore out their meters not to mention tyres
It looks like the event has spawned a new competition
The "STIG CUP" has been born with
Mr Rule taking this years honors.
The "STIG" Mobile
Winton Round 4
2008 Photos now Online - Thanks Paul
contact Brydan Darbyshire
via email or purchase at the events.
Apparel Provided by
Payless Promotions
Checkout the Radio interview by the Crew @ Revheads Review
The Last round at Sandown. Click
On Logo to head to their Site.
Round
3 Sandown - The wet one is over
Photos courtesy of
David Cocks (Thanks mate) -
Sandown Round 3
July 2008
For those who missed out on a fantastic Night - Click
the link for photos of the evening.
Thanks again to Greg Murphy of Tasman Motorsports
(Sprint Gas Racing)
July
2008 Club Meeting Photos
Round 2 Phillip Island - Done &
Dusted
Phillip Island Round 2 May
2008 Online Photos here
Thanks again to Paul Rule - Fast
becoming the Club photographer
Outright Round Winner - Steven Lloyd
How Good is your Roll Cage ???
Those of you that know Geoff Dunkin would be aware that anything the man
does, its done properly............... As a member of Dunkin Brothers Racing
for over 12 years, one thing that has been drummed into my head is Safety
comes first, check everything twice then get someone else to check it to be
sure! Well this methodology has paid dividends. Phillip Island - Friday
practice, our second session I stood on the second level observation
platform watching #82 head down the main straight. As usual the car
disappears for about 15 seconds then comes back into view.
"Not this Time".
It turns out Geoff had a little excursion at around
140kph on the short straight between Southern loop and the sweeper into
Honda. It appears something broke in the rear, thrusting the car to the in
field. After striking an earth embankment, the car rolled at least 3 times
suffering direct impact to the drivers door, front LHS pillar and rear RHS
quarter panel. My first thought is obvious, is Geoff Ok?
Well he was, a small graze on the head from glass & one
sore rib under the right arm, was the extent of it, not to mention lots of
questions. Geoff walked away !!!!!!! Believe it or not we are pretty pleased
with the outcome, our car was built with a well engineered cage
incorporating 3 horizontal and 2 vertical intrusion bars in the drivers
door.
The season looks like being over for #82. The team is
currently looking at forward options.
My Question To You
Is..........HOW GOOD'S YOUR ROLL CAGE ??????
IPRA Vic Sponsors Company Profiles
Our association appreciates what our sponsors
bring to the table, Over the next few weeks we will endeavour to provide more
details regarding their profiles, products and services. please take the time to
have a look at what they have to offer or contact them directly to discuss you
specific needs.
Click here for
Porterfield Brakes (V & A Spiteri) profile.
Click here for
Applied Machinery profile.
VSCRC 2008 RND 2 SUPP REGS PHILLIP
ISLAND
MAY 17th - 18th
Online Now under "Entry
Forms"
Has been Run and Won
The kart day was a great
success with 20 odd competitors turning up for a friendly social outing.
Well that was the plan. By the end of the day we had 4 broken ribs, 1
broken collar bone and an ex president trying to re-break his neck by
running head on into a wall at top speed, but other than that no sheep
stations were on offer. It was commented afterwards that it wouldn't
have mattered if it was shopping trolleys or ride on lawn mowers, the
end result would have been the same. After some dodgy second race
switcheroos with a certain current president taking on the alias of
"Michelle" and commandeering her kart to show everyone what power to
weight ratio means, the carnage, I mean racing began. Yellow flag
etiquette was at its best with the usual hand up foot down
technique being observed. The upshot after all the carnage was a bbq, a
few lies told, apologies given and alcohol consumed. In the end, Cameron
McKinnon was declared the winner, the rest of us declared losers.
Friendly day out? Sure................"Thanks for the rundown Paul"
The Road to Bathurst!
AN EASTER TO REMEMBER
Racing at Mount Panorama, Bathurst!!!
A fantastic
event run by FOSC leaves us waiting for next year - See
Road To Bathurst
Bathurst Photos Online
Here!!!
Trading / 4 Sale Updated - Anyone
wishing to advertise race related items for sale please
email me
Sandown Round 1 2008 Been and Gone!
A great weekend of racing with fantastic results for Anthony
Wallis, Steven Lloyd and Gary McKay. With Mr consistency John Zorkas just
outside of the top 3. A disappointing end to the weekend for Neil Crow & Geoff
Dunkin, both suffering diff related issues in their commodores. Crow was unable
repair the vehicle to start race 4 & Dunkin's crew replaced the diff only to
find a gearbox issue, finishing the race in first gear. Ruta finished 5th, Phil
Dunkin had a good result starting from the rear of field twice to finish 6th,
James Atkinson with a brand new car (hoping just to just finish) ended the
weekend with a very consistent 7th followed by Tom Prentice, Cam McMinnon &
Chris Massey rounding out the top 10.
Comment of the weekend - I'm not touching it!! It can stay
on the trailer and go to Bathurst as is!! - Good work Gary.
Click on
event results
for race results &
Sandown Round 1
Photos
2008 VICTORIAN
STATE CIRCUIT
RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS
SERIES REGULATIONS -
Click Here
Check out these updated photos from Chris Carter (more in
the gallery!)
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Video Links!
Video Link - Sandown Field
May 2007
Video Link - Schoots Racing
2006
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Latest News Information:
1)
Latest Points Published
(Final Points for
2007)
2)
Check out the profiles page for latest updates
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2008
Well the year is about to kickoff with Sandown on
the last weekend of February and then closely followed with a Premier
Event for the Improved Production Category of Australia - On Easter for
the first time in many years you can watch a quality field of real race
cars running at the Mountain - yes the IPRA is back at the MOUNTAIN..
BATHURST...Victoria is well represented at the Mountain with a strong
contingent, 55 cars will be gridded up to run at the best track in
Australia if not "the World"....
Come along help, and support your members who are
making the trek...
The event is run by the FOSC and the IPRA is
privileged to be attending.
Check out the
FOSC website for
details...
And for the first time in a number of years the
politics appearing to be second the racing (or have been resolved!) and
finally Victorians are back to running there state championship at all
of the great 4 tracks in Victoria...
For 2008 we welcome on board as our
Principal Sponsor - Anderson Engineering and continued sponsorship from
Applied Machinery, Spiterie Jag, Yokohama and Traction Tyres.
Check out the results page and the
picture gallery
for some great
photos from 2007 .
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The IPRA 2008 Racing Calendar:
Round 1.
Sandown March 1/2
Mount Panorama - Easter 2008
Round 2.
Phillip Island May 17/18
Round 3. Sandown
July 26/27
Round 4. Winton Aug
23/24
Round 5.
Calder Sept 20/21
Round 6.
Phillip Island Oct 18/19
2008 IPRA Nationals
- Oran Park NSW, Nov 8/9
Round
7.
Winton Nov 15/16
Island Magic - Phillip Island Nov 22/23
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