Well, what can be said about Australia Day? The weather was sublime, track time was crazy and PBs were smashed (or set). There was a lack of cars signed up for the event which meant there was plenty of time on track. Check out the coverage and reflection here.
Words & photo by dnapol.
What better way to start the year than continuing the Victorian Pho Journey. This month’s meet had the Victorians heading out to Richmond’s Pho Chu The. Organised by our Victorian leader Tom, this was the second stop on the Pho journey. Click here for the rest of the coverage.
Words & photo by dnapol.
It is official! The long awaited Honda NSX Concept has been revealed at the 2012 Detroit Motor Show and yes it’s a hybrid. Together with a naturally aspirated V6, “This Sport Hybrid SH-AWD system will make NSX the ultimate expression of Acura’s idea to create synergy between man and machine,” Takanobu Ito, Honda President and CEO, said. We like it!
Check out The Motor Report for more information and join the discussion here.
Hau and a few other guys thought it was a good idea to meet up just before Christmas. So what did they organise? A meet that revolves around food. Keep an eye out in Events so you don’t miss out on the next dinner and make sure you check out the rest of the coverage here.
Photo by Flippit Photography.
The best way to end the year here at ClubITR is to join our Annual BBQ. Together with our sponsors we were able to raise over $300 for Cars For Hope! Big thanks to Circuit Club, TODA Performance Australia, JDM Yard, Proconcept, Bel Garage, Touge Distribution AU, BYP & Scotts Honda for making this possible. Check out the coverage here and make sure you join us next year!
Photo by THE-LOWDOWN.com.
With only 1 month’s notice, Tom organised Victoria’s first ClubITR Annual BBQ. It was a damp start to the day, however they persisted and after cooking up a storm, they were rewarded with a nice drive. Success! Check out the coverage here.
Photo by TRaNz.
Queensland always seem to have clean cars and they did not disappoint at their first ClubITR Annual BBQ. Thanks to Robi for organising the cruise and food even though he did seem to forget a few items. Check out the awesome coverage here and make sure you read the captions!
Photo by Stephen_AUS.
Tyrepower North Melbourne are no longer a vendor on ClubITR.
A forum member has given us a heads up that there are counterfeit Hondata K-Pros on the market. If you’re about to purchase one, please make sure it’s genuine! Check out the Hondata website for more information.
JSCC is proud to be holding their first Eastern Creek Gymkhana Training Day on Saturday, 3 December 2011.
A “gymkhana” is a motorsport event that tests a driver’s car and their skills in negotiating a small course set out on a flat sealed or unsealed surface. JSCC has chosen Eastern Creek’s wet concrete skidpan for this purpose as it is the premier autotest venue in NSW, probably Australia.
Each ‘test’ requires the driver to start and finish in a ‘garage’ and not hit any ‘markers’ on the way around the course or take a ‘wrong direction’ as both of these errors incur a time penalty. Ultimately, you want to find the fastest way around a test, in particular by using the handbrake or throttle to ‘rotate’ the car around a marker.
Each test takes 30-40 seconds to complete and your time for each run is recorded on the timing sheet that you will carry in your car. For an idea of the possible tests we might be running on the day, check out the CAMS Motorkhana Handbook. Don’t worry, it is a training day so we won’t make you do some of the really complicated ones!
As this will be a timed event, you will need to have a CAMS L2 licence and be a CAMS car club member. JSCC members will be given priority.
Pre-registration and some important feedback is required, please pre-register using this form.
Please let us know if you wish to take pictures or footage of the event as a non-competitor so we can provide you with further details.
Hurry! Spots are filling up fast!!
For more discussion, check out the event thread here.