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Hoosier Tire Australia Joins Twilight Tarmac Series

By Events, News, Tarmac Rallysprint

The North Shore Sporting Car Club is pleased to present our latest Whiteline Twilight Tarmac Rallysprint partner, Hoosier Tire Australia.

Hoosier Tire Australia is the sole Australian agent and distributor for the Hoosier Racing Tire product range, widely regarded as one of the best tyres available for street, strip and oval track competition.

The giant US Hoosier Racing Tire manufacturing plant is located in Plymouth, Indiana just south of the Corporate Headquarters in Lakeville and produces race tires 24 hours a day. This plant, first opened in 1979, was the world’s first facility dedicated to the exclusive production of racing tires and has grown to be the world’s leading producer of racing tyres.

Hoosier Tire Australia are able to supply a wide range of Hoosier tyres for a number of different racing divisions as well as Hoosier apparel, track wear and pit accessories for racers and fans alike. From speedway to drag racing to street, Hoosier Racing Tires are designed for champions and will help you get to the finish line first.

For more information on Hoosier Tyre Australia, head to the Hoosier Tire Australia website.

Whiteline Twilight Rallysprint Series 2018/19 Naming Partner

By Events, News, Tarmac Rallysprint

Kicking off our introduction to our Whiteline Twilight Rallysprint Series 2018/19 partners. We thought we would start with our events naming partner; Whiteline.

Whiteline boasts a worldwide reputation as a leading manufacturer of replacement, enhancement and performance suspension components that deliver significant gains in vehicle balance, steering precision, grip levels and outright driving performance.

We welcome back Whiteline and look forward to another awesome series.

For more information on Whiteline, head to their website http://www.whiteline.com.au/.

2018 AMH Rally of the Bay

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The 2018 AMH Automotive Group Rally of the Bay will be run on the best roads we can find in the Batemans Bay area on Saturday 11 August 2018.

This year we are proud to be a round of the MTA NSW Rally Championship, the Focus on Furniture & Bedding Victorian Rally Championship, the East Coast Classic Rally Series and the ACT Regional Rally Series.

In addition we will be running an Introductory Rally on 4 of the event stages – an opportunity for people to “test out” the idea of rallying without requiring a significant investment in equipment.

We have a new Rally Headquarters, After Party Venue and Accommodation Partner for this year – the Coachhouse Marina Resort in Beach Rd … they have plenty of accommodation options and a lot of parking areas suitable for trailers and so on – the Saturday night presentation will be held in a large Marquee here so those staying on-site won’t have far to walk home!

The Service Park will be at Corrigans Beach Reserve (the same place as 2017) and there is plenty of space for everyone to service – some food will be for sale and there are shops nearby, as well as water views and a beach for your service crew to pass the time while you are out having fun on those roads.

A Ceremonial Start will be held in the main street of Batemans Bay on Saturday morning as in previous years.

The “Bay Stages” part of the event is the NSW & Victorian Championship competition with 9 stages and the first car starting at 10am from the Ceremonial Start – no heading back to the service park this year for these crews.

The rest of the field starts from Stage 2 so their actual start will be from the service park a bit later. Everyone is required to attend the Ceremonial Start and then competitors in the “Bay Classic” (ECCRS), “Bay Ramble” (ACT Series & Allcomers)  and the “Bay Meander” (Introductory Rally) competitions will head back to the service park to await their due start time – which of course will depend on how many starters there are in the “Bay Stages”.  Of course we’re hoping there will be plenty of entries and a long wait while the VIC & NSW Championship field runs through Stage 1 …

The stages this year are a mixture of tried and true favourites – naturally there are some variations – and the final stage is one that it hasn’t been possible to run for a few years but is now in great condition and is sure to provide a memorable finish to the event – even though it is run at night (yes you will need to provide the light, lots of light!)

There are quite a few options for entering the event, which are outlined below, and will be more fully explained in the Supplementary Regulations.  Rest assured there is an option for everyone to be involved and plenty of chances to get an award or two for your efforts (the awards & trophy list has around 45 awards listed (90 if you count the Drivers & Co-Drivers separately)

The Bay Stages is run as a State Championship level event so Frontal Head Restraints and all the appropriate apparel will be required .. and is HIGHLY recommended for everyone (you will all need this level in 2019 so why not beat the rush and start wearing it as soon as possible).

Rallysafe is compulsory for EVERYONE (including the Introductory Rally) so if you don’t already have the installation kit it’s time to head to the Rallysafe website store and get what is required (if you are doing the Introductory Rally please contact us at nsscc.rallyofthebay@gmail.com BEFORE you buy anything as there are some different options for you).

The VRC may ONLY be contested on the event roadbook.

Crews contesting the MTA NSW Rally Championship have the option to run either using pacenotes or the roadbook. Championship points will be evenly divided between the two groups.

Reconnaissance for those entering to run any part of the event on pacenotes will be allowed from the weekend of the Narooma Rally (July 21st 2018) onwards – you need to have entered the event and follow the instructions in the Supplementary Regulations in order to get maps, roadbook and so on!  Smoothline notes will be available for purchase for this event.

The roads in the area are in excellent condition and promise to make it a challenging and rewarding event. We look forward to seeing you there as part of a full field – or as an official (we need lots of those so if you can spare us a day please send us an email or give Ian a call on 0425 378 048.)

 

Competition

Type Heat Stages Comp Km Tot Km
Bay Stages State Championship Permit 1 4 49.7 151.6
2 5 65.7 200.1
Total Distances 9 115.4 351.7
Entry Fee $685
Entry Options
MTA NSW Championship Pacenoted
MTA NSW Championship Roadbook
Focus on Furniture & Bedding VRC Roadbook
2WD Rally Championship Roadbook
Clubman Award Roadbook
Novice Award Roadbook
Fiesta Rally Series Roadbook
Grant Walker Excel Series Roadbook
No Point Scoring Either
Bay Classic Multiclub Permit 1 3 30 101
2 5 65.7 200.1
Total Distances 8 95.7 301.1
Entry Fee $635
Entry Options
East Coast Classic Rally Series Either
               
Bay Ramble Multiclub Permit No Heats 8 95.7 301.1
Entry Fee $635
Entry Options
ACT Regional Rally Series Either
Allcomers Either
Bay Meander Introductory Rally No Heats 4 49.7 186.2
Entry Fee $340
Roadbook Only – No Reconnaissance

 

Saturday August 11 2018
TC Stage Name SS Dist Liaison Dist Total Dist Time Allowed Car 1   Last Car Late Time
Heat 1 – Section 1
TC 0 Start         10:00   12:20 12:50
TC 1   26.44 26.44 0:30 10:30   12:50 13:20
SS1 19.64       10:33   12:53 13:23
TC 2   20.12 39.76 0:50 11:23   13:43 14:13
SS2 12.39       11:26   13:46 14:16
TC 3   4.80 17.19 0:20 11:46   14:06 14:36
SS3 9.94       11:49   14:09 14:39
TC 4   11.46 21.40 0:25 12:14   14:34 15:04
SS4 7.71       12:17   14:37 15:07
TC 4A Service A In   39.08 46.79 0:55 13:12   15:32 16:02
  Service A 49.68 101.90 151.58 0:40        
Heat 2 – Section 1
TC 4B Service A Out /

Regroup A In

        13:52   16:16 16:46
TC 4C Regroup A Out       0:15 14:07   16:31 17:01
TC 5     30.08 30.08 0:35 14:42   17:02 17:32
SS5   19.64       14:45   17:05 17:35
TC 6     20.12 39.76 0:50 15:35   17:55 18:25
SS6   15.13       15:38   17:58 18:28
TC 7     4.80 19.93 0:25 16:03   18:23 18:53
SS7   9.94       16:06   18:26 18:56
TC 8     11.46 21.40 0:25 16:31   18:51 19:21
SS8   7.71       16:34   18:54 19:24
TC 8A Service B In   39.08 46.79 0:55 17:29   19:49 20:19
  Service B 52.42 105.54 157.96 0:40        
Heat 2 – Section 2
TC 8B Service B Out /

Regroup B In

        18:09   20:33 21:03
TC 8C Regroup B Out       0:15 18:24   20:48 21:18
TC 9     13.55 13.55 0:20 18:44   21:08 21:38
SS9   13.28     18:47   21:11 21:41
TC 9A Finish   16.40 29.68 0:35 19:22 E 21:46 22:16
  Section 3 13.28 29.95 43.23          
  Total 115.38 237.39 352.77