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by **chch34** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:44 pm

www.LeMons2hour.com

A series of 2 hour endurance races on the club track of Hampton Downs early next year, with a $700 spend limit on the car and performance mods, so its almost identical to F1... lol

Anyone planning on doing this? Its gana be so much fun, im amped, so amped that I bought a deregistered car this week for it. Am I an impulsive spender? Yes.

Cant wait, sick!

by **flygt4** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:00 pm

the rules are very LOL

by **pjay** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:06 pm

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... type=&aq=f

by **loudstealthGT-Four** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:13 pm

They need to have these sorts of events regularly and at all tracks sounds wicked and I definitly do it if it were abit closer

Toyspeed Profile - MrOizo · by **MrOizo** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:19 pm

flygt4 wrote:the rules are very LOL

They need some sort of spell / grammar checker

by **fangsport** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:49 pm

loudstealthGT-Four wrote:They need to have these sorts of events regularly and at all tracks sounds wicked and I definitly do it if it were abit closer

grab a seat is your friend!!

by **ee904age** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:56 pm

fangsport wrote:
loudstealthGT-Four wrote:They need to have these sorts of events regularly and at all tracks sounds wicked and I definitly do it if it were abit closer

grab a seat is your friend!!

Struggle to fit your car on a seat.....

by **chch34** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:58 pm

plenty of cheap cars up here already!!

Yip, its gana be awesome!!

by **ee904age** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:00 pm

I'd be keen for a weekend away up there, and think I might have a fairly competetive car for it to. But I see you have to have a National Race license.

I'm totally new to Motorsport, and have looked at the application form. and Its a little confusing. Do I need to join the local car club before I can apply? Or is that optional?

by **85AW20v** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:01 pm

Yep - you need to belong to a Motorsport NZ affiliated car club. Wanganui have a very active club so it would be a good one to join.

by **chch34** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:04 pm

this is the perfect kind of event for someone new to motorsport.
im using it to get my mrs into motorsport, then maybe she'll get interested and let me spend more and get a better car lol

by **Leon** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:09 pm

we're hoping to run a multi car team from HCCC, but dreams are free.

Getting a licence is easy enough.

by **doin donuts** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:42 pm

what kind of club would i need to join here in auckland to get my licence? and does the car have to be caged for the race or can it be just get a $700 car and strip it and tune it? this sounds way good fun!!!

by **chch34** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:46 pm

doin donuts wrote:what kind of club would i need to join here in auckland to get my licence? and does the car have to be caged for the race or can it be just get a $700 car and strip it and tune it? this sounds way good fun!!!

www.LeMons2hour.com. regs are there. Still not confirmd weather a cage is needed. $700 includes tuning/mods. $700 doesnt go far... lol

by **d1 mule** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:25 am

just had a skim read, that actually sounds alke a $&#$% awesome idea

by **molex** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:48 am

So keen.

Few questions pop to mind:

Swapping bits, if we for instance are building a corolla with the non-vented nana spec brakes, what's the legalities of swapping to something a bit less poos if you already have the parts in your big pile of car crap? Is there an agreed nominal value for bits like this? Pickapart rates?

Dumpster diving for parts? How do we prove they cost no $$'s?

Cage is the biggest question, to be honest this will make or break the event as I'm sure you're aware. Since we're talking about disposable shells, welding in $1500 worth of cage really isn't cool

Basically I'm wondering exactly how I would go about using up all the bits and pieces I have lying around, whilst still keeping within the spirit of the rules. I'm not talking about expensive aftermarket gear, just average condition stock standard spares that tend to accumulate.

by **RomanV** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:44 am

Pretty sure cage would be sweet, given that the rules say there's no limit on spending on safety gear, not included in the $700.

by **molex** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:40 am

I'm less worried about the cost of the cage breaking the rules, more like if the idea is to spend $700 on a car, having a mandatory requirement to spend ~2k on safety gear is going to price a lot of people out...

by **chch34** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:45 am

sounds like the guys dad is setting it all up, he works at Hampton Downs, and they are trying to persuade MSNZ to let us use club sport rules with more than 6 cars on the track, for more than 3 laps. ie, car that is safe, up to scrutineers standard, fire ext, standard seats and belts.

Personally id much rather be out there with a cage, but when you have a cage its mandatory to have race seat and harness.

maybe if MSNZ wont budge, the car value will have to be increased to $1500, and make it a 6 hour endurance or something . that would be mint, but much much more expensive to build the car and compete. but more worthwhile spending $1500 on a cage...

by **cogent** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:52 am

yes yes YES. I've been reading about this for years on US forums. Stoked that someone finally bought the concept to NZ

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