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Post by epmurc on Jan 14, 2019 13:03:21 GMT 12
We've got the small matter of a meeting this weekend to get through but entries have closed for this year's edition of the Great Race (aka The Dirt Cup).
22 cars have entered which is the entire field from the NZ Champs, less 21H and 7c but with the addition of 6a. 30 laps of fury here we come.
And I'd also like to express a vote of thanks to two of the main sponsors of Team Fox, Brian from BDC Engineering and Roger from CSL Containers for getting in behind our two Premiere events.
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Post by epmurc on Jan 22, 2019 9:25:12 GMT 12
Countdown is on to the race that is regarded by some as being harder to win than the NZ Champs.
Despite the widespread damage last Saturday, we've only lost one of the original entrants, 31s. 78h received a 30 day stand-down but there may be a guest driver in that car...........watch this space
7c did not enter and has gone home and 2NZ (21h) was not originally entered but is now reconsidering; and there may be one or two more new entries confirmed this week.
Long hours are being put in on 54gm, 63a, 81a and 119h and all are anticipating making the start line for what will be another night of full-on Mod racing.
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Post by magilla on Jan 22, 2019 17:34:54 GMT 12
oh was 78h naughty?
do you have a list o the past winners?
I am guess J Fox is there a fair bit
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Post by epmurc on Jan 23, 2019 9:05:17 GMT 12
oh was 78h naughty? do you have a list o the past winners? I am guess J Fox is there a fair bit Due to the excessive number of laps run on the yellow lights in heat 2, 78h (and most of the other cars) burnt probably 20 litres more fuel than anticipated. Consequently when he went on the scales after the race he was 4kg light........immediate disqualification and a 30 day stand-down. As for Dirt Cup history, Jamo will be back from holiday in a day or two and will no doubt fill you in on that. And for those who have asked, if there is a guest driver in 78h this week, it won't be me. |
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Post by hienekenno1 on Jan 23, 2019 9:22:13 GMT 12
Phil Game?
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Post by brickie on Jan 23, 2019 9:33:59 GMT 12
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Post by Parrot on Jan 23, 2019 9:46:07 GMT 12
TG?
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Post by magilla on Jan 23, 2019 14:41:43 GMT 12
ABCDE ...
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Post by magilla on Jan 23, 2019 14:42:10 GMT 12
those extended yellows should have been red
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Post by Jamo on Jan 23, 2019 19:30:31 GMT 12
oh was 78h naughty? do you have a list o the past winners? I am guess J Fox is there a fair bit Due to the excessive number of laps run on the yellow lights in heat 2, 78h (and most of the other cars) burnt probably 20 litres more fuel than anticipated. Consequently when he went on the scales after the race he was 4kg light........immediate disqualification and a 30 day stand-down. As for Dirt Cup history, Jamo will be back from holiday in a day or two and will no doubt fill you in on that. And for those who have asked, if there is a guest driver in 78h this week, it won't be me. Just for the trainspotters out there. Here are previous winners: Murray Gordge 1990/91 Greg Pickerill 1991/92 Murray Gordge 1992/93 Roger Bertram 1993/94 Roger Bertram 1994/95 Tony Frost 1995/96 Jamie Fox 1996/97 Roger Bertram 1997/98 Phil Game 1998/99 Jamie Fox 1999/00 Tony Galbraith 2000/01 Dean Owens 2001/02 Glen Leech 2002/03 not contested 2003/04 Tony Galbraith 2004/05 Jamie Fox 2005/06 Jamie Fox 2006/07 Scott Lane 2007/08 Jamie Fox 2008/09 Luke Keegan 2009/10 Rained out 2010/11 Luke Keegan 2011/12 Jamie Fox 2012/13 Mike Gourley 2013/14 Jamie Fox 2014/15 Jamie Fox 2015/16 Jamie Fox 2016/17 Jacko 2017/18 |
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Post by hienekenno1 on Jan 23, 2019 20:15:48 GMT 12
Those first ones in the 90s were awesome and wasn't it $3000 to win as well,Bertram and Murray Gordge had some great battles.
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Post by epmurc on Jan 24, 2019 11:35:04 GMT 12
And now for the groups.
For various reasons we've lost a number of cars from the Champs; two of them never entered in the first place, but we've gained 8a.
Unfortunately the guest driver for 78h has regrettably declined and no, I won't name him.
18 cars in total, 3 even groups of 6
Group 1 - 1nz, 6a, 12s, 17w, 63a, 67s
Group 2 - 3nz, 24s, 54gm, 78s, 99a, 193h
Group 3 - 21s, 32gm, 71s, 78a, 81a, 119h
Format will be three heats, 1 vs 2, 1 vs 3, 2 vs 3 with the top 6 point scorers overall going into the Pole shuffle to determine final grids
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Post by mod46c on Jan 24, 2019 13:44:00 GMT 12
oh was 78h naughty? do you have a list o the past winners? I am guess J Fox is there a fair bit Due to the excessive number of laps run on the yellow lights in heat 2, 78h (and most of the other cars) burnt probably 20 litres more fuel than anticipated. Consequently when he went on the scales after the race he was 4kg light........immediate disqualification and a 30 day stand-down. As for Dirt Cup history, Jamo will be back from holiday in a day or two and will no doubt fill you in on that. And for those who have asked, if there is a guest driver in 78h this week, it won't be me. The above penalty seems to me to be out of proportion to the offence, IMHO exclusion from the event would have been sufficient. |
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Post by bikeboy on Jan 24, 2019 14:02:10 GMT 12
Due to the excessive number of laps run on the yellow lights in heat 2, 78h (and most of the other cars) burnt probably 20 litres more fuel than anticipated. Consequently when he went on the scales after the race he was 4kg light........immediate disqualification and a 30 day stand-down. As for Dirt Cup history, Jamo will be back from holiday in a day or two and will no doubt fill you in on that. And for those who have asked, if there is a guest driver in 78h this week, it won't be me. The above penalty seems to me to be out of proportion to the offence, IMHO exclusion from the event would have been sufficient. it would have been a mandatory punsihment wouldnt it? |
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Post by mod46c on Jan 24, 2019 14:45:48 GMT 12
The above penalty seems to me to be out of proportion to the offence, IMHO exclusion from the event would have been sufficient. it would have been a mandatory punsihment wouldnt it? Just thought 30 days when you're within the tolerance of the scales seemed a bit harsh. Actually 30 days for this class of offence is over the top IMHO. |
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Post by percy on Jan 24, 2019 20:32:49 GMT 12
The 30-day suspension is a hangover from the days when cars were rarely weighed outside of an allocated title.
A large disincentive was required to stop non-compliance.
Now we are weighing cars regularly across the country we no longer need such a harsh penalty. Exclusion from the previous race and not much more is required.
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Post by epmurc on Jan 24, 2019 21:17:31 GMT 12
Sorry folks, minor slip-up on my part. Car 8a in Group 1 should have been 6a, Dave Williams (Aaron, you can stop panicing now)
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Post by mod46c on Jan 25, 2019 7:51:45 GMT 12
The 30-day suspension is a hangover from the days when cars were rarely weighed outside of an allocated title. A large disincentive was required to stop non-compliance. Now we are weighing cars regularly across the country we no longer need such a harsh penalty. Exclusion from the previous race and not much more is required. So out of curiosity who exactly sets the penalties, in essence who owns the penalty schedule. And what would be the formal process for changing the penalty schedule? |
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Post by John W. on Jan 25, 2019 15:44:19 GMT 12
The 30-day suspension is a hangover from the days when cars were rarely weighed outside of an allocated title. A large disincentive was required to stop non-compliance. Now we are weighing cars regularly across the country we no longer need such a harsh penalty. Exclusion from the previous race and not much more is required. So out of curiosity who exactly sets the penalties, in essence who owns the penalty schedule. And what would be the formal process for changing the penalty schedule? This rule is set in the rulebook M7-4-1. You will need to go through you club representative for the SNZ conference to propose getting a remit to change this. |
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Post by hienekenno1 on Jan 26, 2019 22:01:46 GMT 12
Well done to 119h Bradley lane winning the modified dirt cup tonight passing Foxy in lapped traffic to win,Bradley was spectacular to watch all night and was good to see him win a big race finally also thank you 45a Corey Baker putting Gary Lonergan up the wall to stop him winning the stockcar feature,well done.
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