2013 Cobra GT40 Challenge,Two Days Of Thunder!!
 

Hey All,

A heads up for the upcoming Cobra Gt40 Challenge run During The Shannon's Two Days of Thunder event.

Would love to see some of our southern brothers make the trip up and have some fun in the sun at Queensland Raceway.

Have a read of the email pasted below should hopefully explain all.

Any Qs post here or Pm Myself or Towmaster.

Will attach entry form soon...

Peter..



Hi All,

Yes its That time of the year again,

where we get an invitation to run at one of the biggest Motorsport Events on Queenslands Fastest Race Track! (And Safest)

This years Theme is the Trans Am Series which is the Aussies Vs the Kiwis in Trans Am Muscle cars,

Along with Sports sedans,Group N, Muscle cars and Of course the Main Drawcard, COBRA GT40 Challenge...

This year we have negotiated 5 runs on the Clubman Circuit that Most suits our High Powered Cars,

3 runs Saturday and 2 on the Sunday.

Your entry also comes with 4 Passes for both Days, Gets your friends and family in Too !!!

General Practice also Available on the Friday at extra cost..Generally 80 odd half Day,120 Full Day..

Entry form is attached,

All AC Cobra,Daytona and GT40 Welcome to Compete in the Cobra/GT40 Challenge,

Any Dual entered Cars can Run a second driver in Musclecar Sprints,

All Other Types of Sports type Vehicles are welcome to run in the Sports Car regularity...

Dont Forget the AASA Licence Too If yours has Expired Or You dont Have one yet,

Its on the entry Form, $55 annually and also works for Nationals, Winton and Lakeside too..

Classes for this years events are as follows , With Trophys kindly donated by,

Absolute Pace - By Design Motorsport - DRB Sportscars - Cobra Kits/Fabrication81 - Big Geoff At GC Screw Piling

# OPEN RACE COBRA SPRINT - Non Registered and/or Non DOT Tyres

# DOT STREET COBRA SPRINT - Registered Cobra & DOT type tyres as Per Nationals Tyre Regulations..

# GT40 SPRINT - ALL (until such time as we get enough Gt40s to Have Dot/Non Dot)

# REGULARITY - Scored Within The Sprint Events

# MOST IMPROVED ROOKIE

# And New This Year, A Yet to Be Named Award Sponsored By Big Geoff @ GCSP

This will Be The Fastest, Most Consistent Competitor Regardless of Class..

Geoff Let me know what you want to name this one Please Mate!

Please have a look at the entry and All Decide your coming,

Also Let Me know so we can Keep Track of entry Numbers,

This is The Qld Track Event Of the year so Please Support It!

Unfortunatly QR Sheds Are NOT Available This Year Due to the Massive race Programme for this event,
So We are Organising a Marquee,

Cost etc To be Finalised on that one but we hope to be able to Make it fairly similar to the Previous Shed hire cost from previous Years

We Will need good support on this to Make it Viable for All.

MarqueeMaster Ash Looks after this side of things PM him here.

Any Qs on Entry or Race info etc to do with the meeting ,PM TUF-427!!!!

If thats not enough.............

theirs a huge Show And Shine on the Sunday which attracts a huge amount of Classic and Muscle cars.

What you get:

* Show & Shine with Track Cruise around Queensland Raceway for both driver
and passenger during lunchtime break in racing.


* Dedicated Show & Shine Trophies sponsored by Craig at Absolute Pace for ,
best Cobra, best GT40 and best Engine Bay.


* Parking on the main bitumen area of Queensland Raceway between Track and
Race Garages. GET THERE EARLY FOR A PRIME SPOT...7.00 - 7.30 am
Recommended....


* See and Support your fellow club members in racing their Cobra's & GT40's
on track


* Enjoy everything else the event offers with 100's of cars on show, full
racing programme and special museum cars on display and on track.


* No obligation to stay all day, leave any time you like.

Link
 

Another couple of "teasers" from last year...just to show a bit of what the weekend is all about.


Cobra Car Club of Queensland, "Two Days of Thunder" June 22 - 24, 2012 - YouTube

Cobra GT40 event at Queensland Raceway - YouTube

cheers,
Warren

Hi all up north count me in. I would love a drive around QR for the weekend with the sun shinning.

2 days of thunder
 

Peter,

Entry emailed to QR today. Reserved space with Ash also.

Can't wait!!!

regards
Mick
Bundaberg

LJ

Good to see mate, have booked you in for a shed. Don't forget to get your entry in.

Ash

Ash/Chunk, who's who in the zoo this year?

I've got my first nappy change leave pass to drive to Brisbane this weekend and try and sort out the car...

How's numbers looking....

I'm hoping if I can string the next few weekends together I'll make the date..

With nappy/pram/bottle in tow!

Sheeesh. Living the dream! **)

Spookypt

Great to hear Spookypt. Fingers crossed you can make it.

I will be there with all the toys on display!!!

Craig Ill be trying to get to your shop too... Won't be hard to see my ole jalopy amongst all that billet and gelcoat bling!

Come to think of it u mightn't even let it in your shed... Errr factory...err production facility!! :-)

Hahaha. Can you fit you in anytime.

You just need to wear your sunglasses for the glare from the bling though. :)

Not looking good for me.... Day started off well.. Re packed mufflers, did valve spring lash, drained replaced ps fluid....then it was to find this frustrating oil leak. Was hoping for a leaking hose...

Pulled scavenge line off rocker covers and sent 10 psi of compressed air into the manifold hoping for silence........but no I've got 4 leaks under the front and back of the manifold due to those stupid freeeeking alloy wedges used to try and get the deck height level with the heads!!!

Argh the pros have had 2 cracks at this without success so now its up to me. Left the car in pieces and will order new gaskets and make up some new alloy wedges and attack sometime over the next few weeks.

As usual with car so far away it can't be done any earlier...

At this rate I won't make the nats! Gold Coast property market sucks a$$!

Well... After ALOT of drives to my Brisbane shed and many hrs the jalopy is loaded! I'm treating it as a test and tune. If I make it passed satdy arvo I will be pleased!

Bringing wife and baby too! A great famy weekend!!

My baby Edee's first race weekend. May as well get used to what her old man gets up too. We may be off to Fiji for a year in 2014 so she will get to experience many things early!!

See you all there.

Ps Wazza, is their an inner sanctum mtg at cc? I just booked last room.

Spookypt.

Hey Spook.....
Just managed to get a couple of rooms at the Best Western.....Paul,Tim,and myself on Friday night,and then Warwick joins us on the Saturday night.

Was a bit difficult arranging accommodation ....had a number of changes, and initially the country Comfort didn't have the rooms available.

Anyway we will all be " ipswichians" for the weekend.....instead of just me !
Cheers

Bet u didn't need to ensure rooms needed kitchen to warm bottles and cott space???

Then again..... Maybe u did! Lol

See u there mate.

Spookypt

Will the Daytona T70 be allowed to run with the Cobra creche` people ? :3DSMILE:

ANY Cobra or GT40 is welcome in the "Cobra GT40 challenge"....and the others race in the "muscle car" group....same as every year. :D
Cheers

But but ------ All AC Cobra,Daytona and GT40 Welcome to Compete in the Cobra/GT40 Challenge,
:D

Well......as long as its not a Lola !!!!

Chris, if you really wanted to hang with the cool kids couldn't you borrow a cobra or GT40 for a little "weekend drive" with your connections????? :D

I do remember you loaning at 09 (?) Nats a nice DRB lime green cobra you seemed to do pretty well in. :D

Maybe the Sunoco LOLA wouldn't be too pleased with all the alternate attention. :CRY:

Spookypt

Warren
What time does the bus pick up the Mexican's from the Quest next door to the Western for the meet and great on friday night and the function on Saturday night.