SHELBY FEST 07 - Let's talk Classes

[Rebel1]

Ermmm dare I say you could save yaself a whole lotta trouble Jason.

Just post all trophies up here before the event, They're coming up anyways.

[Philm]

Rebel1,
they sound like fighting words to me


How many QLDs are making the trip this year?


Phil

[Rebel1]

Dunno Phil ....none I think,

Jason is gonna send the trophies up to save us the drive down

Seriously mate...I don't know.

[Beejay]

Craig W has been quiet lately - it must be time for that GT40 to come out and play!!

Ben

[400TT]

Originally Posted by Beejay

Craig W has been quiet lately - it must be time for that GT40 to come out and play!!

Ben

Yeah, I wish.

Haven't seen a lot of interest from QLD this year in Shelby Fest. The cost and distance is a real killer. We gave it a shot last year, but it's hard to justify driving that far for events when we can basically race all we want up here.

We have been tossing around the idea of having an event up here, we even asked about alternating Shelby Fest between VIC & QLD each year. The Club Track day on the 11th Feb is being run as a way of seeing how much interest we get from QLD members. If we ran an event up here, it would initially be ran as a once off and we would pull out all stops. We have some unique opportunities up here that we could incorporate.

Problem is that Shelby Fest is a fantastic event and Tony, Jason and the gang have really set the bar high.


Now onto trophies. I reckon you have to keep classes, if you want less, how about this.

How about these classes for sprints:

Cobra Street Tyres
Cobra Race Tyres (same as nats, even DOT race tyres included)
Ladies (depending on numbers, only have 1st place)
GT40 (only have first place) *combine with Mustang class if you don't get enough entries.
Mustang (only have first place)

Motorkhana classes:
Male
Female

I love the idea of regulatory points/competition. Jason, please try to keep this. But make sure the fastest cars can still also win for regulatory. Now that would be the ultimate hat trick.

In QLD we just all race against each other, no classes. Street Cars, Race Cars, GT40's etc, all in together. Isn't it all about improving your times/skill and having a great time doing it.

[REPTYL]

I like the tyre idea. But it would mean stock 302's running against big blocks strokers and forced injected cars on the same tyres.

This years event :

Classes same as last year for the sprints(fastest lap)
No classes Reg factor in afternoon (trophy winners from fastest can take regularity trophies)
No classes for motokarnas (trophies down to 5th)

3 or less competitors in a class will only have 1st place.

A calculation will be made using all results to find the weekends overall champion and runners up.

extra trophies from less populated classes will be used as speciality trophies:
Best spin, best looking, most original, most impressive drive ect....

[Cameron Parsons]

Oh and furthest travelled.... I've gotta be a shoe in somewhere

Cameron

[400TT]

[quote=REPTYL]I like the tyre idea. But it would mean stock 302's running against big blocks strokers and forced injected cars on the same tyres.
[quote]

History has proven that you can win without BIG HP. My brother won King Cobra at the Nats a few years back with only 200rwhp, then came 2nd overall the next year with 220rwhp - stock 4lt Lexus. This year was his first year with turbo fitted. Ross Kaigg, Peter Hancock, Ashley Bright, Mike Helmers all run normally aspirated in 5lt class, look at nationals results, 2, 4, 6 & 7 respectively. The biggest difference is tyres, all these guys run DOT race rubber. Well combined with good setup, good understanding of their cars and very good driving. Next most competitive are the 347 strokers. The least competitive overall are the forced induction cars...all very interesting.

Now that is a good decision with trophies, the best of everyones ideas. I like it.