Club Challenge Time Attack Series

[Branners]

thats why I think the Supras stand a chance, most other cars cant take 20psi on a set of stock turbos and if the track is dry then a rwd is as good as 4wd. It then comes down to driver.

 

I will let everybody know once they have the full set of rules worked out. As it says, the tyres just need to be DOT marked so if they are road legal then they are usable. They had so no funny fuels but withdrew that rule so cancer and blindness causing fuels are allowed !!

 

JB

[MONKEYmark]

my car is a jap netto spec.came with no lsd.no cruise control,no active spoiler.and have dumped the aircon and rear seats and hi fi and speakers.got UK LSD in now

would be good to see chris in a supra. also what about aji lad he does lots of track days.

[Guest GT-Live]

Hi all,

 

I’m pleased to finally be able to release the plans for GT Battle '06

 

http://www.gtbattle.com

 

Last year GT Battle was the 1st UK event to host D1 corporation drift demonstration on track as well the 1st UK event to hold a Time Attack competition

 

http://www.gtbattle.com/i/thanks/22.jpg

 

This year we have built on that success by bringing you:

 

The D1GB Drift Championship http://www.d1gb.co.uk

 

The UK Time Attack Championship http://www.timeattack.co.uk

 

and announcing

 

Time Attack ‘Club Challenge’

 

All competing on track on the same day!

 

 

Time Attack ‘Club Challenge’ will run alongside the Tuner Class Time Attack entries like these - http://www.timeattack.co.uk/competitors.asp

 

If your not sure what TimeAttack means – think of each of the cars pictured going out in turn to do a flying F1 qualifying lap http://www.timeattack.co.uk/history.asp

 

The club challenge is intended to be an opportunity for the various internet performance cars clubs to “step away from the keyboard” and settle some old scores at the place that our cars should be pushed – the Racetrack !

 

The rules are fairly simple :

 

Roll cages are allowed – not mandatory

 

Minimum 4 point Saftey harness and Helmet

 

Road legal dot marked tyres

 

Any suspension mods allowed

 

Any braking mods allowed

 

Any engine mods allowed – However :

 

NA must stay NA

Modified turbos are allowed - must use factory standard size turbine housing

Any Fuel allowed

No NitrousOxide

110db Noise Limit

 

We will also be accepting a few special ‘wild card entries’ from cars that are track focused but fall outside of either the Time Attack or Club Challenge regs

 

So if you would like to push your car on track, score points for your club and are confidant that you can make the dates. Register your interest by sending a mail with your spec to :

 

[email protected]

 

The dates and venues are :

 

Round 1 - May 28th (Sun) Rockingham

Round 2 - June 17th (Sat) Silverstone

Round 3 - July 2nd (Sun) Rockingham

Round 4 - August 20th (Sun) Silverstone

Round 5 - September 17th (Sun) Rockingham

Final - October 1st (Sun) Silverstone

 

For info on the top European drivers and new cars who successfully competed for D1GB licences last week at the Donny show

 

http://www.d1gb.co.uk/i/drivergallery/olaf.jpg

 

http://www.d1gb.co.uk/competitor%20gallery.asp

 

Car Clubs are able to book Free club stands for the 1st round on 28th may now!

 

More news coming soon

 

Cheers

 

Lex

 

http://sumopower.com/D1GB%20copy.gif

[Guest GT-Live]

Too clarify here are the classes

 

Time Attack Tuner Class

 

Unlimited

 

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/g/pankhurst206.JPG

 

4WD

 

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/g/240406/Picture%20025.jpg

 

 

RWD

 

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/g/news/nadine.JPG

 

FF

 

http://www.system-r.co.uk/images/CustomerCar5.jpg

 

Time Attack Club Challenge

 

Wild Card

 

4WD

 

RWD

 

FF

[Syed Shah]

Any hance of the safety harness rule being reconsidered? In most road cars, they are more of a safety issue than a good thing. They need proper mounts and seats to work, few do. Factory fitted gives more consistency and safety.

[Guest GT-Live]

Any hance of the safety harness rule being reconsidered? In most road cars, they are more of a safety issue than a good thing. They need proper mounts and seats to work, few do. Factory fitted gives more consistency and safety.

 

Yes Factory seatbelts will be allowed how ever longselves must be worn and windows 7/8th closed on track

 

However to keep the circuit saftey marshalls happy you will need a fire extinguisher - these can be bought online for about 25quid

 

http://www.driftworks.com/catalog/product_info.php?pName=2ltr-handheld-afff-fire-extinguisher&cName=safety

 

 

So who is up for going on track on the 28th

 

cheers

 

Lex

[Syed Shah]

Excellent, glad to hear it!

 

Fire extinguisher is a great idea.

 

Now all I need is to sort my brakes/cooling and I will be ready for this.

[Guest GT-Live]

GT Battle press release :

 

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/news020506.asp

 

To confirm, this is the revised calendar for 2006 :

 

Round 1 Rockingham May 28th

Round 2 Silverstone June 17th

Round 3 Knockhill July 1st Special Summer Dusk Stage

Round 4 Silverstone August 20th

Round 5 Rockingham September 17th GT Battle – The Finals

 

Thank you for your continued support, if you have any questions regarding this new information, please contact us

 

cheers

 

Lex

[Guest GT-Live]

Hi all,

 

We have had lots of feedback to the proposed plans for the GT Battle club challenge

 

Its clear that there are lots of exciting cars that have the potential to be very quick on track that presently fall outside of the regs as they stand

 

As a result the regulations have been modified to follow more closely the regs of GT Battle last yr :

 

1. Any Modifications Allowed

2. No restriction on turbo size

3. Dot marked road legal tyres

4. Fire extinguisher fitted – does not need to be plumbed in

 

 

 

Full details on the club challenge including info on how to qualify for the final at Rockingham on Sept 17th

 

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/RULESTACLUBCHALLENGE.asp

 

 

So if you have a modified car and want to see how fast it can go round one of these circuits

 

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/circuit%20overviews.asp

 

Send an email to [email protected] to reserve your place.

 

 

There will be a GT Battle Drift Demo at Redline Rumble this Sunday

 

 

If you are going to Pod check out the demo in the drift arena at 12.40 , 2.15 and 4.15 on Sunday

 

Cheers

 

Lex

[Guest Andy Barnes]

Morning,

 

This is now up and running, download to your hearts content, unlimited bandwidth, well worth watching

 

GT Battle Vid

 

Andy

[Guest chiefvinso]

I would consider this as I'm pretty much stock other than my decats but standard tubbies. I have no track experience except go karts but I have had a couple of attempts at the 1/4 mile so maybe its time to put some twisties in!

[Guest Andy Barnes]

1. Any Modifications Allowed

2. No restriction on turbo size

3. Dot marked road legal tyres

4. Fire extinguisher fitted – does not need to be plumbed in

 

You boys can get a heavily modified car in now if you wish, there are no restrictions, its been changed regarding stock turbos. Please check the newest information.

[Branners]

You boys can get a heavily modified car in now if you wish, there are no restrictions, its been changed regarding stock turbos. Please check the newest information.

 

I actually see that as a shame, its now just a question of who has the most money and in that way is similar to TOTB where unless you are a tuner or you have a shit load of money you are just there for a laugh.

 

I liked the stock turbo rule, that kept the mods down to a reasonable level, you dont need strengthened internals and an IC the size of a house when running stock turbos, even hybrids.

 

Shame really. Means I now have to look at different people to run in the event if we want the club to make a good showing.

 

JB

[Guest chiefvinso]

Oh well thats me out, was lookingforward to being considered.

[Guest Andy Barnes]

JB,

 

PM Sending.......

[Syed Shah]

Oh, single turbos allowed now too, how convenient.

[michael]

Congratulations, you've turned a potentially interesting event into yet another money competition

 

I'm sure it will still be good to watch but the results will mean very little.

[Bobbeh]

Theres no love for the little guy

[Branners]

right, so the rules have changed, its a big wad shootout

 

So that changes who we put in to represent the club. We are looking for the quickest cars round a track and modifications are not a problem. Im think people like Paul WHiffin, Terry, Ian C etc. Cars with turbos suited to track rather than 1/4 mile.

 

So if any of you big boys are interested then let me know. If nobody sticks their hand up I will go with the stock turbo based cars that have already contacted me.

 

JB

[Gazboy]

That really sucks. As said, it's gone from an interesting event to chequebook racing.

[Bobbeh]

Its all advertising at the end of the day, thats what drives these events.

 

If club members really want some fun they'd best stick to or organise some track days with help from their clubs, maybe join up with another club for a battle or something.

[Tom]

Yep, that's a real shame the rules changed, I'm sure the event will be a great suscess,but the stock turbo housing idea seemed like the best option, and it WILL be all down to money.

[Guest Time Attack]

Hi guys, I know this is my first post but I was registered here as Tokyo and my name is Glen, Branners will firm that, Branners .

 

I posted this on GTR:

 

Remember this isn't drag racing and is proper circuit stuff so even if you spend oodles of cash on your engine it doesnt mean you'll end up romping the event as what we have is a great leveller and a measure of driver ability.

 

Clubs are still invited to put cars forward but it doesn't mean we will accept an unwieldly and bad handling 800bhp RX/Supra/GTR etc over a 400-450bhp track car .

 

I think Peter Everitt can clearly quote the amount of 'high powered' cars he has passed on the track and left for dead.

 

Hopefully next year a structure will be in place clearly defining rules regarding classes but for this year we have to ensure we are not excluding any people which the standard turbo rule was.

 

You'll be suprised at the variation of cars we have and probably even more suprised that they will probably end up beating the 'on paper' better/more powerful cars.

 

Time Attack has a class that people like Abbeys, Norris, Fensport, Re Work, Zen Performance etc etc will be in but the Club Challenge is not going to run away with itself and end up spoiling itself by being cheque book racing or aloof.

 

Hope this clears up/clarifies a few issues. Anymore questions you may want to ask personally then fire them over to [email protected] .

 

And yes Bobbeh the event is not a charity and requires entrants and spectators to be successful but all the same it sets out to give us all competitive event/s that we can feel comfortable with and a structure to take into account cars with standard turbos upwards. Bear with us guys, we are not trying to work against anyone but with everyone and we are trying our hardest to achieve it .

 

Regards.

 

Glen

[Branners]

thanks Glen,

 

Im sure we all understand why the rules have changed, it was just such a refreshing opportunity for the little guys to finally have a go and not be embarrassed when they come in 20 seconds behind on a lap time compared to a full race bred car.

 

Im waiting for some of the single turbo guys to put their hands up for this..

 

I will still try and find a suitable date to get the club down to an event en-masse as it sounds like a good event anyway, just not as we had initially hoped.

 

JB

[Gazboy]

Branners- I must have missed something- why were the rules changed????