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ANDRA has organised a meeting for the Victorian ANDRA Members and interested parties on Monday March 30th 2009 @ 8.00pm, The location is Skyways Taverner 113 Matthews Avenue Airport West. ANDRA have invited their Victorian members to inform them of the current status and what the move forward will be. The venue only has seating for 1000 people priority will be given to ANDRA members and there is talk about allowing one guest per member. We need the support and presence of all Victorian drag racers and fans if we want to be heard, spread the word around and turn up to this meeting ANDRA Member or not... you may not get in but big numbers being there will speak volumes.. At least its a step in the right direction and more than what we have currently.

AMC "National Australian Championships" Saturday 21st March 2009 - Calder Park Latest News! Over $70,000+ in prize money Entrant Class Details Classes - Racing Type - Winner - Runner Up Top Door Slammer 1/8 Mile - Heads Up - Door Slammer Prize Pool $30,000 Supercharged Outlaws 1/4 Mile - Heads Up - $4,000- $2,500- Pro Street Blown - Heads Up - $3,000- $1,500- Pro Street Unblown - Heads Up - $3,000- $1,500- Modified Street Blown - Heads Up - $3,000- $1,500- Modified Street Unblown - Heads Up - $3,000- $1,500- Super Sedan - DYO 10.999 or Faster - $3,000- $1,500- Super Street - DYO 11.000 to 13.999 - $3,000- $1,500- Nostalgia - Pre 1974 - DYO - $3,000- $1,500- Modified Bike - DYO - $1,500- $1000- Entrant Details Entry Fee $300- inc gst Includes Doorslammer - Driver & 6 Crew Supercharged Outlaws - Driver & 4 Crew All Other Classes - Driver & 3 Crew Entries Open: February 6th 2009 Entries Close: March 16th 2009 Note: There will be NO entries taken on the day! All Entrants must supply a photograph of Vehicle/Bike entered - via email if possible Please email photo only to competitorphotos@calderpark.com.au Garage Hire: FREE [strictly first come basis] Trophies Presented to Winners and Runner Up of each Bracket. Rain day allocation Sunday 22nd March 2009. Entry Forms & Payment Fax to: 03 9217 8965 Email to: nez@calderpark.com.au Post to: Australian Motorsport Club Ltd - 1 Expensive Daewoo Road Diggers Rest Vic 3427 Entry Form Accommodation Details Download a local accommodation list Click Link Below... http://www.calderpark.com.au/forms/accommodation.pdf Trade stalls, Sponsorship and Corporate Hire Inquires Trade Stalls - Corporate Hire Contact: Kylie Grzesik - 03 9091 0800 or kylie@amcclub.com.au Drag Race Meeting - Sponsor Inquiries Contact: Nez Demaj - 03 9091 0800 or nez@calderpark.com.au Keep an eye on the Calder Park website for all the latest details http://www.calderpark.com.au Cheers SLY

Calder Park True Blue Drag Racing Sunday 25th January 2009 Complimentry Spectator Pass For your FREE spectator entry grab a copy of last weeks or this weeks Trading Post newspaper and cut out the free pass, present it at the gate for FREE entry! Last week it was on the front page This week it is on page 3 bottom left Normal Pricing 16 & over $35- 15 & Under FREE Spectator Gates Open: 8.30am Sunday Qualifying from 9.00am Eliminations from 5.00pm Highlights Over 150 Entries 8 Top Doorslammers Pro Street Blown & Unblown Nathan Higgins & Big Shaun bringing their LS1 Power Children Entertainment all day - Clowns & Jumping Castle Russell from Heathcote is bringing his Jet Vans & Cars Come along and bring the family.....

Some updates on this event True Blue - Latest News! Entries for the Doorslammer class are now closed as we have a full field. All competitors who don't fit into the class categories including Supercharged outlaws etc are welcome to run in the "All Comers / Super Sedan" class. Please Note as of 10th December all garages have now been booked out for this event. Checkout the entrants list here >> http://www.calderpark.com.au/true_blue_entrant_list.shtml The prize money has been raised for all classes to Top Door Slammer 1/8 Mile - Heads Up Pro Street Blown - Heads Up - Winner $3,000- - R/Up $1,500- Pro Street Unblown - Heads Up - Winner $3,000- - R/Up $1,500- Modified Street Blown - Heads Up - Winner $3,000- - R/Up $1,500- Modified Street Unblown - Heads Up - Winner $3,000- - R/Up $1,500- True Street - Heads Up - Winner $1,500- - R/Up $750- All Comers / Super Sedan - DYO - Winner $3,000- - R/Up $1,500- Modified Bike - DYO - Winner $1,500- - R/Up $750- Also for those interested “Calder Park Takes Drag Racing Seriously” Tuesday 9th December 2008 work started on replacement of the existing bitumen start area to further improve the track for competitors. A brand new concrete launch area is under construction and will be ready for use at the next losd event on Saturday 20th December 08. Each launch area will be: 6.3mt wide 89mt long with 65mt (213ft) down track from the start line. [ Photos and Details click here ] Cheers Wayne

The biggerst Drag Racing event to be held in Victoria for years... Event Details Where: Calder Park Raceway - Victoria When: Australia Day Weekend 2009 Saturday 24th January 2009 - Closed Test & Tune for Paid Entrants Sunday 25th January 2009 - Race Day Monday 26th January 2008 - Rain Out Contingency Day Classes: Top Door Slammer 1/8 Mile - Heads Up Pro Street Blown - Heads Up - Winner $2,500- - R/Up $1,000- Pro Street Unblown - Heads Up - Winner $2,500- - R/Up $1,000- Modified Street Blown - Heads Up - Winner $1,500- - R/Up $600- Modified Street Unblown - Heads Up - Winner $1,500- - R/Up $600- True Street - Heads Up - Winner $1,250- - R/Up $500- All Comers / Super Sedan - DYO - Winner $2,500- - R/Up $1,000- Modified Bike - DYO - Winner $1,250- - R/Up $500- Entrant Details All Entrants must supply a photograph of Vehicle/Bike entered. Enter Before 6th January 2009 = $225.00 inc gst Enter After 9th January 2009 = $325.00 inc gst Entry Fee Includes entry for 3 Crew Entries Close: 16th January 2009 - Firm! Note: There will be NO entries taken on the day! Garage Hire: Free - 1st entries in basis Entry Form > http://www.calderpark.com.au/events/true_b..._entry_form.pdf Sup Regs Form > http://www.calderpark.com.au/events/true_b...regulations.pdf View Updated Entry List > http://www.calderpark.com.au/true_blue_entrant_list.shtml Other Entrant Details Trophies Presented to Winners and Runner Up of each Bracket. Rain day allocation Monday 26th January 2009 "Australia Day". All paid up competitors are invited to attend a closed session of "Test & Tune" [no spectators] on Saturday 24th January 2009 between 5pm and 8pm with a spit dinner supplied to drivers & crew immediatly after [free of charge]. Entrant Schedules Saturday 24th - Test & Tune Gates Open 2:00 pm Scrutineering 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm Test & Tune 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm Free Spit BBQ 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm for all Drivers, Crew & Officials Sunday 25th - Race Day Gates Open 8:00 am Scrutineering Open 8:00 am Qualifying From 9:00 am Dinner - Seeding Break 4:15 pm Eliminations From 5:00 pm Accommodation Details Here is a list of local accommodation you can download http://www.calderpark.com.au/forms/accommodation.pdf Spectator Details Sunday 25th - Race Day Gates Open 8:30 am Pricing Entry 16 years and over $35- Family = 2 x Adults and 2 x Children 14 to 15 years $TBA Children 13 and under FREE Enquiries Nez Demaj - 03 9091 0800 or Email nez@calderpark.com.au Carmel Studley - 03 9091 0800 or Email carmel@calderpark.com.au Please check the Calder Park website regularly for any updates or changes http://www.calderpark.com.au

National Open Drag Racing Calder Park Sat 15th Nov 2008 Including a Ford EFI v Expensive Daewoo LS - DYO Class http://www.exesivemotorsports.com.au

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After discussions with entrants last weekend and feedback during this week AMC Calder Park have made some changes to the rules, regs & time for the Spring Summer Street Series and Opening and Closing times for the LOSD's Changes are as follows... New Times for LOSD & Street Series Gates Open 12 noon Scrutineering 12 noon to 5.00pm approx Racing Starts 2.00pm Dinner Break & Seeding 6.00pm to 6.30pm Street Series Finals 6.30pm to 7.00pm Racing recommences 7.00pm to 10.00pm (numbers depending) The next LOSD will be held Sunday October 19th 2008 Round 1 of the Street Series will be November 8th 2008 All fully registered street vehicles with matching number plate and current rego label racing on the day will be eligible to race in the finals. The fastest 8 fully registered vehicles from the day will be invited to race off in the finals in a DYO format. The Winner & Runner Up will receive a trophy and price money at each event. The 8 finalists will receive points towards the end of series "King of the Hill" King Of The Hill - Street Series - Points System Eliminated Round 1 = 2 points Eliminated Round 2 = 4 points Runner Up = 6 points Winner = 8 points Street Series Times Qualifying 2.00pm to 6.00pm Finals 6.30pm - 7.00pm Grudge Racing - 7.00pm to 10.00pm AMC 9 Second Club - First Members AMC Calder Park would like to congratulate the 1st members into out 9 Second Club.. Bill Trajkovski - BA XR6T Carmen Parente - BA XR6T Dean Caserta - LJ Torana Frank Ruiz - LJ Torana Vince Connolo - LJ Torana Club 9 Keep up to date will all the latest news @ http://www.calderpark.com.au

All systems are GO for this Sunday.... You will notice the fence changes from grey to yellow, the 1/4 mile ends where the grey ends.

Legal Off Street Drag Racing returns to Calder Park this Sunday October 5th as well as the brand new Street Series. Times - (Weather Permitting) Gates Open: 10:00 am Scrutineering: 11:00 am - 3:00pm (approximately) Street Series Racing: 12.00 Noon - 5:00 pm Legal Off Street Racing: 12.00 Noon - 5:30pm Dinner Break & Seeding 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm Finals & Grudge Racing 6:00pm to 8:00pm Presentation: On start line after last race Spectator Action There are plenty of fast cars lined up to run this Sunday including.. Idris and Barney Demaj and their Wheelstanding Pro-Street Mazda RX4, Anthony Rodrigues and his Twin Rotor Cougar, Ali from NX Generation and his Modified Street Big Block Chev Powered Capri, Ted from Ted’s Garage and his 9 Second Purple Mark 2 Cortina, Jason from Dominator Convertors with his Big Block Chev Powered Capri, Stef from Westernlink Automotive and his Wheelstanding Modified Street Small Block Powered LJ Torana, Nik Karantonis with his Super Stock Dodge Avenger and many more.. Race Your Mates Not The Law! This is the only place to race your vehicle!, Bring your helmet, long sleeves, long pants and a Roadworthy vehicle. Race your vehicle in the Off Street Drags or compete in Round 1 of the Spring - Summer Street Series.. Entry Prices Street Entry Fee: $65- inc GST Comp Car Entry Fee: $130- inc GST Spectator Entry Fee: $25- inc GST Children 13 years & under FREE! No Concessions Check out the full details on the Calder Park website http://www.calderpark.com.au For the latest updates on your mobile about the Legal off Street Drags, submit your mobile number to the Calder Park SMS service, it free, you can find it on the right hand side of the home page of the website.

They are also moving 3000 seats from the thunderdome to the hill, they will be put in both sides of the walk through tunnel. Hopefully be done by the Nov 15th event

Opening day will now be the date round 2 was scheduled for "October 5th" Keep an eye on the website for any updates or changes http://www.calderpark.com.au and also if people already haven't, add your number to the SMS list and you will be kept up to date weekly, you can find it on the homepage Cheers Wayne Here's some photo updates

Now that's a funny story..

John Cunliffe to test Funny Car @ Calder Park It is now confirmed that John Cunliffe will test and tune his AA/FC 2000 Pontiac Firebird at the Calder Park Re Opening LOSD / Street Series meeting on Sunday 7th September 2008. The car has a 540ci Merlin pro motor with a tbs 14/71 hi helix blower on methanol. The car runs a Lenco drive and 9 1/2 full floater rear end. Sean Mullins built the car and the body is a 2000 Pontiac Firebird. The injection is all enderle and flowed for approx 2100-2200hp at this tune. John will run in supercharged outlaws and AA/FC for the first season and then in Top Alcohol next year. They have a new spare Carbon Fibre Body and a BAE -5 sitting in the shed for next year when they decide to step it up. John says he is really looking forward to having a local track again so they can compete with interstate teams that have the convenience of testing at their local tracks without towing 10+ hours just to try a new setup. Johns Sponsors are : Bannockburn Panels Geelong Soda Workz Winter and Taylor Motor Group La Bella Rooster

The Autumn / Winter Street Series dates are also now on the website for those interested http://www.calderpark.com.au/losd_calendar.shtml also some updated photos of the works have been uploaded http://www.calderpark.com.au/gallery/thumb...um=9&page=2

Ok here is a few updates and info to clear some of the questions up.. This series will be run in conjunction with the normal Legal Off Street Drag Meetings, so for those that do not want to compete or cars than do not meet the street series rules you can race as per normal in the LOSD Engineers Certificate will be required 1. If the original engine the car came with has been replaced with bigger engine that was not an option on the model vehicle. 2. If the supercharger/s or turbocharger/s were not factory fitted or an option on that model. 3. If the rear chassis or rear wheel tubs have been altered in any way other than factory specifications. That is all for the engineering side of things. Tyres Must be radials with tread! NO SLICKS M/T ET Drag Radails are approved, so if you have any doubts they would be your best choice. Other items that ARE approved NOS - may be used but you must run in the blown class, even if you have only NOS lines fitted but no bottle, you still must run in the blown class. Roll Cages - any vehicle running quicker than 11.00 MUST have an approved roll cage. Anyone can have a roll cage fitted as long as it has the required protective padding! Wheels - no restrictions Open Exhausts - no restrictions Diff Changes - no restrictions other than chassis and wheel tub rules as above. Transmission - no restrictions All competitor must meet the general Calder Park saftey regulations which you can find at the link below http://www.calderpark.com.au/losd_regulations.shtml Legal Off Street Drags & Sping/Summer Street Series Hours Of Racing will be Saturdays Gates open 10.00 am 10.00 am to 6.00 pm – Scutineering (approximately) 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm - Qualifying for street categories 12.00 noon to 5.30 pm - Legal Off Street Open Racing 5.30 pm to 6.00 pm - Dinner Break & Seeding 6.00 pm to 10.00pm Finals & Grudge Racing Presentations 10.15 pm Sundays Gates open 10.00 am 10.00 am to 4.00 pm – Scutineering (approximately) 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm - Qualifying for street categories 12.00 noon to 5.30 pm - Legal Off Street Open Racing 5.30 pm to 6.00 pm - Dinner Break & Seeding 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm [approx] Finals & Grudge Racing Presentations 8.15 am Presentation To be held on the start line at the conclusion of each meet Trophies for "Best presented Car & Bike" each round Trophies for "quickest Reaction Time" each round Prize Money & Trophy will be awarded to winner & runner-up in each category each round Winner in each category each round will be awarded 10 points Runner-up in each category each round will be awarded 5 points The competitor with the most points at the end of the spring-summer series will be awarded the following prizes: King of the Hill trophy and sponsors prizes AMC Membership for one year 5 Free Entries for the next season Their name on the AMC Calder Park Website Round results will be posted on this page after each round http://www.calderpark.com.au/losd_street_s...s_results.shtml Points Top Ten in each category will be posted on this page after each round http://www.calderpark.com.au/losd_street_s...standings.shtml Entry & Saftey forms These forms are available for download from the website, to save yourself and everyone else time we ask that you please download them and fill them in before you arrive. They can be found here > http://www.calderpark.com.au/losd_forms.shtml Keep an eye on the website for any updates or changes http://www.calderpark.com.au/losd_street_series.shtml Looking forward to a fun summer of racing... Cheers

2008 - 2009 Spring - Summer Street Series Round - Date 1 - Sunday 7th September 2008 2 - Sunday 5th October 2008 3 - Sunday 19th October 2008 4 - Saturday 8th November 2008 5 - Saturday 14th November 2008 6 - Saturday 22nd November 2008 7 - Saturday 6th December 2008 8 - Saturday 20th December 2008 9 - Saturday 17th January 2009 10 - Saturday 24th January 2009 11 - Saturday 7th February 2009 12 - Saturday 28th February 2009 13 - Saturday 14th March 2009 14 - Saturday 28th March 2009 Street Series Rules & Regulations All cars must be fully street registered Drivers must have a current valid drivers licence Full engineers report for modifications to be presented on each day of racing Street tyres only - [No Slicks] Open exhaust permitted No tow vehicles No burnouts past start line Nitrous bottle and lines not permitted in unblown classes Scutineers and managments decision is final and no correspondence to be entered into Classes - Heads Up Racing Blown = Nitrous, Superchargers, & Turbos permitted Unblown = [aspirated] Nitrous, Superchargers & Turbos NOT permitted V8 Blown V8 Unblown V6 - 6 Cylinder Blown V6 - 6 Cylinder Unblown 4 Cylinder Blown 4 Cylinder Unblown Rotary Blown Rotary Unblown Bikes Blown Bikes Unblown 8 Quickest entries in each category will qualify for the finals each round Street Meets Hours Of Racing Gates open 10.00 am - Scruitineering Opens 11.00 am Saturdays 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm - Qualifying for street categories 12.00 noon to 5.30 pm - Open Racing 5.30 pm to 6.00 pm - Break & Seeding 6.00 pm to 10.00pm Finals & Grudge Racing Sundays 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm - Qualifying for street categories 12.00 noon to 5.30 pm - Open Racing 5.30 pm to 6.00 pm - Break & Seeding 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm [approx] Finals & Grudge Racing Presentation Trophies for "Best presented Car & Bike" Trophies for "quickest Reaction Time" Cash Prize & Trophy will be awarded to winner & runner-up in each category Winner in each category will be awarded 10 points Runner-up in each category will be awarded 5 points The competitor with the most points at the end of the spring-summer series will be awarded the following prizes: King of the Hill trophy and sponsors prizes AMC Membership for one year 5 Free Entries for the next season Their name on the AMC Calder Park Website AMC 9 Second Club Open to street categories only Street category rules apply to qualify for this club Club members names will be displayed in the 9 Second Club on the AMC Calder Park Website A "9 second" trophy will be awarded to each competitor that achieves a time of 9.99 seconds of faster Full details and updates can be found on the Calder Park website - http://www.calderpark.com.au/losd_street_series.shtml If you have any questions please call AMC Calder Park direct on 03 9081 0800 or email nez@calderpark.com.au

I will have some big news to post later tonight for all the off street "street car" drag racers

Drag Racing Back To Calder Park With a Bang! A new strip, new spectator facilities and undying passion for a spectacular sport will see . . . Story by STEVE THOMAS CALDER PARK’S introduction to the sight, sound and spectacle of Drag Racing came in April, 1966, when a team of six American drivers brought their supercharged dragsters to Australia for a tour of the strips at Calder Park, Surfers Paradise and Castlereagh in Sydney. This was the First Australian Drag Fest and featured two nitro-methane burning AA/Fuel Dragsters and four methanol burning AA/Gas Dragsters. Unfortunately, their first meeting, which was at Calder, was a bit of a flop, when it was found that there was no nitro available for the two fuel cars. Other problems were encountered throughout the day. As the 1960s and 70s progressed, Calder Park became one of the country’s best tracks and many of the sport’s biggest names were Victorians. Calder Park in its heyday. Fast-forward to the 1990s and Calder Park hosted the prestigious Australian Nationals for many years and tens of thousands of fans from across the country would descend on the track for the annual event. In its heyday the track saw many National records set and many National Champions crowned. More recently, Calder Park has been the home of Legal Off-Street Drags, but has been unable to host full Championship racing, due in part to the stringent safety requirements set by ANDRA, the sport’s governing body. Cars like this are driven straight off the street and into the legal action of Off Street Drag Racing! Picture: Wild2Mild One of the main safety features required of drag strips is that concrete barriers must run the full length of both sides of the track, including the braking area. With Top Fuel Dragsters currently producing around 8,000 horsepower and covering the quarter mile in 4.5 seconds at speeds well over 500 km/h, these concrete barriers are all that stand between a car and the spectators when something goes wrong. During the 1995-2000 heyday, crowds of up to 90,000 attended Calder Park's two-day National Drag Meets - facilities are even better now with terraced seats on the embankment. Picture: Steve Thomas Shut Down for Upgrade With this in mind, Calder will be shutting down during July and August so that many improvements and upgrades can be implemented, thus bringing the facility up to the level required to be able to showcase Drag Racing in every form, from Off-Street through the various brackets of Sedans, Dragsters and Altereds, right up to the sport’s ultimate classes, including nitro-burning Bikes, Doorslammers, Funny Cars and Top Fuellers. A typical Friday night Legal Off Street Drags crowd – ready for fun and with plenty of officials to help them get it. Picture: Wild2Mild The barriers are to be moved in so there will no longer be grass edges along the strip, as these can often be more detrimental to a wayward vehicle than when it is kept within the confines of the concrete barriers. The Start line will also be moved 14 metres further down the straight, thus giving more room for the staging lanes and burnout area, and a new timing tower will be built alongside the starting area, angled at fifteen degrees to the track to afford tower officials an uninterrupted view of the entire strip. Drag Racing originated in the USA and so the internationally accepted standard for speeds in the sport is Miles per Hour, even though nearly everywhere else uses km/h. This being the case, the new timing boards at Calder Park will register the speeds in mph and, depending on cost, they may give readings in both mph and km/h, thus keeping us old blokes and the new crop of younger spectators happy! This high-speed blow-up illustrates the need for concrete barriers. It’s hard enough to control 8000 bhp when all goes right – but when it goes wrong, the results can be catastrophic!. Steve Thomas Pic Special Attention to Spectators The spectator mound is currently receiving major attention and seating will eventually be put right down the eastern side of the strip and around the back of the burnout area, thus allowing up to 35,000 spectators to sit and watch in comfort. In an effort to give racers and spectators an input into the racing, track management conducted a survey on 22 different forums and has used the results to plan their meetings. The results showed that families preferred the meetings to be held during the days, as this was better for the kids and for travelling and that Friday nights were not good for off street drags, as this was the worst night for traffic on Melbourne’s roads. Terraced embankments 20m wide line the back straight of the race circuit, offering great views of the whole Drag Strip from the comfort of car or tailgate. Accordingly, when the drag strip re-opens in September the Legal Off Street Drags will take place on Sundays and from the 8th November racing will be held on Saturdays – of course, with an eye on the weather, check your Calendar and Calder Park’s website - http://www.calderpark.com.au Calder Park’s Legal Off Street Drags have been proving very popular in a city craving for the return of full-blown drag racing, with over 180 cars entering each of the events in May. At the first May meeting, 20 full competition cars were entered in order to do some testing and tuning in readiness for Australia’s biggest Drag Meet of the year, the Winternationals. Do it Off the Street Legal Off Street Drag Racing is exactly that – legal, safe and on the track, not on the streets. Cars must be roadworthy and can drive to the track and race, providing the driver is licensed, has an approved crash helmet, long sleeves, shoes and socks. It’s the perfect way for mates to find out who has the quickest car, no-one gets hurt and it costs a hell of a lot less than a fine and the risk of having your vehicle impounded by the Police. The drag strip surface is prepped with traction compound the day before every Off Street meet, exactly as it is for full competition meetings, so even the street cars get maximum traction and many of the regular racers are regularly re-setting their personal best times. The Legal Off Street Drags are aimed at encouraging drivers, especially the younger ones, to race in a safe environment and not on the streets. The drag strip is also capable of being used as a venue for driver training programmes, two much needed ways of attempting to educate drivers and hopefully help to reduce our road toll. Classes to be included in the AMC Nationals series will be Pro Street Blown, Pro Street Unblown, Modified Street, Real Street, Super Gas and two Bike brackets. Prize money for these meetings is still to be finalised. Most classes will be run on the “dial-your-own” system and the Bikes will be run in two brackets based on qualifying times, those being for Bikes running 9.99 seconds and quicker and the other being for those running between 10.00 and 14.99 seconds. In the dial your own system, the driver nominates the time he expects to be able to run, based on his qualifying time, and the start is handicapped so that the vehicle with the slower time leaves first. In theory, if both cars have an identical reaction time off the line, and both run their exact dial-in, then the race will be a tie across the finish line. In other words, slower vehicles have as much chance of winning as the quicker vehicles. The class that will differ from this format is Super Gas, which is for cars that race on a fixed index of 9.90 seconds. There is no handicapping at the start, so the cars take the green light together and first to the finish line wins, providing you don’t go quicker than 9.90 seconds. If you do, you’re disqualified and your opponent takes the automatic win! Adelaide in New Year It is also expected that Adelaide Raceway will re-open its Drag Racing program late in 2008 – its major resurfacing project having been thwarted by wet weather - and its format will mirror that of Calder Park, thus giving the race-starved South Aussies a place to race as well. With both Melbourne and Adelaide having operational strips again, drag racing will once again become a truly National sport. Bob Jane and the AMC are pulling out the stops in an effort to bring Calder Park Drag Racing back to its glory days by improving safety and comfort at what is the world’s fastest all-bitumen drag strip. This in turn should see Drag Racing make its long-awaited and spectacular return to one of the strongest racer bases in the country. Calder Park’s race calendar for the new season is now: Most Saturdays from 8th November – Legal Off Street Drags. Australia Day, 2009 – Round 1 of the AMC Nationals. 14th February – Round 2 of the AMC Nationals. 11th April – Round 3 of the AMC Nationals.

Updates 31/07/2008

Some more photos of the upgrades going on out at Calder Park, the walls are on their way in..

Just a couple of photos of the work going on You can keep up to date with pictures on the Calder Park website here

Dont forget people, Friday 27th June 2008 is the last Legal Off Street Drags meet at Calder Park until the renovations are finished and they reopen early September. Weather is looking ok with max 16 deg a shower or two clearing later. A partly cloudy day with moderate northwest to westerly winds. Legal Off Street Drags will then start back at Calder Park on SUNDAY September 7th 2008 Keep you eye on the website for all the renovation update details and photos http://www.calderpark.com.au Cheers

6 Winners - 1 Champion Exesive Motorsports & AMC Present National Open Drag Racing Championship Round II Calder Park - Saturday November 15th 2008 AMC & Exesive Motorsports are pleased to announce the National Open Drag Racing Championships, with 3 new classes being added to the event, Nostalgia, Pro Outlaw and Modified Bike the event now welcomes every type of drag racing and tough street vehicle into Australia’s toughest drag racing competition even. Each competitor has a chance to win their respective class PLUS the bonus $20,000 event champion prize money. This will be run in a DYO format, between the six class winners and two WILD CARD competitors (via a charity auction) to make an eight car finalist field, with the overall winner claiming the cool $20,000 cash! There will also be awesome giveaway throughout the day of spectator prizes ranging from holiday packages to DVD’s plus rides in some of Australia’s toughest drag race vehicles. Classes Super Street (DYO Handicapped) Winner $1500 - Runner Up $500 Open to all vehicles running 11.00–13.99 seconds (no delay boxes) There are NO tyre restrictions in this class This class is intended to include all types of vehicles including sedans, coupes, altered vehicles and dragsters Super Sedan (DYO Handicapped) Winner $1750 - Runner Up $750 Open to all vehicles running 10.99–faster (no delay boxes) There are NO tyre restrictions in this class This class is intended to include all types of vehicles including sedans, coupes, altered vehicles and dragsters REAL STREET [Heads Up Racing] Winner $2500 - Runner Up $1000 Street complying registered vehicles that complete the ‘drive to track’ qualifying and pass all Real Street scrutineering (radial street tyres, full exhaust and street compliance in general). Note: Drag Radial tyres such as [Hoosier, M/T & BFG] CANNOT be used in this class - you must race in the Radial Class with these tyres This class is intended to attract all types of street cars including Nissan GTR, 200SX, WRX, Supra, and the Aussie and US muscle cars alike. This class is aimed at the fastest street cars that race not the race cars with number plates! RADIAL [Heads Up Racing] Winner $2500 - Runner Up $1000 Open to all vehicles using a Drag Radial street tyres such as [Hoosier, M/T & BFG] NOSTALGIA (handicapped) Winner $1750 - Runner Up $750 Open to all “nostalgia” vehicles such as hot rods, vintage cars/dragsters PRO Outlaw (heads up) Winner $3000 - Runner Up $1000 Open to all vehicles and dragsters Modified Bike (Handicapped) - TBA Entry Forms click here Entry Fee: $225.00 (Until 30th October 2008) Late Entry: $300.00 (After 1st November 2008) Entry Fee includes 3 Crew Entries open: 1st June 2008 Entries Close: Friday 14th November 2008 All paid up entrants also get to race FREE at the Leagl Off Street Drag Racing Friday Nov 14th 2008 Photos from the last event held 23th Feb 2008 can be found here Full details will soon be available at www.exesivemotorsports.com.au