The AASA Australian Tarmac Rally Championship Round 1 report from Dave Scott



I hadn't been in my race car for two years and I had really itchy feet, I needed that adrenalin fix of going flat-out on winding country roads. Peter Washington from Mountain Motorsports rang to see if I was going to run the Australian Tarmac Rally Championship this year and I knew that's what I needed, but there was a problem - I had no money! A quick budget showed a season would cost $lots plus some. I put together a proposal with ProCam, a professional television production company, to air the season on TV in four documentaries. I chased up some people who have supported me in the past and added a few new allies. I had a lot of support from Fulcrum Suspensions, PerFOURmance Motorsport, Mountain Motorsports, and ProCam.

Fulcrum Performance is hosting the WRX Club of Queensland on Saturday 14th April for a tech morning showing Subaru suspension components.

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Happy new year Everyone!!!

Welcome to 2012 and as per the last few years we have kicked off the social events for the year with a MEET AND GREET function. This is a great opportunity for new and old members to get together. Details of this event are below:

WHEN - SUNDAY 29January from 1100hrs to 1400hrs
WHERE - Colmslie Beach Reserve at the end of Colmslie Rd


OTHER EVENT INFO:

The club will be having on a FREE BBQ and soft drinks for members! We'll also try to have the club marquees there for extra shade as well.
There will also be a range of lucky door prizes on the day. Simply see Glenn or Donna when you arrive for your ticket as you sign in. Prizes will be drawn at 1300hrs.
We would like to emphasise that this is a FAMILY event - your partners, kids, dogs etc are very welcome. The reserve has loads of parking, grassy areas, kids playground and public toilets.

Please log into the forum and RSVP in the thread as we would like to get an idea of numbers by 25th Jan for shopping purposes.

Looking forward to seeing you Glenn

After owning two WRXs (an MY94 and MY99), Grant purchased this MY02 Liberty in 2010. The car was built as a sleeper and raised a few eyebrows when it took out second place at the club's annual dyno day with 256kwatw. Some of the modifications include:

2.2L stroked and built block
GT35R turbo @ 20psi
Kelford 272 Cams
Ported n Polished heads
3" Turbo back exhaust
Varex single tip muffler with electronic remote control
EVO Front mount intercooler
Haltec E11 v2 ECU
Race spec radiator
TIAL 38mm ext gate
Eboost2 EBC (15 and 20psi settings)
GFB Stealth FX blow off valve
GFB pulley kit
750cc Bosch injectors
Walbro 550hp intank fuel pump
1.5L surge tank
Bosch 044 external fuel pump
Custom fuel rails
SARD Type RJ fuel regulator
Cusco oil catch can

6 speed gearbox
3100lb Jim Berry Race Clutch
Bilstein yellows with Tein springs
STi alloy lower control arms
Whiteline Anti-lift kit (motorsport)
Whiteline front and rear 22mm sway bars with HD links
Front strut brace

MY04 WRX 17" wheels powder coated black
Spoiler removed
Ver5 STI bucket seats
Defi controller with custom mounted oil temp, oil pressure and water temp gauges
Pioneer AVH-P4050DVD touch screen head unit
Alpine MRP-F600 Amp and Type-R speakers
Custom suede boot install

Although he is reluctant to see it go, Grant is looking to sell this beast. If you are interested, you can find it on carsales.com

If you are looking for something to read on your daily commute to and from work, drop into your local news agent and pick up the September 2011 addition and flick to page 96 to check out the review and write up!




Here is a reminder of the day

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81TTN started life when i picked her up off the showroom floor from Subaru in 2004. She has since been sold, and then bought again, then driven as a street car, then stripped and used as a race car.

To read the entire development story please log into the forum and read all the finer details.

81TTN and Steve are regulars at tracks in South East Queensland, from QR and Lakeside Park, to Mount Cotton and Noosa hill climbs to street sprints.

With a standard engine, turbo and drive train 81TTn returned some very good results throughout 2009 and 2010 including
2009 Time Attack AWD - First Place
2009 Interclub Challenge Drivers Champion - First Place Outright
2009 Queensland Challenge - Third in Class
2010 Winter Dam Challenge - First Place Outright
2010 Queensland Challenge - First Place Outright
2010 Time Attack AWD (QR Series) - First Place
2010 Time Attack AWD (Lakeside Series) - Third Place
2010 Ironman Weekend - First Place Outright
2010 MG Noosa Hill Climb - Third in Class

During the first half of the year, Steve did a lot of investigation into the setup and turbos and decided to convert the standard VF35 setup to a complete Twin Scroll TD05 20G setup. Unfortunately the expected power gains were nowhere to be seen, so the development continues.
This year has resulted in a lot less track time, but 81TTN still manages to be first in class at the mount cotton hill climb series and is currently place 2nd on the WRX Motorsport cup for the year.

Go fast bits and pieces









(photo at Mount Cotton taken by Luke Cole)

* Tein Monoflex coilovers (8kg & 6kg) with EDFC * Super Pro Camber Bolts, complete bush kit including: rear subframe mount, diff support bushes, Roll Centre Adjustment, rack mounts, Anti Lift Kit- All Race Spec * 24mm Rear Sway * Full Corner weighted * Project Mu SCR GT front Rotors & SRC rears. H16 Front and HC+ Rear pads * TuningWorx twin scroll dump pipe and straight through exhaust. * Level 3 custom tuned Ecutek ECU (Tune A 220kw atw on 18psi) * Launch Control * ID 1000 Injectors * K&N inguard CAI

* JDM HID Headlights * Custom Jim Berry 5 plate 3300 lb centre sprung button clutch * JDM STi 72deg Thermostat * Process West Oil Cooler (powder coated black) * Process West TMIC with Splitter * 6 Point Bond Roll Cage * OMP steering wheel * OMP Drivers & Passenger race seats. * Custom Plated rear diff * CBRD Billet wheel Twin Scroll (with headers and sump) * HKS & APR Aero F&R