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Motorsport Brakes has been a long term supporter of many WRX Club members because they have a solution for every application from daily commuter to rally to time attack.

Club members and prospective members are more than welcome.

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Motorsport Brakes
18 Computer Rd
Yatala, Queensland, 4207
Phone: 0404 023 535
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Another great meeting at the fantastic Subaru Toowong venue with our guest speaker Dylan from Skid Control. James from Subaru Toowong. Brisbanes only STI dealership surprised everyone with some great lucky door bags before Matt arrived to feed the masses with free Gusto's Gourmet Pizza & Pasta. Dylan gave a great talk on the difference between track grip driving and slip / drift techniques as well as how they work well together to be the fastest in any situation. Next months meeting will be held at Motorsport Brakes and we'll release event information soon. Thank you again to our committee for organizing the event, our host Subaru Toowong and Skid Control, Gustos Pizza for great food and you our members for attending and being so interactive.

Subaru Toowong will be hosting the WRX Club of Queensland's March Meeting where Skid Control will be presenting.

Skid Control offers you the chance to test you and your car on a Skid Pan or Drift Track in Brisbane, Queensland. At Skid Control you learn to control a slide on a safe, low speed track that is full of fun. Or for those that want a bit more we have our high speed, dry drift track.

Our guest speaker this month is Dylan Cothill from Skid control. Dylan has over a decade of experience in grip and track driving and over 8 years experience in competition drifting. He's going to be talking to us about car control and is a perfect way to learn some new skills in preparation for our upcoming Skidpan day.

Gusto Pizza will be providing food

Club members and prospective members are more than welcome.

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Gatton Street Sprints is the first sprint event of the calendar every year, and it is a great way to start your motorsport year off.

The weekend starts on Friday afternoon with check in and scrutineering, and racing starts Saturday and runs all the way through to Sunday afternoon.

Throughout the event there is not only sprint racing, but drift demos, and Saturday night sees one of the biggest burn out competitions in south east Queensland!

If you are worried about what the littlies will do; don’t! This year, the Downs Motorsport Club is pulling out all stops with a full food court and entertainment precinct which will have all the stalls required to keep your little rug rat busy.

The Club always has a solid number of entries, and 2016 will be no different.

If you are keen head over and put your entry in online. But if you are not a racer, come and have a look.

Photo from Collie George Pix

Turntable Studio will be hosting the WRX Club of Queensland's February Meeting at their state of the art studio located at Northgate.

Through the use of unique technology, Turntable Studio is now able to offer world class studio conditions with the additional functionality of 360 degree interactive software. This allows enthusiasts the chance to have one of a kind imagery of their vehicle and provides an opportunity for businesses to showcase their products like never before.

We will have a BBQ available to members of the club starting at 7:00 with the club meeting will be starting at approximately 7:30pm.

Club members and prospective members are more than welcome.

Can you please either log into the Forum or Facebook and RSVP

Turntable Studio, 2/169 Toombul Rd, Northgate

Turntable Website

ONLY 20 DRIVERS get in and pay early to secure your spot
To all those who want to drive in the dirt this day is for you. The club has hired the Dirt circuit at IWMAC for a full day of fun. This event has been run previously so some of you have been to the event before. For those of you that haven't it is a great day to see if you are interested in driving on the dirt whilst not being an all competitive day.

There will be a Driver’s Disclaimer you must agree to and sign to participate.

The drivers & passengers must attend the drivers briefing, sign in and agree to the rules. Both drivers and passengers will be given a wrist band that will be supplied once all the above has been undertaken.

Gates will open at 7.30am with the track opening at 9am. A barbeque lunch and drinks (bottled water) are included for all attendees.
This is a private event which will result in a lot of fun track time for all involved with the focus on enjoyment.

Proceedings of the day-

* 07:30 - Arrive and set up camp. Please feel free to bring seats and marquees
* 07:45 - Drivers Briefing
* 08:45 – Car checks and sighting laps.
* 09:00 - 12:00 - Runs
* 12:00 - 12:30 - Lunch
* 12:30 - 15:30 - Runs

The RULES-

* No door to door racing.

* No official timing.

* No more than 3 cars on the track at one time. Depending on how the day is going and driver attitude, we may allow more on the track as the day progresses.

* Laps will be starting from a standing start on the starting pad you will be waved on to the track where you will complete 1 standing lap and 2 flying laps (this may be changed throughout the day depending on the general feeling - 3 laps is a good place to start as cars don't get too hot).

* When you are shown the chequered flag, your run has ended. This could be the end of your run, it could be a problem with your car or it could be a problem on the track. If you think you were shown the flag or are even not sure it was meant for you, GET OFF THE TRACK!!! THERE WILL BE ZERO TOLERANCE ON THIS, AND A SINGLE BREACH YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

* DANGEROUS DRIVING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

* STRICTLY MEMBERS ONLY.

* Helmets, Neck to Wrist to Ankle nonflammable clothes

* Civil Driver’s License Required

* Passenger laps you can bring people out for a spin (they will have to have Helmets, Neck to Wrist to Ankle nonflammable clothes)

* There is no need to rush at the start of the day - I can guarantee that there will be times when there is only one car on the track (and sometimes none) so you will get
plenty of lap time.

For more details and to enter, please see the following link-

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Note: you will need ot be a current and financial member of the club to veiw the link.
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Welcome to 2016

At the start of each year we like to kick things off with a social event; the MEET AND GREET.

This is a great opportunity for all club and non-club members (existing, new and prospective) to get together and enjoy a BBQ and refreshments.

Details of this event:
WHEN - SUNDAY 17 January from 11am to 2pm
WHERE - Colmslie Beach Reserve at the end of Colmslie Rd - its on the South side of the river just to the west of the Gateway Bridge

Other Info:
The club will be having a FREE BBQ and refreshments for everyone! We will use the undercover area and BBQ's there and we'll have the club marquees there for extra shade as well.

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.

There will be a lucky door prize for all those attending, so be sure to see a committee member on arrival.

Looking forward to seeing you
WRX Club Committee

Congratulations to the 2015 Impreza WRX Club of Queensland Motorsport Championship winners.

The closest championships this club has seen in years, Michael McMillan and Jason Keen were grabbing as many points as they could, swapping 1st and 2nd position for the entire year. Stephen Faulks secured a from behind victory during the last scoring event for the season at Noosa Hill Climb when he took maximum points for his victory there.

Steve also has the honor of being the first to receive the perpetual Impreza WRX Club of QLD Glenn Ross Memorial Trophy for his hard work in earning the championship. Avid motorsport enthusiast, competitor and Club President Glenn Ross tragically passed earlier this year. He will always be watching from the great racing circuit in the sky, and I'm sure is proud of everyone keeping the motorsport passion alive in the club.

For club members who apparently can drive fast, the 3 members who were last to arrive to our trophy ceremony were, you guessed it, the podium winners. Let's not mention that the ceremony was held up by the arrival of the fastest driver there...

Well done to all drivers who competed this year, and we can be sure to see more heated battles as the 2016 season has already begun!
1st Place: Stephen Faulks
2nd Place: Jason Keen
3rd Place: Michael McMillan