Championship Dates
Jun 14 | Aug 10 | Sep 21 | Oct 19

2008 Lakeside Sprint Championship presentations will be held at QR Ipswich on December 13th.
Overall prizewinners to be announced soon.

View Point Score after Round 4 held October 19

What is a Sprint?
Sprinting is the first level of competitive speed events. The objective is to achieve just one really quick lap on the day.  This means you do not have to race the car on every lap; you can take your time to get every corner right. As soon as you think you have every corner right you then lay down your demon lap of the day.
Its like a race in that you have to be the fastest to win but you do not have the expense or strain of having to drive flat out all day in every lap. This is still racing, it is serious motorsport and should not be undertaken unless you are willing to accept the risks involved.

What do I need to compete?
You will need an Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA said as “acer”) Clubman licence which costs $20 for the day or $55 for the year. If you buy a day licence you can upgrade to an annual Licence for $35 providing you do it within one month of taking out the day licence. You do not need to be a member of a car club to hold an AASA licence. The AASA licence covers the cost of your medical and accident benefit insurance so it is a mandatory requirement.
You will need a proper safety helmet that meets the Australian Standards and we recommend that you get a full face model even if you’re in an enclosed car.
Because you will start separated from other cars; Roll Cages and Flameproof Race Suits are NOT required; but non flammable neck – to wrist – to ankle clothing with fully enclosed shoes is absolutely necessary.
Make sure your brakes are good.  If the car is over two years old new fluid and pads are likely to be a great investment.  Give the cooling system a flush too. 
Bring a reliable tyre pressure gauge with you.
We suggest you bring a large plastic rubbish bag to put all the stuff in that you’ll take out of the car and a couple of bottles of water is a good idea too.

Categories
The Lakeside Sprint Championship is open to all road registered and registerable vehicles complying with Qld Transports requirements to become road registered. This means the car MUST COMPLY with noise levels and other ADR requirements. The use of road legal semi-slick tyres IS permitted.
Cars are divided into three categories: 4 Cylinder | 6 Cylinder | 8 Cylinder
Turbo charged and/or supercharged vehicles will move up by one category therefore a WRX is in the six cylinder category. Rotaries rate as 6 cylinders so a turbo RX7 rates the same as a V8.

Format
Gates Open at 09:30am
Compulsory Drivers Briefing commences at 10.00am
Track is open between 10.30am and 3.30pm
You get 3 runs of 1 x out lap, 5 x hot laps, 1 x in lap unless you are lapped in which case you will lose laps.
There are six groups of 12 cars per group although we will allow larger groups for experienced competitors.
You will be allocated to the group you request where possible but we reserve the right to allocate you to other groups according to previous best recorded time and other safety considerations.
Novices with less than three Sprint rounds experience will always be in a group of 10 or less to reduce the stress and likelihood of contact with another car.
When we finish the three runs early enough, you can have a fourth run as a reward for your part in ensuring the day goes smoothly. NO CHARGE for the fourth run of course.

Trophies & Awards
Trophies will be awarded at the end of the season to the first three drivers in each of the three categories and each round’s results will be displayed on our web site.
On October the 19th we will supply a free barbeque and drinks whilst compile the results of the championship and finish with the presentation of the trophies.

NB Points do not carry over to QR’s Wednesday Afternoon or Saturday Afternoon Sprint Championships.

Spectators - Admission is $10 at the gate.

Click for information on the 2008 QR Wednesday Afternoon Sprint Series and TopGear Sprint Series
and 2008 Saturday Afternoon Sprint Series

Download the Quick Guide to all the 2008 Sprints Series



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