Arc Car Forum Battle - Sau Represent 2012

[JZP]

Anyone seen this event?

ARC car forum battle:

http://www.rally.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1317%3Acompetitor-information-arc-car-club-forum-battle&catid=79&Itemid=199

"The ARC have some exciting news! We are hosting the inaugural festival of speed for Australia’s motoring forums. We recognise that car community play a big part in this countries motoring culture and we now have an annual event to showcase this scene and its communities to a bigger audience at the 2012 Calder Park round of the ARC..... " Click the link to read the rest

FORUM BATTLE EVENTS:

Tarmac Rally

Calder Park Thunderdome (in front of all ARC spectators)

Saturday 3rd March 2012

2 official stages of the ARC

Time Attack

Calder Park Race Circuit

Saturday 3rd March 2012

Gymkhana

Calder Park Thunderdome (in front of all ARC spectators)

Saturday 3rd March 2012

Drags

Calder Park Drags

Saturday night 3rd March 2012

Show & Shine

Calder Park Thunderdome

Sunday the 4th of March (in front of all ARC spectators)

[Snowman]

Was announced at the SAU Nationals that SAU will be putting together a team for this.

I can't make it

We did something on a similar course back there in 2006 and it was epic!

[R31Nismoid]

Well the cat is most certainly out of the bag now, haven't had time to start a thread yet

Yep SAU is well aware of it, and has been formally invited a few weeks ago (the flyer has us on it). The organisers (go2space) are actually behind SAU's Banner Ads and some traders, so very involved with us and were in attendance @ the SAU Nationals.

Give the calibre of cars we have here within the SAU Community, there is great confidence SAU could place very well in results in every category in what will be one rather epic event especially with the amount of people that will be there... It will just come down to the rules & availability of cars etc.

I've the lucky job of organising/co-ordinating this for SAU, so when more information is supplied it will be posted up/distributed etc.

Subscribe to this thread is my suggestion!

[N1GTR]

Will be interesting to see the rules about pro drivers saying they're a forum member (when they're clearly not regular)

Anyway, SAUNSW has got the motokhana section covered with our not so secret weapon; Reece.

[zebra]

I've been looking at the banner ad for a week now lol

Looks like a good event

[JZP]

I vote Russ!!

[bigkevracer]

Looks like we'll be broadcasting it too, so looking forward to it!

The ARC have a big event planned. Checking out the course next weekend. Hope to see SAU do well!

[Xforce]

Hey guys

Just some quick information regarding the ARC Forum Battle

-Supplementary Regulations and entry sheets will be released at the end of the month

-Cars will be broken up into different categories

-You will need a CAMS license to compete in the Tarmac Rally, Gymkhana and Time Attack. Drags TBA

-Forums can enter two cars PER EVENT

-Any forum can get involved (big or small)

-In regards to Roll cages, Fire extinguishers, Helmet and Tyres: Regular sprint day scrutineering applies

-Is the Gymkhana going to be similar to the Ken Block setup last time? No

If you have any more questions use this thread, PM me or Email me directly at arcforumbattle(at)go2space.com.au

Spectator ticket release date: January 2012

Event Information: Click Here

Event Schedule: Click Here

Video Promo of ARC Calder 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOtFus4fcMY

[R31Nismoid]

What is the actual entry limit? There must be a cap of some sort I would imagine?

Can't invite every forum and have 2 cars

Will the categories, scoring/ranking system etc be released with the Supp Regs? Start of Dec limits big forums like this that will have people coming from places like Qld (hopefully)

[fatz]

promo vid makes me want to do skidz

[PranK]

[zebra]

Video is cool...but who picked the song?

[scarface_au]

Really looking forward to this! I genuinely believe SAU can dominate. RB POWAAAAH!

[Russman]

I vote Russ!!

More than willing to have a crack. I know the thunderdome quite well now

Really looking forward to this! I genuinely believe SAU can dominate. RB POWAAAAH!

Not sure how we'll go at the rally stages if it's on dirt. I know of a few silvia rally cars but no skylines...

[scarface_au]

The rally event is TARMAC rally. No dirt involved

[matespace]

Bringing the sport to the people: Scott Pedder discusses the 2012 ARC Round

Full Article on Speed Cafe: Click Here

[Xforce]

WHO WILL BE CROWNED AUSTRALIA’S BEST CAR FORUM?

Dear Forum Members,

It is my great pleasure to provide some pre-information for the upcoming “ARC Forum Battle” to take place as part of the 2012 Rally Calder.

ARC Forum Battle

Like Rally Calder, the ARC Forum Battle is a completely unique event designed to reward Australia’s best car club over 6 x motorsport and non-motorsport point scoring facets. The car club forum community has grown in strength and numbers in a very short space of time in Australia and has provided “intra-club” motorsport events such as nationals etc but Rally Calder and the ARC Forum Battle represents the first event where car forums will compete head to head on a large scale.

An enormous amount of work is going on behind the scenes to bring this monster of an event together including technical and sporting regulations which will be available as soon as possible. In the mean time please find below some information pertaining to the ARC Forum Battle

ARC Forum Battle General

1. Points to be awarded per discipline (x 6 disciplines) on a sliding scale of results (for example, 20…16..14..12 etc) for the club

2. Technical Regulations will follow CAMS regs for relevant disciplines with specifics to be advised in actual regs but will be designed to encourage road going, road registered, high performance vehicles to compete in a competitive yet safe and fair environment.

3. Due to the expected number of car forums that will compete a limited number of entries will be sought for each discipline as below – the car forum will need to meet this maximum number by putting forward their chosen representatives within each forum

4. The driver must be a forum member and must be the owner of the vehicle to be used

The Disciplines

1. Club Support : This is a non-motorsport discipline. Each car forum will be provided a unique ticket code for the event and points will be awarded to forums based on the ticket sales per forum and thus the support of the event, each forum and the ARC Forum Battle by the forum members.

2. Time Attack : Currently scheduled for 10:20am-12pm on Saturday March 3rd. This event will consist of 2 cars and drivers from each forum. Each driver will have 2 sessions to post their best time over the 1.6 kilometre Calder Park National Circuit Short Course (see attached map). There will be up to 8 cars on the track at once. This course and discipline is subject to cancellation if the track is wet due to the VHT used for drag competitions on the main straight. Regulations are pending. Entry costs are $200 per entry and include a 3-day general admission pass to the event and will be lodged with the event secretary as per the event regulations when released.

3. Rally Stage/One-Lap Dash : Currently scheduled for 1:35 – 2:25 and 5:00-5:45 on Saturday March 3rd. This event will consist of 2 cars and drivers from each forum. Each driver will get 4 runs over the 2km course using the Calder Park National Circuit Long Course (see attached map), the best time for each driver will be used to determine overall ARC Forum Battle points. Cars will be flagged away (rallystyle!) at 30 second intervals using timing beams at start and finish. Regulations are pending. Entry costs are $150 per entry and include a 3-day general admission pass to the event and will be lodged with the event secretary as per the event regulations when released.

4. Gymkhana : Currently scheduled for 3:45-4:45 on Saturday March 3rd. This event consists of 2 cars and drivers from each forum. Each driver will get 2 runs over the 750 metre highly technical slalom gymkahana course utilising pit lanes in the middle of the thunderdome. This is the most used section of calder park raceway for Rally Calder and will be highly visible to the public (see attached map). Cars will be flagged away (rallystyle!) at 30 second intervals using timing beams at start and finish. Regulations are pending. Entry costs are $150 per entry and include a 3-day general admission pass to the event and will be lodged with the event secretary as per the event regulations when released.

5. Drag/Quarter Mile Sprint : Currently scheduled for 7pm till late on Saturday March 3rd. The event will consist of 4 cars and drivers from each forum. Each driver will get a minimum of 2 runs over the strip. Entry costs are $150 per entry and include a 3-day general admission pass to the event and will be lodged with the event secretary as per the event regulations when released.

6. Show n Shine : Scheduled for Sunday 4th March. 20 cars per forum with each forum given an area within the Rally Calder Service Park precinct to “make their own”. 20 cars per Car Forum. A panel of judges will award points to the best presented individual cars and car forum as a whole – so get those creative juices flowing in terms of your areas! Entry costs are $90 per entry (only $40 if an existing ARC Forum Battle competitor) and include a 3-day general admission pass to the event and will be lodged probably through Foxtix due to the number of expected entries.

Prizes

The prize presentation for best individual performance within each discipline as well as the overall ARC Forum Battle Champion Forum will be announced as part of a special podium presentation at the event (and before the Rally finals) currently scheduled for approximately 12:30. The individual discipline winners and a representative driver and vehicle from the winning club will get to do a parade lap and be part of the grid with the finalists in the Bosch ARC, CAMS Tarmac Rally and Side x Side Events.

Promotion

The ARC Forum Battle will take pride of place amongst other facets within Rally Calder promotional mediums including television commercials etc and will be covered within the live internet and Rally Calder radio. A minimum of 12-minutes of national television airtime (3 minutes on Ten and 9 minutes on ONE) will be dedicated to the highlights of each discipline.

2012 ARC Forum Battle Schedule of Activities as at 22nd November 2011

Friday March 2nd

3:30-4pm : National Circuit (Time Attack and Rally/One Lap Dash) Familiarisation, Calder Park Raceway

7pm-9pm : Official Forum Welcome Function (all forum members welcome), West Waters Hotel, Caroline Springs. Finger Food dinner provided @ cost of approx. $30 with cash bar available. Welcome from Scott Pedder (CEO of Bosch ARC and Rally Calder Event Director) plus other special guests.

9pm – 11pm : Documentation and Vehicle Scrutiny, West Waters Hotel, Caroline Springs

Saturday March 3rd

7:30-7:45 : Gymkhana Familiarisation, Thunderdome Calder Park Raceway

10:20-12pm : Time Attack

1:30-2:25 : Rally Stage/One Lap Dash 1&2

3:45-4:45 : Gymkhana

5:00-5:45 : Rally Stage/One Lap Dash 3&4

7:00-9:00 : Drag

Sunday March 4th

6:00-7:30 : Show N Shine Setup

7:30-12:00 : Show N Shine Competition

12:20-12:35 : ARC Forum Battle Presentations

12:35-1:05 : Parade, Grid, National Anthem

1:05-5pm : Show N Shine Continues

5pm : Gates close for public, Show N Shine vehicles can depart venue

7pm-Late : ARC Forum Battle Unofficial After Party, Sports Bar, West Waters Hotel, Caroline Springs.

Rally Calder

The ARC Forum Battle is part of 2012 Rally Calder, the first event of its kind that combines the following motorsport disciplines into one event;

-Round One of the 2012 BOSCH Australian Rally Championship (Gravel and Tarmac) includes;

o BOSCH Australian 4WD Rally Championship

o BOSCH Australian 2WD Rally Championship

o Australian Classic Rally Championship

o East Coast Bull Bars Australian SUV Rally Challenge

o Rallyschool.com.au Australian Junior Rally Challenge

-Round One of the 2012 CAMS Australian Tarmac Rally Championship

-Round One of the 2012 Australian Side by Side Rally Challenge (Polaris and CanAm 2-seater ATV Buggies)

-ARC Forum Battle

o Time Attack

o Rally Stage (one-lap dash)

o Gymkhana

o Drag

o Show n Shine

-Drift Demonstration

-Rallyschool.com.au Rally Hot Laps

Rally Calder is being branded as “Melbourne’s Festival of Speed” and will be promoted through an extensive PR and Media plan including;

- 15 and 30-second television commercial to air in Melbourne on Network Ten and ONE in January/February

- Delayed 2-hour national coverage of the event (all facets) on Ten/ONE weekend

- Online via foxtix (event ticketing agency) associated sites, car forums and other general mediums

- Normal PR/Press/Media including Twitter and Facebook as conducted by the BOSCH ARC

Other general Rally Calder information and highlights include;

- Live Internet from event via rally.com.au

- Rally Calder Shortband Radio

- Ceremonial Start on Thursday March 1st at West Waters Hotel Caroline Springs

- Displays (including new vehicle drive area), vendors and kids zone

- Ticketing through Foxtix including general admission, grandstand (option of tarmac thunderdome or gravel paddock), corporate hospitality and very special “intercom club”

The very basic event schedule at this point in time looks like this;

Thursday March 1st 2012

4pm : Rally Show Commences – West Waters Hotel, Caroline Springs

7pm : Ceremonial Start Commences – West Waters Hotel, Caroline Springs

10pm : Ceremonial Start Concludes

Friday March 2nd 2012

Am : Reconnaisance and Media Activities

2pm : Gates Open to Public

3pm-9:30pm : Bosch ARC Stages 1-8, CAMS Tarmac Rally Stages 1-5, Side by Side Stages 1 and 2, rallyschool.com.au Hotlaps and Drift Demonstrations

10:30pm : Gates close to public

Saturday March 3rd 2012

7:30am : Gates Open to Public

8:00-9:00 : Bosch ARC Stages 9-24, CAMS Tarmac Rally Stages 6-16, Side by Side Stages , rallyschool.com.au Hotlaps, Drift Demonstrations and ARC Forum Battle (Time Attack, Rally one lap dash, Gymkhana and Drag events).

10:00 : Gates Close to Public

Sunday March 4th 2012

7:30am : Gates Open to Public

8:00-12:20 : Bosch ARC Stages 25-27, CAMS Tarmac Rally Stages 17-21, Side by Side Stages, rallyschool.com.au Hotlaps, Drift Demonstrations and ARC Forum Battle (Show n Shine only)

12:20-12:30 : ARC Forum Battle Presentation

12:30-1pm : Parade, Grid and National Anthem

1:15-3:50 : Finals for Bosch ARC, CAMS Tarmac Rally and Side x Side

4:00-4:30 : Podium Presentations

5:30 : Gates Close to Public

7:00pm-late : Rally and ARC Forum Battle presentations at West Waters Hotel, Caroline Springs.

For further information please stay tuned to the Rally Calder Page on rally.com.au. Information will also be forwarded to forums via Go2Space as it becomes available.

On behalf of everyone involved with the BOSCH Australian Rally Championship and Rally Calder we welcome the competitors and supporters of the ARC Forum Battle and look forward to 3 great days of motorsport and comradery come March 2nd next year.

Regards

Scott Pedder

Chief Executive Officer

Web: www.rally.com.au

[R31Nismoid]

We really need the regulations. Any idea when they will be available?

Nov update I thought, was going to contain this info... As the above information is nothing we didn't already know realistically, save for event timing, which isn't a major issue.

As a LOT of SAU potential entries/representatives are between 10 & 24hrs drive away, with Regs are super important before we ask people to plan to head down for this, and to make it a great event for everyone & community.

Cheers

[TURISMO]

I would love to do the Gymkhana leg of this and I am putting my hand up, but realistically it is really expensive for a promotional event and 2x 1 minute runs.

The Show and shine is also quite a lot

[FineLine]

Is there a dodgey midnight mountain run segment ?

I do my best work in the dark.