Looks like the event went pretty smoothly. My complaint being that I couldn't attend.
 
Like mentioned in the previous two posts,
 
Admin,
"it will somewhat protect the event from being dominated by modern track weapons such as EVOs. After all, it is a MR2 track day"
 
B24,
"A modern 4wd with skilled drivers competing against 20yr old MR and RWD cars could also be considered unfair by people"
 
If I had the funds and wanted the boost to my ego could I roll up in a (insert your favourite track/road weapon with auto breathe and think) and obliterate the white knuckled, budget hobbyist?
 
Fairs fair. At least the Beams powered bmw had some sort of mr2 link.
 
Congrats to Ken Matsuda for another obviously blistering performance and to Steve and co for organising the meet again.
 
Where did TurboDoseBro place?
 
 

Thanks for the feedback Glenn,
I will continue to fine tune the event as time goes by.  
Dates for one. It will be between the 6th and the 13th of Jan with a date to be confirmed in a few weeks.
My engine is coming back out in a few weeks. Going to install a light instead.
 
Results
Outright
1st: Ken Matsuda (Vic) AW11
2nd: Steve Marlin  (NSW) EVO
3rd: Travis Webb (Vic) BMW
 
These are MR2 only classes
 
Modified Street over 2ltr
1st: Michael Bonfield (S.A.) SW20
2nd: Ed Piekar (NSW) SW20
3rd: Jim Dimetrio (NSW) AW11
 
Modified Street under 2ltr
1st: Ethan Gates (NSW) SW20
2nd: Tony Millwood (ACT) SW20
3rd: Adrian You (NSW) SW20
 
Special mention to Aaron Knight with a 12th outright in his girlfriend's car!
 

B24
Special mention to Aaron Knight with a 12th outright in his girlfriend's car!
 

And 1st place in the Street Over 2L class by default

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Forgot to mention a big thanks to Paul Brell. I was hoping he would show up and he did. As he did last year, he said hello to everyone and helped out everyone he could at no cost. He was responsible for Highlander enjoying the weekends racing.
Having Neil Trama come along was also a treat. Neil has one the most enviable reputations for anyone wishing to be a race engineer. He builds incredible Toyota engines, big into Motec management and data acquisition for numerous teams and programs world wide. He is also a great man to boot (along with everyone else who was there).
Wiso and Senor also come along on the Monday and spent the day saying hello, taking photo's and admiring the cars. There were 5 or 6 Mr2 NSW Club members in total.
There is a huge amount of media available on facebook for those interested. 

Some pic's
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202886244987626&set=pcb.10152153124834711&type=1&theater
 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/62kfpdqa5ju3d8a/JU_6TMJDMP
 
 

Great photos!

 

There are some great shots there.
Tri is clearly the most entertaining character out there!
One thing that caught my attention was the comparison of lap times between the BMW and the SW20's with 2.0ltr power. They were all quite close. It would be good to see the AW11 and MR2S with a tuned suspension/brake/tyre package with a lightly tuned engine going head to head with the SW and BMW to see the comparison. Would also be good to see a S12/S13/S14 with a SR20 mixing it up to see the comparison. Maybe in 2015 this could be a reality.
 
There was talk of adding a 1/8 mile drag race into the equation. It would be a 1hr session on the first afternoon. Any takers?
 
Next year will also see the addition of another variation of the track. It was discussed at length this year so I will add this into 2015. Just need to see if it will be possible. This too will be 1 hr allocated time slot.
 
I had a quick chat with Wiso about where the MR2 clubs could fit in a show and shine(bit dusty for the sine part but you get what I mean.) with a few cruise session. So for people interested in this, keep in contact with Wiso for more info.