On the weekend of the 20th / 21st September 2008 at Wakefield Park Goulburn NSW the VRA is promoting the second running of the annual East Coast Challenge.
For those who may be unfamiliar with the concept, in 2007 26 Alfisti gathered at Queensland Raceway to contest the inaugural running of the ECC.
The field was split evenly between Qld & NSW cars with a fantastic time had by all. The racing was very entertaining as well as being fiercely contested, with a result of a one two three to NSW. The Qlders have vowed to avenge the drubbing with a strong showing at Wakefield.
The event is run under the AASA banner allowing entrants a little freedom as far as license requirements go. You will need to have an AASA license or for a small fee of $60.00 you can purchase a AASA / Wakefield Park license which lasts for a period of 12 months. To obtain this upgrade usually from a CAMS L2S you will be observed in practice on Saturday morning, which will be a formality, and .then upgraded to Level 2 Wakefield / AASA.
With these license requirements it opens up the field to guys who have been Sprinting or running Historic Regularity events but have yet to take the plunge to go to a CAMS circuit license. The response from the people where this was the case last year was overwhelming in glowing terms as to the experience of actually racing their mates for position on the track.
The vehicle requirements require a minimum AASA log book, this can, and will be done, on Saturday during scrutineering for a fee of $20.00. Obviously if your vehicle is logged already this will be recognized. The car MUST have at least a half cage fitted as well.
Dorian timers will be used for time keeping purposes and here again if you are not currently participating on a regular basis you may not have your own Dorian but these will be available for hire over the weekend, pricing on this is TBC.
Entry forms and sup regs will be available on the Wakefield Park web site by the second week in July, the cost for the weekend will be $280.00 which includes Saturday practice / qualifying / racing and a covered permanent structure carport.
The Victorian Alfa contingent are very active in Supersprints with the cross over to racing still in the early stage, so with this in mind it would be a great opportunity to coerce some of the Victorians to make the trip north and boost the field even further and make it truly an East Coast Challenge, and not the State of Origin it was last year.
As far as accommodation is concerned there are rooms booked at Trappers Best Western motel (ph. 0248 225 445) under the Veloce Racing name, when booking make sure you mention you are part of the VRA weekend package.
The Veloce Racing Association can be contacted through its web site on
www.veloceracing.org to find the latest news and photos of current and past events.
