2010 Australian Plafit Championships Options

[Vinno]

The 2010 Australian Plafit Championships are being held this year at North Lakes, Brisbane on 6th to the 8th. August.

The official APC Website with all the important information can be found HERE

There are several differences from last years APC in Melbourne :
- For the first time we will have a complete 8-Lane 60 m Plafit Masters Track air-freighted from Tokyo to Brisbane.
- With the Torque Ford Automotive Group we have a very high profile main sponsor who has made their large showroom at North Lakes available to house the track for the entire event.
- Beside the usual Australian Plafit Championship Car Classes, there will be a Celebrity Challenge with eight identical 1/24 Ford GT3 Cars. Drivers will include V8 Supercar Team Drivers and personalities from Dick Johnson Jim Beam Racing as well as from Stone Brothers Racing.
- It is expected that in this event we will have the best Australian Model Car Racers competing against racers from Japan on equal terms on a neutral track.

Werner will keep this thread updated with the newest info as it comes to hand.

[wwwace]

Hi all,

With only a bit more then four weeks to go until the start of Australia's largest Plafit Model Car Racing event, all preparations are well advanced and the Plafit Masters Track is also on its way from Japan.

So far the entries have been strong and the interest is very enthusiastic so that we can certainly look forward to an excellent three days of model car racing.
With such an event held on a neutral track, it is essential to offer all competitors exactly the same amount of practice time for final car set-up and to get familiar with the track.
Therefore enties will close at midnight on Wednesday, 4.August so that we can produce the scheduled practice sessions for Friday, 6.August. For this reason any late entries cannot be accepted as we are not able to accommodate them into the practice schedule.
So, it is very important to get your entry form in asap. The forms can be obtained from the APC website and send by e-mail or printed and send by letter mail to the address featured on the form.

The race classes will be the same as last years APC in Melbourne however the race format is different as in 2010 there will only be single driver classes and no team events.

First up on Saturday 7, August will be the GT Cars in 1/32 scale in two Divisions with separate classification :


1/32 GT Division 2


1/32 GT Division 1

First 1/24 Class will be the Historic Can-Am and Sports Cars with vaccum formed bodies :



First 1/24 Hard Plastic Body Class will be the Group C Sports Cars on Saturday afternoon :



On Sunday morning the 1/24 Formula 1 will have their big moment :



The Torque Ford Celebrity Race with eight identical 1/24 Plafit Ford GT3 Cars will follow :









Final race event on the APC weekend will be the international format with 1/24 Japanese GT Cars :




As mentioned before, all information about the APC can be read on the Website .
Of course, if you have questions about the event please contact me anytime. There is still enough time to build some cars and get involved.......

Cheers
Werner

[wwwace]

Hi guys,

Only two days to go to the big event and we certainly can see that all preparations are well under way now.

Last Monday we could welcome our first three guests from Japan. In the evening we had the final test + tune session at Andrew's Narangba Raceway.



Today was the first track installation day at Torque Ford and the shier size of the Plafit Masters Track could be realized for the first time.









The timing system will be installed tomorrow and by Thursday everything should be up and running.

As a last minute decision there will now be two options for the controller connections with the QLD version (3-point round earth pin female socket) and the American colored three single 4mm banana plug system. Most of our interstate competitors will probably stay with the announced three single plug system however all our local racers can of course now use their usual 3-point plug if they want to.

As the entries will close tomorrow, we will be able to welcome over 30 of the best model car racers from four states as well as from Japan. We will have a total race car entry of over 120 cars pretty evenly spread in all five classes.

The practice schedule for day one (Friday) will be available late Thursday. So it it advisable not to be too late for practice day as at this stage things will kick off at 8:00am as stated on the provisional time table.

I wish you all a good trip to North Lakes and we'll see you on Friday.

Cheers
Werner

[dangermouse]

Are we able to come up and watch the racing Werner?

That track looks impressive - would love to see it for real.

cheers
DM

[wwwace]

Are we able to come up and watch the racing Werner?

That track looks impressive - would love to see it for real.

cheers
DM

...Of course. Everybody is welcome on all three days.
Have a look at the provisional time table at the APC website and select what you would like to see.
Torque Ford has "open house" this coming weekend. On Sunday the QLD Ford GT Club will visit and the car park will house a dozend or so beautiful Ford GT and GT40 replicas.

Cheers
Werner

[Springbok Racer]

Hi guys,

I would like to wish each and everyone attending the APC a huge "all-the-best". An enormous amount of hard work has gone into the making of this event - the Japanese Plafit guys, headed by Akiro Banno and the local guys Werner, Andrew and Peter (and many more that nobody hears about) have been at this non-stop for most of 2010 so far.

Good luck to all and may you have fantastic racing with old mates and form fantastic new friendships.

Cheers

Jan

This post has been edited by Springbok Racer: Aug 4 2010, 05:44 PM

[Bisto]

Hi all,

The team from Hornsby Slot Cars can't wait. Track looks fantastic.

Looking forward to a long weekend of hard racing.

Cheers

John, Troy & Wayne

[stoo23]

Yeah,..agreed, the Track looks very good.

Hope everyone has a Great time and Great Racing and ofcourse Best of Luck to the NSW and HSC crew !!!

[wwwace]

...The Plafit Masters Track has been completed and there are test runs scheduled for tomorrow.







So all is set for the 2010 APC to begin on Friday.

Cheers
Werner

[SLOTJOCKEY]

...The Plafit Masters Track has been completed and there are test runs scheduled for tomorrow.







So all is set for the 2010 APC to begin on Friday.

Cheers
Werner

Wow, That is in my opinion the best track layout I have ever seen. Running on a neutral circuit was a brainwave and a great way to go. Remember TRIGGER HARD DOWN, DON'T FALL OFF....I'm jealous and all the best to everyone.....

[slotbaker]

Looks like there will be some interesting marshalling positions.


What a track.

[gref]

WOW - track looks awesome!

[Richo99]

Well done to Werner, Andrew B & Plafit & their racers/track assemblers coming out with this fantastic track. These men have put in a lot of work and looks like we will be rewarded with a great weekends racing. There are a lot of entries... Including the Toowoomba crowd of myself, my son Jason, Dave N & Wayne H...

I am looking forward to it...

Regards

Pete R

[stoo23]

Best of luck Pete, hope you have a good weekends racing!

[dangermouse]

Spent the an hour or so this afternoon up at the races, the track is amazing, saw some 1/24 racing. I am not sure what group they were (Porsche 956, Mazda and Toyota 88C) the cars were doing 10.3 sec laps looked great.

cheers
DM

[slotbaker]

I hear that the Hornsby guys are going pretty well.

Any results to share??

[Baz]

I hear that the Hornsby guys are going pretty well.

Any results to share??

Only results I know

Troy Boldy 1st Modern GT Div1
John Wiley 1st Can-AM & Sports
Simon Wakelin 1st Group C Hardbody
Andrew Bartholomew 2nd
Kim Axton 3rd

Only got to see the Group C race and was one of the best races I have ever seen.
First three places all on the same lap , only bout 6 seconds apart.

Cheers
Barry

[slotbaker]

Excellent.
Well done boys.
Thanks Baz.

[Bulsara]

I hear that the Hornsby guys are going pretty well.

Any results to share??

Only results I know

Troy Boldy 1st Modern GT Div1
John Wiley 1st Can-AM & Sports
Simon Wakelin 1st Group C Hardbody
Andrew Bartholomew 2nd
Kim Axton 3rd

Only got to see the Group C race and was one of the best races I have ever seen.
First three places all on the same lap , only bout 6 seconds apart.

Cheers
Barry

Did Troy use his own car or borrow one?

This post has been edited by Bulsara: Aug 7 2010, 11:00 PM

[stoo23]

Fantastic!!!!

Well Done to Both Troy AND especially John Wiley,..Way to Go Guys !!!

Not sure about his Car,..He Does have a Mosler of his own,..and I gave him My Maserati and Aston in case he needed them as well, Have No idea what car he ran.