MX-5 Cup - Pheasant Wood Challenge
Entries close Thursday 7th December 5:00pm
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For those wanting more practice at PWC before the race meeting there is a OPL track day on Saturday 9th December. There is a discount code for the track day for entrants to the race meeting.
This event is open to those competitors holding a current AASA National Racing Licence or equivalent. The approved equivalent is a CAMS (trading as Motorsport Australia) Provisional or Full Circuit Racing Licence. It's not too late to get your AASA National Racing Licence. Apply here: https://aasa.com.au/licences/nationalracelicence/
Due to the Pheasant Wood restriction on refuelling (no refuelling in pitstops) we have had to abandon the idea of a one hour enduro. In it's place there will be 2 x 30 minute races separated by a 30 minute Pulsar race.
The Pheasant Wood MX-5 Challenge will still be ideal for either single driver teams or 2 driver teams as there will be a total of 4 races on the day and 30 minute practice/qualifying. Driver A could do Race 1 and Race 3 while Driver B could do Race 2 and Race 4. As Pheasant Wood Circuit does not have a starting grid all races will be from a rolling start. Details of this and the schedule for the day are in the supplementary regulations.
Cars must have a CAMS Log Book or a AASA vehicle Passport. The AASA vehicle passport is free and is quick and easy to obtain. Details here: https://aasa.com.au/vehicle-passports/
MX-5 Cup Information
The MX-5 Cup is a race series open to all MX-5 Club members, and is intended as a safe and fun competition, particularly suitable as the first racing experience for drivers coming from track days or supersprints.
The MX-5 Cup is run under a strict code of conduct that lays down driving standards that we expect from competitors, which makes it suitable for drivers moving up from Supersprints.
The MX-5 Cup is organised into time categories, which means that you can win the championship without having the fastest car. This engenders good competition all the way down the grid and makes the MX-5 Cup such great fun for everyone.
MX-5 Cup races are held at events organised by Motor Racing Australia (MRA) https://motorrace.com.au/.
MRA MX-5 Cup race meetings are held under AASA permits, so drivers must hold AASA race licences, and their cars must comply with AASA safety standards for race events.
An important distinction to bear in mind is that the MX-5 Club of NSW organises the category (the MX-5 Cup), but we do not run the events – MRA do. To enter the MX-5 Cup, you need to enter that category on the relevant website and pay the entry fee. Registering for the MX-5 Cup series, is not entering the event!
To run in the MX-5 Cup series or to do more than one event, you need to be a financial member of the MX-5 Club of NSW. Non-members can compete in one MX-5 Cup round ($20 payable to the MX-5 Club) but must join the Club if intending to do more than one round.
Registration for the series ($60 payable to the MX-5 Club of NSW), entitles you to compete for trophies in the MX-5 Cup championship which is normally conducted over 6 rounds.
More information about the MX-5 Cup series is available here.
The MX5-Cup entry form and series registration form can be found here.
