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Transport for NSW have released their DRIVE Lite Vehicle Safety Certificate of Compliance update.

Those members with conditionally registered vehicles please note.  

There is an article relating to inspections of vehicles at an event conducted by the Chrysler Car Club and not unexpectedly, TfNSW and NSW Police were more than interested, ensuring vehicles were safe and that they passed muster in terms of the eligibility needed for either Historic or Classic Vehicle Registration.

 Please check out this web  link:  Drive Lite VSCCS July 2025

Please note that due to the onerous requirements that have been imposed by Motorsport Australia (which are followed, as required, by the ARDC, the managers of Sydney Motorsport Park) on Electric, Hybrid or Mild-Hybrid vehicles and on the Club and its Officials if such vehicles were to be accepted by the Club, such vehicles cannot be accepted in Motorsport Australia events or at that venue.

As the Club cannot accept such vehicles for our events please don’t try to register in any of our Motorsport Events in an Electric, Hybrid or Mild-Hybrid vehicle.

After a few months hiatus since our first 2025 Motorkhana, Round 2 of our 2025 Motorkhana Championship was held at Sydney Motorsport Park. Mother nature put on a beautiful show for the 39 entrants. Enjoy a few videos of some of the runs from the day with photos of the event to come soon. The videos can be found on our Facebook page.

Thank you as always to the volunteers who helped us run the event so smoothly, Bob Williams (Clerk of Course), Victor Yee (Photography), Dominique Oakes, Matt Rosenthal, Ayan, Kim Hughes and James Hughes.

Congratulations to the top drivers of the day!

Overall

1st Andrew Best (Ford Focus RS)

2nd Alex Wong (E82 135i)

3rd James Hughes (Mazda NB MX-5)

BMWs

1st Alex Wong (E82 135i)

2nd Chris Benny (F87 M2)

3rd Philip Middlebrook (E92 335i)

Others

1st Andrew Best (Ford Focus RS)

2nd James Hughes (Mazda NB MX-5)

3rd John Driver (Toyota 86)

Shootout

1st Andrew Best (Ford Focus RS)

2nd Patrick Kong (Subaru BRZ)

3rd James Hughes (Mazda NB MX-5)

BMW / Porsche Challenge at Gardner Circuit on 18 May was also our SS.2 and PCNSW's SS.4 Supersprints.   We had 57 Drivers and PCNSW had 34 Drivers recording times.  

To make a Challenge each club selected five drivers in each of five speed groups with points allocated for drivers closest to but not less than the set lap time for their group.  This year the group times were set at no limit for Group 1, Group 2 1 minute 46 seconds, Group 3 1:51, Group 4 1:54 and Group 5 1:47.5.  Porsche won Group 1 and 5 and we won groups 2, 3 and 4 with us winning a total of 115 points to Porsche’s 80 points.  Congratulations to us this year. 

History:  PCNSW won in 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and we won in 2018, 2019 2020 and now in 2025 

BMW Clubs Australia runs a National event each year.  This national event was a combined Motorrad and Car get-together up until 2005. Since then it is Motorrad (motorcycle) clubs on even numbered years and Car Clubs on odd numbered years. Clubs take it in turn to host this event.

Here is a bit of National history over the years:

We hosted at Bowral in 2009, with motorsport at Oran Park, hosted by Club Gold Coast and Qld on the Gold Coast in 2011, 2013 was Club Vic at Philip Island, we hosted in 2015 at Windsor and Sydney Motorsport Park, 2017 was in Brisbane and Lakeside, 2019 in St Kilda hosted by Car Club Victoria with Car Show and Motorsport at Sandown.

In 2021 the Car Nationals, with Covid-19 restrictions, was moved to 2022 and hosted in Canberra by Car Club Canberra and provided us with a fabulous National Capital experience.  We won Champion Club.  

In 2023 we all met in Coolangatta for a wonderful Nationals hosted by Car Club Gold Coast and we won Champion Club competition again.  

On the Anzac Day long weekend, 24 - 27 April 2025 invited by hosts, Drivers Club Melbourne, to WestWaters Resort and Calder Park Car Race facility.  on 24 April, 50 years of BMW 3 Series cocktail party evening at Melbourne BMW.  Anzac day with the Anzac ceremony, then day of tourist drives and a 70's themed dinner on the night.  Saturday was Car Show and Supersprints at Calder Raceway with parade laps around the circuit and thunder dome.  Grand Presentation evening was at WestWaters with Club Championship presentation with all clubs represented and BMW Club Gold Coast wins.

2027 is not all that far away and we have presented our plans to host the event based at Bathurst and Mt Panorama.     

For 2025 Supersprint Championship we have introduced on-line 2025 Annex C.  All competitors in our Supersprints are to read the Supersprint Regulations  for 2025 then complete the on-line  2025 Annex

For all members involved in our Motorsport there are some changes to National Competition Rules.  

Schedule B of the National Competition Rules

q) display a blue triangle of sides 150mm indicating the location of the battery. A battery fitted in the cockpit must have an additional blue triangle not less than 60mm sides fitted on the cover of the battery or immediately adjacent to the battery if uncovered; 

(r) be fitted with a visible towing point (capable of accepting a 40mm OD cylindrical test object) fitted forward of the front axle and rearward of the rear axle and capable of towing the Automobile on a sealed surface with its wheels locked. Where a tow point is obscured, each tow point must be marked with the word “TOW” of a contrasting colour marking the location of each tow point. A road registered series production Automobile fitted with any unmodified original equipment tow point will be exempt from these requirements, save for the requirement to identify an obscured front and/or rear tow point; and 

(s) for each external door handle that is not easily distinguishable or visible from the surrounding bodywork, there must be fitted an arrow, a minimum of 50mm long, yellow or red in contrasting colour to the bodywork and the word ‘OPEN, LIFT, PUSH or PULL’, whichever is appropriate, marking the location and operation of each door

Our Drivers have been invited to Porsche Club NSW's Supersprint Events. Registration is on their website and password is visitor.  

Porsche SS.2 on 15 Mar at Pheasant Wood Circuit,   https://bmwclubnsw.asn.au/event-6100906

Porsche SS.3 at Gardner on Thursday Night 23 Apr,   https://bmwclubnsw.asn.au/event-6101018

Our SS.2 and Porsche SS.4 at Gardner 18 May – This is BMW Porsche Challenge and we register on our website.

SS.5 at Druitt on Sunday Night 14 Sep,  https://bmwclubnsw.asn.au/event-6101034

They expect to have their SS.6 at One Raceway with date still to be announced.

  

On 1 Feb 2025 the Club's Motorsport Department ran a combined Track Day event at Sydney Motorsport Park Druitt Circuit.  The aim was to provide an event just right for those club members wanting to Supersprint and also for those who just want to have a drive in their road registered daily driver on a fast and flowing car race circuit. With this combination we had 60 Supersprint Drivers and 20 Track Day drivers and this resulted in a financially viable day.  Thanks to all the drivers who participated and to the volunteers who made the day happen. 

Members of our Motorsport Management Team have produced a Welcome to Supersprint and Track Day Information brief.  If you are interested in these events please check out this brief.

18 Jan  DX.1   – Skid Pan  night

  1 Feb SS.1      – Druitt circuit  day

  9 Feb MK.1     – Skid Pan  day

18 May SS.2  – GP circuit (BMW/Porsche challenge) day

  1Jun MK.2     – skid pan day

  5 Jul DX.2       -  Amaroo night

19 Jul MK.3   – skid pan  day

10 Aug SS.3   – Amaroo  day

20 Sep MK.4  – skid pan  day

12 Oct DX.3  – skid pan  night

26 Oct SS.4  – SuperFest 2025 - GP circuit, Skid Pan, Drift circuit day,

16 Nov MK.5 - skid pan day

Events will open for registration 1 month before each event with a closing date 2 or 3 days before the event.  Your registration is acknowledged when you register.