MOTOR Magazine/Castrol Hot Tuner Callenge 2010 - 2 Day Event @ Eastern Creek
Today I went out to MOTOR Magazine & Castrol's Hot Tuner Challenge for 2010 at Eastern Creek International Raceway (otherwise known as EC). This is an annual happening in which various performance-enhanced cars are put through their paces in a variety of semi-competitive events. The results will be published in an upcoming edition of MOTOR Magazine.
Cars are divided into groups based on RRP and modifications performed.
Group 1: Under $75K
Group 2: $75-150K
As you would expect for those prices you would expect to see some very exotic machinery, and this was the case for 2010. Here's a quick run down of cars to whet your appetite -
Group 1
VW Golf R, Golf GTI, Scirocco R, Golf TSI, Golf R32
BMW 135i
Holden SS V Wagon, RS400 Sedan, Commodore SS
Ford XR6 Turbo, FPV Super Pursuit, Falcon XR8
Subaru Liberty GT, Impreza STi
Mitsubishi EVO X
Audi S3
Group 2
Mercedes Benz C63 AMG, CLK Black
Porsche Cayman S Turbo, 911 997 GT3, GT2
Lotus Elise
HSV GTS
Chevrolet Camaro
BMW M3 SC
Ford Mustang
The four categories of competition were:
Acceleration (at Sydney Dragway)
Dyno (at Eastern Creek courtesy of Dyno Dynamics who had rear wheel and all wheel dynos setup)
Hot laps
Skidpan/Motorkhana
Drivers were the same as last year - Warren Luff, David Morley, and others. It was a requirement that all vehicles be road-registered and that all modifications were to be a percentage of the manufacturer's list price. For cars under $75K it was 20% and 15% for cars over $75K but under $150K. From what I saw at the dragway they were using one of those accelerometer devices to test the following, usually over 2-3 runs:
0-100Kph (in secs)
0-400m (in secs)
100-0Kph (in metres)
V-max 400m (in Kph)
I visited the four wheel dyno tests at the Subaru facility at Turn 1, the rear wheel drive dyno tests in Garage 3, and the dragway runs.
This event was invitation only and I'll like to thank OzHonda for giving me the opportunity to go out on a beautiful Sydney winter's day and enjoy some of the sights and sounds. Unfortunately I don't think I'll ever be able to afford to drive anything as expensive as most of these cars. But I did enjoy a nice lunch!
Photos to follow.
Peter
MOTOR Magazine/Castrol Hot Tuner Challenege 2010
