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TORQUE IT UP: FROM THE EDITOR There’s been quite a lot of events since our last newsletter; illness preventing the publishing of an earlier edition of this newsletter which has now been updated to reflect last weekend’s marquee ProKart event; a 24 hour endurance race at the Ipswich Kart Club facility at Willowbank in Queensland.

For the second consecutive year, Trent Warwick’s JETS team have dominated the event, winning by some 28 laps. This is a remarkable achievement and the quality of preparation of the karts by Tim Gresham cannot be underestimated, as almost all of the JETS challengers in this event fell by the wayside with technical or reliability concerns. Well done Trent, Tim and the remainder of the JETS team on an exceptional result.

The 24 hour continued the exceptional event management by the team at ProKart; Tony, Amanda, Gary, Garry, Phil, Scott, Mason and their team continue to improve the series at each event and their efforts should be applauded.

In the lead up to the 24 hour a number of other events were ‘run and won’ with another team recording their firstfirst- ever win in the series; the #51 kart of Team5150R winning at Nanango with Glenn Firth, Steve Prokop and Kyle Wood crossing the line first after 8 hours of racing. Well done to the team on what will no doubt be the first of many victories for them.

ProKart have confirmed also that they will hold a Victorian Series in 2011; whilst also incorporating a round of the National series in Victoria. This further cements ProKart as the only true ’National’ Endurance Series with a National Championship contested across 4 rounds in 4 different states (or in the case of the ACT a Territory).

See you on track!

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Just a reminder to all competitors that rain-lights are crucial and you will be brought in to repair or replace any nonoperational light(s). This was a regular occurrence at the recent 24 hour race. As a consequence, many teams have started installing 2 lights to ensure they have an immediate backup. Details of an option developed by Brian Jamieson of Prokart can be found on page 31.

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V8Supercar driver David Besnard made his ProKart debut at the recent 24 hour race, driving with Mark Johnson’s PDS Grand Prix team. David’s thoughts on the event can be seen in the podium presentation video (available at http:// www.ustream.tv/ recorded/7647420 or via the main ProKart website)

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DrDamage’s fuel return kits are proving popular. Details of the innovative solution to the overfuelling problem some teams have found in recent events can be found on the ProKart forums at http:// forums.prokart.com.au/ viewtopic.php?t=682

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It’s official. ProKart will be racing in Victoria in 2011 with a 5round Victorian championship series.

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Speaking of 2011, ProKart have also announced their 2011 National Series calendar, which will see teams contesting 4 rounds; 1 each in QLD, NSW, VIC and the ACT.

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Matt GOT married!

Whether it will slow him down on track (or off!) is yet to be seen as Matt Mosse-Robinson from Bell Pipes Racing was married recently to fiancée Kylie. Matt hopes to return to the series next season; he and Kylie are currently honeymooning on an around-the-world trip that recently took in the Le Mans 24 hour!

CONGRATULATIONS Matt and Kylie from everyone at ProKart!

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CONGRATULATIONS Matt and Kylie!

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Jets Motorsport Doin’ It for a Special Cause for a Special Cause Two of the leading teams, the #1 and #3 Jets Motorsport outfits contested last weekend’s ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’ at the Ipswich Kart Track in support the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Throughout the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’ both the Jets Motorsport teams undertook fundraising in order to hep grow support and awareness for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Nicky Laskazeski, a member of the #3 Jets Motorsport team who so nearly won the event was the driving force behind getting the National Breast Cancer Foundation on board for the Ipswich 24 hour.

“I was invited by Jets Motorsport to join their team and I thought it’d be a great idea to get the National Breast Cancer Foundation on board and for us to be able to support a worthwhile cause,” Laskazeski enthused. “It’s going to be a massive weekend and I’m very excited about being a part of it all.”

Laskazeski was confident that both of the Jets Motorsport teams would be right up there in contention for the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’ winning spoils and her confidence was well placed, with her #3 kart almost taking victory only to succumb to technical issues that ultimately forcing their retirement; whilst the #1 entry repeated their success of 2009.

“Ideally it’d be great to get a 1-2 finish and both teams are capable of making that happen,” she said. “From a personal point of view I’m very confident in our # 3 team and the goal is to be a front running contender. Being able to join a team with another female racer in Shona Klein is great too and we are aiming to show the boys that we are certainly no pushovers.”

To find out more information about the National Breast Cancer Foundation visit their official website: www.nbcf.org.au

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Driver Profile: IAN MCMAH Team: Age: Career: Married to: First racing memory:

First Race attended: First race competed in: First car: Racing Idol: Favourite tracks (that you’ve visited): Favourite music?

My Favourite things...

Drink: Colour: Number: Food: Ice Cream: Movie: Race Car:

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Team5150R (drive Kart 50) 39 Regional Manager with BMW Group Australia Katy Whilst I remember races from earlier, 2 key moments stand out as the most vivid ‘early’ memories of motorsport: Watching Brock’s 1979 Hardies Heroes lap in the A9X and the footage Channel 7 produced that year from racecam in Peter Williwamson’s Toyota.

Archerfield opening: 1978 Clubman Light at Nudgee dirt track; 1994; I went from 17th to 1st in 5 laps!

LX Torana Ayrton Senna. Domestically I’d say Peter Brock Spa Franchorchamps, Nordschlieffe, Phillip Island and Mt. Panorama I’m into Breaking Benjamin at present but pretty much like most music

Alcoholic: Red Wine Non-Alcoholic: Ginger Beer Blue 05 - stating the obvious. But 5’s always been my favourite number even before Brock.

Mushroom Risotto or a good BBQ. Also love Teppanyaki Cold Rock—Mango with Maltesers or pretty much any ice cream is good!

Too many to list!

Ford GT40; Porsche 917.

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Round 2 of the Powered by Honda ProKart Australian Endurance Championship series was set to be a showshow -down between the very best teams from NSW and QLD. At the chequered flag however it was once again 2009 National Champions JETS Motorsport who were victorious after 24 hours of nonnon -stop racing, with no safety cars...

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RACE REPORT: NATIONALS Round 2: WILLOWBANK

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REPORT: Ipswich 24 hour Jets Motorsport Win Again—this year by 28 laps!

Re-staking their claim as the ProKart series new ’24 Hour’ specialists, the #1 Jets Motorsport team drove dominantly to take out ProKart’s marquee event for the second year in a row.

20 teams entered for this year’s 24 Hour race-around-the-clock at the Ipswich Kart Track over the June Long Weekend and at the conclusion of the event on Monday morning, it was JETS Motorsport who secured the win and in the process back-to-back event victories for the NSW based team.

For this event the JETS featured Formula Ford racer Nathan Morcom and Aussie Racing Car driver Richie Rapa. Jets Motorsport, who are the current Na2onal and NSW Champions, managed to drive to victory in the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’, which doubled as the second round of the Na2onal Championship and also the fourth round of the Queensland Championship, and at the fall of the chequered flag had won by a total of 27 laps.

Despite a comfortable victory in the end; the #1 kart of Jets Motorsport team certainly didn’t have it go all their way. Throughout the majority of the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’ they had to ba:le it out with pole si:er # 5 Random Racing; a team made up primarily of members of the Adrenalin Rush Kar2ng team, only for them to fall out of the running and re2red in the la:er stages with ongoing brake problems.

The team that finished in second place behind the victorious # 1 Jets Motorsport was the team from PDS Grand Prix in their #661 Phoenix Chassis. By finishing as the highest placed Queensland based team they have now taken that series lead from both Team5150R karts.. Bolstered by V8 Supercar driver David Besnard, former Australian Produc2on Car Champion Daniel Natoli and MINI Challenge compe2tor Sarah Harley joining the team for the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’; the # 661 PDS Grand Prix ouCit had a strong run and the former ‘Gold Coast 12 Hour’ winners were thrilled to pick up their maiden ’24 Hour’ event podium.

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In what was one of the surprise packets of the event; the #22 Azzurro of Atlas Racing team have shown strong speed so far this year in the Queensland Championship and drove consistently and also enjoyed a trouble free run to snare third place on the podium. This result has no doubt given the team added confidence for the remainder of this year’s Queensland Championship and firmly establishes them as a team to watch.

The #2 of SCR Racing finished just off the podium in fourth place and in fiFh aFer a fantas2c run was Phantom Racing in their #152 MS Kart, with KnK Scuderia in their #42 kart in sixth ahead of ResiSales Racing in another MS Kart, the #66 of Team Kaos, Climatrol Racing’s #5 BRM chassis and in 10th across the finish line was the #51 Azzurro of Team 5150R. Eighth place was a good fight back for the #66 kart of Team Kaos aFer they were forced to undertake an engine change during the early stages of the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’. In another similar tale to that of Team Kaos; last round Queensland Championship winners Team5150R suffered thro:le issues during the race with their #51 kart, resul2ng in a lengthy unscheduled pit stop that cost them plenty of 2me and ruined any chance of contending for the winning spoils.

Other hard luck stories included the #3 Jets Motorsport entry and Queensland Championship pace se:ers Team5150R in their #50 entry.

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The #3 Jets Motorsport ouCit, who were racing to support the Na2onal Breast Cancer Founda2on, were right up there in conten2on for a spot on the podium un2l the final hours. For much of the early hours of Monday morning it was looking increasingly likely that the JETS Motorsport crew would achieve a 1-2 finish, however in the la:er stages the team were struck down by mechanical issues, ul2mately leading to their re2rement from the event.

AFer qualifying a strong 2nd for the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’; the #50 Azzurro of Team5150R ran strongly during the event. Driven by Ian McMah, Josh Townsend, Formula Ford stand-out Kyle Wood and Australian Produc2on Car racer Lee Castle, for the first 6 hours the team were arguably leading the event, having pi:ed early to get out of traffic on lap 1 of the event. A disastrous “Le Mans” style start leF the #50 kart on the grid with only one engine running whilst their compe2tors streaked past. Once they got going, they had dropped to 13th from their 2nd star2ng posi2on.

Contact with another kart leF the #50 with significant front-end damage, the team piLng twice in quick succession to replace a 2e rod and fit new rose joints. Something was clearly awry with the front end however and the team could not get the kart aligned correctly; a bent stub axle and broken front bar not assis2ng their efforts.

Despite this they rejoined the race and had climbed back to 3rd posi2on a li:le aFer 2am on Monday morning; some 17 hours into the 24 hour event. Unfortunately, just aFer being advised they had taken 3rd posi2on from the ailing #5 kart of Random, the #50 kart lost all drive and the team struggled to drive the kart back to the pits. A quick assessment iden2fied a snapped inner sprocket carrier as the cause, forcing the team into re2rement.

In what was a credit to all the teams that competed in the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’ there was no one safety car period called on for the en2re distance.

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The third round of the Na2onal Championship is to be fought out on the weekend of August 14 and 15 at Tamworth’s Oakburn Park Raceway in Northern NSW for the inaugural ‘Tamworth 12 Hour’. The fiFh round of the Queensland Championship is going to the inaugural running of the ‘Rockhampton 12 Hour’ on the weekend of July 24 and 25 at Rockhampton’s Fitzroy Park Raceway.

To find out more informa2on about the ‘Ipswich 24 Hour’ visit the official ProKart Australia website: prokart.racertv.com.au or contact Ian McMah on 0404 199 850.

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NEWS: WHAT HAPPENED TO Team5150R came into the 24 hour event at Willowbank quietly optimistic of their chances.

With both team karts (#50 and #51) both proven race winners this season, consistent reliability across both karts at each event in 2010 (brake disc issue at Nanango aside), the team knew they had the pace to win if they could avoid accidents and the kart(s) held together.

Whilst 51 broke a throttle plate early on, Kart #51 (driven by Josh Townsend, Ian McMah and Kyle Wood) was performing very strongly until an on-track collision damaged their front end.

Undeterred, they repaired the front end and set-about catching the leaders. Having made it into 3rd around 2am, driver Ian McMah radioed in to report a lack of drive and grinding noises‌ Net result was 2 cracked sprocket carriers as depicted in the following images—these are NOT the same carrier; each side appears to have broken with the picture on the right best illustrating the issue—the carrier cracked completely and almost separating.

From the damage, it was clear both sprockets had been loose/broken for some laps, as the sprocket protectors were almost worn through from the chains riding up on them as the carrier moved on the axle...

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Doyle's Drivers Part Of Climatrol's 9th Place In 24-Hour Race press release Doyle’s Racing Kartsport drivers 18yo Brendan Nelson and 22yo James Greenwood finished 9th overall as part of the 6 driver line-up at Climatrol Air Conditioning Enduro Karting Team for the 24 hour race at Ipswich Kart Club’s Willowbank Raceway.

After qualifying 3rd fastest on Sunday morning with a 58.2 second lap around the 1.08 Klm track, the Climatrol Racing Team were positioned in the front end of the grid for the Le Mans style start. The Team got away to a fantastic start and lead the race for the first part of what was likely to be a 1,400klm race over 24 hours.

Coming up to the 3 hour mark, the first of the Team’s mechanical breakdowns occurred when one of the two exhaust headers and pipes broke. Able to repair the Kart and resume racing relatively quickly, the Climatrol drivers only went down a few laps. Already lapping up to a second a lap quicker at times, the Team spent the next 10 hours fighting their way back into 4th place and contention for the race victory.

During one of James driving stints at 11pm another exhaust broke on the Twin GX200 Honda powered Climatrol machine. Again the Team was able to repair the Kart and resume racing, although the time in the garage would devastatingly drop them to 11th in the 20 Kart field.

Over the next 4 hours the Team demonstrated its strength of pace and willpower by clawing back 6 positions and making up lost laps to be in 5th place.

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ProKart ProKart Magazine Throughout the early hours of Monday morning the temporary fixes in the Pit Garage with limited equipment would again plague the Team. A broken engine mount found earlier in the night and unable to be fixed securely, would also cause one of the motors to vibrate loose, throwing off the drive chain on a regular basis toward the closing stages of the race. Showing strength of character and a determination to finish the gruelling event, the Team kept repairing the damage and sending its drivers back out to bank valuable laps.

When the chequered flag finally unfurled at 9am, exactly 24hours and nearly 1,445 Klm after the start, the Climatrol Air Conditioning Enduro Karting Team proudly crossed the Finish Line in 9th place overall, 73 laps behind the winners. The dogged effort to persist had paid an ultimate Top 10 finish dividend.

“It was a hard but terrific experience,” said Brendan Nelson. “About 12 hours in and during my third stint behind the wheel I could feel blisters coming up on my hands. We’re usually only in the seat for between 10 to 15 minutes at a time in our Sprint Kart racing and we might only get 6 races in a weekend. Doing 1 hour sessions every 4 to 6 hours in a 24 hour enduro like this meant that I effectively did more laps in one day than what I’d usually do over 4 weeks of Sprint racing.”

Having Brendan and Jamie Newnham join our regular Climatrol driver line up of Aaron, Michael, Stephen and I was a great mix,” said James Greenwood. “We certainly had the racing pace of the Sprint boys and the enduro experience of our own Team. If the mechanical gremlins hadn’t crept in, I’m sure that the Climatrol Team would have been a definite podium finisher. It’s not to be, but we’ll be back better and stronger in 2011 when the 24 hour race is held in Nanango.”

ProKart Endurance Karting, the promoter of the 24 hour race announced late last week that the 2011 24 hour endurance race would be held at Nanango in the South Burnett region of Queensland, on weekend of June 12 -13, 2011.

Above: The 9pm, 700km pit stop for the Climatrol team pic - Michael Anderson

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‘Le Mans’ START: “JUST How hard could it be?”

At the recent 24 hour. Team5150R qualified 2nd yet found themselves in 12th position going into the first turn.

Just how could that happen?

Read on to discover why the old racing adage that you don’t win the race in qualifying” is more relevant than ever when it comes to a “Le Mans” style start, as employed by ProKart at their 24 hour event each year.

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‘Le Mans’ START: “JUST How hard could it be?”

Bloody hard…

That’s the simple lesson learnt by some teams at 9am on Sunday morning, as team’s faced the starter to commence the ProKart 24 hour Endurance Race at Willowbank Raceway.

No team learnt this lesson more than the crew from Team5150R’s #50 entry.

The traditional starting method for ProKart’s 24 hour events, the ‘Le Mans’ start finds team karts parked on the opposite side of the starting grid to a member of their crew, who must in turn sprint across the track and start both engines before the team’s kart is allowed to pull away and ‘enter’ the race.

This form of start does not replace regular qualifying; which for the Ipswich 24 hour was conducted over a single 10 minute timed session.

Teams line up in the order that they’ve qualified, with each team only allowed one person per kart to act as the ‘starter’.

In the following images you’ll see just how well some teams managed this process; and conversely how challenging others found it as their karts either wouldn’t start, or their team members made mistakes in the rush to get them going.

Follow the sequences of photos taken by ProKart competitor Anthony Hannam as he witnesses the start of the 24 hour from the starters tower. Pay particular attention to the 2nd placed kart; the #50 entry from Team5150R. Follow each image from top to bottom on each page and you’ll soon identify the winners and losers in this process; designed to pay homage to the original starting technique employed by organisers of the Le Mans 24 hour sportscar event.

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‘Le Mans’ START: 2nd to 13th in 10 seconds!

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CANBERRA 7 hour: MAY 16, 2010 The Killer Report: What a great race.

We arrived at the track around 3.00pm on Saturday to shake the kart down and work on the set up. Most teams had been there all day. A lot of teams where not that happy with their set ups with oversteer being the common complaint.

Horsepower was an exception and seemed pretty happy getting into the 37’s on old rubber. Bells Pipes looked confident after their recent Windsor win and were going about their business in a well rehearsed fashion. Team SCR had a reported understeer issue but were still quick, then the Jets bolted on a new set of boots to record a reported 37.6 lap.

We could only manage a 38.3 on our old rubber after tuning the chassis to dial out the oversteer. The kart was however nicely balanced and consistent. This is something I am always looking for; more so than the time over a single lap. We went back to the Motel confident of a solid day ahead but still thinking we were a bit off the money. A top 5 result was the target.

Dinner at the Bowling Club for our team. Another team manager was surprised that I had given my drivers instructions to use as much kerb as they liked in order to achieve the lap time. Canberra is a kart builder’s nightmare, high saw tooth kerbs, stone filled gravel traps and lots of bumps and you must hit these kerbs hard, all day long, if you want to run at the front. It’s a very brutal track in that regard and takes its toll on karts and drivers.

Race day.6.30 am Minus 2 degrees. After the cold start the day started to thaw and the threat of rain never eventuated.

We discovered a small leak in the master cylinder and Horsepower where kind enough to lend us a spare seal. Thanks to Horsepower for once again showing the level of camaraderie we find amongst most of the Prokart paddock. Practice was normal for us as we ran through our program of checks, tyre scrubbing etc.

Qualifying and time for everyone to show their hand on the new rubber. It was a great battle up front between the Jets, SCR and Kaos. Jason Varley grabbed the pole by 0.074 on the very last lap. The pole and Jason’s talent given even more credit because the man he had beaten to pole was Paul Laskazeski, the 2008 Australian Formula Ford Champion who was teaming with Ryan Gallagher of CRG driving fame for an all out assault on the race in the number 2 SCR Racing Kart.

Our qualifying effort was not too shabby though with 4th being the reward, 0.249 off the pole time. Our time of 37.686 would have seen us on pole 12 months earlier.

Close behind us was Barra Motorsport and Bells Pipes with Horsepower back in 7th and scratching their heads wondering where their Saturday pace had gone. Last years pole sitter Walkos started back in 8th place.

Race start and I made a great jump into second behind JV which then turned into a great 4 way battle between Jets, SCR, Kaos and KBC. We got shuffled back to 4th and couldn’t quite match the early pace but once things settled I got back on the tail of the leaders and was able to challenge. This was the pattern for the day.

Gary and Corey drove the race of their lives and never gave up, pushed as hard as they could, challenged both the leaders at various stages through the day, made no mistakes in the pits and proved that we are getting more and more competitive with each outing. The team were never more than a lap away from the front and did a great job of managing the day. The racing was quite aggressive with lots of karts spinning off and quite a bit of contact. Penalties where dished out , some justified, others perhaps a bit harsh. Those penalties brought the Jets back to us but in the end we just didn’t have the speed to challenge for the win.

Team SCR should have won the race by a margin but made a very clumsy mistake late in the race by pitting while leading to check on a reported intermittent fuel problem. This allowed the Jets back into the lead but with team SCR just in front of us. We caught and passed the number 2 kart but a couple of laps later a very aggressive passing move by Laskazeski got them back in front of us. Unfortunately this damaged our steering and we could not respond. The fuel problem for SCR magically disappeared in the run to the flag and we can only wonder why the driver pitted while the kart was still circulating at a reasonable pace. In the end it was the Jets, 7 seconds in front of SCR with KBC 1.5 seconds behind SCR.

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CANBERRA 7 hour: MAY 16, 2010 The Killer Report (continued) Other notable items where Kaos stripping a clutch and Mikey and the boys driving the wheels off the 66 machine to end up a credible 5th. Bells Pipes got sent home for a safety infringement and Horsepower did a very solid job to end the day 4th. Nathan was nursing a broken side pod bar late in the race and seemed glad to get to the end.

For our team that was a very exciting motor race and gives us confidence that we are moving forward. Big Big thanks to all of our team members for their contributions. We will not be at the 24 hour due to work and budget constraints but will be back for the 12 hour at The Gong. See you all then.

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PROFILE: FROG Racing L to R: Martin Hansford, Noah Bilsborough, Scott Robertson, Alan Bilsborough

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PROFILE: FROG Racing The story of Frog Racing begins some time ago; the early 1950’s in fact…

Russell “Rusty” Bilsborough, late father of team stalwart Alan Bilsborough and grandfather to team racer Noah Bilsborough, raced a home-made kart in the early fifties, constructing it from plans published by Victa Mowers The original power plant was a 125 pope engine and was described by Rusty when recalling this story to Alan as “totally hopeless”. Ironically, given where the plans for the kart had been sourced, Rusty repowered it with a Victa lawn mower engine, borrowed from the family’s lawn mower for race days and reinstalled in the mower when the lawn needed attention!

Rusty Bilsborough wasn’t satisfied with that; so modifications were deemed necessary and the result was a number of mods that would make today’s ProKart scrutineers (oh hang on, that’s us!) feign mock horror! Mods included stuffing the crankcase with cork to help transfer, enlarging the exhaust port from 3/4 to 11/4; replacing the transfer port covers and adding a megaphone exhaust and high compression head.

As if that wasn’t enough, further mods included the fitment of a mail-bike carby, dummy flywheel and battery ignition rear brake off a motor bike. After all this, they clocked the kart at a respectable (insane?)65 mph in 1951 on a basic dirt track. Alan Bilsborough still has that engine to this day.

Given this auspicious start, it’s not hard to see where the desire to race was ignited in a young Alan Bilsborough…

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It wasn’t all smooth sailing though and the current formation of Frog Racing came about in unusual circumstances, as Alan had an altercation with a kangaroo whilst on a motor cycle and it’s debatable who won; Alan needing considerable time away from work to recover and the fate of the kangaroo best left to the imagination.

Having to spend a lot of time recovering from the accident (Alan’s leg was broken in 5 places), the time had come to act on the desire instigated by Alan’s father Rusty and in turn activated in his son Noah; father and son having often talked about racing karts.

So given all that happened, Alan and Noah decided life was too short to not do what they’d so often spoke of. At that point though they didn’t really have any plan on how they’d go about racing; or even what they’d race…

As fate would have it, Alan and Noah were on a trip to Gympie to look at purchase of a replacement coach for our business and came across the ProKart event being held that day at Nanango. Intrigued, they stopped to take a look and got talking to “the great Al Denyer” (as Alan describes him), who in turn introduced them to Josh Townsend and Luke Delaurence of the now defunct DQ International team: and the bug was well and truly caught.

A deal was struck with Josh and Alan and Noah purchased the ex-DQ BRM chassis.

With no experience at all, Alan and Noah jumped in feet first and started their own chapter of Frog Racing history. Undeterred by their lack of experience and despite repeated warnings from Josh Townsend to reconsider, the team entered their first event; and what an event to choose; the 2009 Ipswich 24 hour!

With Alan still on crutches it’s only with the benefit of hindsight that the team realised the enormity of the task they’d undertaken. Not many teams can say their first EVER race was a 24 hour!

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Ultimately, they’d love to achieve a podium finish one day; something that I’m sure the entire ProKart competitor base would be pleased to see—nothing like seeing the “under frogs” get up and beat their more established competition!

FROG RACING WOULD LIKE TO THANK: WOMBAT TRACKS PROFESSIONAL AUDIO SERVICES R & N BILSBOROUGH PTY/LTD BUS AND COACH M T Y TROPHIES BILSBOROUGH MECHANICAL REPAIRS NORTH WEST PETROLEUM LIBERTY OUTLET ROBERTSONS ENGINEERING BMC AUTOMOTIVE FASENERS MASTERKART KARTING SUPPLIES GWYDIR SHIRE COUNCIL UNIVERSAL DRILLING COMPANY AWESOME DESIGN [ Trailer air brush work ]

BINGARA. BINGARA WARIALDA BINGARA DELUNGRA BINGARA TOOWOOMBA TAMWORTH BINGARA / WARIALDA WOOLGOOLGA INVERELL

with out these people the FROG RACING team wouldn’t exist.

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ALAN “WIZZ” BILSBOROUGH There’s absolutely no denying the passion and commitment of Alan Bilsborough. A thorough gentleman on and off track (and a thoroughly good bloke!), Alan is a motor mechanic and bus operator who loves motor bikes, fast cars, classic cars, v8 supercars and most certainly his prokarting. Alan aspires to try his hand at rallying some day.

If it wasn’t for his love of Motorbikes it’s very possible Frog Racing would never have heard about ProKart, let alone become one of the most popular teams in the competition. A trip to SE Queensland to look at a coach for their business found Alan passing by the South Burnett Hire Kart facility in Nanango; where ProKart were holding their annual event. Intrigued, Alan took at a look at proceedings and as they say,; the rest is history!

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MARTIN “WOMBAT� HANSFORD Closet revhead, Sound Engineer to the stars and owner of Wombat Tracks Professional Audio Services (who is also a major sponsor of Frog Racing).

Martin thinks kart racing is the perfect escape from the kids who think the perfect escape from dad is riding horses.

When Martin isn't Karting (or fixing the Kart) he is pursuing good music and providing high quality live audio and recording services and is currently trying to find a way of installing a high powered sub woofer to the Frog Racing Kart to make it sound like a V8.

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NOAH “RIPPER� BILSBOROUGH Noah Bilsborough; 3rd generation kart racer; active school student and absolute motoring and motosports enthusiast. If it has wheels and an engine, Noah likes it.

Whilst he loves racing ProKart, Noah also enjoys Remote Control cars, motor bikes, football, girls and custom choppers.

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SCOTT “SCOTTY” ROBERTSON A family friend of the Bilborough’s, Scott Robertson is a valued member of the team and very consistent and capable driver. Still studying at school, Scott love dirt bikes.

Don’t let his quiet unassuming demeanour mislead you; Scott’s a determined competitor who consistently seeks improvement and improved results.

* not pictured is team member Ethan Stones, a school student who loves girls, Datsuns and Rc cars, any fast cars, football and going as fast as he can everywhere! So fast in face we couldn’t get a picture before this issue was published.

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ProKart ProKart Magazine Picture: This is Russell Bilsborough with his son Alan and the rest of the FROG Racing team.

Before the 24-hour Alan remarked “It is only now that we have lost dad that the karting has become some what of a legacy for him”.

“A couple of nights before dad passed he was able to see some old film of a race that was held on the Bingara track in 1958 , Dad told us that his kart was on the film . That was very special and I know that dad loved the fact that we have taken up the sport and was very proud of the fact that we just don’t give up . So Ipswich will have even more meaning for us we hope to finish and well that will be an achievement in itself”.

Well the FROGS not only finished well, they completed more than 50% greater the distance they achieved in 2009, which was their first ever ProKart event.

They certainly did Rusty proud...

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The FUTURE OF PROKART

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ProKart ProKart Magazine 2010 will continue to bring ongoing development across many aspects of our series, all designed to take ProKart Endurance karting to a level never seen before in Australia and potentially surpassing any karting series in the country for promotion, participation, value, exposure and enjoyment.

We already have all race and qualifying sessions broadcast live via the internet and shortly this will be available in FULL HD via a satellite link, enabling full resolution images to be streamed via the internet.

We also continue to evaluate and develop; • • • • •

New Bodywork Lighting packages for karts Television packages to increase series exposure and promotion New mufflers to increase performance and durability whilst improving sound quality More durable and cost effective clutches, chains and sprockets

Given the series will have what essentially amounts to

a TV broadcast package online (details of which will be announced shortly), in the midmid -term it is likely we will adopt fullfull -bodywork to ensure the karts are readily visible (and your sponsors are gaining appropriate exposure) from each camera angle during the broadcast.

One of the exciting opportunities presented by full bodywork is the addition of headlights and tail lights, to enhance the broadcast experience— experience — particularly in low light or at night when traditional bodywork is difficult to see.

When this bodywork is introduced it will likely be introduced as an “Elite” class. Rest assured all ProKart competitors will receive advance notice with plenty of lead time should a change be implemented.

ProKart are currently investigating and testing a package of measures including new chains and sprockets to compliment a more durable and affordable clutch, different mufflers which are no more expensive than the ones currently in use but are more durable, offer increased performance (reportedly already around 0.5s per lap at Wollongong) and sound dramatically better.

As exciting as these developments are; most importantly ProKart are aware that changes cannot be introduced in an adad-hoc or poorly timed manner and will keep competitors regularly updated as developments continue.

ProKart has never had a brighter or more exciting future!

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TECH TORQue!: REAR TAIL LIGHTS Simple to Build Kart Light - or Buy it Ready To Go In response to some concerns raised recently about the durability of bicycle lights as kart tail lights and the possibility of being black flagged for a faulty light, Prokarts Brian Jamieson has developed a simple and reliable light suitable for use on karts. It has no moving parts and a battery life proven to be in excess of a week and likely to be much much longer.

It consists of a strip of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and a battery. It can be easily enclosed in a hobby box. The LED strips Brian has used can generate red, blue or green light. By combining all three you also get a white light. All components were bought from Jaycar.

The photos show how simple the device is. To build your own simply solder the battery leads to the LED strip and plug in a battery. You can then either attach it to your kart as is (series debutant team SCR did the that on their way to 6th place at the opening round of the NSW series) or put it in the enclosure of your choice. It is that simple.

If you don't want to build your own, Brian will have ready built lights for sale at race meetings throughout the year, including the first round of the Qld championship in Gympie. Cost will be $20 for the a light with an enclosure, $16 for the bare light and battery cap. A battery is included will all lights.

9 lights are currently on order for various karts and Brian will be experimenting with other applications for them on his TwoDogs kart. Maybe even brake lights???

Although they run successfully on any voltage from 9 volts to 32 volts, they are listed as 12 volt items. This means that if you run a 12 volt battery on your kart (for radios etc) you can provide power to the light directly from that battery. Brian will happily work with you to build a unit specifically for your needs.

Watch future newsletters to see when the test light - currently running 24 hours a day 7 days a week - eventually manages to flatten the battery. Brian reckons early May.

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RACE REPORT: QUEENSLAND Round 3: NANANGO Round 3 of the ProKart Queensland Endurance Championships was held at the South Burnett Kart Hire venue, approximately 200km NW of Brisbane.

It was a day dominated by the #50 entry of Team5150R, yet after 8 hours of solid endurance racing it was the #51 Azzurro of Team5150R that took their maiden win; in the process beating prepre-event favourites PDS Grand Prix and the other Team5150R kart, struck by mechanical trouble with only 2 hours remaining...

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REPORT: NANANGO Team5150R Win Again, but this me it’s the 51 entry that’s the class of the field...

In what was an exceptional event, the #51 kart of Team5150R driven by Steve Prokop, Glenn Firth and NSW Formula Ford multiple-round-winner Kyle Wood have taken their debut win after 8 hours of racing at the South Burnett Kart Circuit in Nanango, 200km north-west of Brisbane.

In a first for this venue, racing was conducted in a counter-clockwise direction. With racing normally conducted in a clockwise direction, ProKart Director Tony Pullen created an instant level playing field by making the surprise announcement in the early morning driver's briefing.

With only 1 hour for a combined practice/qualifying session, track time was at a premium as all team's struggled to come to terms with the 'new' layout.

While last-round standouts PDS Grand Prix set the early pace, the #50 kart of Team5150R was mired in the pits with engine problems, the LH engine refusing the run cleanly or idle. Initially suspecting a blocked main jet, the team immediately replaced a carburettor only to find no improvement in performance. A hurried engine change ensued with the team in despair when it was realised the problem actually lay with a blocked air cleaner...

Once the #50 kart took to the track around the 20 minute mark, team driver Joshua Townsend immediately set about challenging the #661 kart of PDS Grand Prix, who remained on provisional pole, although they remained almost 1 second clear of the field, albeit on new tyres.

A pitstop from the #50 kart saw the team fit their new race rubber and swap drivers, with Ian McMah now behind the wheel of the Team5150R Azzurro and revelling in the grip offered by new tyres as he out-paced PDS Grand Prix to take provisional pole position.

With 5 minutes left in the session, the #50 kart of Team5150R returned to the pits to undertake final pre-race checks, whilst the #661 kart of PDS Grand Prix returned to the track with Carl Brown behind the wheel, determined to regain pole in the dying stages.

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Despite improving on their earlier time, the PDS Grand Prix team were unable to reclaim provisional pole and at the end of the session it was the #50 kart of Team5150R on pole with PDS Grand Prix locking out the front row. In 3rd place were the team from RPM Motorsport, 4th Resisales.com.au TF and rounding out the top 5 was the #51 Azzurro of Team5150R. Karts were immediately fuelled and lined up on the grid in preparation for an 11am race start. Missing however as the team's took to the grid was the #5 BRM of Climatrol and the #2 Azzurro of BF Racing, both teams encountering mechanical difficulties and finding themselves in a race against the clock to make the start of the 8-hour event.

Ian McMah started the race for the #50 kart of Team5150R and immediately took the lead before surprisingly making a pitstop at the conclusion of lap 1, dropping to the rear of the field, the team anticipating an early satefy-car given the relatively unfamiliar layout for all competitors.

No safety car eventuated however and the #50 kart found themselves half a lap behind the leading 661 Phoenix of PDS Grand Prix, who was racing away from the field, exending their lead each lap over the 2nd placed kart of Resisales.com.au.

At the 30 minute mark however it was clear that Team5150R's Ian McMah was determined to catch the leaders after his early pitstop, moving into 2nd position and setting about catching the leading kart of PDS Grand Prix. Gaining about .3 per lap, the #50 kart was within reach of the #661 as the first round of driver changes commenced around the 45 minute mark of the 8-hour race.

Both lead karts made driver changes; Ian McMah handing over to Josh Townsend in the #50 Kart and PDS Grand Prix's Carl Brown undertaking the first of 2 pitstops before handing over to Justin Sydenham, guest driving for Mark Johnson's PDS Grand Prix team for this event.

With all teams completing their mandatory 2 pitstops (including a driver change) in the first hour, Team5150R's strategy had clearly paid dividends and the team led by almost a lap at the 80 minute mark.

With PDS Grand Prix in a clear 2nd position, fierce challenges were occuring for positions 3 through 6; all karts within 10 seconds of each other and fighting hard to gain an edge on their competitor karts.

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The race remained incident free for the first 5 hours; the #50 kart's pace unrelenting as Josh Townsend and Ian McMah shared driving duties and exending their lead to some 9 laps before disaster befell Team5150R...

As Ian McMah exited the fuel bay and rejoined the circuit after the team's 3rd fuel stop, it was immediately clear there was a problem, the #50 Azzurro running wide and off the circuit. Initially thinking the kart had a stuck throttle, the team quickly assessed the kart had no brakes, with Ian McMah struggling to get the #50 back to pitlane - overshooting the entry on his first attempt and having to complete another lap before the team could assess and hopefully repair the kart.

With Mason Walker and Tony Pullen following the team live on RacerTV and broadcasting the team's woes live over the internet, the team found the brake disc has sheared all 6 retaining bolts and the disc itself had broken free of the carrrier; thankfully without causing too much additional damage.

Some quick cooperation within the team saw a quick turn-around time with replacement bolts sourced and installed; before Josh Townsend got in the kart and set about rejoining the race.

This wasn't the end of the team's challenges however as the kart hadn't event made the pit gate before Josh Townsend was out and inspecting the brake master cylinder and associated linkages.

In an effort to stop during his 2 laps without brakes, team driver Ian McMah had broken the fulcrum arm that attaches the brake pedal arm and master cylinder rod, forcing the team to undertake further repairs; replacing the arm before finally rejoining the circuit after 9 minutes in the pits - losing 13 laps in the process and finding themselves 4 laps down on the leading kart of PDS Grand Prix.

Meanwhile, the battle for the lead was becoming increasingly close, as both Resisales.com TF and the #51 Azzurro of Team5150R closed on the #661 entry; who were battling to maintain lap speed after contact bent the steering and now circulating some 0.5s slower than both Resisales and Team5150R. In 4th, the #50 kart of Team5150R was now circulating at record pace; Josh Townsend clearly fired up as he went 'purple' well past the 300 lap mark of the event; improving upon the previous fastest lap set by Ian McMah with a time that wouldn't be bettered that weekend.

Moving into contention also was the #22 of Atlas Racing, Ryan Bolton and his team circulating strongly throughout the event and finding themselves in a position to threaten the leaders should they encounter difficulties in the closing stages of the event.

Back at the front, Team5150R had passed PDS Grand Prix for the lead and had some 12 seconds in hand as team's prepared for their final pitstops.

At this point it was clear that Resisales.com TF faced an uphill struggle to win the event, as they remained a pitstop behind the leading pair of PDS Grand Prix and the #51 from Team5150R. What became evident though as team's headed towards the last hour of the event was that the #50 kart of Team5150R were pushing hard, still circulating at well-below pole position pace consistently as they fought to regain a podium finish.

As team's entered the final hour, Glenn Firth jumped aboard the leading #51 kart of Team5150R and set about consolidating their lead in the run to the chequered flag, although PDS Grand Prix were determined to regain lost time and challenge for victory.

With both Resisales.com and the #50 kart of Team5150R pitting early on in the final hour, the battle for 3rd place heated up as Ian McMah set about continuing the impressive recovery started by Josh Townsend after the team's earlier brake failure(s).

With around 20 seconds between 3rd and 4th places with 30 minutes to go, it seemed unlikely that Team5150R's #50 Azzurro would join their team mates on the podium, the gap seeingly too large to close as the race clock counted down to the conclusion of the 8 hour event.

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As team member's offered encouragement via radio however, Ian McMah was able to maintain the stunning pace set by Josh Townsend in the #50 Azzurro, still lapping around 43.6 seconds (some 4 tenths quicker than pole) after almost 8 hours of racing.

With around 15 minutes to go the #50 kart had moved right behind the #27 MS Kart of Resisales.com.au and quickly moved into 3rd position.

Meanwhile at the front of the field, Glenn Firth in the #51 Team5150R Azzurro had extended the lead over PDS Grand Prix to almost 20 seconds at the chequered flag, the team taking their debut win and understandably ecstatic at their accomplishment in front of sponsors South Burnett Kart Hire and a large crowd.

In second place for the second event in a row were PDS Grand Prix, the team once again demonstrating race -winning pace at times and clearly indicating their Toowoomba pace was not a one-off. Look for them to break through for a win in the coming races...

In third place was the team of Josh Townsend and Ian McMah in the #50 Azzurro of Team5150R; disappointed at their earlier misfortune but happy to have staged a strong recovery to finish on the podium.

In 4th was Phil Wallis' Resisales.com.au #27 MS Kart, the team continuing to race strongly at the front of the field and it is surely only a matter of time before they also take a race win.

In 5th place and running competitively yet again were the team from Atlas Racing in their #22 Azzurro chassis.

Best presented on the day was the team from KnK Scuderia, well-deserved recognition for the professionally presented team from Redcliffe.

IAN MCMAH

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Did you know…

Did you know Tourette Syndrome (TS) affects 1 in 100 boys and 1 in 300 girls?

TS is now recognised to be relatively common but under recognised, and a major cause of hidden disability. TS is a Neurological disorder characterised by rapid, repetitive and involuntary muscle movements and vocalisations called “tics”, and often involves behavioural difficulties. Tics tend to come in bursts or "bouts". These periods are called waxing and waning cycles. In essence the brain is over stimulated with an excess of neurotransmitters that bypass the filters in the brain which would normally be used to control one’s movement, thoughts, emotions and actions.

TS is NOT degenerative, and people with TS can expect to live a normal life span. It most often begins between the ages of 2 and 21, and lasts throughout life in varying degrees of severity. TS is considered incurable, but treatable. TS symptoms may range from mere aggravation to severe debilitation.

The aim of the TSAA is to spread knowledge of what Tourettes is, as well as ask for understanding and acceptance in the community and to undo the social stigma created by misinformation.

Recent studies have found that Tourettes affects 1% of the population, where it was once thought to be a rare condition. This is not due to any increase of TS but to the fact more people are being recognised and diagnosed as having TS. Many medical professionals still know very little about TS. Correct diagnosis is important to children with TS so they can access the right management strategies to help them reach their full potential in life.

TSAA offers telephone and email support, as well as resource materials to assist families, doctors and educators. Educators do not need to be experts, but a certain level of familiarity with the most common difficulties is essential, so as part of our Education Awareness Program we are offering every school in Australia a FREE DVD called ’What is Tourette Syndrome?.’

Contact TSAA and one will be sent FREE! We have a wealth of materials available as well as personal experience with TS. 81

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A flashback to the start of the 2008 ProKart 24 hour race at Sydney’s Eastern Creek

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RACE REPORT: NSW Round 4: CANBERRA

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REPORT: CANBERRA Sensa onal Racing Highlights ‘Canberra 7 Hour’ Sensa2onal was the best way to describe the racing that was showcased throughout last Sunday’s (May 16) ‘Canberra 7 Hour’ at the Fairbairn Park Kart Track, near Canberra in the A.C.T, for the fourth round of the Powered by Honda ProKart Australia NSW Endurance Kart Championship.

At the comple2on of the ‘Canberra 7 Hour’ it was defending Na2onal and NSW Champions # 1 Jets Motorsports that came out on top in what was their third victory from four rounds in this year’s NSW Championship.

Heading into the ‘Canberra 7 Hour’ the # 1 Jets Motorsport team were determined to bounce back into victory lane aFer a horror run at the previous round, the ‘Windsor 6 Hour’, and that was exactly what they managed to achieve.

Although there was a bit of luck involved in their third NSW Championship round victory of the year; the # 1 Jets Motorsport, who had been docked with two separate stop / go penal2es throughout the ‘Canberra 7 Hour’, claimed the winning spoils by finishing ahead of # 2 SC Racing and # 71 KBC Racing in second and third, who all finished on the same lap – 623 completed laps.

The hard luck story of the ‘Canberra 7 Hour’ was without a doubt the # 2 SC Racing team. They held down a lead of a lap over their nearest rival and looked at short odds to take out the victory honours; however a mistake by their driver, who had pi:ed unnecessarily aFer he had thought that his kart had developed a trouble, which stripped them of the lead and dropped them back to third once they had returned to the track.

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With the mistake of the # 2 SC Racing team it then through the ‘Canberra 7 Hour’ up for grabs in the closing stages with the lead going to the # 1 Jets Motorsport team with a close following # 71 KBC Racing in second and the # 2 SC Racing team back in third. The remaining laps of the ‘Canberra 7 Hour’ saw the # 1 Jets Motorsport team pace the field, while an aggressive late pass by the recovering # 2 SC Racing on the # 71 KBC Racing team saw them move into second and stay there all the way through to the fall of the chequered flag.

Due to the contact from the # 2 SC Racing team, the # 71 KBC Racing team suffered front end damage and it denied them of challenging for the victory honours and they held on to complete the podium in third place.

In fourth place was the # 777 Horsepower Racing (619 laps) and they were followed home by # 66 Team Kaos (617 laps), who recorded the fastest lap of the ‘Canberra 7 Hour’, # 21 Walkos Racing (616 laps), # 59 Shire Racing 2 (600 laps), the Canberra based # 212 CJ Racing (590 laps), # 37 Shire Racing (590 laps) and in 10th place was # 41 Kartatak Racing (585 laps).

The # 1 Jets Motorsport team earlier in the event topped the 2me sheets in qualifying with a 37.437 second laps around the 730 metre Fairbairn Park Kart Track ahead of # 2 SC Racing and # 66 Team Kaos and started on pole posi2on the for ‘Canberra 7 Hour’.

The fiFh round of the NSW Championship is going to be held on Sunday, July 18 at Wollongong City Raceway, near Kembla Grange on the South Coast of NSW, for the ‘Wollongong 12 Hour’.

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Trent to J. Varley: “Stay off those kerbs as much as you can”

J. Varley to Trent: “No problem boss, I'll use the grass…”

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Team5150R’s Josh Townsend and Glenn Firth take over race control at Cooloola in February...

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Features: RacerTV ( finally! )

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Race Reviews: WOLLONGONG, ROCKHAMPTON

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