Independent Race Series News
iRace TV - Round 4 - Michael Coulter Interview
iRace TV - Round 4 - Robert Free Interview
iRace TV - Round 4 - Kelly Simpson Interview
iRace TV - Round 4 - Bonus Drift HD Hot Lap
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iRace TV - Round 4 - Muscle Division Highlights
iRace TV - Round 4 - RocketSports Highlights
iRace TV - Round 4 - Muscle Division Highlights
iRace TV - Round 4 - Formula Tasman + LeMans Highlights
iRace TV - Round 4 - Drift HD Hot Lap
Drift HD Hot Lap - Matt Dwyer from Sam Dale on Vimeo.
R4 to R6 Highlights
Genesis Fitness Club to Support iRace
Genesis is a long established chain of fitness centres serving locations around Australia, and will be title sponsors of the RocketSports category. Genesis will also sponsor Stephen Pocock in his Honda Civic competing in Muscle Division.
Genesis has 40 Fitness centres around Australia staffed with leading professionals to help you achieve your goals. This is very relevant area for the motorsport competitor for trimming kilos and improving cardio fitness for improved race performance. Fitness is a major part of motorsport preparation at any level, so catch up with a Genesis team member at Lakeside or drop into your local centre.
Visit the Genesis website here.
Check out Genesis on Facebook here.
Follow Genesis on Twitter here.
Round 4 of the Independent Race Series heads to Lakeside Raceway 12-13 June 2010. Check out all the event information here.
Kumho Prizewinners
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The winner in the Production Racing Cars class, with the prize for this round going to the winner of Class X, was Franck Donniaux. Franck wins a pair of Kumho race tyres.
And the volunteer official drawn out of a hat was Wayne Johnson from Goulburn. Wayne worked at the event as a flag marshall, and wins a set of Kumho road tyres.
Kumho helps the Independent Race Series recognise our hard working officials, with one randomly chosen at each round to receive a set of Kumho road tyres. To find out more about being an official for the Independent Race Series, click here.
To find out more about Kumho Tyres, and F Sport, click here.
TV Week!
The coverage will then be repeated on Wednesday on Fox Sports Inside Speed - check your TV guide for exact timings of the program.
The TV coverage will feature highlights of the action from Oran Park, of iRace's biggest meeting so far. Don't miss it!
iRace Grand Prix
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Action got underway on Friday (14 August) morning, with unofficial practice. Qualifying kicked off after lunch, and the first of the races were held late Friday afternoon. The weather was perfect throughout, and Saturday morning brought more sunshine, and plenty of racing.
![Stuart Inwood](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3820150537_f0350c113a_s.jpg)
![IMG_2728](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2437/3820128997_50ca1e0842_s.jpg)
![Adam Lloyd](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3820159981_51d1f826f5_s.jpg)
![Franck Donniaux](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3820593492_3edbb70b44_s.jpg)
![Clark Stott](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/3819781929_b065388e0d_s.jpg)
In Class A, Clark Stott (Mazda 3 MPS) proved too good, to take the class honours over Geoff Kite and Hans Riehs.
![Neil Byers](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/3819834803_c8bbc7bd3d_s.jpg)
![John Willmington](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3819801259_18c918a130_s.jpg)
![Chris Farrell](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3430/3820756040_81216b7d3b_s.jpg)
![Ed Singleton](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2634/3819928895_da01960644_s.jpg)
![Andy Cantrell](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3821017850_42b63cc730_s.jpg)
![David Raddatz](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3486/3822025348_c5d537a44c_s.jpg)
A welcome addition on the card at Oran Park was the MX5 Challenge. The large field of these nimble machines joined the RocketSports ranks, and enjoyed two standalone races. In the RocketSports outright, the MX5's proved unbeatable, with David Raddatz taking the victory. He was closely followed by Matilda Mravicic, and Nick Martinenko. The Holden Roadsters mixed it
![Graham Smith](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/3819989635_b955f93d14_s.jpg)
In the MX5 Challenge, honours in the Turbo category went to David Raddatz, in the NA Slick category, Shane Otten took the win, and in the NA Road category Corey Stevens took the honours.
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The next confirmed event for the Independent Race Series will be held at Oran Park (South Circuit) 13-15 November. The team are working hard on securing an event in October - details will be announced as soon as they are available. We're working hard to keep bringing you our trademark brand of mate-against-mate, affordable racing.
So, watch this space!
Round Four Race Winners
Round Four Pole Winners
Press play to start the slideshow. Click the fullscreen icon (lower right corner) to view in fullscreen, then click show info to see the details on each driver.
Round Four Preview
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The round, to be held at Sydney's Oran Park, on the GP layout, will feature racing by all the iRace categories: Formula Tasman & LeMans Sport, Touring Car Challenge, Muscle Division, Production Racing Cars and RocketSports. Additionally, the round will see the debut of the brand new HDT Cup category, and the inclusion of the MX5 Challenge.
The Independent Race Series prides itself on mate against mate racing, and catering for a diverse range of competitors and cars. This round will feature a number of notable competitors:
![Andrew Macpherson](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/3816259343_d90809e3ce_s.jpg)
![Andy Cantrell & Joe McGinness](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3537358668_449d8e47da_s.jpg)
![Terry Mayfield](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3537370644_58605ed625_s.jpg)
![Kylie Willmington](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/3817136456_92bcc2ed4c_s.jpg)
![IMG_4379](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/3817153312_e76d5a6b4f_s.jpg)
Practice gets underway at 0930 Friday, with Qualifying from 1330. The first of the races will take place from 1510 on Friday afternoon, with the bulk of the racing resuming at 0900 Saturday. The full schedule is available to download here.
Admission for spectators is free on both days. The pits are accessible, and the teams friendly, so come along and check out the Independent Race Series.
Round Four Regulations and Schedule Available
Admission to the circuit is free.
Download the event schedule here.
Download the Meeting Regulations here.
Countdown to Round 4
Entries have been rolling in for the event, and it's looking like some healthy fields will be in attendance, the standouts being Muscle Division and Production Racing Cars.
In Production Racing Cars, most of the guns from Round Two are back, and this time out they'll be joined by Graham Lusty in an XR6 Turbo Falcon, and Bryan Fitzpatrick will return in his nimble Renault Clio. Look out for some hot action from this group.
Todd will be joined by a number of other competitors who are still waiting for the paint to dry on their racing machines, including Robert Marchese. Robert's car (pictured left) still has some finishing touches to be completed, but he is very keen to get on track.
Other categories in action will be: Touring Car Challenge, Formula Tasman and RocketSports.
The full round schedule will be available shortly. Round Four of the Independent Race Series will take place on the GP layout at the Oran Park venue, with action kicking off 14 August, and concluding 15 August. More information on the round is available here.
For spectators admission will be free. For competitors, entries are still open, so if you want to enjoy this awesome venue, get your entry in asap.
HDT Cup Momentum Continues
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The HDT Cup will be supported by HDT, and will cater for VB, VC, VH, VK and VL Commodores, with classes for different engine types/capacities.
Competitors interested in the HDT Cup can contact Laurie Betland on 02 4860 3333 or 0411 176 382.
Photos from the Open Day at Marulan Driver Training Centre are available here.
The next round of the Independent Race Series is in just under one month, at Oran Park GP circuit, 14-15 August. Get your entries in now!
Round Three Postponed
Round Three of the Independent Race Series scheduled for 19-21 June at Morgan Park has been postponed.
With thanks and acknowledgement to those competitors who had shown their support for the round by getting their entries in, the organisers took the step of postponing the event due to insufficient competitor support. The series plans to shift the event to a date sometime in September or October. For all those competitors out there who want a chance to race at the fantastic Morgan Park layout again in 2009, it's up to you to get behind the event, get your entries in when they open, and encourage your friends and fellow competitors to do the same.
Because we know many of you need your regular speed fix, Marulan Driver Training Centre (MDTC) has stepped up to host an iRace Open Day at the facility on 20th June. The day will feature a "better your best time" track day for production-based cars plus passenger rides as well as a public launch of the HDT Cup with displays and a presentation on the new category. Visit the MDTC website: www.mdtc.com.au for more info, and to register your interest for the iRace Open Day.
Entries for Round Four at Sydney's Oran Park are now open. The round is scheduled for 14-15 August, and will be hosted on the GP circuit. To access the Round Four online entry form, click here. To download the form to fax or mail in, click here.