Independent Race Series News
Entries Open for Round One
Entries are open for Round One of the 2009 Independent Race Series.All entry forms for 2009 will be available to complete online. (We'll still need competitors to sign a printout of the data you entered during your scrutineering administration at the circuit, but this will be provided for you.) Those who prefer the old method will still be able to use a hardcopy form for mailing or faxing in.
Entrants who use the online system will have the option of paying by cheque/money order (by post), credit card (by fax, telephone or post) or via the secure online PayPal system.
The Online Entry Form for Round One is available by clicking here.
The old-school PDF for printing and posting/faxing is available here.
As always, all of our forms and administration are available from the Admin page of the site - irace.net.au/admin
Rewards Available
As a celebration of our brand new sytem, and to encourage competitors to get their entries in early, we also have another exciting announcement: the person who submits the first paid entry for each round will receive half price entry for the following round. (There are a couple of conditions: 1) each competitor may only win once during the year, 2) the half price entry is only available at the following round - ie; the first paid entrant for round 1 will be eligible for entry at half price for round 2 only.)Small Request
Entries have already started rolling in, so if you haven't entered for Round One yet, you'll have to wait for the opening of Round Two entries to be in the running for your shot at a half price entry.
To those competitors who have already submitted their entry via the online system, we've had a very small glitch. Any forms that were submitted that were not 100% complete did not make it through. It seems that you would have still received the "Success" message, but unfortunately the entry has not been transmitted to the database. The problem has now been corrected, but if you submitted an entry at the beginning of the week, and you think this may be you, please either complete the form again (we'll delete any duplicates), or get in touch via email to check if we've received your entry. Our iRace robot apologises for the inconvenience!
Round One of the Independent Race Series will be held at Morgan Park, QLD, 20-22 March 2009.
Round One Details
Round One of the Independent Race Series for 2009 will be held at Queensland's Morgan Park.
For many competitors, this will be their first visit to the exciting circuit. To give competitors a bit of a headstart, and some extra information on accommodation and things to see near the circuit, we've added a comprehensive rundown to the Round One page of the site. Click here to read all the information.
Round One will take place 20-22 March. Entries are now open.
Launch Day - Directions
The 2009 iRace Launch Day is all systems go, and a full set of directions are now available.
Please click here to download the directions in PDF format.
Please click here to download the directions in PDF format.
Video Update
08 January 2009 03:05
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Video footage from the 2008 Oran Park round of the Independent Race Series is now available.
The footage is still in a partially raw format - the voiceover has not yet been completed. View the individual videos below in the online player, or download the files in high resolution format (MP4) by clicking the links at the bottom of this article.
Brand New iRace Meeting Point Launched
02 January 2009 18:58
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Here at iRace HQ we're continually trying to think of new ways to make racing more accessible, and achievable for more people.
With that goal in mind, we're launching the brand new iRace Meeting Point. It's a section of the website dedicated to helping our competitors help each other. The Meeting Point will be a central location for competitors and anyone else associated with the series to offer services, help, assistance or recommendations that might be useful to their fellow competitors. It will also be the place for competitors who are seeking assistance getting their car to the next round, or trying to find a reputable service provider in their area.
Submissions can be made via the website, and once completed they appear instantly on the Meeting Point page.
This sort of thing is not new to the Independent Race Series - a series well known for the generosity of its competitors, and with a strong community atmosphere. Now it's just a lot more organised, and the information will reach a lot more people a lot faster.
Things we hope to see on the Meeting Point page in the future include:
Competitors with space in their trailer or transporter
Competitors car-pooling to an event
Competitors sharing accommodation at an event
Competitors recommending a service provider who has helped them
Drives (or drivers) available either for Lease or Barter/Trade
Positions on teams for volunteer pitcrew
And many more - we hope you can manage to surprise us!
The iRace Meeting Point will be within the Classifieds section of the site (click on Classifieds, then click on Meeting Point), or access it via this direct link. It will also be available as a RSS feed you can subscribe to (instructions here).
To submit a post to the Meeting Point, click the Meeting Point Submission link on the Meeting Point page, or use this direct link.
The first round of the Independent Race Series for 2009 will take place at Morgan Park 20-22 March, with a Launch Day scheduled at the Marulan Driver Training Centre 18 January.