Australian Motor Racing Series 3.3 Litre Holdens Latest News

The AMRS Endurance Championship has been officially announced, and will take place at Goulburn's Wakefield Park, 27-28 October.

The event will be a gruelling 300km around the technical Wakefield Park circuit, and will feature cars from a variety of AMRS categories, including:

Each car will have at least one driver change during the event, and may be driven by up to three drivers over the course of the 300km. Subclasses within the event will be established for cars based on the refuelling method used, with classes for timed fuel stops (where cars must pit for a fixed period of time) and classes for churned fuel stops (where cars pit for as long as it takes to fuel the car).

Further details will be announced soon. To find out now if your car is eligible, contact the AMRS: rod@amrs.net.au or garry@amrs.net.au

Since January 2007, the Australian Motor Racing Series website has had over 4 million hits. 226,000 pages on the AMRS site have been viewed in that period. Over 40 gigabytes of data have been downloaded from the site in that time.

There is a new and improved look planned for the site in the near future, but the thing that keeps visitors coming back is content. And largely, www.amrs.net.au relies on you for that content.

Results, championship standings, event details and entry forms are taken care of internally, we upload photos when they are available, but with just under 200 competitors having taken part in the AMRS so far in 2007, it is simply not possible for www.amrs.net.au to write stories on each and every competitor.

For the competitors, it means that we're relying on you to provide press releases or content you would like included on the site. To get your message across to the plentiful visitors to the site, you need to supply information and photos to the site - you have the opportunity to get additional exposure for your sponsors, and potentially catch the eye of new sponsors who might be visiting the site.

For the fans, if you have a story you'd like to share about your experience at an Australian Motor Racing Series round, send it in, and we'll include suitable stories on the site. If you have photos you'd like to see on the site, send them too, and if you have your own online photo album you'd like us to link to we can add it to the links page.

For everyone, if you have suggestions for the site, or something new you would like to see included, send it through. Now is the time for innovations to be incorporated into the next generation of www.amrs.net.au

To all those competitors who have been supplying content for the site, we thank you, and look forward to receiving more. To those planning to submit more content to the site, thank you.

Wakefield Park, in conjunction with the AMRS, are pleased to announce the inclusion of the prestigious "Hopwood 100" event in their upcoming July 14/15 round 5 program.

The "Hopwood 100" celebrates the life and great contribution to motorsport by the late Peter Hopwood.

The one hour event is for HQ Holdens/ Kingswoods and will be run in addition to the normal 4 race program for 3.3 litre Holdens already a feature of the Australian Motor Racing Series.

Television coverage will be given to both the "Hopwood 100" as well as the 3.3 Litre Holden races.

Wakefield Park manager Garry Willmington stated that he was pleased to have the annual Wakefield Park event included in the AMRS round and delighted with the TV coverage it will receive.

One part of racing that many drivers don't enjoy is interviews. It's easy to get nervous, or forget what you wanted to say (or which sponsors you wanted to mention), or give less than eloquent responses to some of the interviewer's questions. But if you can get it right, an interview will mean better exposure for you as a driver, for your team and for your sponsors. As many drivers in the top echelons of motorsport will attest, training in how to deal with the media is an important and valuable process.

As part of the Australian Motor Racing Series' ongoing committment to driver development, there will be a Media Awareness Seminar held at Round Two at Calder Park. Attendance at the seminar is not compulsory (although encouraged), and is free to all competitors (and team members) for the round. Simon Latchford, AMRS competitor and accomplished public speaker will deliver his thoughts on dealing with the media - how to plan for an interview, what to do during an interview, and how to keep the media on-side and assist you with promotion of yourself and your sponsors.

This is an outstanding opportunity for competitors to develop their professional knowledge and skills and an excellent selling point for future sponsors ("I have completed media awareness training to ensure I present your company in the best possible light.") The seminar will be conducted at Calder Park, 1630 Saturday afternoon.

Round Two of the Australian Motor Racing Series will be held at Calder Park, 24-25 March.

A new sponsor has joined the Australian Motor Racing Series for Round Two. Keen to maximise their exposure trackside and via the outstanding television coverage, Port Macquarie-based UBuild has come on board to support the Super TT and 3.3 Litre Holdens categories. All cars in the categories will wear a UBuild.com.au windscreen banner, and information on the products available from UBuild will be available from the AMRS Merchandise tent.

UBuild Homes has been developed by award winning builders and engineers to assist the owner builder with all aspects of their project. UBuild supply Materials to Lockup Stage on the customers slab or footings, Plans, Design Services, Council Submissions, Specifications, Quantity Surveying, Occupational Health & Safety procedures, and much more in the way of services for Owner Building a New Home, Extension or Addition.

UBuild Homes offer not only get top quality materials, but also a comprehensive manual and education to assist you with your construction. A training day is provided to ensure customers understand how to implement the system being purchased. UBuild Homes representatives with their 40 years residential construction experience are available for customers to ask questions right through the construction phase.

The Australian Motor Racing Series is all about making racing exciting, affordable and accessible. To simplify the paperwork and documentation procedures associated with racing the AMRS introduced the Season Booklet for the 2006 season. Now the new and improved Season Booklet for the 2007 season has left the printers and is on it's way to competitors.

Look out for your copy in the post this week. If you have not received a copy by the end of the week, or if you have not been in touch with the AMRS previously to supply your postal details, request a copy by contacting AMRS management via email by clicking here.

If you'd like an electronic version of the booklet, you can download it by clicking here. (It is 60 pages, and an 8mb download so recommended only for high speed internet connections.) The electronic version will remain available via the brand new "Downloads" page accessible via the main menu on the left of the screen.

Entries open tomorrow (15 January) for Round One of the 2007 Australian Motor Racing Series to be held at Wakefield Park, 24-25 February.

As the start of the 2007 Australian Motor Racing Series approaches, the AMRS management have delivered some great New Years news to competitors - Entry and Series registration fees have been lowered by 6% for 2007.

Competitors who register for the entire 2007 series, or for the total number of rounds they wish to compete at in 2007 will be eligible for the discounted rate.

AMRS directors Garry Willmington and Rod Dale say it is all a part of their ongoing plan to reduce costs to competitors and encourage exciting, accessible and AFFORDABLE racing.

In addition to the discounted fees, registered competitors receive product discounts from a number of suppliers, guaranteed entry and are eligible for points and other incentives in their respective category.

The AMRS is set for a big year in 2007, with 11 categories competing at up to 9 rounds at 6 different venues. To read more about the 2007 Australian Motor Racing Series, visit www.amrs.net.au - Australian Motor Racing Series. Racing the way it's meant to be. Exciting. Affordable. Accessible.

Coming hot on the heels of the AMRS Expo is the announcement of the Category Calendars for the 2007 Australian Motor Racing Series. The 2007 AMRS Calendar was finalised some months ago, but the distribution of rounds to the various categories has just recently been completed, and with the announcement of several new categories for the 2007 AMRS comes the calendar for each category.

The 2006 Australian Motor Racing Series Expo is set to provide an excellent introduction to the Motorsport scene for new competitors in the lead up to the 2007 season.

A Future in Motorsport: The Expo, to be held at the Wakefield Park circuit 17 December, will provide a wealth of information and displays to interested visitors. There are over 30 confirmed displays, with more to be finalised over the next two weeks. Amongst the displays, visitors to the AMRS Expo will find drivers, teams and category representatives, who will all be extremely approachable, and eager to pass on information. This is the perfect opportunity for anyone considering competing or participating in motorsport to have an up close look at the cars involved and to get the inside information on participating. The presentations will also offer experienced competitors the chance to expand their racing knowledge in the lead up to 2007.

Something for Everyone: Everybody is welcome, and those who prefer to remain spectators will be catered for too, with Speed Off the Streets open practice sessions where they can get a taste of racing by taking their road car around Wakefield Park, there will also be Hot Laps where visitors can take a ride in a race car with an experienced driver. The displays will also give spectators a chance to see race cars in all their detail.

The Australian Motor Racing Series Expo - Wakefield Park, 17 December. Admission is free. A $5 lunch special (sausage sandwich and cold drink) will be available at the track. Fees apply for Open Practice sessions (see www.wakefieldpark.com.au), Driver Instruction sessions ($200 in your car, $300 otherwise) and Hot Laps ($300 for 5 laps).

There are still limited slots available for displays, so if you are part of a team or business interested in showing your wares, get in touch today: rod@amrs.net.au

If you are a driver keen to join the list of those offering Hot Laps, you will need to contact the AMRS for conditions: rod@amrs.net.au

Australian Motor Racing Series. Racing the way it's meant to be. Exciting. Affordable. Accessible.

With the second last round of the 2006 3.3 Litre Holden series just a week away, ZX1 Extralube has announced that it will be supporting the Calder Park event.

ZX1 Extralube is an advanced technology aimed at eliminating friction. ZX1's Australian distributor first supported the Australian Motor Racing Series at the last event held at Calder Park - Round One, held back in March. The initial support was in the form of product sponsorship, with ZX1 Extralube supplied to a number of cars across the AMRS categories. An article on the results of the trial in one car can be found here.

ZX1 Extralube has now announced it will step up it's support, and will be the naming rights sponsor for the 3.3 Litre Holden category at Calder Park's Round 7, October 28-29. Cars in the category will wear the ZX1 Extralube logo at Calder.

ZX1 Extralube can help race cars and road cars improve fuel efficiency and reduce wear. More importantly to racers, it virtually eliminates friction in engines, transmissions, bearings and more, and can provide that edge so important to gain the upper hand over the competition.

Round Seven of the 2006 Australian Motor Racing Series heads to Calder Park 28-29 October. Click here for more details.

With Calder Park's Round Seven fast approaching, amrs.net.au is proud to present a video preview for the penultimate round of the 2006 Australian Motor Racing Series. The video features highlights from the 2006 Series so far, and is recommended for broadband users due to the file size (15mb). To watch the video, click here, or visit the brand new AMRS Videos page by clicking here. The video will only be available for a limited time, so if you want to keep a copy, make sure you download it to your computer.

If any competitors have video they would like to see included on the AMRS Videos page, please contact the webmaster via email. Due to storage constraints, videos cannot be hosted by amrs.net.au, but we can link directly to videos stored on your own website, or stored free at YouTube.

Round Seven of the 2006 Australian Motor Racing Series heads to Calder Park 28-29 October. Click here for more details.

A final reminder that the TV coverage from Round One of the AMRS will commence this weekend, on SBS Speedweek 12 noon, Sunday 2 April, with the Yokohama Australian Formula 4000 Drivers Championship and Citilink Construction Group Touring Car Challenge featuring.

The following weekend, Sunday 9 April, all the action from Fantastic Furniture Kingswood Racing, Thunder Sports and Production Touring Car Championship, will screen at 12 noon.

In a new timeslot for 2006, the repeat of the coverage on FoxSports Inside Speed will now be shown the Wednesday following the Speedweek episode, at 8.30pm. For Round One, part one, watch FoxSports 5 April. For Round One, part two, watch FoxSports 12 April.

The TV coverage from Round 1 is expected to air on SBS Speedweek 12 noon, Sunday 2 April and Sunday 9 April.

The 2 April program will feature the Yokohama Australian Formula 4000 Drivers Championship, and the Citilink Construction Group Touring Car Challenge. This program will also be shown on FoxSports InsideSpeed, Thursday 6 April.

The 9 April program will feature the Production Touring Car Championship, the Thunder Sports and the Fantastic Furniture Kingswoods. The coverage will also be shown on FoxSports InsideSpeed, Thursday 13 April.

Australian Motor Racing Series competitors have only five weeks to wait until Round One at Calder Park in Victoria, so it's understandable that they are excited. Today though, they have even more reason to be excited. Just by becoming a Registered Competitor in the 2006 AMRS, competitors can now enjoy between 10 and 25 % discount at Meridian Motorsport.

The 2006 Australian Motor Racing Series calendar has been announced, and sees some exciting new inclusions on the AMRS schedule. An eight round series, travelling to four different states, the 2006 Australian Motor Racing Series looks set to be better than ever!

ROUND	DATE	CIRCUIT
1	18 - 19 March 2006	Calder Park
2	22 - 23 April 2006	Wakefield Park
3	6 - 7 May 2006	Winton Raceway
4	3 - 4 June 2006	Queensland Raceway
5	8 - 9 July 2006	Adelaide International Raceway
6	26 - 27 August 2006	Winton Raceway
7	28-29 October 2006	Calder Park
8	25 - 26 November 2006	Wakefield Park

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Wakefield Park, NSW	February 24 - 25
2	Calder Park, VIC	March 24 - 25
3	Winton Raceway, VIC	April 28 - 29
4	Adelaide International, SA	July 14 - 15
5	Calder Park, VIC	September 29 - 30
6	Oran Park, NSW	November 24 - 25