Now that we’ve had a few days to congeal after slowly melting over the course of the weekend, it’s time to take a look back at the 2020 HSRCA Summer Festival and enjoy some photos.
2020 Summer Festival Entry & Documentation
The 2020 HSRCA Summer Festival at Sydney Motorsport Park will be held over the 28th & 29th of November, with private practice on Friday the 27th of November. The meeting will feature the Dawson-Damer Trophy, the Group S Enduro, the BMC Challenge and more over two packed days of historic motor sport.
Download event documentation below:
2020 HSRCA Summer Festival Supplementary Regulations [PDF]
2020 HSRCA Summer Festival Provisional Entry List [PDF] As at November 19 – Janet King, Race Secretary, will contact entrants directly about any duplicate race numbers or other entrant matters
2020 HSRCA Summer Festival Provisional Program of Events [PDF] Updated November 23 – Events 26 and 27 exchanged to give competitors more time to prepare their cars for the BMC challenge
2020 HSRCA Summer Festival Garage & Carport Allocation [PDF] As at November 19 – Garages and carports are fully allocated
2020 HSRCA Summer Festival Group S Enduro Pit Stop Garage Allocations [PDF]
2020 HSRCA Summer Festival Paddock Map [PDF]
2020 HSRCA Summer Festival RACE Self Scrutiny Form [PDF]- For competitors entering RACE events
2020 HSRCA Summer Festival SPEED Self Scrutiny Form [PDF] – For competitors entering SPEED (Regularity & Super Sprint) events
Motorsport Australia General Disclaimer [PDF]
Spectators
Unfortunately, due to restrictions arising from the prevailing global condition, the Summer Festival will be run without spectators.
Competitor Information
Increase to Attendance Limit, Thursday 26 November
We are pleased to announce that after several weeks of work, we have been successful in securing a limited increase to attendance limits for this weekend’s Summer Festival. This means that competitors are now able to bring additional crew to the meeting.
All attendees to the meeting must still be registered. If you wish to add additional members to your crew, please do so by emailing Janet King, race secretary today OR register your crew at sign on on Friday (27th) OR register at the gate on Saturday (28th).
Entry to the circuit will be strictly controlled and all attendees will be marked off at the entrance gate.
Unfortunately, there will still be no general admission to spectators.
Minor Change to the Program, November 23
We have decided to make a small change to the program, by flipping Events 26 and 27 on Sunday – Formula Vee and the BMC challenge. This is designed to give competitors more time to prepare their cars for the BMC Challenge Group S and Formula Vee competitors should please take note.
Friday Practice
Friday Practice will be available as usual and will be conducted by the circuit/ARDC from 9:00am.
Online entry is not available, simply show up and pay on the day. The cost is $163 for HSRCA and ARDC members and $193 for non-members.
An online waiver from is available from the following link. It will be required on the day, and entrants can complete it beforehand:
https://app.waiverelectronic.com/render/templateByRefId/5fa9d4b47b0f7a04912bff00
Note that this waiver includes standard drivers briefing notes and a physical briefing is no longer held.
Bump In
Bump in and set up will be on Thursday evening. The paddock will be available from 5:00pm (due to another event). The skid pan will be available at this time as well. Please unload your car and remove your trailer to the designated trailer parking areas.
Paddock Layout and Use
A Paddock layout map is provided. Please adhere to this map, particularly in taking up a position on the skid pan.
Also, please assist by parking your tender vehicle and trailer in the designated parking areas (not the paddock).
HSRCA volunteers will be on hand on Thursday evening to assist with paddock management and directions.
Circuit Entry / COVID-19 Regulations
This will be a closed event with no spectators.
All attendees must be pre-registered through the MSA online entry system. Under COVID-19 regulations, entry to the circuit will be strictly controlled and all attendees will be marked off at the entrance gate.
Please look after yourselves and each other, and take care to follow good hygiene and social distancing practices. Do not attend the venue if you feel at all unwell.
Tender vehicle passes will be issued at sign on. Please insert your race car number on the tender pass.
Competitor Race Meeting Sign-On & Driver’s Briefing
This will be conducted by the race secretary in the Hinxman Room, from Friday morning. It will include a ‘Drivers Briefing’ form which needs to be read and signed for.
This process will take the place of the normal driver’s briefing on a Saturday morning (not held due to COVID).
Garages and Carports
Entries for this event are very strong. All garages and carports have already taken (some time ago) and there is a wait list. They are allocated on a ‘first in, first served basis’.
Every possible effort is made to allocate spaces based on entrant requests, car categories and the like. With such strong entries, however, not every request can be met.
Saturday Morning Entry
If you are not arriving at the circuit until Saturday morning, you will need to be checked off at the entry gate as a registered attendee. Please allow time to do this.
Fuel
RaceFuels have filled the tanks for us ahead of our Summer Festival meeting. The bowsers uphill from race control will be operating throughout the weekend.
Elf Race 102, E85 and 98 RON and are all available on demand. Credit cards are accepted, just follow the instructions on the card reader.
Elf LMS FIA race fuel is available in 50L drums for pre-order delivery. Please contact RaceFuels on (03) 9706 5233 or Mark Tierney 0419 511 517 for more information.
98 RON = $2.20 per litre
E85 = $2.20 per litre
Elf Race 102 = $4.95 per litre
50L Drums of Elf LMS FIA are also available = $8.00 per litre
Spectators
Unfortunately, due to restrictions arising from the prevailing global condition, the Summer Festival will be run without spectators.
Competitor Information
Fuel
RaceFuels have filled the tanks for us ahead of our Summer Festival meeting. The bowsers uphill from race control will be operating throughout the weekend.
Elf Race 102, E85 and 98 RON and are all available on demand. Credit cards are accepted, just follow the instructions on the card reader.
Elf LMS FIA race fuel is available in 50L drums for pre-order delivery. Please contact RaceFuels on (03) 9706 5233 or Mark Tierney 0419 511 517 for more information.
98 RON = $2.20 per litre
E85 = $2.20 per litre
Elf Race 102 = $4.95 per litre
50L Drums of Elf LMS FIA are also available = $8.00 per litre
Competitor Information
Bump-In
Bump-in and set up will be on Thursday evening. Due to another event, the paddock will not be available until 6.00pm, but the skid pan will be available earlier. If you are located on the skid pan you can move in and set up later afternoon.
Paddock Layout and Use
A paddock map will be made available shortly. Please adhere to this map, particularly in taking up a position on the skid pan. Also, please assist by parking your tender vehicle and trailer in the designated parking areas (not the paddock.)
HSRCA volunteers will be on hand on Thursday evening to assist with paddock management and directions.
Entry Passes
Entry Passes and HSRCA sign-on will be available in the Hinxman Room from Friday morning (Practice Day).
We have allocated two entry passes to each competitor. Your HSRCA members’ card can act as an additional pass. Extra passes are available upon request. Please only take what you need.
This will also include tender vehicle passes. Please insert your race car number on the tender pass.
Competitor Race Meeting Sign On
This will be conducted by the Race Secretary in the Hinxman Room, from Friday morning.
Friday Practice
Friday practice will be available as usual and be conducted by the ARDC/Sydney Motorsport Park.
Sign on and payment is at the track on the day. Online entry is available at the SMSP website. Please click this link to sign up for private practice online on the SMSP website. The cost is $160 for ARDC and HSRCA members, $190 for non-members.
Friday practice typically commences at 9.00am. For those present on Friday, admin checking will be open from 11am.
Saturday Morning Entry
If you are not arriving at the circuit until Saturday morning:
- Entry passes should be available at the gate. Enter the circuit and set up your car at your allocated space
- Complete your competitor sign-on for the event with the Race Secretary
Garages and Carports
Competitors, if you requested a garage or carport this may be of interest to you.
Entries for the event are very strong! About two weeks before entries closed on the 15th of November, most of the garages were taken. In the week leading up to entries closing, all of the garages and most of the carports were taken.
There are numerous competitor requests to share with or next to others, as well as many other requests including nominating specific garages or carports, and requests to share with someone who has not entered.
When entries are so strong, there is quite limited flexibility to move competitors around in order to meet these requests. However, the Race Committee has met as many of these requests as possible.
Due to the strong entries, and garage overflow, marquees have been arranged, at considerable expense to the Club, and some competitors will be allocated a marquee.
The 2022 HSRCA Summer Festival at Sydney Motorsport Park is Coming next November
The 2021 HSRCA Summer Festival, previously planned for November 27th & 28th, has been cancelled due to the pandemic. We look forward to the 2022 event, which will be held in late November. More information, including entry details, will be available closer to the time.
Latest Updates
Competitors Can Now Add Additional Crew to their Summer Festival Entry
We are pleased to announce that after several weeks of work, we have been successful in securing a limited increase to attendance limits for this weekend’s Summer Festival. This means…
Summer Festival: Competitor Information for a Safe, Smooth and Enjoyable Meeting
We have a whole lot of information to share with you, including the provisional entry list and program, garage & carport allocations, paddock map and more.
Entry to the 2020 HSRCA Summer Festival Extended to Monday 16 November
We appreciate that many of you are still recovering from the Spring Festival (we are very much in that camp ourselves) and so are pleased to announce that on-time entry has been extended to this coming Monday, the 16th of November.