2018 Tasman Festival Entry & Documentation

Entry is now open for the HSRCA’s 2018 Tasman Festival at Sydney Motorsport Park, to be held over the 1st and 2nd of December, with private practice offered on the 30th of November. You are most cordially invited!

Click this link to enter the event via the CAMS Members Portal.

We’ll be featuring Q & R Sports Racing, Formula 5000, the Group S Endurance race, the Dawson-Damer Trophy and PRB’s 40th Anniversary. All historic classes are most welcome!

Download event documentation below:

2018 Tasman Festival Supplementary Regulations [PDF]

2018 Tasman Festival Further Supplementary Regulations [PDF]

2018 Tasman Festival Additional Further Supplementary Regulations [PDF]

2018 Tasman Festival Group S Endurance Guidelines [PDF]

2018 Tasman Festival Provisional Entry List [PDF] As at Tuesday, November 20th

2018 Tasman Festival Provisional Programme of Events [PDF] Updated 29/11/18

2018 Tasman Festival Provisional Garage Allocations [PDF] Updated 25/11/18 – please check for any changes

2018 Tasman Festival Provisional Paddock Map [PDF] Updated 28/11/18

2018 Tasman Festival Scrutineer Checklist [PDF]

2018 Tasman Festival CAMS Disclaimer [PDF]

Commentator Notes for 2018 Tasman Festival [DOC] – Download, fill in and return this document to events@hsrca.com to provide our hard working commentators with some background history on yourself and your car.

2018 Tasman Festival

Instructions for purchasing fuel at the 2018 Tasman Festival [PDF]

Private practice will be available on Friday the 30th of November and will be run by the ARDC.

Private practice starts at 9AM. The cost is $190, but a discounted rate of $160 is available for HSRCA and ARDC members. Just turn up and pay on the day.

For Friday practice, licence requirements for race days apply. Insurances may be compromised by any variation. If you have a concern, please contact Richard Cardew at rcardew@iprimus.com.au.

Note for Group N Competitors

The Historic Touring Car Association of NSW has requested that we pass on the following information:

All Group N competition race cars must display HTCA NSW sponsor PAYCE’s windscreen banner on their vehicle
Please observe and comply with the HTCA of NSW Code of Contact, available for download here [PDF]
All competitors who set up on the skid pan are entitled to have one support vehicle with their race car

Media:

2018 Tasman Festival Photographers’ Invitation [PDF]

Spectator Passes

Spectator tickets will be available at the gate on the weekend. Kids 12 and under get in free. Adult tickets are $25 for Saturday, $35 for Sunday and $50 for a weekend pass. Concession tickets are $20 on Saturday, $25 on Sunday and $40 for a weekend pass.

You are most cordially invited to join us at the 2020 HSRCA Tasman Festival at Sydney Motorsport Park

The Tasman Festival is a bi-annual event held in late November or early December. It will next be held in 2020 at Sydney Motorsport Park.

2019’s summer event at Sydney Motorsport Park is the Summer Festival, which will be held over the 30th of November and 1st of December, 2019. Our full calendar can be found below!

2019 HSRCA HISTORIC RACE MEETINGS

Autumn Festival – 30-31 March, 2019 at Wakefield Park

The 2019 Sydney Classic – 8-9 June at Sydney Motorsport Park

Spring Festival – 28-29 September at Wakefield Park

The 2019 Tasman Festival – 30 November to 1 December at Sydney Motorsport Park

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