Quick Look – Toyota Team Australia Goup A Corolla
The Toyota Team Australia Corolla, which in the mid-1980s was one of the most successful touring car racers in their continent.
The Toyota Team Australia Corolla, which in the mid-1980s was one of the most successful touring car racers in their continent.
There are the usual suspects, a Champ Car, motorcycles, and a couple V8 Supercars. And nestled along the back wall is Toyota Team Australia’s Group A Corolla.
Technically a street course when raced, Mount Panorama Circuit does double duty as a public road, complete with trackside houses, driveway entrances
A quick look at the turbocharged widebody R-Magic Mazda FD3S RX-7 time attack car from Japan. One of the fastest track-built RX-7s in Japan, together with the Panspeed Mazda RX-7.
A quick look inside the Panspeed widebody FD3S Mazda RX-7 turbo time attack racecar.
One of the fastest production based Subaru Imprezas is the Tomei/Cusco/Voltex time attack racecar. Its speed is also impressive, consistently running at the front of time attack events against cars with 600-700hp.
Glenney has just raced the Targa Tasmania in the Mazda RX-8 SP turbo rally car. Now he’s at Eastern Creek Raceway, driving the Pulse Racing Lancer Evo 8, Subaru Impreza WRX STI, and GT Auto Garage Mazda RX-7.
Held at Eastern Creek Raceway, less than a half hour drive out of Sydney, the WTAC was one of the first international time attack events, drawing in competitors from the US, Australia, and Japan.
This S13, spotted at the World Time Attack Challenge in Australia, is actually pretty good looking and gets used. No zip ties or tri-color schemes here.
We pay a visit to suspension tuner Whiteline Automotive in Somersby, Australia and check out their P-29 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart and P-28 Subaru Impreza WRX STI project cars.
We got the chance to ride in the Subaru WRX STI and drive the Lancer Ralliart through the twisty mountain roads just around the corner from Whiteline Automotive. The Subaru WRX STI, which has a bone stock engine, was no louder or rougher than stock…
On board in-car video from the Tomei Cusco Subaru Impreza WRX STI at the 2010 World Time Attack Challenge in Australia. Driven by Eiji “Tarzan” Yamada.
Although they lacked the custom widebodies, insane engines, and roll cages of the upper classes, many of the Clubsprint cars were still well modified track machines. At any normal open track day, these cars would dominate.
Similar in build level to our own Modified and Limited classes, the Open Class cars featured built engines, high horsepower, bolt-on aerodynamics, roll cages, and full track car qualifications.
The fastest rear-wheel drive car in the event, the Lotus is one of only a handful of Exige GT3 racecars, purpose built for the FIA GT3 class. This car is using a turbocharged Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine and ran a best of 1:32.273.
With a factory Garrett GT3540R turbocharger attached to the engine, the F6 E pushes out 416hp at 5,500rpm and 417lb/ft of torque from 1,950 to 5,200rpm. In fact, the F6 E is ludicrous fun in the wet, breaking loose the rear tires with pretty much every full throttle stab.
We test drive the 4-liter turbocharged FPV Ford Falcon F6-E. 416hp and 417lb/ft of torque from a factory GT35R turbo, inline-six engine, and rear-wheel drive.
The road into Sydney is filled with temptations. We spied numerous 500hp Holden and Ford super sedans, Skylines, Supras, Lancer Evolutions (V, VI, VII, and Tommi Makinen models), and Subarus.
Here in the US, the government is the one usually trying to shut down tracks, not build them. Then again, the Sydney highway speed limit is 50mph in most places and there are speed cameras every 500feet – so pick your poison.
The Pro Class is where the big dogs run. This is the category for all-out entries; the cars built with huge power, flared bodies, GT-style aerodynamics and full crews of mechanics.