Powercruise Qld Raceway Oct 31 To Nov 2 - Cruise the track with the toughest cars  

yeh im gonna entre da show and shine and see how my luck goes

7th July 2003 - 05:12 PM  Reply  Quote

yes there will be burnouts
more info about the burnout comp will be posted by the end of this week.

7th July 2003 - 06:20 PM  Reply  Quote

my mates going into the drift comp and the burnout pad, hes got a ss and hes really good at drifting, he hasent lost it once and he does it all the time

8th July 2003 - 11:39 AM  Reply  Quote

haha i found it funny aswell.... ur hero perhaps?

everyone who "tries to drift" has spun atleast once

sorry to hurt u

8th July 2003 - 08:41 PM  Reply  Quote

Hi again everyone
Powercruise update number 2 and I would like to start by announcing Carline Mufflers as one of Powercruise’s Major Sponsors. You will be hearing a lot about Carline Mufflers in the next 3 months and you can also check out their website via the link on the www.powercruise.net site.
Monroe and Lukey Performance Exhaust have also come on board with powercruise so you will be seeing a large range of performance exhaust and under car equipment on display at Powercruise from these great companies.
Sponsors that have given Powercruise their support thus far are as follows

Carline Mufflers, Lukey Performance Exhaust, Monroe, Queensland Street Car Magazine
Flooring Enterprises, Clarion, and Hardcore Racing Components.
We have about 15 other companies that are interested in supporting this great event and as they come on board, we will be letting everyone know.

Pre entries are still rising as are the hits on the webpage www.powercruise.net . You only have 16 days before the first round of pre entrys close so get in fast because there will be a limit on the number of entries accepted. We want to make the event as comfortable and laid back as possible for everyone to enjoy. I know I don’t want to have to line up all day to cruise the race track so that’s why there will be a limit of 400 entrants

During Powercruise, it looks like there will be a few challenges played out between entrants, who for one reason or another, think they have more horsepower on the dyno, think they will be the quickest in the drags, the toughest in the powerskids or think they are the best at powerdrifting.
If you would like to publicly challenge any other entrant that you know is entering Powercruise, send me an e-mail at [email protected] with “challenge” in the subject area and I will call the other entrant and set up the challenge. You will need to supply all the info about your car and the challengers car and why you want to challenge.
I know for starters that there is an entrant with a 7 second prostreet car that is about to be challenged by a 10 second skyline in the street drags. This could be exciting as one rule for the drags will be “no burnouts to warm the tyres up allowed”. This is so the average guy in the quick streetcar will have a chance against the cars with street slicks.
I personally think the skyline will hose the 7 second prostreet car because of this rule so it will be interesting to see the outcome.
Challenges will not count in the actual events because they will happen at any time during the event. Probably before the particular event starts.
Powercruise will only be accepting registered cars as entrants in the events. Some invited display cars will not have to be registered as they wont be elligable to enter into any events for any prizes/prize money.
These type of cars will be by invitation only so don’t show up in your UNregistered burnout or drag car and expect to be allowed into the event.
Lastly, the website will have all the show and shine classes and trophies and prize money up in a few days so keep an eye on that, also if you have any questions about anything, powercruise will have a display at the Qld 300 this weekend at Queensland Raceway so drop in and see us and we will be able to give you all the answers you need. See ya there.

16th July 2003 - 10:14 AM  Reply  Quote

yer i should have the mazda there if it holds together after jamboree the week before..cheers

16th July 2003 - 11:11 PM  Reply  Quote

thats great rx3rotor, i really want to see the whole fast 4's 6's and rotaries at powercruise. would be good to see them show up some of the hotrodders and streetmachines in the events. after all i have structured the event to encompas every type of car and spectator there is.
gup

17th July 2003 - 03:06 PM  Reply  Quote

cant wait to see the street drags might be able to sort out a few arguements and see which cars come out on top

20th July 2003 - 05:21 PM  Reply  Quote

The rotors will of course.

21st July 2003 - 10:12 PM  Reply  Quote

Even leaving black marks for the whole 6-700m or whatever it is......

21st July 2003 - 10:45 PM  Reply  Quote

Will you be putting your 2 around the bends.

22nd July 2003 - 09:52 PM  Reply  Quote

hi all
just letting the guys in toowoomba know that powercruise will be handing out flyers in the carpark in toowoomba thursday night so keep an eye out for us.
if you have any questions about powercruise, please come up and ask us.
see ya there

23rd July 2003 - 10:58 PM  Reply  Quote

Hi again everyone
Powercruise update number 3
We have been working hard to get the Powercruise Guide done so everyone can see how it all happens. View the guide at www.powercruise.net . The guide basicly tells you everything you need to know about where to park, where to go if you’re an entrant or a camper and all about what the scrutineers will be looking for. There will also be a police presence at Powercruise and I have explained what their roll will be as well. So take the time to read it because it benefits everyone who attends the event.
You will also find in the menu section, details about 2 of the main events of Powercruise.
The Carline Mufflers Powercruise it’s self and the Burnout competition.
Both have been explained right down to what’s allowed and what’s not allowed and I think you will find that the relaxation of most of the silly rules have been addressed.
Details of the other events at Powercruise will be posted in the following weeks so stay tuned.
The sponsor list is getting longer every time I look at it. You can view the sponsors in the sponsors area at www.powercruise.net .
Chris Hollingworth is bringing his 1500 hp Blown Holden Commodore Ute to Powercruise to show off a little. He tells me that he would be pretty well invincible in the street drags. So I have set up a challenger for him in the way of Theo Woollett from Brisbane. Theo runs a 10 second skyline and he tells me if he can keep the engine off the rev limiter, he won’t have any trouble hosing the commodore ute over the 1/8th mile. Especially because there will be no warming of the tyres allowed so getting all that power to the ground from the commodore could be interesting to watch. This will only be a display and Chris Hollingworth will not be allowed to enter the events because his car is not registered. But he does have public liability so he will be allowed to cruise the track. So if your thinking of cruising the track and have always wanted to see how the big horsepower cars go on the street, here is your chance as Chris will be out cruising the track looking for some prospective ass to kick.

There are 6 days left for you to take advantage of the $100 pre entry for entrants. This price includes 2 people. 1 entrant and 1 season pass. And if you know how to use a calculator, you will see the value in this for sure.
More event details will be released next week so keep an eye on the updates.
The gates will open on Friday the 31st of October at about 3pm so for the earlybirds, you can get your car scrutineered, get your camping gear all set, and settle back in front of the live band on Friday night ready for the Carline Mufflers Powercruise which will start at 9am sharp. Check out the powercruise guide to find all the info you need to get started.
Powercruise will only be accepting registered cars as entrants in the event. Some invited display cars will not have to be registered and they wont be elligable to enter into any events for any prizes/prize money.
These type of cars will be by invitation only so don’t show up in your UNregistered burnout or drag car and expect to be allowed into the event.
If you have any questions about anything at all, please send us an e-mail to [email protected] and we will call or e-mail you back asap. Or just call 0407172413

25th July 2003 - 08:39 PM  Reply  Quote

from brisbane...what train do u get to ippy and are there any inter-connecting busses to the event


maybe not a bad idea to find out

25th July 2003 - 09:19 PM  Reply  Quote

Hi again everyone
Powercruise update number 3
We have been working hard to get the Powercruise Guide done so everyone can see how it all happens. View the guide at www.powercruise.net . The guide basicly tells you everything you need to know about where to park, where to go if you’re an entrant or a camper and all about what the scrutineers will be looking for. There will also be a police presence at Powercruise and I have explained what their roll will be as well. So take the time to read it because it benefits everyone who attends the event.
You will also find in the menu section, details about 2 of the main events of Powercruise.
The Carline Mufflers Powercruise it’s self and the Burnout competition.
Both have been explained right down to what’s allowed and what’s not allowed and I think you will find that the relaxation of most of the silly rules have been addressed.
Details of the other events at Powercruise will be posted in the following weeks so stay tuned.
The sponsor list is getting longer every time I look at it. You can view the sponsors in the sponsors area at www.powercruise.net .
Chris Hollingworth is bringing his 1500 hp Blown Holden Commodore Ute to Powercruise to show off a little. He tells me that he would be pretty well invincible in the street drags. So I have set up a challenger for him in the way of Theo Woollett from Brisbane. Theo runs a 10 second skyline and he tells me if he can keep the engine off the rev limiter, he won’t have any trouble hosing the commodore ute over the 1/8th mile. Especially because there will be no warming of the tyres allowed so getting all that power to the ground from the commodore could be interesting to watch. This will only be a display and Chris Hollingworth will not be allowed to enter the events because his car is not registered. But he does have public liability so he will be allowed to cruise the track. So if your thinking of cruising the track and have always wanted to see how the big horsepower cars go on the street, here is your chance as Chris will be out cruising the track looking for some prospective ass to kick.

There are 6 days left for you to take advantage of the $100 pre entry for entrants. This price includes 2 people. 1 entrant and 1 season pass. And if you know how to use a calculator, you will see the value in this for sure.
More event details will be released next week so keep an eye on the updates.
The gates will open on Friday the 31st of October at about 3pm so for the earlybirds, you can get your car scrutineered, get your camping gear all set, and settle back in front of the live band on Friday night ready for the Carline Mufflers Powercruise which will start at 9am sharp. Check out the powercruise guide to find all the info you need to get started.
Powercruise will only be accepting registered cars as entrants in the event. Some invited display cars will not have to be registered and they wont be elligable to enter into any events for any prizes/prize money.
These type of cars will be by invitation only so don’t show up in your UNregistered burnout or drag car and expect to be allowed into the event.
If you have any questions about anything at all, please send us an e-mail to [email protected] and we will call or e-mail you back asap. Or just call 0407172413

27th July 2003 - 08:09 PM  Reply  Quote

how do i get a entry form?????

im in brissy

27th July 2003 - 08:13 PM  Reply  Quote

go to www.powercruise.net and go to the entry form section and you can download one there mate

also sorry for the double post. i was told not to post the newsletters as the event is too far away. i looked at the first page by mistake and didnt see the post there so i posted it again becaus i thought the guy took it away.
please let me know in this forum if the newsletters are required or not
regards
michael
powercruise owner

27th July 2003 - 08:27 PM  Reply  Quote

Good to see u keeping everyone up to date with this show gup keep the newsletters coming.Its is going to be huge cant wait to go.

28th July 2003 - 03:52 AM  Reply  Quote

how many ppl got their entries in b4 the cheap cut of date??????/what are the numbers mr gup so far.

3rd August 2003 - 08:34 PM  Reply  Quote

In answer to OIM.666, yeah, why not. I think we will be going really slowly in the bendy bits, and making up time in the straight bits! Probably also put the RX-7 around, it should be just a touch quicker round the whole track, cruising of course....

3rd August 2003 - 09:25 PM  Reply  Quote

just over 100 people have pre-entered powercruise already. there will be another newsletter posted here at the end of the week with all the latest info and will also be sent out to over 4000 people who have registered to receive the updates.
gup

4th August 2003 - 11:41 AM  Reply  Quote

GUP.
A few points I've noticed in the rules and regs that sound a bit suss:

-No passengers will be allowed in the vehicles while they are in events.

-If you damage the track you will be billed for the cost of repairs. It is imperative that nobody damages the racetrack because we will never be given the chance to use the whole track for any events ever again if this happens.

-There will be a major police presence at Carline Mufflers Powercruise. Queensland Raceway is a public place and therefore the laws regarding vehicle operations are in force just as they are on public roads. If you choose to drive your car while you are under the influence of alcohol, you will be breaking the law and when caught, you will be arrested. Same applies if you choose to drive your car dangerously anywhere in public areas, you could be arrested and your car could be impounded under the new hoon legislation laws.

On the last point. Can we expect a DOT inspection station to be setup at the gates?

4th August 2003 - 11:59 AM  Reply  Quote

cybertech
i have easy answers for you
by suss, do you mean your not sure about them or are you thinking i have not explained them enough.
either way here is the explanation.

you have read the rules right. there are no passengers allowed during the actual driving events. like the powerskid,drags, burnouts, drifting. however cruising the racetrack, "the powercruise" is not an event so therefore you will be allowed to have passengers.

if you damage the track. put simply, dont do static burnouts anywhere or you will get the bill for the damages. this is simple. dont do static burnouts, how easy is that.

the police presence will be the same as it was at the v8 supercars Qld 300 held recently. i am hiring the police to do a job inside the racetrack because i am bound by a contract to do so. this job will be to creat a presence and to deal with unruly behaviour. what they do outside the racetrack is beyond my control. although i have asked that there is nothing like what you have discussed happening, but like i said, out of my hands.

if you or anyone else has any quieries like this , please drop me a line and i will answer your questions asap.
gup

6th August 2003 - 11:34 PM  Reply  Quote

I think the rules are well thought out, and necessary. Don't forget that if you break it, powercruise has to pay for it, and despite what you think it is really really hard to even break even at such an event.

I for one will be obeying every rule, despite wanting to drag race with passengers so #$%#@&^ badly......

7th August 2003 - 07:20 PM  Reply  Quote

Apparently we are going to have a turn on the dyno, take some passengers on the powercruise, do a 200m burnout.....oops, sorry, street drag, and we can do a powerskid, which apparently is a burnout whilst moving, so we don't dig a hole!

It should be fun, and we are currently putting an extra harness in the car so some poor sod can have the shit scared out of them.

11th August 2003 - 03:27 PM  Reply  Quote

me me me me me please

11th August 2003 - 03:30 PM  Reply  Quote

With the cops being at the event, make a surprise on them, and do a "hug a cop" thing....

It's not ghey, it's funny...in a sick kind of way.

11th August 2003 - 04:35 PM  Reply  Quote

this might be a silly question but will you be able to consume a few quiet beers at this event ?


nothing like watching some car shanigans with bros and brues

11th August 2003 - 05:23 PM  Reply  Quote

i'll be there as will alot of the carclub fellas i know,so should be fun..

11th August 2003 - 05:24 PM  Reply  Quote

No, no one is exempt from the rules, but I draw up a pretty mean waiver form, and because the car is a real race car with a real inspection certificate and real fireproofing etc, it will be less of an issue to get special insurance. Besides, I have a real ANDRA licence which means with consent from ANDRA and CAMS I can do all sorts of interesting things.

11th August 2003 - 05:35 PM  Reply  Quote

I will have my car finally revamped and there for sure!
A few of you might remember it from autofest bark blue EH OEH-308 plates now with a chev and new lick of paint
Its good to see an event that has organised to combine the newer and import cars with the old skool witch normally dominate car events such as summernats and autofest.
Great work Powercruise team!!

11th August 2003 - 07:38 PM  Reply  Quote