It was an action packed month for budget enduro racers nation-wide with Motor Events Racing’s Rome the Dome kicking off the month at Calder Park before the Clippy Cup at Queensland Raceway.
Calder park welcomed 28 entrants to Rome the Dome, a two day, 16 hour endurance race tackling the national circuit including the thunderdome. Knucklehead Racing’s Nissan 350Z won overall with 348 laps, an incredibly close finish just a single lap ahead of the Buccaneers in their Subaru Impreza wagon, a far lower powered car and an incredible effort by the team. The Jaga Racing lancer took out ME2 with 329 laps and the ME3 honours went to Hyundies Racing, a regular team who continuously raise a great deal for the charity.
The teams loved the full Calder Park layout which is more than good enough for an event like this. Motor events racing is currently one of the only ways to race competitively on the thunderdome and something every motorsport enthusiast should experience once in their lives.
A total of $3000 was raised for Rare Cancers Australia.
Meanwhile, a hop, skip and 18 hour drive away, 38 entrants arrived at Queensland Raceway to tackle the Clippy Cup, a single day 12 hour race into the night. The headline of the event however was the lineup of Supercars talent competing in the event. Specifically, the Hyundai Excels from team Hoonigan’s 1, piloted by Chaz Mostert, Will Brown and Ryan Wood as well as Lancaster Motorsport, piloted by reigning Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki and Kai Allen.
Fully embracing the spirit of the event, the Hoonigans teams ran in ME3 which is the lowest and least powerful class. While Lancaster Motorsport was struck with unfortunate electrical problems, Hoonigan’s 1 ran flawlessly for 12 hours to win their class with the most laps, while even more impressively, the second most laps overall for the event, more than many other higher powered cars in the higher classes. “This is what motorsport is about” reflected Chaz Mostert, admitting he hasn’t had as much fun at a racetrack since go karting!
The comedic penalties were out in force as well, with teams having to push their cars down pit lane while begging for forgiveness after infringing the driving standards. No-one better embodied the spirit of the event however than Fasters Racing who brought a completely untested paddock basher to the circuit, had a mechanical failure before even getting it to pit lane, didn’t make the start of the race, spent the day working on the car, got it running and crossed the finish line. What a massive effort!
The event was inevitably won by Farm Find Racing campaigning a BMW found on a farm.
A total of $7000 was raised for Rare Cancers Australia.
Motor Events Racing will return in Townsville, QLD on July 13th-14th for the Boneyard GP, a two day event.
