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[orangeLJ]

My old man is suddenly really really keen to get into racing again (speedway season is ending) so we are gunna do a quick build of a torry (four door or 2, we have both) with a mil motor and some mods. we are planning to be ready to do some races late april or early may. We are joining the MG club of Newcastle (dont ask me y, my old man chose that one) and he already has a cams liscence (has had one for years and years and years) and im looking into getting one. Is it very hard or whats the deal? i know to get a full cams competition liscence is hard, but i only need the CS2 liscence or something im pretty sure. so yeah. Might catch some people out and about.

CHEERS Chris

[dattoman]

Go for it
Its great fun

Yes 2S is the licence you need for that

[dattoman]

Thats pretty much still the same for a real licence
Including a medical too

We are talking about a 2S licence
Which is a "speed" licence
Essentially allowing you to compete against the clock in hillclimbs and sprints but not allow you to race other cars in competition

Hence the easier way to get it and lower cost

[rodomo]

When I got my CAMS licence about 20yr ago, (it has lapsed years ago)you had to join a club,
go to a CAMS lecture night, that was given by a race driver, learn the flag
rules etc.
Then go out on an observed day where you were lectured and the car scrutineered
I had my mates LJ XU1 sports sedan, which at the time was the fastest 6 cylinder
S/sedan in NSW.

Out on the circuit for a practice session, then when we come in all the cars
are put into different catagories, and if you did anything wrong or not completely
right, you would be told how to correct it, they had observers taking notes all around the circuit.

Then a race, and after that you are spoken to again and hopefully given a "P"
CAMS licence which you had to get signed after so many races.

If it has changed I would love to know, thanks.

I mailed off a cheque today that gives me club membership, cams licence and entry to a Sandown event. The forms were sent via e-mail.
Apparently all I do now is turn up on the day.

[orangeLJ]

yeah the 2s is the one im guna get. Yes, Rory between you and NOS and your little adventures i planted the seed in my old mans head, and convinced him not to build another speedway car but t go this direction. we are goin to go do a bit of rally aswell, in an escort. but that is a whole nother thread.

[A9X]

Just read the supplementary regs for the Targa West 07.
Apparently a National Rally license is the minimum requirement now.

More money to CAMS i guess.

Welby

[orangeLJ]

Thats just for that event though isnt it??

I was looking at the write up on their ringwood track the other night. There is a meet there later this month im pretty sure. But yeah im fairly keen, we will have a bit of an original car too, gunna build up the four door i have sitting in the yard. Commodore rear LSD, commodore front brakes, stich welded chassis and front crossmember. To start with im just gunna do some home repairs body wise then we are gunna just GMH-black the whole car and go have some fun.

Then later on as in like end of year, Half cage, might even leave the commo brakes till then,

Motor will be a mild 202, 60 thou out, ported head, big jetted WW 2 barrel carby, custom exhaust. BIG camshaft.

and i will be debuting my new grid girl/girliefriend hopefully.

fingers crossed for me

[orangeLJ]

Well after our business hit a rough patch and lots of other projects came along to help with the $$, we are still going at this.

The car has been dragged from the corner of the yard, a front end has been built, a motor is waiting with webers hanging off it.

After i finish my GFs corrolla it will be full steam ahead.

We are currently in the process of building a street stocker (VR calais, cage is half done and engine is being built) but the torana will be the prime focus. The missus;s rolla is at the panel beaters ATM, so it whould be back next week painted, then a week to get it back together, then its on to the torana.

Needs to following things-

front floorpans
lower sill on DS

lower sections of rear 1/4s

rust around windows.

other then those rust spots it is reasonable.

Plans are to spray the engine bay, get the engine/brakes/driveline in and get it mobile first. then move on to the body.

First SS meet is in 8 weeks at oran park i think... dont think we will make it, but hopefully nothing goes wrong this time around.

[rodomo]

Just broke 2 minutes for a lap around Bathurst!!!!!

Pffffft.........piss weak

[orangeLJ]

It seemed like everytime we wanted to start, something else would come along. (story of everyones life im sure)

But we have actually made a start now.

So in a week and a bit our panel beater mate will be finished on the girlies car, then he takes possession of the rana a week after that.

then the fun starts!!

[orangeLJ]

Well we were all set to head to the MG club of newcastles meeting last night, although there was only one problem, on their site it ways "3rd wednesday of every month" and they now hold it on the 2nd.....

So we missed out, BUT we have membership forms and we still should be able to get in for the 31st.

[orangeLJ]

well the bay is stripped and getting painted, the front end is stitch welded and getting painted next week, the boot is getting painted in the next week aswell.

I give my old boy a day to put the front end together once it is painted.

We have a motor built and ready to go + a 4 speed box, so we will bolt that to the front end with some wheels+LH brakes (maybe a full saturday to reco brakes etc) Then drop it underneath using the two poster.

Then it is onto body work once it is moveable!

[orangeLJ]

Well as usual, change of plans.

We had the engine bay all ready to paint, and thought we would investigsate the rust in the rear quater and front guards....

lets just say, one hit and the car would crumble! (not that we are planing on hitting anything) so after fixing a buttload of rust in one side, we have given up on the 4 door.

But we now have an LC GTR shell..... time will tell what we will do, but the GTR could turn into quite the project.

So all in all, its a good thing and a bad thing!

[orangeLJ]

How things change, and how many times.

The four door is going to be primered and sold.

The GTR is going to be restored.

We now have a flared 2 door LJ with very little rust to use for the racecar.

Has a period alloy cage with it (i know it doesnt mean much as it is only alloy, but it will do for now)

So hopefully we can keep this onelong enough to do some racing! engine, box and front end are ready, diff is ready, all we need now is the shell to be ready!