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LATEST MICROSPRINTS AUSTRALIA NATIONAL NEWS

NASR Safety Bulletin

'PROTEK' Driver Suits

A manufacturer currently producing driver protective clothing in Australia and New Zealand has been distributing products that have not been tested and are being misrepresented as certifiable to SFI Quality Assurance Specification 3.2A.

The affected suits are affixed with a ‘PROTEK’ label. Please be advised that this ‘PROTEK’ label does not represent a manufacturer, but is the trade name of the wool fabric used in the product.

The products may be embroidered with erroneous garment standards indicating Federal Aviation Regulations.

Competitors should always be aware that SFI certification is never embroidered into the suit – only a legitimate SFI certification patch attached to apparel is a valid representation of certification.

At this time SFI is unaware of the manufacturer’s identity and further investigation is underway. More information will be provided as it becomes available to NASR.

NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE

President: Tim Napper

Vice President: Jeff Byron

Secretary: Mark McLean

Treasurer/Web Administrator: Janet Hall

Technical Officer: Gary Hart

Committee Members: Troy McAuliffe, John Van Geirsbergan, Craig Mannix

11th June 2010

Licence Application Forms

As you will no doubt be aware, the new NASR Licence Application Forms are now available from your states forms page or by contacting NASR Head Office. The Licence Forms are currently being officially finalised and printing is under way. As soon as the forms are printed distribution will begin.

Don't forget that NASR is offering 'Early Bird' discounts to drivers who apply for their NASR licence on or before September 15th. The more licences NASR is able to process prior to the peak season, the faster licence turnaround times will be.

Please be sure to promote this discount to drivers, and let them know they can download the form from the NASR website and send their application directly to NASR Head Office.

If your club is collecting licence applications and making bulk payments, please be certain to deduct the $20 from the licence fee for each applicant, and ensure you are submitting the correct total amount to NASR Head Office.

All licences will be returned via Associations & Clubs, at which time you can collect Association or Club fees from drivers. Licence Holders are still required to be members of an association or club to be NASR Licence Holders.

This year, NASR will be printing only 6000 copies of the form and distributing them accordingly. The reduced number of forms serves multiple purposes for NASR. Not only does this reduce printing costs, distribution costs and paper wastage, but it will encourage NASR licence holders to visit the website to download forms. In turn this will ease the transition into online licensing.

Temporary Licences

Temporary licences are issued to drivers who require a licence urgently and are unlikely to receive their NASR Licence Card in time to compete. This generally occurs when drivers are in non-metropolitan areas and postage is unlikely to reach them by the Friday of the weekend they will be competing.

In the past, NASR issued tracks a listing of licensed drivers to overcome this issue. Track lists will no longer be issued and either a full licence or a temporary licence must be produced by all drivers wishing to compete at the event.

The following procedure occurs when issuing a temporary licence:

The competitor applies for the 2010-11 NASR Licence to NASR Head Office.
The competitor also notifies NASR Head Office of their urgent need for a temporary licence.
NASR posts the applicant's licence card to the relevant association/club.
NASR also supplies a temporary licence to the relevant association/club via email. The temporary licence is only valid for 7 days from the date of issue.
The relevant association/club is responsible for issuing the temporary licence to either the driver or the venue they will be competing at prior to the commencement of the race meeting.

INSIDE SPEEDWAY/ULTIMATE RACELINE MICROSPRINT SERIES

ELLICOTT WINS BATTLE

Steve Ellicott finished the Inside Speedway/Ultimate Raceline Microsprint Series, the same way he started, when he scored a narrow victory over a fast finishing Jeff Byron, with Adam Burkey in third.

On a challenging racetrack, the Microsprints put on an unbelievable spectacle as they leapt through the ruts, with NSW Police radar clocking the cars at an amazing 115kph down the front straight. Heat wins went to Jeff Byron, Brett Sainsbury and Brett Finucane.

15 lap Grand Final saw pole sitter Brett Finucane, jump to an early lead, only to retire 5 laps in with a broken Jacobs Ladder. This promoted Ellicott to the lead as the remainder of the field squabbled over the minors. A stoppage 3 laps from home, when Gary Hart and Rod Baker had a coming together, bunched the cars up for the run to the flag.
As they received the green flag, Ellicott still led, but Byron was a man in a hurry, as he tried to regain some ground on the leader. Byron was within striking distance as they took the white flag for the final lap, and made one last attempt for the win as they raced off the final turn. Coming up short by a mere half a car length. Adam Burkey put in a solid drive for third.

2nd Jeff Byron

1st Steve Ellicott

3rd Adam Burkey

SERIES WINNER STEVE ELLICOTT

The 2010 Australian Microsprint Title Event Details, Supp Regs, Entry Form, Drivers Sheet & Calcutta Details

	Microsprints Australia Incorporation is proud to announce Southern 500 Speedway in Portland, Victoria will host the 2010 Australian Microsprint Title on Saturday 2nd January 2010.
Whilst only a new state for Microsprints, Victoria proved a worthy recipient for the Australian Title after hosting the extremely successful 3rd round of the 5 round Tricorp Security 10000 Microsprint National Series. Victorian Microsprint President Mark McLean was ecstatic stating "This time last year Microsprints in Victoria were still a dream". In a twelve month period we have seen phenomenal growth, with a large car count and competitor numbers that are growing rapidly. We have successfully hosted a national round of the hugely popular Tricorp 10,000 Series with competitors from QLD, NSW and Vic and now have the honor of hosting the 2010 Australian Title. We have started work on the title and promise it will be the biggest and best ever held. Our Sincere thanks goes to the Southern 500 Speedway Club for again supporting the Microsprints by hosting the event."
	Click HERE to Print or Download the 2010 Australian Microsprint Tilte Entry Form including supplementary regulations & drivers information sheet & Calcutta event details

"click the above pic to visit the southern 500 website"

Australian Title Supplementary Regulations

Australian Title Calcutta

GIBBTRANS

2009-2010 AUSTRALIAN MICROSPRINT TITLE
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

The grid draws will be done after the close of nominations and will be printed in the race program.

ALL cars will be checked at scrutineering for strict compliance to the Microsprints Australia Inc Rules & regulations, including car weight and cage heights, etc. There will also be random checks throughout the meeting.

All cars must se the supplied Electronic Timing Devices (transponders) for lap scoring. If a transponder is lost or damaged, the driver to whom that transponder is allocated will be responsible for the replacement costs.

The first four placegetters in the Final must present their cars for impounding immediately at completion of the final. Engine checks will be performed on the first 3 placegetters.

The AGM will be held at the Portland Yacht Club, Lee Breakwater Road PORTLAND. Date January 1, 2010, starting at 3.00pm sharp. Afternoon tea will be supplied for the Australian Executive and 2 delegates from each State.

GIBBTRANS

2009-2010 AUSTRALIAN MICROSPRINT TITLE
CALCUTTA

On Friday January 1, 2010 the Victorian Microsprint Association Inc will host a Calcutta and Dinner for all Microsprint Drivers, Crew members and Families. A Calcutta is a fun event where the ‘drivers’ competing in the title will be auctioned. Bids will be placed on the drivers according to their likely hood of winning the event. The successful bidder who wins the Title winning driver will win the Prize pool.

A delicious BBQ Tea with a full range of salads will be provided for all persons attending the event. Alcohol and soft drinks will be available over the bar at bar prices. Free Tea and Coffee will also be available.

Come along and join in this fun and social event.

COST:
ADULT                         $12
CHILD (12 & Under) $5
CHILD (Under 5)        FREE

Steve Ellicott Takes out Round 2 at Gatton Speedway "Inside Speedway Ultimate Raceline Series"

			The 2nd Round of the Inside Speedway Ultimate Raceline Series took of at Gatton Speedway Q.L.D on Saturday evening the 14th of November. The second round saw the absent Les Nelson unable to make the round replaced by Sprintcar driver Troy Little in the Q#55 car , with a niggling brake problem in the #28n car of Jay Hall fresh from a rebuild after the car was detroyed only 2 weeks ago at the 1st round at Dubbo Speedway. 1st heat saw Steve Ellicott take of after Troy Little with a huge lead only to chased down and passed with laps to go in the heat, the 2nd heat once again saw Ellicott take out the win with Little 2nd once again. Dash time and the inside outside rows would be determined by finishing positions from the two dash heats of 5 laps, with Jay Hall back after a replacment of the brakes he scooted of to get second in his heat behind Ellicott, making them take up positions "pole & 3rd" for the feature, Troy Little and Jeff Byron would also claim wins and second respectivley in there dash events to start from 2nd and 4th in the feature. Holding out Little on the feature race start Jay Hall quickly slotted into second behind Ellicott in the feature with Little taking up 3rd spot from Byron, and the rest as the results will show was history.
2nd Jay Hall	1st Steve Ellicott	3rd Jeff Byron

2nd Place #28n Jay Hall			3rd Place Jeff Byron

Les Nelson Takes out Round 1 at Dubbo Speedway "Inside Speedway Ultimate Raceline Series"

	The 1st Round of the Inside Speedway Ultimate Raceline Series took of at Dubbo Speedway on Saturday evening the 31st of October. With a good field of 13 Microsprints the tension was high, and all drivers were set to take off were last seasons series finished. The first heat saw some tentative driving on the start with no Microsprint ever turning a lap at the Dubbo venue until now , Les Nelson however out of a 5th place start took the advantage early and never looked back, Jay Hall's N#28 come to grief with Jeff Byron N#77 towards the last laps to completly ride of the N#28 car. Then prior to the second heat down come the rain, a short shower past over and a hours later with lots of track grading and wheel packing we were of for our 2nd heat. This time current Aust #1 Champ Steve Ellicott was not going to be second fiddle, taking out the heat race with Nelson a close 2nd, and Mitch Isaacs 3rd. At this point the night was getting on with the rain delay and our 3rd heat was cut in favour to run our 20 lap feature event. Les Nelson top pointscorer for the night and out of pole was never challenged and took out the win , with Steve Ellicott 2nd, Mitch Isaacs 3rd and Mark Van Giersbergan 4th.

	2nd Steve Ellicott	1st Les Nelson	3rd Mitch Isaacs

Australia # 1 Steve Ellicott	Feature Winner Q55 Les Nelson

Microsprints Australia Presents the Inside Speedway Ultimate Raceline Series

Click the Above Pic to be Directed to the Series Page for more Information

Non-stop, heart in your mouth motorsport action is the recipe that wowed thousands of fans on the East Coast of Australia throughout the 2008/2009 summer season.

Commencing in 2009/2010, for the second year running, will be the most exciting and successful microsprint series ever held across the eastern states of Australia. The series will see all the top dirt track teams taking part in the Inside Speedway Ultimate Raceline Series, with microsprint teams competing in 5 individual events, traveling across the three most eastern states of Australia, accumulating series points throughout these events to determine who is the Inside Speedway Champion.

Inside Speedway National Magazine publisher Geoff Crisp recently stated “The professionalism of the Microsprint Series ranks with the top motorsport divisions throughout the country:” and has expressed his enthusiasm by joining the series as naming rights sponsor.

Whenever the Microsprint Series has traveled into the interior of the vast Eastern States (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland) it has attracted bumper crowds to the country venues- who are in awe of the thrilling style of dirt track action that they witness.

The success of the Microsprint Series can be gauged by the increased car count for the upcoming Inside Speedway Series.
Consistency is the name of the game in the Inside Speedway Series and the tension will mount in every race as the teams battle it out for those all important series points.
So make sure you don’t miss out joining our quest as it grows throughout Australia.

See you at the track!!

Steve Ellicott Wins the 2008/2009 Motul Australian Microsprint Title

Congratulation to Steve Ellicott on finally taking out the number one at Goulburn . Steve had to defend off a hard charging Les Nelson 2nd place ,who pushed him over the finishing line and hot on their heels the quiet achiever was Rhys Marchant in 3rd But the real big winner on the weekend was the Microsprints, and the crowd sitting on the hill, as the boys put on one of the best races to be seen for a long time, each and every driver is to be congratulated as you all were winners on the night. A Big "THANK YOU" also goes to the MOTUL for the fantastic sponsorship of the 2009 Australian Microsprint Title Event, and not to forget all the Officials , pit crews, and volunteers on the night that made the event run smoothly. Another big thank you also to Goulburn Speedway for the fantastic track and professionalism displayed by all the track officials on the night that went out of their way to make the Microsprint Title event a big success. Last but not least another big thank you to speedway Legend Bob Tunks for making the trip down to Goulburn to present the Winner & Podium place trophies on the night. Brett "the web site guy "
	2nd Place Les Nelson, 1st Place Steve Ellicott, 3rd Place Rhys Marchant

Steve Ellicott Excepts the Title Trophey from the National Title Sponsor Motul & Speedway Legend Bob Tunks	Steve Ellicott lifts the Title Trophey

Australia #1 Steve Ellicott

Updated Monday, July 26, 2010 7:27 PM