WINTER SERIES

This page gives full information on the Winter Race Series, to enter go to our Events Calendar  and find a round you wish to enter.

The Feilding Auto Electrical Winter Race Series is the best one-day racing series in the country, with 100+ cars entering in a variety of very exciting and competitive race classes.  The Manawatu Car Club makes it easy for as many as possible to come racing with us.

The 4-round series puts the emphasis is on fun, enjoyment and camaraderie.  Keen rivalries on the track lead to strong and lasting friendships off the track.  And really, we are just racing for chocolate fish…(thanks Tricky Angel Motorsport)

Classes

See the supplementary regulations for the event for full class descriptions and details.  

The classes running in the series are:

• Ernie’s Engineering GT Cup

• Coresteel Buildings IB Cup

• Geartech Automotive SF Cup 

• Danny’s Auto Services/ SAFEngineering RS Cup

• HEL Performance/ Garage 5/ Hankook Tyres MX5 Cup 

• Peter Long Collision Services Formula First Cup and Formula Ford Cup

• BT Advisory/ Max Tarr Ltd  Classics Cup & Saloon Trophy

Break-out Lap Penalties (Dry Weather)

These apply to GT-B, IB, SF, and RS Cups. If you break out in qualifying you lose 50 championship points. If you break out in a race a time penalty is applied for each lap you break out and for each second under the target time.  Drivers who break out regularly will be required to move up to the next fastest class. If you are too slow you may be asked to move down to the next slowest class. Any points gained will be transferred with you to your new class.

Break out times are as follows:

Individual Competitor Break-Out Penalty in Handicap Races.

For each lap you go one second or more faster than the fastest lap time you recorded so far in the preceding events of the meeting, a time penalty of 10 seconds will be added to your total race time. The driver may nominate a faster lap time for their handicap calculation. Any such nomination must be notified to the CRO at least thirty(30) minutes prior to the handicap race start.

No In-Car Lap TimingIn-car lap timing devices are now prohibited in the GT-B, IB, SF and RS classes. Data loggers, lap timers, countdown timers, cell phones or any similar device that provides live information must not operate.  Their displays must be removed during official qualifying and races.  No pit-to-driver communication is permitted during qualifying and races. Failure to comply will result in the loss of all points accumulated in the meeting.This rule has been introduced due to erratic and dangerous driving exhibited at previous rounds as drivers attempt to slow their lap time to stay under breakout and avoid a penalty.  We want you to go hard and then go home safely, so lap timing will no longer be allowed in IB, SF and RS classes.

Race Formats

All classes have a 10 minute qualifying session and three six-lap races.

Licensing

RS Cup and SF Cup run under Clubmans Race permit. All other classes in the series run under National Race permit. A minimum of a C1 Grade (circuit) competition licence is required for all classes.  See the Get A Race Licence page for full details.

Vehicle Safety Requirements

Vehicles must comply with Schedule A Safety. Road cars are permitted but conditions apply. Roll protection such a roll bar or a full roll cage is recommended but not mandatory. As a minimum the vehicle must have installed a minimum 0.9kg dry powder twin-strap fire extinguisher, mounted using minimum M6 size bolts and nuts, within reach of the driver. All cars competing in the series must have a Competition Vehicle Logbook. The electronic version can be added to your Motorsport Online profile via the App. A physical logbook is available by applying to MSNZ and costs $75.

Clothing

Safety requirements have increased for this event type (National Race and Clubmans Race Meeting). Please pay careful attention to the improved standards laid down by Motorsport New Zealand in Appendix Two Schedule A

Results

See our Events Results Page for the series results as they come available. Live timing and provisional results are also available on MyLaps Speedhive.

Prize Giving

The date, time and location of the prize giving dinner will be announced before the end of the Series. All competitors and supporters are invited to join with us to celebrate our champions.