AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST MOTORSPORT EVENT $1 Million

[Matthew Ronke]

AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST MOTORSPORT EVENT

From the 4th - 5th April 2009, Wakefield Park Raceway will welcome 300 challengers competing for the chance to share in an unprecedented $1,000,000 in prize money.

The inaugural Million Dollar Driver Challenge will be Australia’s richest premier motor sport event for amateur drivers.

Unlike other motor sport events, The Million Dollar Driver Challenge is unique in that it will pit drivers against each other in identical track-prepared Subaru WRX’s to showcase the drivers’ true skill and ability.

The 2 day event will provide drivers with the opportunity to display their talents through both timed track sessions as well as challenging gymkhana courses to test their speed, flair, agility and car control.

Use of the track-prepared Subaru WRX, service crew, safety equipment, track facilities and catering is all included in the entry fee of $12,390 + GST.

In addition, entrants who pay their deposit of $3,500 by 15th December 2008 will automatically go into the draw to win a brand new Mercedes Benz C63 AMG sedan, which will be drawn as part of the prize giving at the conclusion of the event on Sunday 5th April 2009.

Prize money is on offer from 1st – 6th place:

1st Place = $500,000


2nd Place = $250,000


3rd Place = $100,000


4th Place = $75,000


5th Place = $50,000


6th Place = $25,000


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR IMAGES PLEASE CONTACT

JASON SINAI

[MrX]

Sure...

[MagnetON]

So, 300 at $12K = $3.6M with $1M in prizes... nice little earner for someone...

[Also a Believer]

who is Jason Sinai?

[MrX]

Originally Posted by Also a Believer

who is Jason Sinai?

I dont know but i bet he also believes that Peter Brock himself is going to compete in this event as well

[Also a Believer]

interesting reading...google his name.

[touring fan01]

Anyone want to put money on this not happening and/or people not getting paid and/or getting their deposit back when it all fails?

Smells of a scam to me........

[peckstar]

well why dont you ring him if its a scam, his number is on the release

[TCR]

This event will never happen.

There's no way they'll even get the 100 entries they need to break even, let alone 300 entries at $13,600 each.

[TSR]

Don't let the Wiggle know about this, or he will wont in and a cut.

[FalconEL]

Oh dear...........

Another "make a quick buck out of the wealthy Australian Motorsport fraternity (cough) scheme". Many have tried............. and failed. I reckon we should start up a "Where are they now?" thread in their honour actually!!!

[BlueBlood]

Found this on www.italiaspeed.com. Same guy?

For Jason Sinai, this will be his first motor sport event since arriving in Australia in 1997 from South Africa, where he competed in a BMW in production car racing, and a Porsche Series similar to Carrera Cup. He won the series in 1995. Smith is well known in Australian motor racing circles as Team Manager for Lamborghini Australia, where Paul Stokell became a prolific winner of Nations Cup events, winning back to back national titles

[Silver 3]

I think the dates wrong-should be April 1st??

[Silver 3]

Originally Posted by BlueBlood

Found this on www.italiaspeed.com. Same guy?

For Jason Sinai, this will be his first motor sport event since arriving in Australia in 1997 from South Africa, where he competed in a BMW in production car racing, and a Porsche Series similar to Carrera Cup. He won the series in 1995. Smith is well known in Australian motor racing circles as Team Manager for Lamborghini Australia, where Paul Stokell became a prolific winner of Nations Cup events, winning back to back national titles

Cannot see reference in the link-can you be more specific?
Some credible names mentioned already!!!?

[PVDA]

Originally Posted by MrX

Do you expect anything different from anyone having an association with the Ronke's?

Bit harsh MrX.

Wakefield's only involvement in this is probably just a track hire (I'll ask next time I'm up north).

So I'm fairly well known within the sport, what's your involvement seeing you're obviously involved judging by your comments/knowledge of how it all works in past posts on here

[MrX]

Does it really matter who i am? I apparently dont know what i am talking about and that i am only on 10tenths to stir-the-pot.

Truth be known i am also fairly well known within the sport and you infact known to you PVDA. MrX is an alias... if i told you who i was, it wouldnt be an alias would it?

Some of my comments are harsh and i dont apologise for that. What you will also find with all my comments is that they are also factual. Search any of my posts and prove me wrong.

Back on topic... If Wakefield has no involvement in this, then why is Matthew Ronke promoting it? I rest my case.

[nafe!]

Major prize money has been missing from australian motorsport for years. ( I dont believe getting a percentage of profits at the end of the year really counts)

Who cares if someone is making a tidy profit, if aussie motorsport had more of these ideas it would be in a much stronger position.

12K spend to potentially return 500,000 is awesome in my opinion and there are plenty of well off gentleman out there willing to pay big dollars. ( Drive bathurst anyone?)

If the event is well marketed i think its reasonable to assume they will get plenty of takers.

There are hundreds of youth who spend hundreds and sometimes thousands at multiple track days a year, surely with half a million up for grabs its going to appeal to alot of gentlemen or well off youth.

Its ambitious and who knows if it will happen but kudos to them for actually doing something. Certainly doesnt deserve the winge fest.

[cavvy]

Originally Posted by MrX

Does it really matter who i am? I apparently dont know what i am talking about and that i am only on 10tenths to stir-the-pot.

Truth be known i am also fairly well known within the sport and you infact known to you PVDA. MrX is an alias... if i told you who i was, it wouldnt be an alias would it?

Some of my comments are harsh and i dont apologise for that. What you will also find with all my comments is that they are also factual. Search any of my posts and prove me wrong.

Back on topic... If Wakefield has no involvement in this, then why is Matthew Ronke promoting it? I rest my case.

Never met a Ronke ... understand they own & operate circuits ... does that involve promotion, I think so.

Are you imputing more than that Mr X ... clarify &/or put up !!

[275 GTB-4]

The 2 day event will provide drivers with the opportunity to display their talents through both timed track sessions as well as challenging gymkhana courses to test their speed, flair, agility and car control.

Its not impossible, Targas do this sort of thing all the time, however to get 300 competitors through two lots of disciplines they would really have to have their skates on...I assume you could only have two cars on the track at any one time (half a lap apart for safety)...multiple Khana courses could be set up ....I suppose.

[MagnetON]

Originally Posted by 275 GTB-4

I assume you could only have two cars on the track at any one time (half a lap apart for safety)...

I'm assuming they would have considerably more than two cars on track, I'm sure the circuit would be allowing a similar "loading" to a track day.

[marcus]

Originally Posted by peckstar

well why dont you ring him if its a scam, his number is on the release

And why is the number even there.

Mr Ronke , please do not post phone numbers on our forums and in future please use the press release forum for stuff like this.

Im closing this thread because its simply abuse of the Ten tenths forums, in future please use the protocols in place to promote this kind of thing.

By all means send the press release and start a new thread to discuss it but please dont just blast this forum with the release

Cheers
Marcus