2012 World Time Attack Challenge - Eastern Creek, Australia Aug 10th to 11th

[F50GTPlus]

Voters on speedhunters labelled it as tied for the event of the year with the Nurburgring 24h and second ahead of the prestigious 24h of Le Mans in 2011. With only 154 days left, the 2012 edition looks to be the best yet with many top competitors annoucned and here they are:
Japan

Garage Revolution FD3S RX7
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/id/2311/garage-revolutions-time-attack-fd3s-rx-7-part-1.aspx
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/id/2317/garage-revolutions-time-attack-fd3s-rx-7-part-2.aspx
53.6xx @ Tsukuba Circuit in December 2010

Scorch Racing
http://www.worldtimeattack.com/index.php/scorch-racing-to-return-in-2012/
1:31.4560 @ World Time Attack - Eastern Creek 2011
54.11x @ Tsukuba Circuit in February 2012

RE Amemiya
http://www.worldtimeattack.com/index.php/re-amemiya-to-debut-hurricane-rx7-at-wtac-2012/

Team Top Fuel S2000
http://www.worldtimeattack.com/index.php/team-top-fuel-with-voltex-confirm-entry/
55.3 @ Tsukuba Circuit in December 2008

Australia

Hi Octane BNR32
http://www.worldtimeattack.com/index.php/advanhi-octane-racing-r34-gtr-confirmed-for-2012
1:31.9050 @ 2011 World Time Attack Eastern Creek

Pulse Racing
http://www.worldtimeattack.com/index.php/pulse-racing-confirm-pro-class-entry/
Winner of the World Time Attack - Open Class
World Time Attack - Eastern Creek 1:36.49

UK

Redbrick Racing
http://www.worldtimeattack.com/index.php/redbrick-racing-to-represent-the-uk-at-2012-wtac/
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/06/03/car-spotlight-gt-gt-redbrick-evo-vii.aspx

USA

http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/id/2396/team-america-world-time-attack--ark-designs-bnr32-skyline-gt-r-intro-part-1.aspx
57.1 @ Buttonwillow CW13

[F50GTPlus]

Here is some video footage and a short write up of Redbrick Racing performing some tests on Yokohama A050 Tires that they plan to run on in Australia... lap times were around 1.40
http://www.worldtimeattack.com/index...about-testing/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPkSo...e_gdata_player

[I Rosputnik]

Any word on the Fernandez Motorsport Falcon Ute this year? I've been trying to find information on whether or not it's going to be competing this year and I've had no luck.

Hopefully we will see more teams from different countries enter this year. Redbrick is a start, but there's a few crazy beasts on the continent I'd love to see.

[slummingangel]

Originally Posted by I Rosputnik

Any word on the Fernandez Motorsport Falcon Ute this year? I've been trying to find information on whether or not it's going to be competing this year and I've had no luck.

Hopefully we will see more teams from different countries enter this year. Redbrick is a start, but there's a few crazy beasts on the continent I'd love to see.

I would love to see more european cars in WTAC but with final rounds around that time and the time the car will be tied up in transporting cars to and from australia. I don't see it happening too often unfortunately.

[F50GTPlus]

Originally Posted by I Rosputnik

Any word on the Fernandez Motorsport Falcon Ute this year? I've been trying to find information on whether or not it's going to be competing this year and I've had no luck.

Hopefully we will see more teams from different countries enter this year. Redbrick is a start, but there's a few crazy beasts on the continent I'd love to see.

I thought it had been mostly completed just in time for last year's competition but still had a few kinks, hopefully they will be able to compete this year

Aa far as uk teams go, I wouldn't mind seeing this carbon bodied elise http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010...tus-elise.aspx and Roger Clark's monsters would be great to watch as well... same goes for the US teams if they ever allow full slicks I'm sure teams like FXMD and GST would be more inclined to participate

however there are still other great competitors yet to be officially announced like Project Nemo Racing

[F50GTPlus]

Project Nemo Racing representing Australia

Full Carbon Body
Weight: < 1000 kg
HP: > 850
Aero: > LMP1
2.2 L Turbo 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkgh2...&feature=share
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2011...d-fpv-ute.aspx

[F50GTPlus]

Nemo Racing reported that the along with their own Evo, the Tilton Interiors Evo, Red Brick Racing Evo and will be competing in Australia this summer... they also hinted that considering how the Cyber Evo came out of retirement to comlete in 2011, there is a chance they may return yet again in 2012

[osrg]

1'25.0200 from Luff in the Nemo EVO in todays session. Incredible time. Incar footage from yesterday's 1'25.74 lap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzAE7...e_gdata_player

[F50GTPlus]

It's almost unbelievable how fast Nemo is and with less than ideal track conditions... hoepfully they will continue on to Tsukuba and potentially dethrone the HKS CTR230 from the fastest lap and come closer to the outright record held by Tsuchiya in the NSX

too bad about Tarzan not being able to get a proper lap in and the other car being sent to the wrong continent... I wonder what happened to Redbrick why they were so off the pace

[I Rosputnik]

No show from the Fernandez Ute. I can't seem to find any reasons why.

Shame about Redbrick, but the speed Nemo produced was just silly...

[F50GTPlus]

Yeah their race pace is pretty ridiculous, they're only 2 seconds slower than a Formula 3 car... I remember reading that Nemo run the smaller EFR 8374 turbo but have the larger Sierra Sierra Evo sized 9180 EFR turbo as well... so I can't even begin to imagine how fast there times would be if they ran max boost with that set up

hopefully now it is time for them to take on Tsukuba, then come stateside to battle Team ARK, GST, and FXMD NSX at Buttonwillow

other than that there is only really Garage Revolution's 1.41:2 around Fuji for them to beat