2027 calendar
Sydney Motorsport Park · ARDC Saturday night events
- Round 1
24
Sat · Apr 2027
6:30pm to –10:30pm
- Round 2
15
Sat · May 2027
6:30pm to –10:30pm
- Round 3
10
Sat · Jul 2027
6:30pm to –10:30pm
- Round 4
30
Sat · Oct 2027
6:30pm to –10:30pm
- Saturday nights
- 4
- April to October
- Minutes on track
- 80
- For every car, every round
- Minute races
- 2×30
- Plus 20 min practice & qualifying
- Drivers per car
- 1–2
- Go solo or share the wheel
Why race it
No endless waiting around between sessions, no three-day event planning. Just simply having fun on a Saturday night.
One night, done
Saturday night ARDC events. Roll in, race under lights and the chequered flag falls before 10:30pm. No three-day event planning.
80 minutes on track
A 20-minute practice and qualifying session, then two 30-minute races. Proper track time, every round.
Solo or shared
Designed for one- and two-driver combinations. Share the car with a co-driver or keep the wheel to yourself.
No waiting around
Two groups alternate back to back on a tight run sheet, so the track is never quiet for long.
Timed classes
Classes are set by lap time at SMSP, so you race cars on your pace, whatever badge they wear.
Every class counts
Points scale with the size of your class, with trophies in every class and a separate trophy for the overall winner.
Run sheet
Every round runs to the same tight run sheet. Green flag at 6:30pm, chequered flag just before 10:30pm, and 80 minutes of track time for every car in your group.
- 6:30pm– 6:50pm20 minPractice / QualifyingGroup 1
- 6:57pm– 7:17pm20 minPractice / QualifyingSportscar Challenge
- 7:24pm– 7:54pm30 minRace 1Group 1
- 8:00pm– 8:30pm30 minRace 1Sportscar Challenge
- 8:35pm– 9:15pm40 minHot laps & other activitiesEveryone
- 9:22pm– 9:52pm30 minRace 2Group 1
- 9:59pm– 10:29pm30 minRace 2Sportscar Challenge
Who’s on track: Group 2 is the Sydney Sportscar Challenge, for sports cars and tin-tops including Production Sports, in timed classes. The night is shared with either one other group (think Super Sports, Porsche, TA2 or Ferrari Challenge), or runs as two groups, one time-restricted and the other open. To be confirmed.
Timed classes
Group 2 runs in timed classes based on lap times at Sydney Motorsport Park, so you race cars on the same pace as you. Find your best lap below.
- I
Invitational
Under 1:32No lap time restriction. IRC, the latest Porsche Cup cars, GT3 and more.
- A
Class A
1:32 – 1:36Designed for older GT3 cars, 991 Cup cars and tin-top specials.
- B
Class B
1:36 – 1:40Designed for older Cup cars like 997s, fast MX-5s, TCR and GT4.
- C
Class C
1:40 – 1:44Designed for MX-5s and faster production cars like EVOs and BMWs.
- D
Class D
1:44 and slowerProduction sports cars. Expect about 1:48 at best, comfortably inside 130% of the 1:29 outright pace.
How classes work
- Classes are set for each car and driver combination, at the organiser’s discretion.
- Can your car and driver go under the class time? Then you race in the next class up.
- Go under your class time in qualifying and you start from the back of the grid. In a race, 10 seconds is added each time.
- A GT3 capable of a 1:32 goes straight into Class A, whatever the driver. A 997 Cup car capable of 1:35 with a pro driver, but driven by someone doing 1:38s, is welcome in Class B.
Championship points
Points scale with the size of each class, to encourage more competitors.
How points work
Win your class and you score 5 points for every car in it.
Each place behind the winner scores 5 points less.
So the bigger your class, the more points there are to win.
Trophies
- Most points in your class wins the class.
- Most points across every class wins a separate overall trophy.
- Trophy for 1st in every class. When more than six cars are entered, the top 3 get trophies.
Example
6 cars in a class
- 1stTrophy30pts
- 2nd25pts
- 3rd20pts
- 4th15pts
- 5th10pts
- 6th5pts
Off the track
Keeping costs sensible and the show big, so more people can race.
Budget
4 new + 2 scrubbed
Tyre allocation is 4 new tyres per meeting plus 2 scrubbed ones, and that is it. Other budget-saving measures and ideas are being reviewed. Got one? Add it to your expression of interest.
Partners
Sponsors & signage
We are sourcing sponsorship from other companies, with signage that will need to be on all competing cars. Other competitors and businesses are encouraged to contribute.
Broadcast
Live streaming
We will endeavour to have live streaming or a highlights package, like Blend TV, depending on sponsorship and funding.
A sports car meeting to be proud of, and fun to be involved in.
Register your interest
If this is your kind of racing, let us know. It is not a binding agreement, it just tells us who would like to be part of this exciting new event.
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- Sydney Motorsport Park, ARDC Saturday night events
- One or two drivers per car