Categories
In addition to being affiliated with Motorsport Australia and being actively involved in the ongoing development of the sport, the QRDA also works together with a number of other category-based car clubs.
The following is a list of Categories that form the QRDA Awards. Some of these are managed by the QRDA, while others have a dedicated category-club as well. Here is a breif description for each category with links to further QRDA and other club pages.
Highly modified Sedans, Coupes and Hatches, with big flares and wings, engine swaps and custom chassis fabrication. The QRDA is the Sports Sedans car club in Queensland. [more]
An alternative to spaceframe constructed Sports Sedans, the Floor Pan rules allow a few more OEM electronic controls to stay, in exchange for building the car predominantly around the original body. [more]
With a wide selection of Australian Domestic Market and International Touring Car makes and models eligible, spread over five engine capacity classes, these cars use lightly modified production bodies, with control all weather tyres and a combination of factory and aftermarket parts in the suspension, brakes, engine, gearbox, axles, spoilers and more. [more]
Raced the world over, these are single seat open wheelers powered by Ford's famous Kent 4 cylinder engine. With treaded tyres and no aero devices there's lots of on the limit cornering, plenty of slip-streaming and cost effective racing, while also being one of the fastest cars on track at state championship meetings. [more]
A mash-up of the best Le Mans and Grand Prix style cars in the country, the QRDA can point you in the direction of various clubs and companies looking after either Prototype Sports Cars or Wings & Slicks Open Wheelers suitable for this group. Any AASA-Duratec Formula Ford is invited to compete in this group as well. [more]
see also ~ www.seriesx3qld.com.au
Hyundai Excel racing is the new breed of one make series, sweeping the country it is the first front wheel drive category to solidify a position in motor sport in Australia. [more]
Starting with the BMW version of the Mini, the category is broken into the relatively production based Cooper class, and the Sports Sedan based Open class. [more]
see also ~ www.prodsportsqld.com.au
These are Sports Cars originally sold into the road car market by manufacturers, with everything from the lightly tweaked to the heavily modified. Nowhere else in circuit racing will you find a Ferrari 355 rubbing shoulders with an MGB GT V8, or Nissan's GTR R35 going toe to toe with an AC Cobra. [more]
With modifications for safety and reliability, these are the closest you will get to racing a car straight from the showroom floor. From the humble Hyundai Getz through to AMG Mercedes and everything in between, they will race throughout the year in a combination of Sprint and Endurance formats. Eligible cars are homologated locally by Motorsport Australia, with the recognition document for each availble online from their Manual of Motorsport, Circuit Race Appendix, Group 3 section. [more]
One of the most competitive series in Australia, Formula Vee continues to provide some of the toughest competitions year in year out. Based on the Volkswagen flat 4 air cooled motor, the cars are lightweight single seaters, uniquely styled and easy to work on. [more]
The original nation-wide one make series, with cars from Darwin to Hobart, Brisbane to Perth, originating in Tasmania in 1988 the series had one race telecast supporting what is now the Supercars and the rest was history, the mainland watched on and couldn't wait to get in on the action. [more]
The starting point for many a QRDA member, it has taught Touring Car, Sports Sedan and Formula Ford champions among others the basics since the early 80's. [more]
Go to the Non-Championship page here: [more]