Eligibility

About Eligibility

All vehicles competing in the Motorsport Australia NSW Supersprint Championship must be entered in a specific Class as part of the terms of entry. Cars that are registered for this Championship (ie who have been allocated a competition number 4-899) will have registered their vehicle to run in a specific Class. Those who have not registered for this Championship (ie who are allocated a competition number 900 to 999) will automatically compete in the Club Competition and are also required to enter their vehicle for the event in a specific Class, even though there are no Awards in this competition.

Requirements for vehicles to be eligible to compete in specific Classes are contained in the Technical Regulations. Please click here to go to the Competitors Forms & Information page to download a full copy.

The Championship Eligibility Officer is a member of the Motorsport Australia NSW Supersprint Panel and is responsible for confirming that vehicles are eligible to compete in the Class that they have nominated. The Championship Eligibility Officer is authorised by the Supersprint Panel to examine Championship Registrants’ vehicles at any time and often works in consultation with other Technical Officers of the Motorsport Australia NSW Supersprint Panel .

Only Championship registrants are eligible to accumulate points towards the Championship for that year in the Class and Type in which they have registered. There are no points nor awards for Competitors in the Club Competition.

Replacement Vehicles

Registrants are entitled to use a replacement vehicle (“Replacement Vehicle”) instead of the vehicle originally registered for the Championship (“Original Vehicle”) provided that an emailed request is sent with your Replacement Vehicle’s details to supersprintnsw@gmail.com at least 48 hours prior to the vehicle being used for Supersprint Panel approval.

If the Original Vehicle is modified to the extent that it is no longer eligible to compete in the same Class as the Original Vehicle it shall be deemed to be a “Replacement Vehicle”. Registrants can only score points in a Replacement Vehicle for the Type, Class and Club Championships if they have sent an email request as described above.

If the Original Vehicle is mechanically unable to compete at a Round, a Replacement Vehicle may be substituted, again if an email request has been made as described above.

If the Replacement Vehicle is eligible to compete in the same Class as the Original Vehicle, it will use the same Competition Number as the Original Vehicle and it will remain in the same Class as the Original Vehicle.

If the Replacement Vehicle is not eligible to compete in the same Class as the Original Vehicle, it will be allocated a different Competition Number to that used by the Original Vehicle and it will be placed in a Class that it is eligible to compete in as elected by the registrant.

If the Replacement Vehicle is eligible to compete in the same Class as the Original Vehicle, all points scored in the Replacement Vehicle will be added to any points scored in the Original Vehicle for the purposes of the Type, Class and Club Championships. If the Replacement Vehicle is not eligible to compete in the same Class as the Original Vehicle, points scored in the Replacement Vehicle will be allocated separately to the Type, Class and Club pointscores that are relevant to the Replacement Vehicle.

Only the Supersprint Panel approved Original Vehicle OR the Replacement Vehicle may be used at any Round of the Championship.

Modifications to Registered Vehicles

It is important for you to confirm the eligibility of any changes that you plan to make to your vehicle. If these changes make your vehicle ineligible to compete in it’s current Class, the Championship points that have been accrued to date will not be able to be transferred to the vehicles new Class.

If you have made any changes or plan to make any changes to your Vehicle which is currently registered to compete in the Motorsport Australia NSW Supersprint Championships, you will need to email the Championship Eligibility Officer. Your vehicle’s eligibility or potential eligibility will then be reviewed to ascertain whether it will remain eligible to compete in its current Class.

Once they have received your email, the Championship Eligibility Officer will contact you accordingly and may need to view your Vehicle for final Class eligibility confirmation.

Specific Determinations

The Panel has made the following Specific Determinations effective for the current NSW Supersprint Championship.

Excluded Road Tyres Schedule

These tyres cannot be used in classes that require “Road Tyres” but may be used in Classes that permit “Race” tyres or slicks.

Type RR Excluded Vehicles Schedule

These vehicles cannot be entered in Type RR may be entered in other Types that they are eligible to compete in.

Mustang R Spec Eligible for Types RR & RM

Mustang R Spec has been approved by the Panel to be a Production Car and may compete in either Types RR or RM.

The Production car definition in the Technical Regulations states:-“Production Car means a mass-produced automobile, either manufactured in Australia and/or overseas, the model of which is or has been commercially available to the general public in Australia and/or overseas as a new car through a manufacturer’s dealer network, and
(a) at least 200 examples of such model must have been registered for normal road use in Australia and/or in the country of manufacture, and
(b) at least 200 examples of such model must have been produced in a 12 consecutive month period.”

The issue is that at 1st March 2020 (Round 1) there may not be the required number of Mustang R Specs built or registered to qualify them as a Production Car. Accordingly, the Panel has used its discretion to approve the Mustang R Spec as a Production Car, as with a goal of a production of 500 units, they should comfortably exceed the 200 limit during the year. Also, as the Manufacturer’s Recommended Retail Price is $99,980 the Mustang R Spec is not classified as an “Exotic” and as long as the cost of options does not put it over the $105,100 Exotics Indexed Price, it will remain eligible to compete in Types RR or RM.

Championship Eligibility Officer

2022 Championship Eligibility Officer
NSW Supersprint Panel Deputy Chair
Gerry Martin
Mazda MX-5 Club of NSW
Mobile: 0408 294 980
Email: gerry@supersprintnsw.com

Technical Officer
Kieran Pradeep