Hey Dominic, Got any pics of the car?
Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dominic Votano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "GtiR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Datsun Club" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:26 PM Subject: How to log Book a race car. > > > I have just completed log booking two dedicated race cars and thought this > topic may be of interest to anyone that is thinking of doing it. To compete > at higher levels of motor sport your car must be log booked > > For a registered car > > The 1977 Datsun Stanza was purchased as a road registered but not CAMS log > booked rally car. It was bought with a full Roll cage (ROP Roll Over > Protection) and suitable for most forms of Rally or racing, It is a > Production car containing nothing built after 1977 and nothing that could > not have been fitted in a Datsun of that Age. Brakes, gearbox and > suspension are permitted certain freedoms. > > You firstly call CAMS and ask for a log book if the car is already > registered, simple forms are filled in with the only complex form being > accreditation of ROP. You must have a 2S or higher cams license and be a > member of a CAMS car club. The fee for a log book is $63.00. > > The certification of ROP requires someone to take ownership of the cage and > certify that it is built to CAMS requirements. Thickness, strength etc are > all taken into account and a drawing of the cage and supports is needed. > Generally certification should only be done by an engineer or the actual > manufacturer of the cage. > > For an unregistered car > > The 1991 GtiR has no compliance and is imported with race or rally approval > only. These cars are commonly available for about half the price of a fully > complianced car. The log book is still completed the same way. The car at > this stage has no ROP and is usable as a club car. IE Supersprints, > motorkhana, Grand Prix Rally. (Just about anything that you only need a > level 2 license for) > > When the log book arrives (approx 14 days) you take the car to a dual > purpose Blue slip provider such as MRT who fills in the rest of the forms > and provides you with a completed blue slip. CTP and REGO are still needed > and cost the same as if the car is fully registered. The car becomes a > dedicated rally vehicle (even if used for circuit racing). This allows the > vehicle on public roads only to go to and from and during CAMS sanctioned > events and to and from mechanical repairers. > > > I hope this helps anyone wanting to log book a car. > > Dominic Votano > www.premierstrata.com.au > www.unitliving.info > Premier Strata > Ph 9630 7500 > Fx 9630 1915 > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
