Phillip Island Auto Racing Club
Phillip Island Group 5 Sprints

The Phillip Island Auto Racing Club (PIARC) conducts regular SuperSprints throughout the year.   These events cater to a wide range of vehicle classes.   The calendar is shown below.

PIARC maintain their own website and entry forms can be downloaded directly from that site.   The club copies these files for events held at Phillip Island and when available they can be accessed directly from this site.

It should be noted that a SuperSprint is not a race meeting, but is conducted in the form of multiple-start timed lap sessions.  These events, when conducted at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Motor Racing Circuit are generally conducted over two days, however, each day may be entered separately, viz:

• Saturday: This is a circuit familiarisation day.  Driver Training and Instruction is available if required.  Cars are split into groups of 14 to 20 cars.  Each group is given approximately 20 minutes on the circuit before the next group is called. Typically there are usually 60 to 100 cars present, but despite the numbers many 'sessions' can be achieved over the course of the day.  Saturday provides an outstanding opportunity to gain familiarisation with this challenging track at your own pace.  To participate on Saturday you only have to present your Maserati Club membership card and a CAMS Level 2S or superior competition licence.

• Sunday:  This day is dedicated to SuperSprints.  Cars are usually started in two's or three's, simulating to some extent the feeling of a race.  However, the results of the event are determined by the elapsed time achieved for a lap of the circuit and not the first across the line as would be the case in a race.  A SuperSprint could be described as being similar to the qualifying portion of a race meeting.   Specifically the event consists of a number of multi-start events of one standing lap and three individually timed laps.  Typically, participants get four to five runs.  Maserati Club members are of course are required to produce their Membership card and CAMS licence, as per Saturday, to participate in this event.. 

These events, which are conducted throughout the year attract a wide range of vehicles which are divided into the following classes for 'standard' and 'modified' cars participating in the SuperSprint:

• Under 1600 cc
• 1601 cc to 2000 cc
• 2001 cc to 3000 cc
• Over 3000 cc

The Calendar for the 2001 SuperSprint series organized by PIARC and to be conducted at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit are as follows:

Contact at PIARC for further information is Warren Reid:   0417 873 273