Our club operates under the controlling motor sport body, Motorsports Australia (MA).  As such most rules we operate under are found at www.cams.com.au, but we have listed a few of the basic requirements that will see you started. You must be a member of an MA club, like ours “Ipswich and West Moreton Auto Club Inc” and have a MA licence. 

The application form for MA can be dowloaded from their website. Send off both applications and you should receive your IWMAC club membership and MA licenses within a few weeks. If you want to try with less expense, a one day MA licence can be obtained....

To compete in Autocross events you need to hold a Motorsport Australia Speed licenece.

A Speed licence is also valid for the following event types:
• Drifting
• Hillclimb
• Sprint/Super Sprint
• Type 1 Rallycross and Rally Sprint
• Regularity Trials
• All non-speed events

Motorsport Australia website

Pretty much any vehicle that will pass a basic safety check (not roadworthy check).  Each Motorsport Australia event has Scutineering where the vehicle is checked for compliance with Motorsport Australia rules.

Some of the items checked are:

• Seats not broken and bolted in OK. (So you can drive without the seat moving, and it shouldn’t move if you have an off)
• Seat belts work and not damaged (So they won’t let you fall out if you do have a little oops!)
• Two return springs on throttle ( so throttle will still return to off if one breaks)
• Positive battery terminal is covered by at least electrical tape (to stop chance of sparking), and battery secured.
• A blue triangle of sides 150mm indicating the location of the battery.
• If registered, you must present an extension letter from your Compulsory Third Party insurer stating the car and the event. Just go in to an office, or try by phone – it isn’t hard.
• Tyres not showing wire/canvas/obvious sidewall damage.  Also no rally/off road tyres. Normal road tyres are fine.
• Fire Extinguisher at least 0.9kg, with a metal mount (not plastic like a lot of really cheap ones) Should be 40-50 dollars. Must be in date, ie on the bottom there is normally a year stamped.  Must be within 3 years.
• If you have an electric fuel pump it must switch off when the engine stalls ( so it can’t pump fuel out of a broken fuel line in an incident).  If you have an unmodified late model car it will have this from factory.
• Visible towing points (capable of accepting a 40mm OD cylindrical test object) fitted forward of the front axle and rearwards of the rear axle and capable of towing the automobile on a sealed surface with its wheels locked. RPM make tow hooks out of a seat belt like material which are easy to bolt to bumper mounts, or similar.
• Normally a windscreen would be fitted, but open wheel cars/buggies can run but must have a full face helmet with visor/goggles. If you have no front windscreen fitted, then the rear should also be out.
• Mudguards, especially front, must be fitted on open, buggy type vehicles.

If you have any questions use the “Contact Us” page to ask a question.  They aren’t hard requirements to comply with.