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January 28,2012 RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport 2012 Launch & Awards Night  

With another massive year of motorsport events scheduled for the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team, it was with much anticipation that promoters, sponsors, team members and significant others gathered for the 2012 Launch & Awards Night. Berth restaurant at Docklands provided a stunning venue to reflect on the 79 events covered in 2011 in the form of Motocross, Mountain events & Hillclimbs, Mega Ride Days, Circuit Racing, Club events, Corporate Launches, Sponsor Ride Days & Special events including the Top Gear Live Festival.
A highlight of the evening was the announcement of team’s top honour, The Gold Pitman, presented to Darren Serle for his outstanding service to the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team in 2011. The following team members were inducted into The 50 Club in recognition of 50 event days for the team: Claire Molloy, Belinda Taylor, James Taylor, Sarah Knighton, Cath Jones, Pip Neutze, Billy Blanch, Cameron Jamieson, Travis Crane, Mel Stoodley & Marie Grindlay. Martin Doxey was awarded the Most Event Days for his attendance at events in 2011. Darren Serle & Martin Doxey were the inaugural inductees into The 100 Club in recognition of 100 event days for the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team. Overall a fantastic evening to start another busy year with the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team.
       

2011 Shell Advance Gippsland Moto X Series Wrap Up

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team provided Medical, Incident Response and Trackside services to all 9 rounds of the Shell Advance Gippsland Moto X series in 2011. This is the fourth year the team has been associated with the Gippsland series that would take them to all points in the Gippsland region starting at Maffra in March, then onto Rosebud, Blue Rock, Bairnsdale, Wonthaggi, Corners Inlet, Outtrim, Traralgon and ending at the final round at Yarram in October.At each round the Juniors race on Saturday with the seniors running on Sunday and with the variety of tracks and different weather conditions over the nine rounds it would not only prove a challenge for the riders but also the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team members. The team once again proved that in any conditions or situation they could provide a quick response time and the highest level of patient care.

The team would like to congratulate all the riders in the series and a make a huge thankyou to the Gippsland series management for their ongoing commitment and support to the Racesolutions Motorsport team.

The RACESOLUTION Motorsport team would also like to thank the 46 team members who committed to the series over the 9 rounds, and a special thankyou to the 3 series seniors Travis, Sarah and Darren who did an incredible job. We look forward to doing it all again bigger and better in 2012.

November 26-27,2011 RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport provide all services to Lake Mountain Sprint 

 An eclectic field of cars took to the Lake Mountain tourist road for the 2011 Lake Mountain Sprint. One of the notable competitors was Jeff Denmede, fresh from his success at one of the world’s most famous hillclimbs, Pikes Peak. RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport provided all services to the event with officials in place in Rally Base, SOS points, Start and Stop Control as well as key positions of Clerk of Course and Stage Commander. Safety and Medical coverage was provided throughout the stage as a result of the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport incident response services.
The Lake Mountain Sprint was a great prelude to the 2012 Australian Tarmac Rally Championship that will see competitors battle it out over 4 rounds next year.

Victorian Junior & Senior MX Series 2011

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport provided Medical & Incident Response services to all 8 rounds of the Victorian Junior & Senior MX Championships for 2011. The series took the team on a number of road trips from Albury/Wodonga in the north to Maffra in the East and as far west as Horsham! Each series had a team of Event Seniors who did a wonderful job of coordinating the team, equipment logistics and all the paperwork that comes with event management. Whilst the racing on the track was closely contested, the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team members worked hard to provide fast response times and the best possible patient care. The team congratulates all the riders on their awesome performances in the Vics series this year and huge thanks to Motocross Management for having RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport with the series.
A fantastic effort from all the Event Seniors of the Victorian MX Series on stepping up and making the events safe and fun.

March 11-14,2011 RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport run all track activity for the Top Gear Live Festival 

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team took on the challenge to provide all Trackside Services and run the Inaugural Top gear Live Festival held at the Melbourne showgrounds over the March Labour day weekend. It would be four days of Drift action and Urban motocross on the short track section and the celebrity challenge, V8 driver challenge and Motorsport challenge run on the custom built 1.52km track. The weekend would see a variety of vehicles invited to take on the track to try and set the quickest time including historic open wheelers, classic touring cars, muscle cars, supercars and even a solar powered car. The fastest time over the event was set by the custom built Radical.

The involvement of the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team started well before the weekend with team seniors involved in the design and build of the temporary track as well as event planning and scheduling, risk assessment and safety. RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport would then supply the team over the four days to cover medical services, trackside marshals, scrutineers, clerk of course as well as timing and collating all the results.

I was a great four days with good weather for the most part and fantastic crowds, not only to watch some awesome machinery take on the tight and tricky track but then also to enter the display pavilions and get up close and personal with the cars, drivers and owners.Big thankyous to all the team members for their efforts in making the Inaugural Top Gear Live Festival a success and a special thankyou to Renato for giving the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team the opportunity to run this event.                                                                                                              Written by Brad Smith

March, 2011 – The Alpine Challenge. A different type of speed for a great cause. 

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport sent a team of 6 critical care emergency nurses, Cath Jones, Sally Wragg, Tammy Harvey, Philippa Neutze, Kylie Coghlan, Kate Schliemann, an emergency physician Dr Jack Spencer, and a chef Helen Wragg to The Alpine Challenge at Falls Creek , March 18-20th 2011. The Alpine Challenge is a 60km, 100km and 160km running race starting and finishing at Bogong Village. It’s an important fundraiser for Road Trauma Support Services, a fantastic organisation providing support and resources for people affected by road trauma.

Runners climbed through Mt Bogong, Mt Feathertop, Mt Hotham, Mt Nelson and Spoine Kopje- some of Victoria’s toughest and most exposed alpine country. The runners can participate as an endurance runner or as part of a team.  The 2011 winner ran the 60km race in 23 hours 17 minutes, the 100km race winner completed it in 16 hours 53 minutes, and the 160km race was won in 27 hours 23 minutes.

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport crew were divided into 4 teams, scattered throughout the course to ensure the best possible response time for the competitors. Whilst the runners were toughing it out on the course, the team were treating types of injuries such as fractures, sprains, dehydration sunburn, and insect bites. In between times, everyone was enjoying the most amazing meals prepared by Helen.  Each team was provided a rations box with hot and cold food for 3 meals a day, with thought into every team members’ dietary requirements.  The meals were nutritious, and were planned around weather conditions and energy needs.  Our food was the envy to all!
The experience of the event was challenging as we had to take into consideration weather conditions, types of injuries, the potential for severe injuries, and the need to be fully self-sufficient in remote areas. Compared to previous experiences, the only motor our event included was very strong legs and high motivation! What a weekend!!                                                                                                  The Alpine Team. Written by Cath Jones.

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport 2011 Launch & Awards Night

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport 2011 Launch & Awards Night was a spectacular evening. With the beautiful backdrop of Port Philip Bay, team members, partners, promoters, suppliers, supporters and sponsors came together to share the excitement of the year ahead and celebrate winners of prestigious RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team awards including The Gold Pitman.

Everyone looked fabulous with a dress to impress theme and the Christmas break saw people looking rested and ready for another busy year of events in all forms of motorsport with the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team. According to Belinda Taylor, “the evening was a fabulous opportunity to bring together so many people who contribute to the ongoing success of RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport”.

The highest award within the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team is The Gold Pitman. This was presented to Karen French & Rob French for their significant contribution to the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team.

An inaugural award was presented to the team member who attended the Most event days for the year. The winner of this award for 2010 was Darren Serle.

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team now look to the exciting events on the calendar for 2011. With events in corporate, circuit, motocross and tarmac rallies in the next month alone, RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport continues to lead the way in providing medical, safety & incident response services to the greatest range of Motorsport events.

November 26 -27, 2010 – ATC King of the Mountain 

In true Australian Tarmac Challenge (ATC) style it was an event not to be missed. The motorsport was going to be fantastic, two full days of the challenge would commence at Winton Raceway with auto tests, short circuit and long circuit sprints. Then a great drive through Mansfield, Merrijig and onwards and upwards to Mt Buller.
It was a Mt Buller event like no other on any calendar. Saturday will see multiple runs of seven auto tests including a hill climb and concluding with a road closure for a 9km touring climb to the top of Mountain Village. It was a massive challenge for the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport crew to once again provide all services to the event. Set up involved hundreds of cones, metres of bunting and water barriers to ensure the safety of all competitors and spectators. The new Trailer funded jointly between RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport and ATC was instrumental in transporting all equipment from the factory to the event.
The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team rose to the challenge of efficiently marshalling, timing and running each of the autotests to ensure the competitors got all their runs in with time to spare.And then there was the Christmas party. The presentation function for the ATC King of the Mountain event was also the Christmas Party which included dinner and a live band. There was plenty of laughing and dancing as everyone celebrated the fun times had at ATC events throughout the year.

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport support The 2010 Motul Pirelli Australian Women’s Motocross Championship.

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport was very proud to provide Medical and Incident Response Services to The 2010 Motul Pirelli Australian Women’s Motocross Championship. The event was held on Sunday October 24th at the Albury Wodonga Motorcycle Club and assembled many of the Nations top women riders as well as women in key event management roles.

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport provided a specialist team of Emergency & Trauma Doctors, Nurses and Incident Responders, combining motorsport skills and current trauma clinical experience.

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport Director Belinda Taylor says “the team is very excited to be involved in this event as it provides the opportunity to raise the profile of women in motorsport and showcase the support and performance of many skilled and motivated women in motorsport”. In addition, “RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport has a large female representation within the team and it’s a great cause to be fundraising for the McGrath Foundation”. The team was led by joint Medical Services Managers Cath Jones & Pip Neutze with Dr Mirijana Sikic the Chief Medical Officer. All women agree that the involvement of RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport in the event is an opportunity to use their clinical skills in a pre hospital setting as well as make new friends and have lots of fun in a team environment.

Event promoter Fiona Collins is “Over the moon. The track was awesome, the riders and everyone was having a great time and all doing our bit for the McGrath Foundation so it’s win win all round”. For more information about The 2010 Motul Pirelli Australian Women’s Motocross Championship visit  www.wmxnationals.com.au/,  www.prettyfast.com.au  or the MA website at: www.ma.org.au. Stay tuned for tv and internet footage of the event to follow.

March 21-22, 2010 - Round 1 Shell Advance Gippsland MotoX Titles

Over March 21/22 the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team provided Medical, Incident Response and    trackside services at Round 1 of the 2010 Shell  Advance Gippsland  MotoX Titles.The Wonthaggi track provided the riders with many challenges and the combination of wind, rain and sunshine left everyone wondering what mother nature could throw at them next. The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team was very well represented with experienced Emergency Department Doctors & Nurses on hand to respond Trackside to riders as they pushed their bikes to the limit to establish position in Round 1. The Patons All Terrain Vehicle was busy transporting riders to the Altegra Medical Treatment Centre for further assessment and care. 

December 4-6, 2009 - Pacific Hire Mt Buller Sprint

It took a lot of organising but the 2009 Mt Buller Sprint took place on the first weekend in December and what an awesome weekend it was with 80 cars entered to take on the 16 km of twisting mountain road.

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team would once again take on the massive task of running the event for Mountain Motorsports by providing over 100 officials, needed in areas such as Medical, Fire & Rescue services, Rally Command, Event Management, Scrutineering, Start Line, Stage Commander, Assembly Areas, Competitor Relations, Timing, SOS and spectator points throughout the 16km stage.

The weekend would provide the competitors with 10 timed runs up the stage over the three days of competition, with a variety of vehicles entered from classic cars such as GT Falcons, A9X Torana's and Porsche's to modern Subaru WRX's and Mitsubishi EVO's all the way to present day supercars like Lamborghini Gallardo's and Nissan GTR's.

Mt Buller is traditionally known for being cold with its snow covered peaks but the weekend provided what would had to have been the perfect conditions with glorious sunshine and temperatures in the 20s. This allowed for some fast and close times.
Congratulations must go to the team of Jason and John White who took out the event in their 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo just pipping the team of Steve Jones and Glen Weston in the 2008 Nissan GTR R35 with third place filled by Dean Herridge and Chris Murphy's 2008 Subaru WRX Sti.

The weekend also had a great social feel with the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team coming together each night for dinner, a few drinks to unwind and a lot of stories to tell. It was great to see everyone chip in to help with the cooking, cleaning and the sandwich making which some how turned into a competition!

Very special thanks must go to Pacific Hire for coming on board as the major sponsor for the event along with RDA Brakes and Mitsubishi Motors for providing Medical and First Intervention Vehicles and course vehicles. Thanks must also go to all the competitors for their support, cooperation and friendly attitude over the weekend.

Lastly thanks to Peter Washington and Mountain Motorsports, VFRS and CFA, Vic Police and all the other officials, and to the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team who one again showed a professional image and a diversity of skills in running the event. Special thanks to the early set up crew of Darren, Claire, Travis, Sarah and Marty to help make the 2009 Mt Buller Sprint one of the best.                       Written by Brad Smith.

November 14, 2009 - Parachute for Poverty Fundraiser

On Sunday 14th November 2009, Chaplaincy Australia hosted the first ever Parachute 4 Poverty.

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport was there to support Mark Bateman and the fantastic team at Chaplaincy Australia as well as support team members Roger Williams and Cath Jones who were fundraising and jumping out of a perfectly good plane. Mark Bateman says "The purpose of the day was to raise money for people in the bush doing it tough, especially in bushfire affected areas."

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team congratulates Mark Bateman and Chaplaincy Australia on the incredible work they do for communities and people

October 3, 2009 - New Champs Crowned at the '09 Aussie Junior MX Titles

Racing has now finished at the 2009 Honda Australian Junior Motocross Championship, and the points are in for all 16 Championship classes.

Throughout the week, more than 2000 people have descended on the Gippsland area and with just under 700 riders taking part in the event, the Maffra Sale Motorcycle Club have done an excellent job.

Club President Mark Tyquin said that he couldn't have been prouder of the club and the organising team for their efforts throughout, not only the last week but also the last 18 months.

"The entire team: club volunteers, race officials, Race Solutions, all of our sponsors, the local council and community, all of the rider's and their families all need to be thanked for making this possible.

Sep 3-6, 2009 - Australian Tarmac Challenge, Round 2 New South Wales

The second round of the Australian Tarmac Challenge would take place in NSW and take on a new twist from previous years, as this year the competitors would start out on the Thursday morning at Eastern Creek raceway and over the next three days would make their way up the NSW coast competing in a variety of different events and locations with the final challenge being a run on the World Rally Championship Super Special Stage in Murwillumbah.

The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport crew would have a challenging weekend with the team providing all trackside and medical services at 10 venues, covering 1,500 kilometres of NSW over all 3 days of the event.

Competitors from Street, Club & Motorsport classes entertained the locals at street stages in Taree, Kempsey, Coffs Harbour foreshore and the huge crowd that had assembled in Murwillumbah for the WRC Super Special Stage on Saturday night. In between there were Circuit Sprints at Eastern Creek & Raleigh Raceway and Hillclimbs at Mt Cooperbung, Raymond Terrace & Grafton, testing the skills of all drivers across a variety of events. 

Evening functions provided an opportunity to share the highlights of the day, stories of fast times and narrowly missed hats. After the run on the WRC Super Special Stage everyone gathered for a drink on the balcony of the Imperial hotel, overlooking the start line of the Super Special Stage to watch the WRC cars do their stuff before heading to Tweed Heads to celebrate what was a great event.

Sunday would be a relaxed affair with a presentation function at the Murwillumbah Golf Club, the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport crew took this opportunity to pack up then headed back to Tweed Heads for a well earned relax and swim at the beach.

Thanks to all the competitors for a fantastic weekend, close competition and co-operation in arriving at the venues on time and working in partnership with the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport crew.

To Mossy and the management team, thanks for setting the most challenging schedule yet! As well as providing the opportunity for some fantastic motorsport across NSW.

For the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team it was an outstanding achievement over a long three days. Special thanks to the road crew who spent an extra 3 days travelling to transport all the medical, trackside and set up equipment to and from the event.

Congratulations to Heather and Irish Tom for surviving their Rookie ATC event (it doesn't get harder than this one!) and to Michelle Spence for volunteering as the Medical Services Manager in a challenging event for logistics.

We now look forward to the ATC One Dayer on November 21st to head back to Lang Lang and enjoy more motorsport!

July 17-19, 2009 - One Weekend; Three Forms of Motorsport!

Round 4 Victorian Rally Championship & The 51st George Derrick Memorial Rally.

Saturday 18th July 2009

CCRMIT once again staged the combined Round 4 of the Victorian Rally Championship and The George Derrick Memorial Rally at Avoca on Saturday 18th July.
Well over 80 cars from State and Club level competed in the event. RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport once again provided Medical Services to the event in the form of 2 Incident Response Vehicles. Drivers faced challenging conditions over 7 wet and slippery stages.
The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team worked closely with the crew from Ballan CFA who provided valuable fire suppression support. It was a relatively quiet night in the forest for the intervention vehicles, however some spectacular scenery was enjoyed by all day and night.

Huge thanks to Philippa for taking on the role of Medical Services Manager and Catering manager, assisted by Kylie to ensure everyone was well fed throughout the event.
A fantastic and successful time had by all.

Written by Roger 'Goose' Williams

 June 27-28, 2009 - Gippsland Region Motocross Series Rnd 3 Rosebud.

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport returned to the place where the motocross adventures all started, the Rosebud District Motorcycle Club, for Round 3 of the 2009 Gippsland Region Motocross series.

It was a great weekend with the unveiling of the two new RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport Pit Tents from Altegra to be used as portable Medical Treatment Centres and the first outing for the teams new All Terrain Vehicle. The Pit Tents looked awesome and came in extremely handy. The ATV was a fantastic edition to set up the courses in the morning and then transporting patients back to the treatment centre with the racing able to continue. 

The weather over the weekend was fine but cold and this resulted in some fantastic racing with the juniors hitting the junior track on the Saturday for a full day of events. The RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team was kept busy in the sand dunes with a number of spills and thrills but fortunately nothing too serious.

After a busy day at the track the team headed back to the house for a BBQ dinner, time to relax, have a few quiet drinks, reflect on the days activities and watch some of 'Cowboys' RACESOLUTIONS compilation DVDs on the big screen.

The Sunday started out cold and foggy with the racing moving to the seniors track for the days events. The fog lifted and the sun came out for what was another great days racing. With the higher speeds and larger jumps there were plenty of spills and a number of patients again treated for a variety of injuries.

All the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team did a fantastic job over the weekend with Tim 'Cowboy' Phillips doing an exceptional job as medical services manager. The team also welcomed Dr Dindi for his first RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport event. Thanks also to Andrew Staff and all the Rosebud District Motorcycle club members and competitors.

RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport now looks forward to the next MotoX event at Maffra on July 11-12. It will be a huge warm up for the competitors entering in the Australian Junior Motocross Titles in September.

Written by Brad Smith

Australian Tarmac Challenge Round 1 Vic May 29-31 2009

A few things have changed in 2009 and one of the major changes is the Australian Tarmac Challenge, formerly the Dutton Rally Series. The event has seen not only a name change, but an overhaul of the points system and the introduction of some very exciting new venues. One thing that has remained the same is that RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport will once again provide a dedicated and professional crew to run the event and provide the medical services for all three rounds of the series.

Round 1 of the Australian Tarmac Challenge was held in Victoria on the last weekend in May, with the event starting off at the famous Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit where the competitors would face two challenging Auto Tests as well as Circuit Sprints. The weather was great and the competition was tight.

Saturday would allow competitors the opportunity to compete in a series of Auto Tests and Motorkhanas at the usually inaccessible Holden Proving Grounds at Lang Lang. It didn't disappoint, with some fantastic courses and competitors even got to run on the banked dome! The day was challenging and enjoyable.

The final day would see the event split over two venues, the first at Haunted Hills in Morwell where competitors would compete at the popular new Hill Climb and secondly at DECA Newborough for a fast and challenging Auto Test.

After a busy three days of competition everyone headed to the new Chifley Hotel in Dandenong for the presentations with congratulations to not only all the winners but also all the competitors for an outstanding weekend.

The team at RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport would like to thank the generosity of all the competitors, led by Alan Evans for raising $3177 on the night for the purchase of new medical gear to be used at future events.

Thanks also goes out to all the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team members for once again showing fantastic commitment to meet all the challenges placed before them. A special thanks to Tim 'Cowboy' Phillips for taking on the role as Medical Services Manager for the event.

We now look forward to Round 2 of the Australian Tarmac Challenge to be held in New South Wales on September 3-6, 2009.

Written by Brad Smith

MotoX makes RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport truly diverse.

In 2009 RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport has added regional, state and national MotoX events to the expanding range of medical and trackside services it provides to motorsport.

It's an exciting addition to the calendar, particularly given the support of MotoX promoters keen to see the safety of competitors is evolving and improving. In providing medical services to MotoX, RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport is striving to achieve faster response times for injured riders as professional trauma and emergency department  nurses, doctors and paramedics are strategically positioned around the track with equipment designed to assist with minor and life threatening injuries. The medical team members are supported by team members on corners providing important yellow and medical flag coverage. It's an innovative package of officials adding to the MotoX scene.
MotoX has enabled expansion of the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team's training program to include new types of head & neck restraints and protective clothing.

With the addition of MotoX to the calendar, RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport will provide medical and trackside services to a diverse range of motorsport events in the upcoming months including tarmac rallies, circuit events, dirt rallies, hillclimbs and motorsport corporate events.

The photos below show the RACESOLUTIONS Motorsport team enjoying the start of the MotoX season.

For more MotoX information go to the following links:
Gippsland Regional Motocross                                www.gippymx.com.au
MX Nationals Australian Motocross Championship      www.ozmotox.com.au
Motorcycling Victoria                                           www.motorcyclingvic.com.au
Motorcycling Australia                                          www.ma.org.au