MOTOR Magazine’s Hot Tuner Challenge enters its fourth consecutive year, targeting performance car enthusiasts, the event had 30 of Australia’s premier after-market tuning workshops competing to produce the ultimate legal and reliable road missile.
The competition took place over two days – August 16 and 17 – at the Sydney Motorsport Park and competitors gained points across the following categories:
ACCELERATION: 0-100km/h and 0-400m
BRAKING: 100-0km/h; time, distance and peak G-Force
POWER: Dyno testing for peak power and torque – Dyno supplied by Mainline
TIGHT LAP: Eastern Creek skid pan; measuring overall time, corner speeds and V-Max
FAST LAP: Sydney Motorsport Park Circuit; measuring overall time, corner speeds and V-Max
Photographer Kelvin Ng of Ng Media was there to snap these lovely shots of the beautiful machinery. Be sure to visit his Flickr for more.
PS: Keep an eye out on MOTOR Magazine’s facebook page for results.
Links:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngsport
http://www.facebook.com/motormag.au
McLaren MP4-12C.
Interior is a bit of lovely.
Top Fuel Dragster in the carpark, obviously not a competitor!
BMW F10 M5 in Frozen Metallic Grey finish. We like.
Road Track Rally from Melbourne entered their Golf R.
APR had their Golf R there too.
BMR had their Golf R there as well!
Subaru BRZ Australia Spec STi.
Photographer Extraordinare Easton Chang at work on the Tekno Toyota 86, Australia’s first Turbocharged 86.
Links:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngsport
http://www.facebook.com/motormag.au