MOTOR Magazine is Australia’s premier performance car publication, and in 2009 they introduced a new feature by issuing a challenge to aftermarket tuning houses around the country. The result was the first annual Hot Tuner Shootout, which already stands tall as one of MOTOR’s most successful events ever conducted.

This is an INVITATION ONLY event.

RULES

• All vehicles must be road-registered and street-legal. Decisions on eligibility will be decided by MOTOR staff , and our decision will be fi nal

• All vehicles must be based on a standard vehicle available for public sale within Australia after 2008 Model Year

• All modifi cations are permitted, so long as they meet current registration regulations

• All components, modifi cations and/or complete vehicles must be available for sale to Australian consumers at the time of testing. All costs, fi tment and specifi cations must be provided for editorial purposes by Monday July 12

• All vehicles must be made available for testing by MOTOR personnel during the event, and publishable photography must be allowed of all parts, and from all angles of each car.

• Any vehicle not ready for testing at the times required will be deemed a DNF during that particular test. Similarly, any mechanical failure will be deemed a DNF – all vehicles will receive equal testing time in all events

• Vehicles must be deemed to be street-legal at all times during the event. Th e removal of exhausts, the fi tting of racing slick tyres, and similar unlawful modifi cations will not be permitted

• No modifi cation work or adjustments is to be carried out on competing vehicles at any stage throughout the event. Tyre pressure, fuel, oil and water checks will be permitted. Required maintenance and/or repairs will be allowed at the sole discretion of MOTOR personnel

• All vehicles are required to be left locked in garages at Eastern Creek Raceway (parc ferme) on the night of August 9. ACP Magazines, the publisher of MOTOR Magazine, will provide insurance cover for the two-day testing period, including all high-speed racetrack activities

• MOTOR will provide 98 RON premium unleaded fuel for testing, and will require vehicle fuel tanks to be drained before testing begins. Tuners MUST bring their own containers for the disposal of any waste fuel/oil

• Only performance and semi-slick road-legal tyres may be used. All tyres must have suffi cient lateral grooves to expel water in the eyes of MOTOR. Tyre eligibility will be decided by MOTOR staff , and our decision will be fi nal, so it would be wise for tuners to submit their tyre choice with their car selection

THE DETAILS FOR THIS YEAR’S EVENT ARE AS FOLLOWS

THE TESTS ARE

• Acceleration – 0-100km/h (secs), 400m (secs and Vmax)

• Braking – 100-0km/h (m)

• Lap testing – at Eastern Creek (laptime, Vmax and apex speeds)

• Power – kW at the wheels

• Skidpan – Motorkhana (secs) and/or slalom testing (secs)