1. TERMS & CONDITIONS
1.1 This Agreement applies to:
Local Hose P/L trading as Australian Drift Club / AUSDC hereinafter; and
The Staff, participants, and spectators of any event held by AUSDC.
1.2 This agreement along with all the terms and conditions published on the Australian Drift Club website
australiadriftclub.com.au form part of the entire contract agreement.
1.3 No representations expressly or impliedly made from the entire contract agreement may be used in the court of
law. It excludes any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement between the parties whether oral or in writing
1.4 The law governing the contract shall be the law of New South Wales.
1.5 The courts of New South Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over this agreement.
1.6 All parties agree and accept to be bound by this agreement prior to participating in each event.
1.7 AUSDC holds the sole discretion to reject entrants for reasonable grounds set out by AUSDC.
1.8 Reasonable grounds include but is not limited to:
Verbal or physical assault of other participants or staff
Non-compliance with Australian Drift Club regulations
Non-compliance with venue regulations
Non-compliance with NSW statute
Non-compliance with Common Law
1.9 The AUSDC reserves the right to cancel, postpone or shorten the duration of an event without prior notification
to staff, competitors & spectators and without refund or credit of the amount expended for the event.
2.0 The AUSDC reserves the right to cancel, postpone or shorten the duration of an event without prior notification
to staff, competitors & spectators due to the following circumstances.
Directive given by management of the motorsport facility
Number of participants not exceeding the minimum threshold to hold an event
Severe weather such as rain, flood, wind, storm, heat, and lightening
Severe track conditions relating to the safety of staff, competitors, spectators and then venue
Insufficient track time due to poor weather, poor track conditions or downtime due to on track incidents
All without refund or credit of the amount expended for the event.
2.1 Purchases made from AUSDC website or in person are subject to the terms & conditions published on the
Australian Drift Club website australiadriftclub.com.au form part of the entire contract agreement.
2.2 By making a purchase you acknowledge and agree to the terms & conditions published on the Australian Drift
Club website australiadriftclub.com.au form part of the entire contract agreement.
3. SCRUTINEERING
All cars are required to pass mandatory scrutineering and approval of ADC’s Chief Scrutineer prior to any track activity.
3.1 ESSENTIAL SAFTEY REQUIREMENTS
All of the below criteria must be of acceptable condition required by a motor vehicle on the roads of NSW. Vehicles failing to meet the requirements will be rejected if the vehicle has not passed ADC’s Chief Scrutineer’s requirements. ADC holds the sole discretion to reject the entrant for failure to meet the requirements.
Brakes
Brake lights
Headlights
Battery clamped
Seat belts/ Harness
Windscreen wipers
Fuel cells partitioned from driver compartment
Headlight and Taillights for night events
Seats installed to meet safety standards
No fluid leaks
All wheel nuts must be present and tightened appropriately
Fire Extinguisher (recommended but not compulsory).
3.2 TRACK PRESERVATION
The following rules and guidelines are to be adhered to whilst on track at AUSDC events;
Remain on race surface at all times unless circumstances occur such as oil leak, mechanical failure, collision, fire or avoiding of potential hazzard
Vehicle to only move in direction indicative of track map both on race surface and pit lane
No Donuts/J turns
No static breaking of traction
No use of delaminated tyres/belts exposed
No leaving race surface intermittently
No leaving race surface intentionally
No intentional contact with safety cones, witches hats or safety barriers
No drifting in the NO DRIFTING ZONES
No use of slick tyres on the rear
Failure to comply will result in removal of drivers involved without refund and possible ban from future events.
4. CLOTHING
4.1 DRIVERS
Non-flammable clothing (Nylon not accepted).
Clothes must cover you from neck to wrists to ankles.
Enclosed shoes with socks must be worn.
Helmets need to have the at least one of the following sticker of approval.
FIA 8860-2010, FIA 8860-2004, AS1698, SFI 24.1 and Snell SA2000
COSTS & PAYMENT OPTIONS
5.1 SCOPE
5.1.1 All prices are inclusive of GST.
5.1.2 All price are subject to change with 4 weeks’ notice.
5.2 DRIVERS
Track entry only. Excludes licensing.
Price dependant on event. Please see the event page for pricing.
5.3 PASSENGERS
Price dependant on event. Please see the event page for pricing.
5.4 SPECTATORS
Price per person/ per day – Allows single access Per Day
Price is NOT calculated yearly.
Price dependant on event. Please see the event page for pricing.
5.5 LICENCE
If you do not have a valid AUSDC DRIFT or MSA licence, please proceed to the AUSDC DRIFT Licence page to purchase your licence.
A year licence is valid for 12 months from date of purchase. A day licence is valid on the day of purchase only.
A year licence is considered used once purchased and is not refundable. A day licence is valid on day or purchase is not transferable to another day or refundable if used on the day.
5.6 PAYMENT OPTIONS
5.7 PREPAY
Purchase a driver spot by clicking on the event icon and follow payment instructions.
Purchase a spectator ticket by clicking on the spectator icon and follow payment instructions.
Purchase a license by clicking on the license icon and follow payment instructions.
5.8 PAY ON THE DAY
Driver spots are strictly subject to availability. AUSDC offers no representations or guarantees as to
availability of driver spots for patrons wanting to pay on the day.
Purchases can be paid for by EFTPOS/PAYPASS, cards accepted MASTERCARD, VISA, APPLE PAY GOOGLE PAY
& AMEX or cash at the sign on desk
N.B Strictly no reservation of spots without full payment.
6 REFUND POLICY
6.1 REFUNDS / CREDIT
Cancelation request greater than 14 days before an event – Full refund minus admin fee of $5.
Cancellation request Between 14 and 7 days – Credit towards another event.
Less than 7 days – No refunds or credits.
AUSDC DRIFT LICENCE
What is it?
A licensing system implemented for grading drivers.
What are the benefits?
- Events are caters to the licence holders, and allows events to be catered for similar skilled drivers.
- By holding a DRIFT licence you are able to pre-purchase event driver tickets online.
- You get access to member perks. With our partners we have worked to put discounts on products and services for our licence holders.
Why you need it?
All motorsports require a specialised licence to take part in events, Australian Drift Club have introduced the DRIFT licence as a lower cost alternative to the major licence providers.
LICENCE UPGRADES
- Licence upgrades are self assessed. You are responsible for your own skill level assessment.
- If you are lacking experience, do not upgrade your licence.
- Any purchases made with a higher tier licence are done so with your understanding of the terms and conditions of purchase.
- You may not transfer your driver entry ticket to another driver without the direct permission or consent by AUSDC staff.
- You may not purchase a driver entry for another driver under your licence, doing so may forfeit the driver entry with no refunds.
- You may not request a refund on a driver entry if the event is deemed too challenging to drive.
- You will not be refunded your driver entry if your experience level is not deemed sufficient for the event you have purchased.
- You may be removed from an event by track officials if your driving level is considered dangerous or inconsistent with the licence level you hold.
- Your licence may be downgraded to a lower tier licence if your driving level is considered dangerous or inconsistent with the licence level you hold.
- Your licence may be blocked from upgrading for an undefined period of time if your skill level is not deemed sufficient for the event you have purchased.
- How do you know when you are ready to upgrade?
- You have completed at least 3 events in your current licence tier level with the Australian Drift Club.
- You have prior experience and believe you are ready to progress.
- You have mastered all events for your current licence tier level and are ready to progress.