It was a quiet weekend on the Oz BOSS front for Round Two at Calder Park. With regular front-runner Ty Hanger taking a sabbatical, and the Formula R drivers electing not to take the journey to Melbourne, Bob Muir and Sam Dale were the sole competitors. The ProtoSports cars added some spice though, and managed to keep Bob Muir honest when Dale couldn't.

Muir enjoyed a strong performance all weekend, the only disappointment being the absence of more competitors to judge his strong performance against. Conversely though, Dale had a weekend to forget.

During Friday practice, Dale's Reynard 94D suffered a starter motor malfunction. While the team were pushing the car back to the garage, Dale managed to run over his own right foot with one of the rear wheels. Although the starter motor was easily repaired, the right foot continued to give trouble throughout the weekend - swelling and pain forcing Dale to adapt to left foot braking.

For Saturday practice, Muir was enjoying the long Calder straights, and stretching the legs of his Lexus V8-powered Reynard 94D. Dale spent the session adapting to left foot braking, and downshifting without the clutch.

In qualifying, Muir set a scorching 57.2s laptime, ahead of the West of Laucke, and Dale battling on to set 59.5s. The remaining ProtoSports were close behind and showed promise of making it an exciting race.

The rain came down hard on Saturday night, and the circuit was still damp for the first race on Sunday morning as the cars came around for the rolling start. Muir controlled the start, and powered ahead of Laucke initially. Dale was struggling for grip (and to modulate the power with his swollen right foot), and was passed by Shane Otten (West). Otten saw his chance into the first corner, and slithered into the lead! Otten held the top spot for the first four laps, when Muir was able to power through. Laucke got the better of Otten five laps later, and then went on to seriously challenge Muir, the two block-parrying for a number of laps. Dale had done his best, but to no avail. Seven laps into the race he lost drive through an output shaft failure in the transmission - the failure would put him out for the remainder of the weekend. Laucke's assault on Muir continued, and almost ended in tears on the final lap. Laucke touched the grass as he came onto the straight for the final time, losing control in the process - he performed three full spins, narrowly missing the wall, and crossing the finish line backwards - he hadn't seen the chequered flag, and carried on for an extra lap. Otten narrowly missed out on passing Laucke during his spin, but placed third ahead of Michael Gibson (Saker) and Bruce Burchett (West).

For the second race, the circuit was fully dry. Muir led them away from the standing start, but relinquished his lead on the second lap to Otten. Muir was ahead again a lap later, but then had to contend with Laucke who managed to hold the lead from lap 10 to lap 13. Meanwhile, ProtoSports debutante Michael Gibson suffered a major fire in his Subaru-powered Saker. Muir went on to win the race, followed by Laucke, Otten and Burchett.

Muir took out the round for Oz BOSS, and now leads the championship.

Bob Muir has powered to victory at Goulburn's Wakefield Park in his Reynard Lexus V8 Big Open Single Seater.

Early pacesetter, Ty Hanger took pole in his RALT RT4 Formula Atlantic, revelling in the smooth conditions of Wakefield Parks new surface. Bob Muir qualified second, ahead of Sam Dale who battled overheating problems in his Reynard 94D F3000V6, right until the dying minutes of the qualifying session. Next up was Adam Barnes, who set a scorching sub-1 minute time in his Dallara F398 Formula R. A strong brace of Formula R cars made up the rest of the grid, with the ProtoSports mixed in for a little extra excitement.

In the first race, Ty Hanger built an early lead, stretching the legs of the RALT, and coming within 2 tenths of a second of breaking the outright lap record. Sam Dale managed to get past Bob Muir mid-race, and built a small gap, but went on to spin a couple of laps later. Dale's car stalled, and was stricken at the exit of the "Fish hook", which forced the safety car to be deployed. The safety car neutralised Hanger's lead, and left the circuit with only one lap remaining. Hanger and Muir ran nose to tail for the final lap, but Hanger was able to hold on across the line. Adam Barnes took third place - improving on his time from qualifying, and leading home Glenn Lynch, Craig Dawson, Barry Elbourn, Eric Barnes, Terry Robertson and Warwick Robertson, all in Formula R cars. Sam Dale and Russell Newell were the only non-finishers.

Between the two races, Ty Hanger discovered he had a blown head gasket in his RALT RT4, and was forced to withdraw from the second race.

Muir lead the field away, with a number of cars coming together behind him as at least two cars stalled on the grid. Sam Dale, starting from the back, took advantage and moved from 16th to 4th by the end of the opening lap. Separating Muir and Dale was Glenn Lynch in 3rd and one of the ProtoSports cars (Mark Laucke) in 2nd. In his haste to get to the front though, Sam Dale spun in turn 1 on the second lap, and was again dropped down the order. Muir and Lynch were essentially untroubled at the front of the field, while Dale set about trying to regain the positions he had lost through the spin, passing a number of the Formula R cars along the way. The safety car was again deployed to recover a stricken car, and the field closed up. It was during this period that Sam Dale was forced to retire with a punctured radiator hose - all in all not a good weekend for the Mumbo Racing driver. Muir had it all his own way though at the front. Using the power of the big V8 to pull away at the restart, and bring the car across the line in first place. Lynch was second of the Oz BOSS cars, followed by Eric Barnes, Craig Dawson and Barry Elbourn, all driving Formula R machines. The list of cars that didn't make the finish was a little longer this time, with Adam Barnes out after the startline incident, Russell Newell out on lap 7, Dale on lap 9, and both Warwick and Terry Robertson not quite making the finish.

Bob Muir was awarded outright victory for the day, followed by Glenn Lynch, and Ty Hanger grabbed enough points in the first race to wrap up third.

Ty Hanger won the Formula Atlantic class, Bob Muir the BOSS class and the Formula R winners were: Glenn Lynch - 1st, Craig Dawson - 2nd, Eric Barnes - 3rd.

The next round of the 2008 Oz BOSS Championship will be held at Melbourne's Calder Park, 26-27 April. If you thought the action at Round One was good, just wait until Round Two!

Congratulations to 2007 Oz BOSS Champion, Ty Hanger, for an outstanding performance at the A1GP meeting at Sydney's Eastern Creek over the weekend.

Hanger demolished the Historic Sports & Racing Cars field, in his RALT RT4. He took pole by three and a half seconds (from fellow Oz BOSS competitor, Chris Farrell), and went on to win Race One and Race Two (the latter by a 25 second margin). The third race was called off as a result of typhoon weather conditions.

An exciting new addition to the Oz BOSS ranks is the IndyCar of Matt "Kangaroo Kid" Coulter.

Coulter has had an ex-Eddie Cheever 2002 IndyCar in his possession for several years, but has been lacking a couple of key components he had been having difficulty getting his hands on. He's managed to remedy that situation though, by purchasing a whole new car!

Coulter visited the United States during the off season, and managed to purchase the car (pictured) to add to his collection, and it includes the key elements he has been missing. The car should be on Australian shores soon, and expect Coulter to really mix it up in the Oz BOSS field.

The Kangaroo Kid, as Coulter is known to his fans, is no stranger to being the centre of attention. He holds a number of world records for jumping quad bikes, and spent a number of years touring the world with his Kangaroo Kid quad bike show. He enjoyed a brief foray with the AMRS in 2007, driving a Production Car, with immediate success. Watch out for him in his new machine in 2008!

After many hours of work and review, and plenty of anticipation from the competitors, the 2008 Oz BOSS Championship Sporting and Technical Rules are now available for download.

For those who just want to go to the download, click on the image to the right. To save, right click and select "Save file/target as".

For a brief rundown of the highlights, please read on.

• Formal incorporation of Formula R
• Optional race weekend format with a longer "endurance" race

The rules are available by clicking here, or clicking the image on the right. They are also available from the "Admin" page, by clicking on the "Regulations" section.

In other news, the Round One entry form is now available to download from the "Forms" section of the "Admin" page. To access the form directly, click here.

The entry fee for Oz BOSS competitors is $790. This includes payment for 20 minutes TV time on Fox Sports Inside Speed.

Meeting Rules for Round One are expected to be available in the next couple of days. The schedule is available now though. Click here, or access it through the Admin page.

The 2008 Oz BOSS website has officially launched today. With a slick new look, and plenty of nice features, the Oz BOSS website is the place to go for all the latest news and information regarding the championship. It's also the central place for competitors to get all their information, and keep up-to-date on everything.

The new website is laid out to provide a wealth of information on Oz BOSS to fans, and provide important information and documents to the competitors.

The website is arranged into the following areas:

Home: The page you are viewing now, and providing a brief outline of Oz BOSS. The Home page will also provide access to: The Calendar, About the website, information on the Circuits, the TV Schedule and an overview of the Cars eligible for the Championship.

News: The central location for all the latest developments. Press releases, information bulletins and category and series news items will be available from the News page.

Results: All the results from the year will be available here. Round results will appear as the events occur, and the Championship standings will be available on this page.

Features: From time to time, the Oz BOSS site will publish feature articles. In the past our site has had articles on a lap of various circuits, a technical look inside one of the race cars, and analysis of how tyres work. We plan to have more of these technical articles in 2008, and also feature articles on some of the drivers of Oz BOSS.

Multimedia: Previously known as the Gallery, this part of the site has been renamed to better reflect it's true content. As we move into 2008, the Multimedia section will feature not only photos from all the rounds, but will also feature selected videos, and possibly some other multimedia downloads like wallpapers and screensavers. If you have anything special you would like to see on the Multimedia page, visit the Contact Us page, and share your ideas with us.

Admin: Previously known as Competitor Info and/or Downloads, the Admin section of the site groups together all the administrative aspects of Oz BOSS that competitors need to know about. From Registration and Application Forms, to access to the online Entry Form System, to Technical and Sporting Rules, to Event Information like Schedules and Meeting Rules, and even to logos for use by signwriters or graphic artists, the Admin section of the site is a one stop shop for all the little bits and pieces competitors might need throughout the year. The Admin section also features links to the Contact Us page which provides a contact form that allows readers to send a message to the Category Director, and/or Webmaster. If you have feedback about the site, a question, or a suggestion on how to make it better, head to the Contact Us page, and let us know your thoughts. We've also got a Links section, providing links to various related websites.