February 2011 Billy Bolts at Inside: - Bathurst Historic Tourers - Phillip Island Preview Bathurst - Targa Wrest Point - Important stuff - Even odd art.... New dates for Pic ©ourtesy Nathan Wong Club meets 2011 Meetings February 23 April 27 June 29 (AGM) August 31 October 26 Upstairs at the Rising Sun Hotel Cnr Raglan St & Eastern Rd, Sth Melbourne Torquing Heads 2010/2011 Work Ph Home Ph Fax Mobile Email President Dean Bryant 0417 012 526 0417 012 526 9551 5859 0417 012 526 [email protected] Vice President Jervis Ward 9690 4321 9690 4338 9690 4323 0409 137 629 [email protected] Secretary Gordon Cox 9467 8900 9435 5235 9467 4590 0418 506 650 [email protected] Treasurer David Floyd 9574 8333 9877 2243 9574 8388 0402 257 541 [email protected] Competition Russell Pilven 9379 2616 9337 7017 9379 0669 0419 527 188 [email protected] Membership Jervis Ward 9690 4321 9690 4338 9690 4323 0409 137 629 [email protected] Committee Michael Hibbert 9379 2018 9379 2018 0418 354 364 [email protected] Committee Marty Lambert 9876 5352 Eligibility David Twigg 0414 875 922 9466 9737 9702 9635 0414 875 922 [email protected] Eligibility Len Read 5977 8771 5977 8771 0408 548 133 [email protected] Engine Sealing Ken Zinner 9568 0363 9568 0363 0412 171 603 Are you joking.com.au AHTCA Mat Jager 0409 427 667 9740 0575 0409 427 667 [email protected] Editor Chris Ralph 9592 3030 9592 3030 0418 318 934 [email protected] Club Mailing Address PO Box 16 Chadstone Centre Victoria 3148 2011 Race Calendar Event Organisers Location Date Type Phillip Island Classic VHRR Phillip Island 18-20 March Historic Round 1 State PIARC Phillip Island 16-17 April VSCRC Round 2 State MGCC Sandown 14-15 May VSCRC Winton Historics Austin 7 Club Winton (Short track) 28-29 May Historic Round 3 State ASSA Sandown 23-24 July VSCRC Winton Fest. of Speed VHRR Winton (Long track) TBC August Historic Round 4 State VMCI Phillip Island 22-23rd Oct VSCRC Historic Sandown VHRR Sandown 5-6 Nov (TBC) Historic Island Magic PIARC Phillip Island 26-27 Nov(TBC) Other Don’t Forget The Club Discounts! As Club members you are entitled to massive Please see elsewhere in the magazine for the discounts on a range of vehicles and parts at details. Booran Motors and entry fees for tarmac rallies We get ’em, please use ’em! run in Tasmania through Octagon Motorsport. See page 18 for full details!! You need it? Call Coxys! 31B Clements Ave, Bundoora & great Club pricing Ph 9467 8900 or 0418 506 650 Coxy’s Revolution Racegear. Whatever you need he can get it and at great Club pricing. Page 2 February 2011 Historic Touring Torque Important stuff Pointscore Notes done that and you’re stopped by the police New Sponsors For HTC races at this you’ll be deemed to be driving an unregistered year’s Shannons Classic 1. Sorting out who has paid their vehicle. memberships after a race meeting and thus The 2011 Shannon’s Classic event will able to score points is nightmare and chasing Still, filling out a logbook before you see the introduction of two new sponsors for retrospective payment is a frustrating and drive is a small price to pay for the extra who have agreed to support our iconic and timewasting exercise. So there’s a new hard and freedoms allowed. The facts are here http:// popular under and over 3-litre Historic fast rule: NO PAY, NO POINTS. www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/ Touring Car category. PermitsModificationsAndDefects/ If you are not a paid up HTCAV Club Based in Pakenham and building on a OtherPermits/ClubPermits.htm Member when the flag drops you do not score recent growth phase, Andrew’s Autos, who points in that race. Simple, effective and no Essentially you have to work out whether are fast consolidating a name for quality exceptions. you’ll use your special interest car for 45 or the workmanship and customer satisfaction have maximum 90 days, but either way you’ll save a stepped up to sponsor the Over 3-litre category. 2. If you compete interstate it is YOUR bundle if they are currently on full reg and have RESPONSIBILITY to let the Pointscore Owner and classic car enthusiast much more flexibility the previous set up. Committee Member know (in writing, email Andrew Brown sees the fit and benefit in his etc with documented proof) what the results The HTCAV is registered for its members involvement with our category and as such our are. It is not the responsibility of the Club to to have Club Plate. If you want to put your support for Andrew’s business venture would be collect the results for you. car on Club Plates through the HTCAV you appreciated. must provide the Secretary, Gordon Cox, with Speed Championships Situated at 3/30 Michael St Pakenham a VicRoads Club Permit Registration form, (that’s behind Bunnings Pakenham), all types Another year of opportunity for those signed by you with all the car details on it. of automotive repairs, suspension servicing who compete in sprints, hillclimbs and lap You also need to show him a copy of a & tuning functions are carried out. A close dashes. Roadworthy Certificate before he can sign it on association with Repco, the RACV and the Send your results in to the Pointscore behalf of the Club. AAFRB is an added bonus. Committee Member and you could be In the case where a special interest car Taking up the sponsorship of the always in line for the not-inconsiderable Speed cannot be given a normal roadworthy (for well-supported Under 3-litre is the fast growing Championship trophy at the end of the year! example, because it has a roll cage and race and versatile Tyres & More group. Launched in Remember, all you need is to be a member and seats) the Club needs to supply a report from its 2005 and well known for promoting Yokahama have a historic touring car – it doesn’t need Safety Officer who has approved the car. and other known tyre brands through their to have a log book and you don’t need a full national network, the company is also well CAMS licence. As long as it was built in the Well, we don’t have one of those officials on known for providing many peripheral services period and runs the same make of engine you hand (though we would love to have a qualified such as brake servicing, wheel alignment, can enter, run and report your results to be in person put their hand up for the job - any batteries and shock absorber exchange. the Champs. takers?) so a signed report from a mechanic or something like a witnessed statutory declaration One of the key objectives of Tyres & More Club Plates – New Regs showing that you take full responsibility for is to ensure that families and above all the You probably know all this, but just in the safety of the car will allow Gordon to sign females of the family are catered for by the case, here’s the news. There have been major the pro-forma letter as Secretary that the Club provision of child friendly areas on site. changes to VicRoads Club Permit scheme believes that the car is safe to drive on the roads. This year Tyres & More will be bringing and for once this is an example where You then take the signed and Club a group of their local distributors along to new regulations work to the benefit of car countersigned VicRoads form, the roadie or the Shannon’s Classic and as with the staff of enthusiasts rather than against them. Club letter to VicRoads, pay the fee (hard to Andrew’s Autos let’s ensure that when they Previously, one was only to drive a Club find the exact fees on the website but it’s a bit come over to our pits to view our cars and talk Plated vehicle on an organised Club event or in over $50 for 45 days and $110 for 90 days I to some of our competitors we make them feel preparation for one. Now from the beginning believe) and receive your new Club Plates and most welcome. of February the system has changed to allow a log book. Graham Slater you either 45 or 90 days driving for any reason Easy! at all. RalphE But you must carry a log book and have filled it out before you drive, showing that date of use and where you’re going etc. If you haven’t Historic Touring Torque February 2011 Page 3 Editoro different, just to be different. Where’s competitors. Rally memberships are Deano’s Presidents Report? Well, who growing as realization of what’s being said he has to do one every month? And provided increases. Mat’s meandering madness – not here this month but he’s promised a ripper In fact, were we to have a graph article giving an alternative report on showing membership growth it would be Shannons Classic for the next issue. So showing a rise of priapic proportions – a we’re being flexible, though hopefully 25% increase over the past year or so to not to the point where we place our near 250 members. heads up our fundaments. And a word on Club Registrations – So what’s in this issue? We’ve had two if you’re not aware of the big changes in events to report on, one race and one this area, check the article.